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Spring Festival
The
Spring Festival is the most important festival for
Chinese people.
Many people
return home for this festival. The spring festival
falls on the
first day of the first
lunar month. People usually decorate the doors and
windows
with
red
paper
cuts
because
red
means
good
luck.
People
usually
clean
house
，
too
because
they
want
to
sweep
away
bad
luck.
Children
can
get
some
new
clothes
or
presents
from
their
parents
and
grandparents.
The
Spring
Festival
finishes
at
the
Lantern
Festival
after
two weeks.
春节是中国人民最重要的节日。
许多人在这个节日返家。
春节在
每年农历
1
月
1
日来临。人们通常用红色的剪纸装饰门窗
,
因为红色
代表好运。人们通常也打扫房子
,
因为他们想要扫除坏运气。孩子们
可以从父母和祖父母那
收到一些新衣服或礼物。
春节在两周后的元宵
节结束。
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Dragon
Boat Festival
The
Dragon
Boat
Festival,
also
called
the
Duanwu
Festival,
is
celebrated
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
fifth
month
according
to
the
lunar
calendar. For thousands of years, the
festival has been marked by eating
zong
zi
and
racing
dragon
boats.
The
festival
is
best
known
for
its
dragon-boat
races,
especially
in
the
southern
provinces
where
there
are
many rivers and lakes. This regatta
commemorates the death of Qu Yuan ,
an
honest
minister
who
is
said
to
have
committed
suicide
by
drowning
himself in a river.
龙舟节
,
又称端午节，
定在每年农历的五月五日。
几千年来
,
人们
都保持着在这天吃粽子和赛龙舟的习惯。
这个节日最为人熟知的就是
龙舟竞赛
,
尤其在有许多河流和湖泊的南方各省。赛舟会是为了纪念
古代忠
臣屈原，他对楚国前途感到绝望，投河以死明志。
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Mid-Autumn Day
Celebrated
on
the
15th
day
of
the
eighth
month
in
Chinese
lunar
calendar,
the
Mid-Autumn
Day
usually
comes
sometime
between
the
second week of September
and the second week of October. Mid-Autumn
Day
is
a
time
when
people
celebrate
the
harvest,
enjoy
the
getting-together with
families and friends and appreciate moon cakes and
the most beautiful moon. A moon view is
a must in the Mid-Autumn Day
when the
moon is especially round and bright.
人们在
农历八月十五庆祝中秋节
,
中秋节通常介于
9
月的第二个
星期和
10
月的第二个星期之间。
人们在中秋节庆祝丰收
,
享受与家人、
朋友团圆的时光，
欣赏月
饼和最美丽的月亮。
赏月是中秋节不可缺少
的活动，在中秋节月
亮特别得圆和明亮。
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National Day
The
National
Day
is
on
October
1st.
It
is
the
birthday
of
our
great
motherland---China. On October 1st,
1949, Chairman Mao declared the
founding of the People's Republic of
China , which is the greatest change
in
China
’
s history. From 1950
to 1959, large-scale celebrations were held
on the National Day and at the same
time Big Parades were held. Then
the
Big Parade stopped. To celebrate the 60th
anniversary of the founding
of
the
People's
Republic
of
China,
on
October
1st,
2009,
the
State
Council
and
the
Central
Military
Commission
held
a
Big
Parade
and
a
civilian parade in Tiananmen square.
国庆节在
10
月
1
日。
这是我们伟大祖国母亲
---
中国的生日。
1949
年
10
月
1
日
,
毛主席宣布中华人民共和国成立
< br>,
这中国历史上最伟大
的转变。从
1950
年到
1959
年
,
每年的国庆都举行大型庆典活动，
同时举行阅兵
。此后只举行盛大的集会和群众游行活动，阅兵停
止。为庆祝中华人民共和国成立
60
周年，
2009
年
10
月
1
日
，国
务院、中央军委在天安门广场举行盛大阅兵式和群众游行活动。
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Tree
Planting Day
March
12th
is
the
anniversary
of
Dr.
Sun
Yat-sen's
death.
Dr.
Sun
Yat-sen
had
attached
great
importance
to
forestry.
He
served
as
provisional
president
of
the
Republic
of
China
soon
after
the
establishment of the Nanjing
Government. On May
，
1912
，
the Ministry of
Agriculture
and
Forestry
was
established,
which
was
in
charge
of
the
national
forestry administrative affairs. On
July
，
1915, the Government
has stipulated that the annual
Planting Day, people plant many trees
to protect the environment.
3
月
12
日是孙中山先生逝世纪念日。孙中山先生生前十分重<
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视林业建设。他任临时大总统的中华民国南京政府成立不久，就
在
1912
年
5
月设立了农林部，
管理全国林业行政事务。
1915
年
7
月，政府又规定将每年“清明”定为植树节。
每年植树节，人们
种植许多树木来保护环境。