中国传统节日中英文名称

中国传统节日中英文名称

春节(农历正月初一) ——Spring Festival

除夕New Year's Evening

正月lunar January

初一the beginning of New Year

元宵节(农历正月十五) Lantern Festival

端午节(农历五月初五——the fifth day of the lunar month)

Duan Wu Festival or

Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节)

清明节Qing Ming Festival

中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival

重阳节(农历九月初九) Chung Yang Festival or Double-ninth Day 腊八节(农历腊月初八) the laba Rice Porridge Festival

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；OR

do spring festival shopping

敬酒propose a toast

灯笼lantern

烟花fireworks

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

红包red packets

(cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

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

舞龙dragon dance (to expect good weather and 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 / give new 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 or money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；

辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year

扫房spring cleaning ; general house-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dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli

粽子rice dumpling

闰年leap year

十二生肖zodiac

孔子Confucius/ 风水Fengshui; geomantic omen

关于with/in regard to, with/in reference to, in the case of , as far as

be concerned, as to, as for/

某些词

Traditional / ancient / century / culture /It originated /date …from /Dynasty(朝代) / document(文献) /come into being /

福禄寿喜财安康——blessing, good salary, longevity, happiness ,safety, heath

四大发明The four great inventions of ancient China—— papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder

姓——surname 名——given name /first name

Royal garden and private garden / moon-cake/ the silk road /