中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论 I 中国主要传统节日的英文翻译 元旦(1 月1 日)New Year's Day 春节(农历一月一日)the Spring Festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)the Lantern Festival 清明节(4 月5 日)Ching Ming Festival; Tomb-sweeping Festival 端午节(农历五月初五)the Dragon Boat Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五)Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival 重阳节(农历九月九日)Double-ninth Day 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve II 新年习俗英译 过年 celebrate the spring festival 春联 spring festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 new year paintings 买年货 do shopping for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 红包 red packets 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo 拜年 pay new year's call; give new year's greetings; pay new year's visit 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift 旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve 饺子 jiao zi -; chinese meat ravioli ,dumplings III XINHUA NEWS AGAENCY REPORT China to discuss making traditional festivals legal holidays 2007-11-07 BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China may increase the number of legal holidays and include some traditional festivals, such as the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid...
