世界各国的传统节日
中国的传统节日
New Year's Day 元旦(1月1日)
Spring Festival;Chinese New Year's Day 春节(农历一月一日)
Lantern Festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)
International Working Women's Day 国际劳动妇女节(3月8日)
Arbor Day 植树节(3月12日)
Postal Day 邮政节(3月20日)
World Meteorology Day 世界气象节(3月23日)
Ching Ming Festival ;Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节(4月5日)
International Labour Day 国际劳动节(5月1日)
Chinese Youth Day 中国青年节(5月4日)
Mother’s Day 母亲节 （五月的第二个星期日）
Nurses' Festival 护士节(5月12日)
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(农历五月初五)
International Children's Day 国际儿童节(6月1日)
Father’s Day 父亲节（六月的第三个星期日）
The Party's Brithday 中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日)
Double-Seventh Day / The Night of Sevens (Magpie Festival, Qi Xi) Chinese Valentine\'s Day 乞巧节(七夕） 中国情人节 （农历七月初七）
Spirit Festival (Ghost Festival) 中元节 鬼节 （农历七月十四）
The Army's Day 建军节(8月1日)
Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五)
Teacher's Day 教师节(9月10日)
Double-ninth Day 重阳节(农历九月九日)
National Day 国庆节(10月1日)
Winter Solstice Festival (Mid-Winter Festival) 冬至节 （12月22日）
New Year's Eve 除夕(农历十二月三十日)
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 ; 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 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 v 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's an 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture
note: in the old days, new year's money was given in the form of one hundred
copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one
would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red
envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and
wealth
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general hou
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; chinese meat ravioli
n the coming year.) ng good luck.)
s; pay new year's visit rifices to one's ancestors
general house-cleaning reunion dinner
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