用英语叙述一个中国传统节日的来历

中国传统节日的来历（英文）~

1月1日元旦（New Year's Day)
2月2日世界湿地日(World Wetlands Day)
2月14日情人节(Valentine's Day)
3月3日全国爱耳日
3月5日青年志愿者服务日
3月8日国际妇女节(International Women' Day)
3月9日保护母亲河日
3月12日中国植树节(China Arbor Day)
3月14日白色情人节(White Day)
3月14日国际警察日(International Policemen' Day)
3月15日世界消费者权益日(World Consumer Right Day）
3月21日世界森林日（World Forest Day)
3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day)
3月22日世界水日(World Water Day)
3月23日世界气象日(World Meteorological Day)
3月24日世界防治结核病日(World Tuberculosis Day)
4月1日愚人节(April Fools' Day)
4月5日清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day)
4月7日世界卫生日(World Health Day）
4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day)
4月26日世界知识产权日(World Intellectual Property Day)
5月1日国际劳动节(International Labour Day)
5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day)
5月4日中国青年节（Chinese Youth Day)
5月8日世界红十字日(World Red-Cross Day)
5月12日国际护士节(International Nurse Day)
5月15日国际家庭日(International Family Day)
5月17日世界电信日(World Telecommunications Day)
5月20日全国学生营养日
5月23日国际牛奶日(International Milk Day)
5月31日 世界无烟日(World No-Smoking Day)
6月1日 国际儿童节(International Children's Day)
6月5日世界环境日(International Environment Day)
6月6日全国爱眼日
6月17日世界防治荒漠化和干旱日(World Day to combat desertification)
6月23日国际奥林匹克日(International Olympic Day)
6月25日全国土地日
6月26日国际禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking)
7月1日中国GCD诞生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party)
7月1日国际建筑日（International Architecture Day)
7月7日中国人民抗日战争纪念日
7月11日世界人口日(World Population Day)
8月1日中国人民解放军建军节(Army Day)
8月12日国际青年节(International Youth Day)
9月8日国际扫盲日(International Anti-illiteracy Day)
9月10日中国教师节(Teacher's Day)
9月16日中国脑健康日
9月16日国际臭氧层保护日(International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer)
9月20日全国爱牙日
9月21日世界停火日(World Cease-fire Day)
9月27日世界旅游日(World Tourism Day)
10月1日中华人民共和国国庆节(National Day)
10月1日国际音乐日(International Music Day)
10月1日国际老年人日(International Day of Older Persons)
10月4日世界动物日(World Animal Day)
10月5日世界教师日(World Teachers' Day)（联合国教科文组织确立）
10月8日全国高血压日
10月9日世界邮政日(World Post Day)
10月10日世界精神卫生日(World Mental Health Day)
10月14日世界标准日(World Standards Day)
10月15日国际盲人节(International Day of the Blind)
10月15日世界农村妇女日(World Rural Women's Day)
10月16日世界粮食日(World Food Day)
10月17日国际消除贫困日(International Day for the Eradication of Poverty)
10月24日联合国日(United Nations Day)
10月24日世界发展新闻日(World Development Information Day)
10月28日中国男性健康日
10月29日国际生物多样性日(International Biodiversity Day)
10月31日万圣节(Halloween)
11月8日中国记者节
11月9日消防宣传日
11月14日世界糖尿病日(World Diabetes Day)
11月17日国际大学生节
11月25日国际消除对妇女的暴力日(International Day For the elimination of Violence
against Women)
12月1日世界爱滋病日(World AIDS Day)
12月3日世界残疾人日(World Disabled Day）
12月4日全国法制宣传日
12月9日世界足球日（World Football Day)
12月25日圣诞节(Christmas Day)
12月29日国际生物多样性日(International Biological Diversity Day)
1月最后一个星期日国际麻风节
3月最后一个完整周的星期一中小学生安全教育日
春分月圆后的第一个星期日复活节(Easter Monday)(有可能是3月22-4月25日间的任一天)
5月第二个星期日母亲节(Mother's Day)
5月第三个星期日全国助残日
6月第三个星期日父亲节(Father's Day)
9月第三个星期二国际和平日(International Peace Day)
9月第三个星期六全国国防教育日
9月第四个星期日国际聋人节(International Day of the Deaf)
10月的第一个星期一世界住房日(World Habitat Day)
10月的第二个星斯一加拿大感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)
10月第二个星期三国际减轻自然灾害日(International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction)
10月第二个星期四世界爱眼日(World Sight Day)
11月最后一个星期四美国感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)

