急需英文的西方节日简介

西方传统节日的来历及民俗活动(需用英文并且请付上中文)急需!!!~

　　情人节( Saint Valentine’s Day)是英美等国一个十分重要的节日，时间是每年的2月14日。

　　关于情人节的起源有许多不同的解释，现在大多无法考证，其中比较流行的说法是：它是为了纪念罗马基督教殉道者St. Valentine而设的。相传他在2 月14日即将被斩首之前，凭借自己执著的爱恋之情的魔力使双目失明的女儿重见光明。

　　值得注意的是情人节不仅仅是年轻人的节日，也是一个大众化的节日。情人节这一天，不仅仅情侣们互赠卡片和礼物，人们也给自己的父母、老以及其他受自己尊敬和爱戴的人赠礼物和卡片。特别引人入胜的是情人节之夜的化装舞会。这在几十年前就十分流行。参加舞会的入，个个煞费苦心地将自己装扮起来，有的化装成中世纪的骑士，有的化装成西班牙的海盗，还有的化装成东方的皇帝。聪明的舞会主人常常给每位客人发一个带花边的瓦伦丁卡片，上面写着某个人的名字，这个人就成为你今晚的伙伴。因此在舞会上，人们便可以看到罗密欧和灰姑娘翩翩起舞；哈姆雷特同卡门谈笑风生；阿拉伯公主同查理二世共进晚餐。他们化装得那样维妙维肖．使人觉得仿佛真的是一群古人复活了。

　　Valentine's Day (Saint Valentine's Day) is the United States and British a very important holiday, time is of the annual February 14.

　　With regard to the origin of Valentine's Day has many different interpretations, and now most can not research, which is more popular: it is a Christian martyr in Rome in order to commemorate St. Valentine established. Legend has him in the upcoming February 14 before being beheaded, by virtue of their persistent love the magic of love so blind daughter of vision.

　　It is worth noting that Valentine's Day holiday is not just young people, but also a popular holiday. Valentine's Day this day, couples not only each other cards and gifts, it is also to their parents, the elderly, as well as other respected and loved by their own people who donated gifts and cards. Particularly fascinating is that Valentine's Day night fancy dress party. This was several decades ago on the very popular. Take part in dance entry, each painstakingly dress himself up, some disguised as medieval knights, some disguised as pirates in Spain, as well as the Eastern Emperor disguise. Clever dance masters are often issued to each guest with a lace Valentine card that says a person's name, that person will become your partner tonight. So at the ball, people will be able to see Romeo and Cinderella dancing; Hamlet talking with Carmen; Arab princess dinner with Charles II. Their makeup is not as lifelike. Giving the impression that as if it is really a revival of a group of ancient people.

　　圣诞节是基督教徒纪念耶酥基督（Jesus Christ）诞生 的日子,公认的日期是12月25日。圣诞节本是一个宗教性的节日，后来逐渐演变成一个具有民族风格的全民性的节日，在美国、英国、加拿大、德国、意大利、澳大利亚等西方国家，甚至非洲，东南亚一些国家都很盛行。

　　圣诞节指圣诞日（Christmas Day）或 圣诞节节期（Christmas tide），即12月24日至第二年1月6日这段时间。另外人们把12月24日夜为圣诞前夜（Christmas Eve）。

　　圣诞节是基督教徒纪念耶酥基督（Jesus Christ）诞生 的日子,公认的日期是12月25日。圣诞节本是一个宗教性的节日，后来逐渐演变成一个具有民族风格的全民性的节日，在美国、英国、加拿大、德国、意大利、澳大利亚等西方国家，甚至非洲，东南亚一些国家都很盛行。

　　圣诞节指圣诞日（Christmas Day）或 圣诞节节期（Christmas tide），即12月24日至第二年1月6日这段时间。另外人们把12月24日夜为圣诞前夜（Christmas Eve）。

　　Christmas is the Christian commemoration of Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) was born the day, accepted the date December 25. Christmas is a religious holiday, then gradually evolved into a national-style festival for all the people in the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Australia and other Western countries and even in Africa, Southeast Asia, some countries are very popular.

　　Christmas means Christmas Day (Christmas Day) or Christmas holiday season (Christmas tide), that is, December 24 to January 6 the second time. In addition people to the night of December 24 for Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve).

