中国传统节日的英文翻译

中国传统节日的英文翻译

春节the Spring Festival （ New Year‘s Day of the Chine

lunar calendar）农历正月初一

元宵节（灯节）the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五

清明节the Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day四月五日

端午节the Dragon-Boat Festiva农历五月初五

中秋节the Mid Autumn Festival（the Moon Festival）农历八

月十五

重阳节the Double Ninth Festival农历九月初九

其它节日的英文翻译

元旦New Year‘s Day Jan.1

国际劳动妇女节International Working Women‘ s Day

（Women‘s Day） Mar.8

国际劳动节nternatlonal Labor Day（May. Day）May.1

中国青年节Chine Youth Day May.4

国际儿童节International Children‘s Day（Children‘s Day）

June .1

中国共产党诞生纪念日（党的生日）Anniversary of the Foundlng

1

of the ChineCommunist Party（ the Party‘ s Birthday）July .1

建军节Army Day August .1

教师节Teachers ‘ Day Sept.1

国庆节National Dey Oct.1

各种传统节日的中英文介绍

1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival；Chine New Year'sDay

2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival

3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping Day

4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival

5.中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn(Moon)Festival

6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day

7.. 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve

【中国常见传统活动中英对照】

过年 celebrate the spring festival

春联 spring festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 new year paintings

买年货 do shopping for the spring festival；dospring festival shopping

敬酒 propo a toast

灯笼 lantern

烟花 fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming

year.)

舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)

戏曲 traditional opera

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杂耍 variety show

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

灯会 exhibit of lanterns

守岁 staying-up

拜年 pay new year's call；givenew year's greetings；pay new year's visit

禁忌 taboo

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

压岁钱 gift money；moneygiven to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；inthe old

days， new year's money was given in theform of one hundred copper coins strung together on a

red string and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is

placedinside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given toreprent luck and

wealth

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; generalhou-cleaning

年糕 nian-gao; ri cake; new year cake

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve

饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chine meatravioli

粽子 rice dumpling