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1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典
Festivals
and
celebrations
of
all
kinds
have
been
held
everywhere since ancient times.
自古以来,世界各地就有各种各样
的节日和庆典。
Mo
st
ancient
festivals
would
celebrate
the
end
of
cold weather, planting in spring and
harvest in autumn.
最古老的节
日总是庆
祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。
Sometimes
celebrate would be
held after hunters had caught animals.
有时,
在猎人捕获猎物后,也举行庆祝活动。
At
that
time
people
would
starve if food was difficult to find,
especially during the cold winter
months.
在那个时代,
如果食
物难以找到,
特别是在寒冷的冬月,
人
们会挨饿。
Today’s
festivals
have
many
origins
,some
religious,
some seasonal, and some for special
people or events.
现在的节
日有很多由来
,一些是宗教上的,一些是季节性的,一些是纪念特殊
的人和事件的。
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Festivals of the
Dead
亡灵节
Some
festivals
are
held
to
honour
the
dead
or
to
satisfy
the
ancestors, who might
return either to help or to do harm.
有些
节日,
是为了纪念死者,
或使祖先得到满足,
< br>因为祖先们有可能回到世上
(给
人们)
< br>提供帮助,
也有可能带来危害。
For the
Japanese festival. Obon,
people should
go to clean graves and light incense in memory of
their
ancestors.
在日本的盂兰盆节,人们要扫墓、烧香,以缅怀祖
先。
They also light lamps and play music
because they think that
this will lead
the ancestors back to earth.
他们还点起灯笼,奏响
乐
曲,
因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先引回到世上。
In Mexico, people
celebrate the Day of the Dead in early
November.
在墨西哥,亡灵
节是在
< br>11
月初。
On this
important feast day, people eat food in the
shap
e of skulls and cakes
with “bones” on them.
在这个重要的节日
里,
人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物,
和装点有“骨头”的蛋
糕。
They offer
food, flowers
and gifts to the dead.
他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼
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品。
The Western holiday
Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs
about the return of the spirits of dead
people.
西方节日万圣节也源
自人们古老的信念,认为
亡者的灵魂会返回人间。
It
is
now
a
children’s
festival, when they can dress up and to their
neighbours’
homes to ask for sweets.
p>
万圣节如今成了孩子们的节日,这天他们
可以乔装打扮上到邻居家要
糖吃。
If the neighbours do not give any
sweets, the children might play a trick
on them.
如果邻居什么糖也
不给,那么孩子们就可以
捉弄他们了。
Festivals to Honour
People
纪念名人的节日
Festivals can also be held to honour
famous people .
也有纪念名人
的节日。
The
Dragon
Boat
Festival
in
China
honours
the
famous
ancient
poet,
Qu
Yuan.
p>
中国的端午节(龙舟节)
,是纪念著名古代
诗人屈原的。
In the USA Columbus
Day is in memory of the arrival
of
Christopher
Columbus
in
New
World.
美国的哥伦布日是纪念克
里斯托弗·哥伦布发现“新大陆”的日子。<
/p>
India has a national
festival
on October 2 to honour
Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped
gain India’s independence from Britain.
印度在
10
月
2
日有个全国
性节日,纪念莫汉达斯·甘地,他是帮助印度脱离
英国而独立的领袖。
Harvest
Festivals
庆丰收的节日
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can
be very happy events.
收
获与感恩节是非常喜庆的节日。
People are grateful because their
food is gathered for the winter and the
agricultural work is over.
越
冬的粮食收集起来了,农活结束了,人们都心怀感激。
In
European
countries, people will usually
decorate churches and town halls with
flowers and fruit, and will get
together to have meals.
在欧洲国家,
人们通常用花果来装饰教堂和市政厅,在一起聚餐。
Some
people
might
win
awards
for
their
farm
produce,
like
the
biggest
watermelon or the
most handsome rooster.
有些人还可能因为他们
的农产品(参加各种评选)而获奖,比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。
China and Japan have mid-autumn
festivals, when people admire
the moon
and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
中国和日本都有中秋
节,
这时,人们会赏月。在中国,人们还品尝月饼。
Spring
Festivals
春天的节日
The most energetic and important
festivals are the ones that look
forward to the end of winter and to the
coming of spring.
最富生气
而又最重要的
节日,就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。
At the Spring
Festival
in
China,
people
eat
dumplings,
fish
and
meat
and
may
give children lucky
money in red paper.
中国人过春节要吃饺子、鱼
和肉,
还要给孩子们送红纸包着的压岁钱。
There are dragon dances
and
carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New
Year together.
(他们)
舞龙灯、
狂欢,
全家人聚在一起欢庆阴历年。
Some Western
countries have
very exciting carnivals, which take place forty
days
before
Easter,
usually
in
February.
在一些西方国家有激动人心的
狂欢节,通常在二月,复活节前的四十天。
These
carnivals
might
include parades,
dancing in the streets day and night, loud music
and colourful clothing of all kinds.
p>
狂欢节期间,人们身着各种艳丽
的节日盛装,
伴随着鼓噪的音乐,
在街头游行,
昼夜跳舞。
Easter is
an important
religious and social festival for Christians
around the
world.
复活节是全世界基督徒的一个重要的宗教和公众节日。
It
celebrates
the
return
of
Jesus
from
the
dead
and
the
coming
of
spring and new life.
它庆祝耶稣复活,也欢庆春天和新生命的到来。
Japan’s
Cherry
Blossom
Festival
happens
a
little
later.
再晚些时
候,日本就迎来了樱花节,
The
country,
covered
with
cherry
tree
flowers, looks as thought it is covered
with pink snow.
(节日里)整
个国度到处是盛
开的樱花,看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。
People
love to get together to eat , drink and have fun
with each
other.
人们喜欢聚在一起吃、喝
、玩耍。节日让我们享受生活,
Festivals let us enjoy
life, be proud of our customs and forget our
work for a little
while.
让我们为自己的习俗而自豪,还可以暂时忘掉
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