各种传统节日的中英文介绍

1.春节(农历一月一日)SpringFestival；ChineseNewYear'sDay

2.元宵节(农历一月十五日)LanternFestival

3.清明节(4月5日)Tomb-SweepingDay

4.端午节(农历五月初五)DragonBoatFestival

5.中秋节(农历八月十五)Mid-Autumn(Moon)Festival

6.重阳节(农历九月九日)Double-ninthDay

7..除夕(农历十二月三十日)NewYear'sEve

【中国常见传统活动中英对照】

过年celebratethespringfestival

春联springfestivalcouplets

剪纸paper-cuts

年画newyearpaintings

买年货doshoppingforthespringfestival；dospringfestivalshopping

敬酒proposeatoast

灯笼lantern

烟花fireworks

爆竹firecrackers(peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

红包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper，symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)

舞狮liondance(thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

戏曲traditionalopera

杂耍varietyshow

灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns

灯会exhibitoflanterns

守岁staying-up

拜年paynewyear'scall；givenewyear'sgreetings；paynewyear'svisit

禁忌taboo

去晦气getridoftheill-fortune

祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors

压岁钱giftmoney；moneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargiftculturenote；intheolddays，newyear'smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth

辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear

扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning

年糕nian-gao;risecake;newyearcake

团圆饭familyreuniondinner

年夜饭thedinneronnewyear'seve

饺子jiao-zi/dumpling;chinesemeatravioli

粽子ricedumpling