中国传统节日的英文翻译

中国传统节日的英文翻译

春节 the Spring Festival ( New Year ‘ s Day of the Chine lunar calenda)农历正月初

元宵节(灯节)the Lan tern Festival农历正月十五

清明节 the Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day 四月五日

端午节the Dragon-Boat Festiva农历五月初五

中秋节 the Mid Autumn Festival ( the Moon Festival)农历八月十五

重阳节the Double Ninth Festival农历九月初九

其它节日的英文翻译

元旦 New Year ‘ s Day Jan.1

国际劳动妇女节 International Working Women ‘ s Da^Womes Day) Mar.8

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国际劳动节 nternatlonal Labor Day ( May. Day ) May.1

中国青年节 Ch in e Youth Day May.4 joozo ne.

国际儿童节 International Children ‘ s(DCyildren ‘ s Day June .1

中国共产党诞生纪念日(党的生日) Ann iversary of the Fou ndlng of the

ChineCommunist Party ( the Party ‘ s Birthdayly .1

建军节 Army Day August .1

教师节 Teachers ‘ Day Sept.1

国庆节 National Dey Oct.1

各种传统节日的中英文介绍

1. 春节农历一月一日Spri ng Festival ; Ch in e New Year's

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2. 元宵节农历一月十五日Lan tern Festival

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3. 清明节4月 5 日Tomb-Sweeping

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4. 端午节农历五月初五Dragon Boat Festival

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5•中秋节农历八月十五(Moon)Festival

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6.重阳节农历九月九日Double-ninth

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7..除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve

【中国常见传统活动中英对照】

过年 celebrate the spring festival

春联 spring festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 new year paintings

买年货 do shopping for the spring festival ； dospring festival shopping

敬酒 propo a toast

灯笼 Ian tern

烟花 fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper， symbolize fortune and wealth in the ing year.)

舞狮帀 lion dance (the lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)

戏曲 traditional opera

杂耍 variety show

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

灯会 exhibit of lanterns

守岁 stay in g-up

拜年 pay new year's call ； give new year's greeti ngs ； pay new year's visit

禁忌taboo

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

压岁钱 gift money ； mon eygive n to childre n as a lunar new year gift culture n ote ； in the old

days， new year's money was give n in theform of one hun dred copper coins strung together on a red

stri ng and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hun dred years old. today, money is

placedi nside red en velopes in denomin ati ons con sidered auspicious and give n torepre nt luck

and wealth

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; generalhou-cleaning 年糕 nian-gao; ri cake; new year cake 团圆饭

family reunion dinner

年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve 饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chine meatravioli 粽子 rice

dumpling