　　公元325年，尼西亚会议决定，为纪念基督教的创始人耶酥复活，将每年的春分月圆后的第一个星期日（the first Sunday following the first full moon after March 21）定为复活节,所以，复活节每年的具体日期不确定。又因为复活节总是在星期天，所以它的英文说法可以是Easter/Easter Day，也可以是Easter Sunday。从复活节开始以后的一周称为复活节周（Easter Week），在此期间，教徒每天进行祈祷。

　　复活节前40天有一个大斋期称为四月斋（ Lent ），是从基督教的圣灰星期三（ Ash Wednesday ）起至复活节前一天为止的40天，这主要是为了纪念耶酥在荒野禁食（）40天而绝食或忏悔。大斋期为信徒们提供了一赎罪（penance）、斋戒（fasting）、自制（self-denial）和忏悔（repentance）的机会，要求信徒们涤净过去一年中的劣行与罪过。

　　按照基督教的习惯，在复活节的前一天，教徒们要举行夜间祈祷。这天晚上，教堂里灯火全部熄灭，意味着世界一片黑暗。等到午夜的钟声一响，神父手持一枝点燃的蜡烛（象征基督光芒），走进教堂，将各个教徒手中的蜡烛点燃，不一会儿，整个教堂被众多的蜡烛光照得通明，祈祷也就随之结束。

　　复活节这一天要举行宗教仪式和活动, 如“圣餐”等，人们见面的第一句话就是“主复活了”（The Lord\’s risen）。然后人们互赠彩蛋（Easter egg），小孩吃兔子糖，讲兔子的故事。按西方国家的习俗，彩蛋 和兔子是 复活节的典型象征和吉祥物。

　　AD 325, the meeting decided to Polynesia, to commemorate the founder of Christianity, the resurrection of Jesus, the full moon after the spring equinox each year the first Sunday (the first Sunday following the first full moon after March 21) set at Easter, so a specific date for Easter each year of uncertainty. Because Easter always on Sundays, so it can be said of the English Easter / Easter Day, can also be Easter Sunday. From Easter after the start of the week known as Easter Week (Easter Week), In the meantime, followers pray daily.

　　40 days before Easter there is a period known as Lent in April zhai (Lent), is from the Christian Ash Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) until the day before Easter until 40 days, mainly in order to commemorate Jesus in wilderness fasting () and 40 days on hunger strike or repentance. Lent for the faithful to provide a Day of Atonement (penance), Ramadan (fasting), self-made (self-denial) and repentance (repentance) the opportunity to call the faithful to Di net misdemeanors in the past year and a sin.

　　According to Christian custom, the day before Easter, Christians are to be held at night to pray. That evening, the church lights all went out, means that the world's darkness. Wait until the midnight bell rings, the priest holding a lighted candle (the symbol of Christ, light), into the church, the hands of the various followers lit candles, and pretty soon, the entire church was a large number of brightly lighting candles, prayer becomes The End.

　　Easter on this day to be held religious services and activities, such as "Holy Communion" and so on, people to meet the first sentence of the "resurrection of the Lord" (The Lord \ 's risen). Each other and then people egg (Easter egg), rabbit kids to eat sugar, speaking rabbit story. By Western countries the custom of the Easter egg and the rabbit is a typical symbol and mascot.

　　感恩节是美国民间传统节日。时间是每年11月的第四个星期四（the 4th Thursday in November）。

　　1．起源

　　感恩节的起源有一段有趣但很复杂的历史，这一段历史要从英国的宗教史说起。大约16世纪中叶，在英国教会（）内出现了改革派。他们主张清除教会内残留的天主教旧制和烦琐的礼仪，取消教堂内华丽的装饰，反对封建王公贵族的骄奢淫逸，主张过勤俭清洁的简朴生活，因而被人称为清教徒（）。清教徒中又分为温和派和激进派。温和派主张君主立宪，代表大资产阶级和上层新贵族的利益。激进派则提倡共和政体，坚持政教分离，主张用长老制改组国会，代表中小资产阶级贵族的利益，后来遭到当局的迫害，部分清教徒于是被迫逃亡国外。1620年9月，102 名英国清教徒乘坐“五月花”号木船（Mayflower）从英格兰的普利茅斯（Plymouth）出发，经过将近3个月的海上漂泊，于当年12月23 日来到美洲的 Massachusetts 东南部的 Plymouth 港口，并在附近意外地找到一个印地安人的村落，他们发现村内无人于是定居下来。但是当时是冬天，又人生地不熟，白手起家，缺衣少食，以及疾病的侵袭等原因，到第一个冬天结束时，活下来的只有50来人。但有幸的是，第二年的春天，这批幸存下来的移民得到了当地印地安人的热心帮助。善良的印地安人给他们种子，教他们打猎，教他们根据当地的气候特点种庄稼等。就这样，在印地安人的帮助下，再加上移民们的艰苦奋斗，终于迎来了1621年的大丰收。
　　为了感谢上帝赐予的大丰收，移民们决定举行一次盛大的庆祝活动，同时也是为了感谢印地安人的热心帮助。于是他们在1621年的11月下旬的一个星期四，与邀请来的曾帮助过他们的印地安人一起举行了一个庆祝活动。他们在天亮时鸣放礼炮，举行宗教仪式，虔诚地向上帝表示感谢。然后他们用自己猎取的火鸡以及自己种的南瓜、红薯、玉米等做的美味佳肴，隆重庆祝上帝的赐予，这便是美国历史上的感恩节的开始。1789年美国第一任总统华盛顿正式宣布将11月26日作为过感恩节的日子。但一直到1941年由国会通过了一项决议，将每年11月的第四个星期四作为全国统一庆祝感恩节的日子。


　　Thanksgiving Day is a traditional American folk festivals. Time is in November each year the fourth Thursday (the 4th Thursday in November).

