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 Chinese lunar calendar）农历正月初一

元宵节（灯节）the Lantern 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 Day（Women‘s Day）Mar.8

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

中国青年节Chinese Youth Day May.4 joozone.

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

中国共产党诞生纪念日（党的生日）Anniversary of the Foundlng of the ChineseCommunist Party（the Party‘ s Birthday）July .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) Spring Festival；Chinese New Year's

2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival

3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping

4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival

5.中秋节(农历八月十五) (Moon)Festival

6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth

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propose a toast

灯笼lantern

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staying-up

拜年pay new year's call；givenew year's greetings；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；moneygiven to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；inthe old days，new year's money was given in theform of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is

placedinside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given torepresent luck and wealth

辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year

扫房spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning

年糕nian-gao; rise 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; chinese meatravioli

粽子rice dumpling