农历节日
农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival)
农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival)
农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival)
农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节）(Double-Seventh Day)
农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)
农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)
农历腊月初八腊八节(the laba Rice Porridge Festival)

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世界各国主要节日中英文对照

第一部分、世界主要节日中英对照(按时间排序)
元旦(1月1日)-----NEW YEAR’S DAY
成人节(日本，1月15日)-----ADULTS DAY

情人节(2月14日)-----ST.VALENTINE’S DAY (VALENTINE’S DAY)
元宵节(阴历1月15日)-----LANTERN FESTIVAL
狂欢节（巴西，二月中、下旬)-----CARNIVAL

桃花节(日本女孩节，3月3日)-----PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL’S FESTIVAL）
国际妇女节(3月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
圣帕特里克节(爱尔兰，3月17日)-----ST. PATRICK’S DAY
枫糖节(加拿大，3-4月)-----MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL
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愚人节(4月1日)-----FOOL’S DAY
复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)-----EASTER
宋干节(泰国新年4月13日)-----SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY
食品节(新加坡，4月17日)-----FOOD FESTIVAL

国际劳动节(5月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY
男孩节(日本，5月5日)-----BOY’S DAY
母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)-----MOTHER’S DAY
把斋节-----BAMADAN
开斋节(4月或5月，回历十月一日)-----LESSER BAIRAM
银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)-----BANK HOLIDAY

国际儿童节(6月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY
父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)-----FATHER’S DAY
端午节(阴历5月5日)-----DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
仲夏节(北欧6月)-----MID-SUMMER DAY

古尔邦节(伊斯兰节，7月下旬)-----CORBAN

筷子节(日本，8月4日)-----CHOPSTICS DAY
中秋节(阴历8月15日)-----MOON FESTIVAL

教师节(中国，9月10日)-----TEACHER’S DAY
敬老节(日本，9月15日)-----OLD PEOPLE’S DAY

啤酒节(德国十月节，10月10日)-----OKTOBERFEST
南瓜节(北美10月31日)-----PUMPKIN DAY
鬼节(万圣节除夕，10月31日夜)-----HALLOWEEN

万圣节(11月1日)-----HALLOWMAS
感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)-----THANKSGIVING

护士节(12月12日)-----NRUSE DAY
圣诞除夕(12月24日)-----CHRISTMAS EVE
圣诞节(12月25日)-----CHRISTMAS DAD
节礼日(12月26日)-----BOXING DAY
新年除夕(12月31日)-----NEW YEAR’S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries)
春节(阴历一月一日)-----SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)

第二部分、国际性节日
世界消费者权益日(3月15日)-----WORLD CONSUMER RIGHT DAY
世界水日(3月22日)-----WORLD WATER DAY

世界卫生日(4月7日)-----WORLD HEALTH DAY
世界地球日(4月22日)-----WORLD EARTH DAY
国际秘书节(4月25日)-----INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY DAY

国际红十字日(5月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL RED-CROSS DAY
国际护士节(5月12日)-----INTERNATIONAL NURSE DAY
世界电信日(5月17日)-----WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY
世界无烟日(5月31日)-----WORLD NO-SMOKING DAY

世界环境日(6月5日)-----WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
世界人口日(7月11日)-----WORLD POPULATION DAY
世界旅游日(9月27日)-----WORLD TOURISM DAY

世界邮政日(10月9日)-----WORLD POST DAY
世界粮食日(10月16日)-----WORLD GRAIN DAY
世界住房日(十月第一个星期一)-----WORLD HOUSING DAY

世界爱滋病日(12月1日)-----WORLD AIDS DAY
世界残疾日(12月3日)-----WORLD DISABLED DAY

第三部分、世界各国的国庆与独立日
一 月

1日 古巴解放日----------Liberation Day (CUBA)
苏丹独立日----------Independence Day (SUDAN)
4日 缅甸独立日----------Independence Day (MYANMAR)
18日 突尼斯革命日------- Revolution Day (TUNIDIA)
26日 澳大利亚日----------Australia Day
印度共和国日--------Repubic Day (INDIA)
28日 卢旺达民主日--------Democracy Day (RWANDA)

