新年手抄报英语范文

2024年1月22日发(作者：郑敦训)

新年手抄报英语范文

Spring Festival is the most important holiday for

Chine people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this

time of the year， and they reach the peak on lunar new

year‘s eve.

春节对于来说是最重要的节日。在每年的春节都让人兴高采烈，尤其是大年三十那晚，更是到达了高潮。

Though the 15-day period， which starts with the first

day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known

as Lantern Festival)， is relatively long， it is the

busiest time of the year for Chine people. The

arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying

necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout

the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends

over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating

the hou and tting off fireworks.

春节历时15天，也就从大年初一开始，到元月十五元宵节完毕。这段比拟长的时间是最忙的时候。他们为家庭聚会作安排，采购年货，准备丰富的食物，以至于整个春节假期都忙忙碌碌的。许多人在春季期间都要回老家过年，跟朋友碰碰头，聚个餐。庆祝春节也包括大扫除和放烟火。

But we are talking about a tradition that ems to be

fading.

但是我们现在要谈的是越来越淡的年味。

Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has

undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic

development and globalization.

现在的春节已经因为我国经济的开展和全球化的影响而改变了很多。

Yet no Spring Festival is plete without food. People

could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier

times， something that does not apply to society today.

More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The

best time for people to celebrate was when food was

available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or

the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main

reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance

among Chine people.

但是没有哪个春节是完全离得开“吃”的。从前，不管人们提前多久想要买年货，总是不能如愿，而现在早已今非昔比。过去常常还要闹饥荒。人们最好的庆祝时间就是他们能得到食物丰富的时候，也就是春天或是元月初的那段时间。那也是为什么春节对于如此重要的主要原因。

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that

people in China， except for tho who are still poor， can

enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the

change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated

for obesity and other health problems associated with

excessive eating.

但是三十年来的经济开展已经让，除了那些仍然穷苦的人以外，随时都能享受美食。这得益于人民财富的增长，但是后者也导致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖威胁和安康问题。

In the past， celebrations were limited to events like

song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in

South China and fireworks， which required the joint

efforts of the entire munity. But economic development and

urbanization ems to have weakened the social links among

people. Many， especially tho living in cities， are not

interested in celebrating the festival with people they

hardly know.

在过去，庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的开展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人，特别是城市居民，不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have

changed， too. In the past， people ud to visit relatives

and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today，

many people， especially the youth， u their cell phones

or the Inter to nd their good wishes and even "gifts" to

their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that

people have bee less caring about their near and dear

ones， but we should e this development as a time- and

energy-saving exerci granted by the information age.

与春节相关的许多习俗也被改变了。在过去，人们常常会带着礼物走亲访友，互道祝福。今天许多人，特别是年轻人，用手机或是网络向亲朋好友发去“礼物”和祝福。有些人或许会说，这说明人们已经没有那么关心至爱亲朋了，但是我们应该把这种变化看作信息化时代省钱省力的好方法。

In recent times， many people have started praying for

a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or

the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of

their family. But the number of such people is decreasing

now， which shows that people are being more reasonable.

最近几年，许多人开始祈祷事业高升，财源滚滚，而不是求神拜佛，他们身体安康，长命百岁，家庭美满。但是这样的人数现在正在减少，说明人们开始变得更加理性。

The Spring Festival is a traditional Chine festival

and also the most important one of the whole year. Through

the evolvement of thousands of years， a ries of customs

are spreading far and wide.

“Dust” is homophonic with "chen”(尘)in Chine，

which means old and past. In this way， "sweeping the

dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning

of hous to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This

custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to wele

a new life. In a word， just before the Spring Festival

es， every houhold will give a thorough cleaning to bid

farewell to the old year and usher in the new.

