英文英语解读春节Chinese Spring Festival

1、Chinese Spring Festival目录Chinese Spring Festival1Time & Duration of Spring Festival2Origin of Spring Festival2Two Features of Spring Festival3Customs of Spring Festival4Family reunion dinner(Chinese: 团圆饭)4Stay up late on New Years Eve(Chinese: 守岁)4Hand out red packets(Chinese: 发红包)5Celebration Activities on Chinese New Years Eve5A new beginning on New Years Day5Pasting couplets on the doors6A family Reunion Dinner6What to Do During New Year Period7Modern Chinese New Year Activities8 Greet by sma

2、rt phone8 Lover rental8Special Food for Spring Festival9Niangao(年糕)9Jiaozi(饺子)9Tangyuan(汤圆)9Zongzi(粽子)10Activitiesin Different Places10Time & Duration of Spring FestivalAccording to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese Spring Festival,also known as Chinese New Year,begins with the New Moon and ends on the Full Moon, which isfrom the first day to the 15th day of the first monthin a new year.The last day (the 15th day of the first lunar month) of the New Year is known as theLantern Fest

3、ival.The actual date is not a fix date, instead it is changedaccording to the Chinese lunar calendar everyyear,learn more about the C hinese new year date, please transfer to the page.Origin of Spring FestivalThe origin of the Spring Festival now is too old to be traced. It is widely believed that the word Nian(in Chinese means year), was first the name of a monster beast that started to prey on human being at the night before the beginning of a new year. It had a very big mouth that would swall

4、ow many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. He said to Nian that I hear that you are quite capable, but can you swallow other beasts on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? Hence, Nian did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time. After that, the old man who turned out to be an immoral fairy disappeared riding the

5、 beast Nian. Now that Nian had gone and other beasts of prey are scared off into the forests, people began to enjoy their life in peace and happiness. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color that the beast feared most.From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian,

6、which may mean Survive the Nian becomes todays Celebrate the New Year, as the word Guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over and observe. The custom of putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away Nian had been well preserved.Two Features of Spring FestivalEqual to Christmas of the West in significance, the Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China. Two features distinguish it from the other festivals. One is seeing off the old year and greeting the new. The

7、other is family reunion.Two weeks before the festival the whole country is permeated with a holiday atmosphere. On the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month, many families will make the Laba Congee, a kind of congee made from more than eight treasures, including the glutinous rice, lotus seed, beans, gingko, millet and so on. Shops and streets are beautifully decorated and every household is busy at shopping and preparing for the festival. In the past, all families would make a throughout house cle

8、aning, settling accounts and clearing off debts, by which to pass the year.Customs of Spring FestivalPaste couplets(Chinese: 贴春联):its a kind of literature. Chinese people like to write some dual and concise words on red paper to express their new years wishes. On the arrival of New Year, every family will paste couplets.Family reunion dinner(Chinese: 团圆饭) people travelling or residing in a place far away from home will back to their home to get together with their families.Stay up late on New Ye

9、ars Eve(Chinese: 守岁)its a kind of way for Chinese people to welcome New Years arrival. Staying up late on New Years Eve is endowed with auspicious meaning by people. The old do it for cherishing their past time, the young do it for their parents longevity.Hand out red packets(Chinese: 发红包)Elders will put some money into red packets, and then hand out to the younger generation during spring festival. In recent years, electric red packets are popular among younger generation.Set off firecrackers: Chinese people think the loud sound of the firecrackers can drive away devils, and the fire of the firecrackers can make their life thriving in the coming year.Celebration Activities on Chinese New Years EveAfter dinner, people sit together before the TV to watch the New Years program and chat with each other. About ten m

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