传统节日介绍(高中英语作文)

1

春节

(

农历一月一日

) Spring Festival

除夕

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农历十二月三十日

)New Year's Eve

在除夕夜吃年夜饭、祭祀和守岁等，大年三天，也要要拜访至亲和尊贵的亲戚，各地还举 行各种庙会、社

火、乡戏。

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s

new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In

many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children

like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can

also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People

put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words

“Have all your wishes ”. People en

joy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good

rest .

2

元宵节

(

农历一月十五日

) Lantern Festival

农历正月十五为元宵 节，节日里有吃元宵、观花灯、耍社火、猜灯谜等习俗。

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various

shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold

self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited.

riddles

post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The

activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As

riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the

Festival.

rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and

edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious.

Wh

at’s more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a

land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be

staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most

families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival.

Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full

moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and

bright moon in the sky.

3

二月二

Dragon Heads- raising Day

俗称

龙抬头

，也叫青龙节，是一年农业生产开始 的标志。活动有撒灰引龙、熏虫、挑菜、忌针线（以防

扎坏龙眼

）等。关于此节风俗的记载唐代就有。要动素食。

Today, it's a little less agriculturally-inclined, and ways to celebrate in style include eating

pancakes and noodles, and, believe it or not, getting a haircut or an entirely new hairstyle.

So start making pancakes, and book that hair appointment today - you'll want to make

sure you're ready for Long Tai Tou!