“The Spring Couplet”， also called "couplet” and "a

pair of antithetical phras”， is a special form of

literature in China. The Spring Couplet is pod of two

antithetical ntences on both sides of the door and a

horizontal scroll bearing an inscription， usually an

auspicious phra， above the gate. The ntence pasting on

the right side of the door is called the first line of the

couplet and the one on the left the cond line. On the eve

of the Spring Festival， every houhold will paste on

doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy

and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past，

the Chine usually wrote their own spring couplet with a

brush or asked others to do for them， while nowadays， it

is mon for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the

market.

Paper-cuts， usually with auspicious patterns， give a

happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express

the good wishes of Chine people looking forward to a good

life. In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows， it is

mon for Chine to paste the character "fu(福)”， big and

small， on walls， doors and doorposts around the hous.

"Fu(福)” shows people’s yearning toward a good life. Some

people even invert the character "fu(福)” to signify that

blessing has arrived becau "inverted” is a homonym for

"arrive” in Chine. Now many kinds of paper-cuts and

"fu(福)” can be en in the market before the Festival.

The tradition of staying up late to e New Year in

originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China

there lived a monster named Year， who was very ferocious.

Year always went out from its burrow on New Year’s Eve to

devour people. Therefore， on every New Year’s Eve， every

houhold would have supper together. After dinner， no one

dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit

together， chatting and emboldening each other. Gradually

the habit of staying up late on New Year’s Eve is formed.

Thus in China， "celebrating the Spring Festival” is also

called "passing over the year (guo nian)”。 However， now

there are less and less people in cities who will stay up

late to e New Year in.

The custom of pasting New Year Prints originated from

the tradition of placing Door Gods on the external doors of

hous. With the creation of board carvings， New Year

paintings cover a wide range of subjects. The most famous

ones are Door Gods， Surplus Year after Year， Three Gods

of Blessing， Salary and Longevity， An Abundant Harvest of

Crops， Thriving Domestic Animals and Celebrating Spring.

Four producing areas of New Year Print are Tɑohuɑwu of

Suzhou， Yɑngliuqing of Tianjin， Wuqiɑng of Hebei and

Weifang of Shangdong. Now the tradition of pasting New Year

paintings is still kept in rural China， while it is ldom

followed in cities.

On New Year’s Eve， the whole family will sit together

to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape

of jiaozi is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people

eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of

having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival.

You cannot have a plete Spring Festival without having

jiaozi. (See page 82 for more information about "jiaozi”)

The New Year’s Gala is a variety show held by China

Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year since

then at the turn of the Lunar New Year， the program begins

at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter

to billions of people， creates many popular words and

produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over

twenty years， its value has gone far beyond a variety show.

It is esntial entertainment for the Chine both at home

and abroad. Many Chine would like to watch the gala while

having the dinner on New Year’s Eve.

The firecracker is a unique product in China. In

ancient China， the sound of burning bamboo tubes was ud

to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the

invention of the gunpowder， "firecracker” is also called

"鞭炮biānpào” (“炮” in Chine means gun) and ud to

foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chine

houhold does is to t off firecrackers and fireworks，

which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher

in the new. In the past few years， such an activity was

pletely or partially forbidden in big cities including

Beijing due to fire and personal casualty caud by burning

firecrackers. However， some Chine thought that a Spring

Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and

they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years，

the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning

firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring

Festival.

On the first day of the Chine lunar year， everybody

puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on

their relatives and friends， wishing them all the luck in

the ing year. Juniors will greet niors， wishing them

health and longevity， while niors will give juniors some

gift money as a wish for their safety in the ing year. When

friends meet， they will wish each other happiness and

prosperity with a big smile. With the development of the

new technology， there is a change on the way of giving New

Years greetings. In recent year， it is mon to nd New

Years greetings by such modern means of munication as

telephones， emails and text messages.

Temple fair， usually held outside temples， is a kind

of folk custom in China. During the Spring Festival，

temple fair is one of the most important activities， in

which there are such performances as acrobatics and Wushu，

numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of things for

everyday life. In recent years， the temple fair has bee a

place for people to appreciate the traditional art and

experience the traditional life.