二 月

4日 斯里兰卡国庆日-------National Day (SRILANKA)
5日 墨西哥宪法日---------Constitution Day (MEXICO)
6日 新西兰国庆日---------Waitangi Day (NEW ZEALAND)
7日 格林纳达独立日-------Independence Day (GRENADA)
11日 日本建国日-----------National Founding Day (JAPAN)
伊朗伊斯兰革命胜利日-Anniversay of the Victory of
the Islamic Revolution (IRAN)
16日 美国华盛顿诞辰-------Washington’s Birthday (USA)
18日 冈比亚独立日---------Independence Day (GAMBIA)
23日 文莱国庆日-----------National Day (BRUNEI DARUSSALAM)
圭亚那共和国日-------Republic Day (GUIYANA)
25日 科威特国庆日---------National Day (KUWAIT)

三 月

3日 摩洛哥登基日---------Enthronement Day (MOROCCO)
6日 加纳独立日-----------Independence Day (CHANA)
12日 毛里求斯独立日-------Independence Day (MAURITHUS)
17日 爱尔兰国庆日---------National Day (IRELAND)
23日 巴基斯坦日-----------Pakistan Day
25日 希腊国庆日-----------National Day (GREECE)
26日 孟加拉独立及国庆日---Independence & National Day (BANGLADESH)
31日 马耳他国庆日---------National Day (MALTA)

四 月

4日 匈牙利国庆日---------Liberation Day (HUNGARY)
塞内加尔独立日-------Independence Day (SENEGAL)
11日 乌干达解放日---------Liberation Day (UGANDA)
16日 丹麦女王日-----------Birthday of Her majesty Queen MargretheⅡ (DENMARK)
17日 叙利亚国庆日---------National Day (SYRIA)
18日 津巴布韦独立日-------Independence Day (ZIMBABWE)
19日 委内瑞拉独立节-------Independence Day (Venezuela)
26日 塞拉里昂共和国日-----Republic Day (SIFRRA LEONE)
坦桑尼亚联合日-------Union Day (TANZANIA)
27日 多哥独立日-----------Independence Day (TOGO)
29日 日本天皇诞辰---------Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor (JAPAN)
30日 荷兰女王日-----------Queen’s Day (THE NETHERLANDS)

五 月

9日 捷克与斯洛伐克国庆日--National Day (CZECH & SLOYAKIA)
17日 挪威宪法日------------Constitution Day (NORWAY)
20日 喀麦隆国庆日----------National Day (CAMEROON)
25日 阿根廷5月革命纪念日---1810 Revolution Day (ARGENTINA)
约旦独立日------------Independence Day (JORDAN)

六 月

1日 突尼斯胜利日----------Victory Day (TUNISIA)
西萨摩亚独立日--------Independence Day (WESTERN SAMOA)
2日 意大利共和国日--------Foundation of Republic (ITALY)
5日 丹麦宪法日------------Constitution Day (DEMARK)
塞舌尔解放日----------Liberation Day (SEYCHELLES)
6日 瑞典国庆日------------National Day (SWEDEN)
7日 乍得国庆日------------National Day (CHAD)
10日 葡萄牙国庆日----------National/Portugal Day (PORTUGAL)
12日 菲律宾独立日----------Independence Day (THE PHILIPPINES)
14日 英国女王官方生日----- Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ (UK)
17日 冰岛共和国日----------Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic
(ICELAND)
23日 卢森堡国庆日----------National Day (LUXEMBOURG)
24日 西班牙国王陛下日------His Majesty the King’s Day (SPAIN)
26日 马达加斯加独立日------Independence Day (MADAGASCAR)
27日 吉布提独立日----------Independence Day (DJIBOUTI)

七 月

1日 布隆迪国庆日----------National Day (BURUNDI)
加拿大日--------------Canada Day
卢望达独立日----------Independence Day (RWANDA)
4日 美国独立日------------Independence Day (USA)
5日 佛得角独立日----------Independence Day (CAPE VERDE)
委内瑞纳独立日--------Independence Day (VENEZUELA)
6日 科摩罗独立日----------Independence Day (COMOROS)
11日 蒙古人民革命纪念日----Anniversary of the People’s Revolution (MONGOLIA)
14日 法国国庆日------------National/Bastille Day (FRANCE)
17日 伊拉克国庆日----------National Day (IRAQ)
20日 哥伦比亚国庆日--------National Day (COLOMBIA)
21日 比利时国庆日----------National Day (BELGIUM)
22日 法兰国家复兴节--------Rebirth of Poland
23日 埃及国庆日------------National Day (EGYPT)
26日 利比利亚独立日--------Independence Day (LIBERIA)
马尔代夫独立日--------Independence Day (MALDIVES)
28日 秘鲁独立日------------Independence Day (PERU)
30日 瓦努阿图独立日--------Independence Day (VANUATU)

