元旦 英语

元旦的习俗英语版

元旦是庆贺新年的开始，欢度元旦是世界各国各地区的普遍习俗。下⾯是店铺整理的.关于元旦的习俗的英语介绍，⼀起来看⼀下吧!

【元旦节的习俗】

(beginningoftheyear):AccordingtotheChinetraditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(11p.m.)ofthelasteveningof

thetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.

Atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodfortheNewYearday:Thewholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(called

shousui).Afterhaishi,zishi(1a.m.)willcome,andthisisthearrivalofNewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peoplebeginthe

celebrationwithfireworks.

Vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,ncient

times,itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui.

Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructioninTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"

duringthe"fortunetime"toreceivethedeity.

Ifthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"isatthe"illposition",peoplewillchootoreceive"happydeity"or"nobledeity"instead.

sanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonYuandanbetweentheChineinthenorthernandsouthernregions.

ThenorthernChinehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).Somepeoplemay

putasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopingtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyearaftertastingthecoin.

ontheotherhand,ore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningof

Yuandan,rtoevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.

Instead,theytakevegetarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue.

specialduringtheNewYearisthatparentsorelderswilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)

intheancienttimesweremoreparticularingivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceontheeveofNewYearsothatthekids

couldsuppressthepastyearandentertheNewYear.

entingthewishesforthehealthypsychologicalgrowthofthe

children,yasuiqiansymbolistheelders'hopetoetheirchildrenovercomealltheunpredictableelementsbroughtbythe"year".

,wewillmentiononlyafew

commontaboosinFujianProvince,GuangdongProvinceandSoutheastAsia:

Inthepast,,wsweepingoffloormustbedoneinthedirection

movinginwards,andtherewasnoclearanceofrubbishatnight.

ParticularlyontheNewTearday,inordertokeepfortunefromflowingout,milieskeptthistaboountil

hingwasbroken,thepieceswerewrappedupinordernottoletthefortuneslipawayandwere

dispodonlythefifthday.

Yuandan(inmoreriousfamilies,theperiodextendsfromthe1sttothe15thday)opethatNewYear

bringsgoodbeginning,peopleshouldutterneitherunkindwordsnorvulgarlanguage.

Makingnois,fighting,reeventaboosoftakingmedicine

andhavingsneeze,foritisbelievedthattheycanleadtosicknessthroughouttheyear.

ngwasbroken,theword"break"oranyotherword

d,wordslike"failingtothefloorandblossominglikeflowers"whichdeliveredpleasantns

wereudtosuggestgoodconnections.

OnYuandan,neitherlendingandnorgivingofmoneytoothersisdonesothattherewillbenoout-flowingofmoneyduringtheyear.

Thereisalsothesayingthatifamalesleepsintheafternoon,hiscareerwillbreakdown,andifafemalehasanafternoonnap,the

kitchenwillcollap.

trite:Inthepast,therewasaritecalledhezheng(propergreeting)ersonpaidaNewYearvisitto

friendsorrelatives,hetookalongapieceofpaperorcardonwhichthenameofthehostwaswrittenwitChinebrush.

Thereceiverofthisgreetingcardwouldnormallypasteitonthewallofhismainhalltoshowhisrespecttoandappreciationforthe

ntityofgreetingcardreceivedreflectedtheperson'spublicrelationshipwithothers,whilethenamesandstatusofthepeople

whogavethegreetingcardsindicatedthehost'sboundaryofsocialnetworkandstandardofliving.

Nowadays,becauofeasycommunication,convenienttransportationsystemandwidersocialnetwork,whenpeoplendtheir

greetingstheytendtofollowtheWesternstyle.

,hezhengisdonebysimplybringingalongredpacketsandfoodprents

whenmakingavisit.

Tobeinlinewiththecustomoftogivingawaymoneyonthefirstday,familiesinsomeplacesdonotpayNewYearcalltoothers.

Instead,thewholefamilysimplygoesouttoenjoythemlvesorstayedathomeforfamilyhappiness.

ast,therewasasuperstitionthatwhenapersonlefthishouintheNewYear,cular

personwouldlookforthefortunatedirectioninaccordancewiththeday,monthandyearofthisbirthbasingontheexplanationofChine

calendar.

OnYuanDan,whenapersonsteppedoutofhishou,

peopleoflessparticularityalsoconsultedChinecalendartofindoutwherethefortunatedirectionsandfiercedeitieswerebeforethefirst

stepoutoftheirhous.

【元旦的习俗英语版】