　　1. Origin

　　The origin of Thanksgiving Day has an interesting but very complicated history, this piece of history from the United Kingdom about the history of religions. About 16 by mid-century church in the United Kingdom () inside a reformist. They advocated removal of residues within the Catholic Church in the old system and the cumbersome rituals, the abolition of church ornate decoration, and oppose extravagance and dissipation of the feudal nobility, claimed thrifty clean simple life, which was known as the Puritans (). Puritans also divided into moderates and radicals. Moderates advocated a constitutional monarchy, on behalf of the big bourgeoisie and the upper of the benefits the new aristocracy. Radicals advocated a republican form of government, uphold the separation of church and state, advocated the restructuring of the National Assembly Presbyterian system, on behalf of the interests of small and medium-sized bourgeois aristocracy, and later persecuted by the authorities, some of the Puritans was forced to flee the country. September 1620, 102 British Puritan board the "Mayflower" is wooden (Mayflower) from Plymouth, England (Plymouth) of departure, after nearly three months adrift at sea, on December 23 that year came to the Americas, southeast Massachusetts Plymouth Port Department, and in the vicinity of the accident to find an Indian village, they found that no village was settled. But then winter, but also unfamiliar with the place, from scratch, deprivation, and diseases and other reasons, to the first end of winter, only 50 survived the bearer. But fortunately the second year in the spring, this group of immigrants who survived have been the enthusiastic help of local Indians. Indians to give them good seeds, to teach them to hunt, teach them in accordance with local climate characteristics, such as planting crops. In this way, the help of the Indians, coupled with the hard work of migrants has finally embarked on a large harvest in 1621.
　　Thank God for the great harvest, migrants have decided to hold a grand celebration, but also to thank the Indians for the enthusiastic help. So they were in November of 1621, a late Thursday, and invited had helped them with the Indians held a celebration. Dawn when they salute Ming Fang, religious ceremonies, devotion to God expressed his thanks. Then they use their own turkey hunting as well as their own species of pumpkin, sweet potato, corn and other delicacies to do, to solemnly celebrate the gift of God, this is the United States in the history of the beginning of Thanksgiving Day. In 1789 the first president of the United States, Washington officially announced November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. But not until 1941 by a resolution passed by Congress each year in November the fourth Thursday, as a unified national day to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.


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Nowadays,various western festivals, such as Christmas,Thanksgiving Day or Valentine's Day,enjoy great popularity among the people in China,especially the students in colleges and universities.
There are many factors accounting for this phenomenon.For one thing,with the quickening pace of technological and economic development,the whole world is now becoming a global village with people of different nations sharing each other's customs and cultures.For another,it is human instincts to pursue something different and exotic, and most young people regard it as fashionable and novel to celebrate western holidays.Last but not least some shops celebrate western festivals because of financial drive to grab commercial profits. It is obvious that some western festivals,such as Christmas,have greatly bossted the business of many stores.
As a result,western festivals may bring people in China more opportunities for pleasure and may also enhance the cultural exchanges between the east and the west.On the other hand,it may lead to some serious consequences.Perhaps someday the local Chinese may lose their own tranditions and cultures because of the invasion of western festivals.

The first Father's Day in the world, is born in the United States in 1910.

1. Valentine's Day is a saints day commemorating Saint Valentine on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other.The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

2. Easter, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is an important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33.

3. In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks to God,for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November ( The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day is often collectively referred to as the "holiday season," and the holiday itself is often nicknamed Turkey Day. Thanksgiving is generally considered a secular holiday, and is not directly based in religious canon or dogma.

4. Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual holiday falling on December 25 or January 6.[1] that honors and celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. His birth, which is the basis for the transcultural Western calendar, has been determined by modern historians as having occurred between 8–4 BC, and is traditionally told to have taken place in a stable within the city of Bethlehem.

5. Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day",[1] which is now also known as All Saints' Day. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.

6. Mother's Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day.

7. Father's Day is a secular celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.

8. April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, enemies and neighbors, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. In some countries, April Fools' jokes (also called "April Fools") are only made before noon on 1 April.

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