八 月

1日 瑞士联邦成立日--------Foundation of the Confederation (SWITZERLAND)
4日 布基纳法索国庆日------National Day (BURKINA-FASO)
5日 牙买加独立日----------Independence Day (JAMAICA)
6日 玻利维亚独立日--------Independence Day (BOLIVIA)
10日 厄瓜多尔独立日--------Independence Day (EQUADOR)
15日 刚国国庆日------------National Day (THE GONGO)
17日 加蓬独立日------------Independence Day (GABON)
19日 阿富汗独立日----------Independence Day (AFCHANISTAN)
23日 罗马尼亚国庆日--------National Day (ROMANIA)
31日 马来西亚国庆日--------National Day (MALAYSIA)

九 月

1日 利比亚九月革命节------The Great 1st of September
Revolution (LIBYA)
2日 越南国庆日------------National Day (VIET NAM)
3日 圣马力诺国庆日--------National Day (SAN MARINO)
7日 巴西独立日------------Independence Day (BRAZIL)
9日 朝鲜共和国日----------Day of the Founding of DPPK
12日 佛得角国庆日----------National Day (CAPE VERDE)
埃塞俄比亚人民革命日--The people’s Revolution Day (ETHIOPIA)
16日 墨西哥独立节----------Independence Day (Mexico)
18日 智利独立日------------Independence Day (CHILE)
22日 马里宣布独立日--------Proclamation of Independence (MALI)
30日 博茨瓦纳独立日--------Independence Day (BOTSWANA)

十 月

1日 塞浦路斯国庆日--------National Day (CYPRUS)
尼日利亚国庆日--------National Day (NIGERIA)
2日 几内亚宣布独立日------Prodclamation of the Republic (GUINEA)
9日 乌干达独立日----------Independence Day (UGANDA)
10日 斐济国庆日------------National Day (FIJI)
12日 西班牙国庆日----------National Day (SPAIN)
赤道几内牙国庆节------National Day (Equatorial Guinea)
21日 索马里十月革命节------21st October Revolution (SOMALIA)
24日 联合国日--------------UN Day
赞比来独立日----------Independence Day (ZAMBIA)
26日 奥地利国庆日----------National Day (AUSTRIA)
28日 希腊国庆节------------National Day (Greece)
29日 土耳其共和国日--------Prodclamation of the Republic
(TURKEY)

十一月

1日 阿尔及里亚11月革命节--The Revolution Day(ALGERIA)
11日 安哥拉独立节----------Independence Day (Angola)
15日 比利时国王日----------King’s Day (BELGIUM)
18日 阿曼国庆日------------National Day (OMAN)
19日 摩纳哥国庆节----------National Day (Monaco)
22日 黎巴嫩独立日----------Independence Day (LEBANON)
24日 扎伊尔第二共和国日----Anniversary of the Second Republic(ZAIRE)
28日 毛里塔尼亚独立日------Independence Day (MARITANIA)
29日 南斯拉夫共和国日------Republic Day (YUGOSLAVIA)

十二月

1日 中非国庆日------------National Day (CENTRAL AFRICA)
2日 老挝国庆日------------National Day (LAOS)
阿拉伯酋长国国庆日----National Day (UAE)
5日 泰国国王日------------Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty
King Adolyadej (THAILAND)
6日 芬兰独立日------------Independence Day (FINLAND)
7日 象牙海岸国庆日--------National Day (IVORY COAST)
12日 肯尼亚独立日----------Independence Day (KENYA)
17日 不丹国庆节------------National Day (Bhutan)
18日 尼日尔国庆日----------National Day (NIGER)
28日 尼泊尔国王生日--------Birthday of H.M. King Birendara (NEPAL)


The Things I Did During Spring Festival
Spring Festival is the most important and popular festival in China.
The Spring Festival will be end. I did something during Spring Festival. In the first day, I got up at 10:00 then my father and mother gave me lucky money, I ’m so happy. At 12:00 , I ate dumplings for lunch, the dumpings are delicious. In the afternoon, I played the football with my friends. In the everning I watched TV with my parents. I had abusy day!
In the second day , I went to my father’s colleague’s home to payed a New Year call with my parents. In the noon, we had a big mean.
In the third day, I went to FoShan to fireworksed, the fireworks were very beautiful.
In the fourth day, I stayed at home to did my homework.
I hope everyday is spring festival.

