中国传统节日中英文名称(3页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。中国传统节日中英文名称春节(农历正月初一) —— Spring Festival 除夕 New Year's Evening 正月 lunar January 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 (农历正月十五) Lantern Festival 端午节 (农历五月初五——the fifth day of the lunar month) Duan Wu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节) 清明节 Qing Ming Festival 中秋节 (农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival 重阳节 (农历九月初九) Chung Yang Festival or Double-ninth Day 腊八节 (农历腊月初八) the laba Rice Porridge Festival中国常见传统活动中英对比 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；ORdo 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 (cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay new year's call / give new year's greetings / pay new year's visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 Offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱 gift money or money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；辞旧岁 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 dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli 粽子 rice dumpling闰年 leap year十二生肖 zodiac孔子 Confucius/ 风水 Fengshui; geomantic omen关于 with/in regard to, with/in reference to, in the case of , as far as be concerned, as to, as for/某些词Traditional / ancient / century / culture /It originated /date …from /Dynasty(朝代) / document(文献) /come into being /福禄寿喜财安康——blessing, good salary, longevity, happiness ,safety, heath四大发明 The four great inventions of ancient China—— papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder姓——surname 名——given name /first name Royal garden and private garden / moon-cake/ the silk road /—·:￥！\."—?)[~、'·|\#—,{*》/、*/{】
