中西方节日英文介绍
世界重要传统节日一览表
元旦(1月1日)---------------------------NEW YEAR'S DAY
元宵节(阴历1月15日)--------------------LANTERN FESTIVAL
狂欢节（巴西，二月中下旬)--------------CARNIVAL
愚人节(4月1日)-------------------------FOOL'S DAY
复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)---------EASTER
国际劳动节(5月1日)-----------------INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY
母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)--------------MOTHER'S DAY
银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)--------------BANK HOLIDAY
国际儿童节(6月1日)-------------INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)--------------FATHER'S DAY
端午节(阴历5月5日)---------------------DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
中秋节(阴历8月15日)--------------------MOON FESTIVAL
教师节(中国，9月10日)------------------TEACHER'S DAY
万圣节(11月1日)------------------------HALLOWMAS
感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)--------THANKSGIVING
圣诞除夕(12月24日)---------------------CHRISTMAS EVE
圣诞节(12月25日)-----------------------CHRISTMAS DAD
新年除夕(12月31日)------------NEW YEAR'S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries)
春节(阴历一月一日)-------SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)
thanksgiving day is the common festival of Canada and America.
It is the fourth Thursday of December in American, and canadians celebrate it on the second monday of Octorber, the same day as American's columbus day. On thanksgiving day , families are get together and have a big dinner. Turkey is the main food, people often stuffed it with mixed food and other condiments.
The next day is the so-called “black friday”, on that day many markets are on sales, it becomes a new custom for people all go out to do the family shopping.
Halloween is another big festival that is popular in North Amercan, Britain ，Australia and newzealand. It’s the eve of All Hallow’s Day,like christmas eve. In that evening, children will wear fancy dresses and masks garthering candies from house to house.
Spring Festival 春节
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It is on the first day of the first lunar month(阴
历正月). On the eve of the festival, people will paste spring poems(贴春联)with lucky words. They prepare delicious food, dumpling is a must. They also clean their house, but there is no sweeping on spring festival
for people think it will sweep away good luck. People often come back home to enjoy family reunion, the whole family will get together for the big dinner. They also exchange greeting with other friends and relatives.
Lantern Festival 元宵节
It comes on the 15th of the first lunar month and it marks the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people often eat sweet dumplings(元宵)for good luck. They will visit the display of lanterns(灯展)or go for temple fair(庙会)
Qingming 清明节
Qingming It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It falls on April 4th or 5th . That is a special day for the living to show love and respect to their dead friends or relatives. People often go to sweep the tomb and put the meat, wine in front of the tomb. One interesting thing is that people burn the paper money for the dead.
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
This day is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, People often get together to watch the wonderful “Dragon Boat Race”(龙舟大赛)，Rice dumpling is a must on Dragon Boat Festival.
Mid-autumn Day 中秋节
It comes on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. People often gaze at the “Lady in the moon”(嫦娥) and eat moon cakes.
The Mid-autumn festival is one of the two most important occasions in Chinese calendar (the other being the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year) and it is an official holiday. It is a time for families to be together, so people far from home will gaze longingly at the moon and think about their families. Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Chinese Moon Festival, takes place at the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month. The reason for celebrating the festival during that time is that it is the time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