中秋节 Mid-AutumnFestival(15th day of the 8th lunar month)
1.Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy Mid-autumn day!(请接受我们对你以及你全家的祝福，祝你们中秋快乐)
2.英语月亮:moon月饼:moon cake团圆:reunion祝福:blessing回家:go home中秋节快乐 Happy Moon Festival
3.英文简介Mid-Autumn Festiva is special festivals in China. the Spring and Moon Festivals is one of three major Chinese holidays, along with The Dragon Boat Festival. Do you know Mid-Autumn Day is a special festival for family reunion? We eat star fruit and moon cake during the mid-autumn festival.Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by eatingmooncakes and watching the moon.
4.中秋节传说One hero called HouYi,one day,he go out with his student!One student called PengMeng ,he knew that HouYi's wife,ChangEr,have sone thing that,can let people become immortal!PengMeng wanted to be a immortal,so he use a knife,and said to ChangEr if she don't want to give him that thing,she will be died!ChangEr don't want PengMeng to be a immortal,and she used that thing and become a immortal!于中秋节还有一个传说：相传月亮上的广寒宫前的桂树生长繁茂，有五百多丈高，下边有一个人常在砍伐它，但是每次砍下去之后，被砍的地方又立即合拢了。几千年来，就这样随砍随合，这棵桂树永远也不能被砍光。据说这个砍树的人名叫吴刚，是汉朝西河人，曾跟随仙人修道，到了天界，但是他犯了错误，仙人就把他贬谪到月宫，日日做这种徒劳无功的苦差使，以示惩处。李白诗中有“欲斫月中桂，持为寒者薪”的记载。

情人节的由来英文版-The Origin of St Valentine's Day
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St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid（爱神丘比特）, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.

Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded（斩首）, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.

Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake.

February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!

In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day.

Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt（真心真意的）. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous.

Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines. Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper, show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal. Valentines can be heart-shaped, or have hearts, the symbol of love, on them. In elementary schools children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box, similar to a mailbox. On February 14, the teacher opens the box and distributes the valentines to each student. After the students read their valentines they have a small party with refreshments.

For teenagers and adults, major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentine's Day offer. Anyone can send in a message, for a small fee of course, destined for a would-be sweetheart, a good friend, an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years. The message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.
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万圣节（中，英文版）

关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔半兰人，因为他对钱特别的吝啬，就不允许他进入天堂，而被打入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地狱，罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。 在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和罗卜制作“杰克的灯笼”，他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛。为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节，孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞计食物。?这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼”，缩写为Jack-o'-lantern ?在拼写为jack-o-lantern。 现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚。在小学校里，万圣节是每年十月份开始庆祝的。 孩子们会制作万圣节的装饰品：各种各样桔红色的南瓜灯。你可以用黑色的纸做一个可怕的造形??一个骑在扫帚把上戴著尖尖帽子的女巫飞过天空，或者是黑蝙蝠飞过月亮。这些都代表恶运。当然黑猫代表运气更差。有时候会出现黑猫骑在女巫扫帚后面飞向天空的造形。 在万圣节的晚上，我们都穿着爸爸妈妈的旧衣服和旧鞋子，戴上面具，打算外出。比我们小的孩子必须和他们的母亲一块出去，我们大一点的就一起哄到领居家，按他们的门铃并大声喊道：“恶作剧还是招待！”意思是给我们吃的，要不我们就捉弄你。里边的人们应该出?评价我们的化装。 “噢！这是鬼，那是女巫，这是个老太婆。” 有时候他们会跟我们一起玩，假装被鬼或者女巫吓着了。但是他们通常会带一些糖果或者苹果放进我们的“恶作剧还是招待”的口袋里。可是要是没人回答门铃或者是有人把我们赶开该怎么办呢？我们就捉弄他们，通常是拿一块肥皂把他们的玻璃涂得乱七八糟。然后我们回家，数数谁的糖果最多。 还有一个典型的万圣节花招是把一卷手纸拉开，不停地往树上扔，直到树全被白纸裹起?。除非下大雪或大雨把纸冲掉，纸会一直呆在树上。这并不造成真正的伤害，只是把树和院子搞乱，一种万圣节的恶作剧。 HALLOWEEN One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern. Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern." The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school. Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. And from black paper you'd cut "scary" designs ---an evil witch with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick, maybe with black bats flying across the moon, and that meant bad luck. And of course black cats for more bad luck. Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch's broom. And on Halloween night we'd dress up in Mom or Dad's old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside. The little kids (children younger than we were) had to go with their mothers, but we older ones went together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat (something to eat) or we'll play a trick on you!" The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment on our costumes. Oh! here's a ghost. Oh, there's a witch. Oh, here's an old lady. Sometimes they would play along with us and pretend to be scared by some ghost or witch. But they would always have some candy and maybe an apple to put in our "trick or treat bags." But what if no one come to the door, or if someone chased us away? Then we'd play a trick on them, usually taking a piece of soap and make marks on their windows. .And afterwards we would go home and count who got the most candy. One popular teen-agers' Halloween trick was to unroll a roll of toilet paper and throw it high into a tree again and again until the tree was all wrapped in the white paper. The paper would often stay in the tree for weeks until a heavy snow or rain washed it off. No real harm done, but it made a big mess of both the tree and the yard under it. One kind of Halloween mischief.
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复活节中英文介绍

