节日英文1.New Years Day 元旦(1月1日) 2.Spring Festival；Chinese New Years Day 春节(农历一月一日) 3.Lantern Festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日) 4.International Working Womens Day 国际劳动妇女节(3月8日) 5.Arbor Day;Tree Planting Day 植树节(3月12日) 6.Postal Day 邮政节(3月20日) 7.World Meteorology Day 世界气象节(3月23日) 8.Ching Ming Festival ;Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节(4月5日) 9.International Labour Day 国际劳动节(5月1日) 10.Chinese Youth Day 中国青年节(5月4日) 11.Nurses Festival 护士节(5月12日) 12.Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(农历五月初五) 13.International Childrens Day 国际儿童节(6月1日) 14.The Partys Brithday 中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日) 15.The Armys Day 建军节(8月1日) 16.Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五) 17.Teachers Day 教师节(9月10日) 18.Double-ninth Day 重阳节(农历九月九日) 19.National Day 国庆节(10月1日) 20.New Years Eve 除夕(农历十二月三十日) 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；do spring festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay new years call；give new years greetings；pay new years visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 压岁钱 gift money；money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；in the old days， new years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on new years eve 饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chinese meat ravioli 粽子 rice dumpling传统节日活动译文1.春节是中国最最重要的节日.2.春节前一天的晚上,一家人都聚在一起吃晚饭.3.许多人都喜欢(在这时候)放炮竹.4.饺子是传统的食物. 5.小孩子非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们能吃到很多美味的食物,穿漂亮的衣服.6.他们还能收到父母给的压岁钱.7这些钱能给孩子带来好运.8人民也会把新年的画挂在墙上,为了来年的好运.Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune . 【翻译练习】与大多数中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色小吃，成为“汤圆”(也叫“元宵”)。汤圆外形圆圆的，外皮由糯米制成，内陷或甜或辣。人们都说汤圆有两个象征之意，一为农历的第一个月圆，二为家庭团聚圆满。元宵节传统习俗中还有一部分是关于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多出自于模糊的文学典故和中国古典文学之中，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识份子的“领地”。踩高跷，敲大鼓和舞龙狮也是元宵节主要的娱乐活动。【词汇突破】 元宵节：the Lantern Festival特色小吃：special food糯米：glutinous rice内陷：fillings家庭团聚圆满：family unity and completeness猜灯谜：guess riddles attached to the