关于元旦英语演讲稿大全

关于元旦英语演讲稿大全

Chinese New Year is the most important festivity for the Chinese people、 It is also called the Spring

Festival or the Lunar New Year、 Every year has an animal’s name、 These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig、 A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race、 The first year was named after the rat, the winner、 The other eleven years were named after the order in which the animals arrived in the race、 The clever rat jumped ont o the ox’s back then at the end jumped over the ox’s head to arrive first! The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of animal、On Chinese New Year’s Eve all family members enjoy a big, delicious meal、 It is very important for the Chinese to be with their families on this occasion、 Fish is always part of the dinner because it represents abundance、On New Year’s Day all Chinese children wear new clothes with bright colors、 Red is considered a lucky color、 Parents and relatives give children the traditional New Year’s gift

called lucky money、 This money is put into bright red and gold envelopes、 Fill under the pillow、 in the morning of new year , the kid wakes up to see the “lucky money”, express that oneself b ee one year older、 Red is a traditional color for festivals, celebrations, weddings and birthdays、 The lion dancers are always part of the festivities、 The lion has a big head and long body made of cloth、 The lion dance is acpanied by drums, cymbals and noisy firecrackers、 According to ancient traditions the great noise frightens away evil spirits、 The dragon is the most important figure of the Chinese New Year festivities and parades、 The dragon is considered a lucky figure、 A parade dragon can be20 to30 meters long! Sixty or more men move under a long cloth that represents the dragon’s tail、 During the parade children represent the animals of the Chinese calendar、 There are also acrobats and musicians in beautiful costumes、 Happy New Year!篇二

Good afternoon, dear teachers and friends! I’ m happy to make a speech here、 Thank you for your ing、Now, the topic for my speech today is “Western Festivals、” I would like to talk about Christmas、

Christmas is originally a Christian festival, as you can see from the fo rmation of this word, “Christ-mas、” The first part of the word refers to Jesus Christ, and the second part “mas” es from the word “mass,” referring to a main religious ceremony in some Christian churches、At first, it was celebrated for the birth of Jesus Christ、 Nowadays, although some churches still observe this festival for its religious reason, for most people, including Chinese people, Christmas has already bee a day of secular celebrations, when people exchange greetings and gifts、 However, it is still a biggest festival in the West、 It is as important to the Westerners as the Spring Festival is to the Chinese people、 Christmas day is on the25th of December, and Christmas Eve is of course the evening of the previous day, the24th December、Christmas holiday usually lasts for two weeks, during which most schools have a Christmas break、 Many families put the Christmas tree in their house, and hang many decorations on the tree、 Under the tree, they usually place many Christmas presents、 Giving out presents and receiving presents are what kids like best about this festival、 On Christmas Eve, kids would put stockings at