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1、中国传统节日(英语) Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. -author -author -date-date 元宵节：元宵节：festival of lanterns，lantern festival dumpling

2、s 元宵：元宵： the rice glue ball 灯谜：灯谜：riddles written on lanterns 灯具：灯具：lamps and lanterns 灯花灯花 snuff 灯笼灯笼 lantern scaldfish灯塔灯塔 beacon lighthouse 灯语灯语 lamp signal 灯油灯油 kerosene lamp oilThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March .Festival People will

3、eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the Yuanxiao Festival”. Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. Whats more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. S

4、o people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family. the lantern festival is 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 stree

5、ts, extremely excited. Guessing lantern riddlesis an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and 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

6、right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples 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. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popu

7、lar of which is in commemoration k,memrein of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the Miluo river to pay their respects to him. People threw into the water zongzi and eggs to divert possible fish or shrimp rimp from attacking his body. 独写菖蒲竹叶杯， 蓬城芳草踏初回。 情知

8、不向瓯江死， 舟楫何劳吊屈来 。 Chinese Valentines Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In China, this day is also known as The Begging Festival. 阴历阴历7月月7日是中国的情人节日是中国的情人节七夕。在中国，七夕又称七夕。在中国，七夕又称“乞巧节乞巧节”。七夕节的不七夕节的不同英文名称翻译同英文名称翻译 wLong, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted

9、 fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. wSo he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nv (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married hi

10、m. wThe cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. wUnfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.wWith the help of celestial ca

11、ttle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. wAt the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. wThe Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks

12、 forever and could only feel their tears. wTheir loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hen

13、ce their meeting date has been called Qi Xi (Double Seventh).wZhong Qiu Jie probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinesew mythology, the earth wonce had 10 suns circling wover i

14、t. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. From then on chang-e li

15、ved in the moon forever.wThe story goes about Zhu Yuan Zhang .wDuring the Yuan Dynasty China was ruled by the Mongolian people. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. wPacked into each mooncake was a message with the outlin

16、e of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty .wToday, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this event.wMid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival in China. Almost everyone likes

17、 to eat mooncakes on that day. Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival. Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion. A saying goes, The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest. How happy it is to enjoy the moon ca

18、kes while watching the full moon with your family members. The Spring Festival， also known as the Lunar New Year， is the greatest traditional festival. It is usually a time between late January or early February，which means rest and relaxation between winter and spring after a years toil，and means c

19、elebration as well.w Before the Spring Festival，people clean their houses，put red couplets on their gates，and set off firecrackers，according to fairy tale，for driving a demon ，named Nian ，away.w On the eve of the Spring Festival，a get- together banquet is a must， and the most popular food is Dumpling，which is supposed to bring good fortune. On the first day of the new year， everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and congratulations wishing each other the best during the new year.