A Sunday between March 22 and April 25
The meaning of many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time. Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity. All in some way or another are a "salute to spring," marking re-birth. The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. The word "Easter" is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox （春分）.

People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations （命名）. Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected （复活）. Protestant settlers brought the custom of a sunrise service, a religious gathering at dawn, to the United States.

This year Easter will be celebrated on Sunday April 11, 2004. On Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week. Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.

The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the" Easter Hare." Hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Why we dye, or color, and decorate eggs is not certain. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts.

Egg Rolling

In England, Germany and some other countries, children rolled eggs down hills on Easter morning, a game which has been connected to the rolling away of the rock from Jesus Christ's tomb when he was resurrected. British settlers brought this custom to the New World.

In the United States in the early nineteenth century, Dolly Madison, the wife of the fourth American President, organized an egg roll in Washington, D.C. She had been told that Egyptian children used to roll eggs against the pyramids so she invited the children of Washington to roll hard-boiled eggs down the hilly lawn of the new Capitol building! The custom continued, except for the years during the Civil War. In 1880, the First Lady invited children to the White House for the Egg Roll because officials had complained that they were ruining the Capitol lawn. It has been held there ever since then, only canceled during times of war. The event has grown, and today Easter Monday is the only day of the year when tourists are allowed to wander over the White House lawn. The wife of the President sponsors it for the children of the entire country. The egg rolling event is open to children twelve years old and under. Adults are allowed only when accompanied by children!

Traditionally, many celebrants （司仪神父） bought new clothes for Easter which they wore to church. After church services, everyone went for a walk around the town. This led to the American custom of Easter parades all over the country. Perhaps the most famous is along Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Good Friday is a federal holiday in 16 states and many schools and businesses throughout the U.S. are closed on this Friday.
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感恩节的由来Thanksgiving Day

Now I would like to give you some details about Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of[1] starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed[2]. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes.There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing[3] to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on[4] the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year' s bounty and reverently ask for continued[5] blessings.

The Origin of Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian", which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.

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藏质久诺：[答案] Spring festival is the most important festival in China.The Chinese families clean the house and purchase the necessities before the festival.Some families paste the couplets on the wall wishing good fortune.They have the reunion dinner on Spring ...

金家庄区18596078420： 根据下面的中文提示,用英语介绍一下中国的传统佳节--春节春节在中国是一个重要的节日它始开于农历正月初一(The New Year Day of the lunar) 持续(... - ？
藏质久诺：[答案] The Spring Festival is a very important holiday in China.It begins with the New Year Day of the lunar calendar and lasts about two weeks.Usually people would have a senven-day holiday.For those who works far away from home,they would come back ...

金家庄区18596078420： 英语翻译我国很多传统节日众多,很多都有着深厚的文化底蕴,请选一个中国的传统节日,介绍一下节日的由来,庆祝方式,节日的意义等.能不能写两个 - ？
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金家庄区18596078420： (中秋节的来源)用英文怎么说? - ？
藏质久诺： 中秋节的来源用英文这么The origin of the Mid Autumn Festival.中秋节,又称月夕、秋节、仲秋节、追月节、玩月节、拜月节、女儿节或团圆节,是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日.中秋节始于唐朝初年,至明清时,已成为与春节齐名的中国传统节日之一.受中华文化的影响,中秋节也是东亚和东南亚一些国家尤其是当地的华人华侨的传统节日.中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆,为寄托思念故乡,思念亲人之情,祈盼丰收、幸福,成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产.关于中秋节的起源,说法较多.最早见于《周礼》.

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