新年作文之中国新年英语作文

中国新年英语作文

【篇一：中国春节的英文简介】

spring festival is on the traditional chinese

used to call it the lunar new always starts between

january the first and february the twentie its the most

important festival in china

spring festival

the most important festival in china is the spring festival. it is

said that the spring festival evolved from an activity known as

the winter sacrifice. it was a custom practiced by the people of

primitive society. the spring festival marks the beginning of the

chinese lunar new year,so the first meal is rather important.

people usually eat jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent

moon on that special day. as for recreational activities during

the sping festival, the dragon dance and lion dance are

traditionally performed .

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.

传说有一个叫

“

年

”

的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们

都很怕它。

the custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-

crackers is to scare away nian.

贴红纸和方鞭炮的习俗就是为了

吓跑年。

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.

但是，现在人们大多忘记了为什么

这么做的原因，只是觉得色彩和响声增 加了过节的气氛罢了！

traditions of chinese new year

before new years eve

the celebration actually starts on new years eve with the

family reunion dinner. by new years eve, you should have

done the following:

clean the entire home to get rid of all the things that are

associated with the old year.

put away all brooms and brushes.

pay all your debts.

resolve differences with family members, friends, neighbors

and business associates.

buy the following:

red money envelopes,

oranges and/or tangerines,

fill a cheun hup(a circular red tray separated in eight

compartments) with melon seedslotuschocolate coinsnuts etc.

flowers (especially plum blossoms, peach blossoms, water

lilies),

a new set of clothes and shoes for children, preferably

something red or orange.

get new dollar bills from the bank. insert the new dollar bills

into the red

envelopes. now the red envelope is called a lai see or lucky

money envelope.

on new years eve

get together with close family members (not including

married daughters and their families) for the reunion dinner.

pay respect to ancestors and household gods. acknowledge

the presence of ancestors because they are responsible for the

fortunes of future generations. open every door and window in

your home at midnight to let go of the old year.

on new years day

decorate your home with symbols of good fortune. here are

some suggestions:

colors: bright red (happiness); gold/orange (wealth

happiness).

fruits: oranges and tangerines (good health long life);

tangerines with leaves intact (long lasting relationships; being

fruitful and multiply); persimmons (happiness and wealth).

chuen hup circular candy tray (candy for sweet and circular

for togetherness and continuity).

flowers: if flowers bloom on new years day, it will be a

prosperous year.

red banners or couplets with new year wishes and symbols of

good fortune in gold.

the spring festival is also known as the lunar new year or the

chinese new year. it is the most important traditional festival in

china and celebrated in late january or early february. the

historical reason for beginning the year during cold weather is

that it is the time between the autumn harvest and winter

storage and spring plowing and summer other

words, this is the time for rest and relaxation after a years

toil ,and for celebration as well.

in addition to the practical reasons of having the spring

festival during the cold weather,a chinese folklore offers

another explanation. according to chinese legends, a demon

called nian would torment people once a year during the winter

time. so people gathered together to discuss how to deal with

nian. some suggested that the demon was afraid of the red

color,flames and loud noises. so they put paired red couples

on their gates, set off firecrackers and beat gongs and drums

to drive away nian. these acts worked and nian fled, thus, the

customs of celebrating the spring festival were born and

passed down until today.

the eve of the spring festival is a time for the whole family to

get together for a big dinner party. so no matter how far away a

family members is from his home, he will try this best to come

back in time for the family reunion dinner. fish is a must on the

dinner table, as it has the same sound as surplus and whole

family will usually watch the holiday special tv programmes

together. at midnight, people used to set off firecrackers to

bring in the new recent years this custom has been

forbidden in cities because of the fear of causing a fire.

instead , townspeople put on electric firecrackers or red

lanterns. some people also post painting of the door god on

the gates,while some post a big chinese characterfu(blessing)

in an upside down way, meaning the blessing has arrived at

the door.

the spring festival lasts 3 days. on the first day, people put on

their new clothes and shoes and exchange new year greetings

with their neighbours and relatives. they will greet each other

withhappy new year,

wish you a happy and prosperous year children especially like

the spring festival, as they can get lucky money(that means

money wrapped in a red paper envelop wishing them good

luck) from their parents and relatives, lion dances and dragon

dances are performed, especially in the countryside, besides,

people play mahjong at home.

【篇二：关于新年的英语作文：中国新年除夕习俗】