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】

关于新年的英语作文：中国新年除夕习俗

关于新年的英语作文:中国新年除夕习俗

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

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 forttune in gold

【篇三：中国新年 英文】

it is unclear when the exact beginning of the new year

celebration in china is. normally, it was said to start from the

year end religious ceremony in shang dynasty (1766 bc - 1122

bc). a few said that it started from as early as

emperor yao and shun (~2300 bc). at the beginning, the date

of celebration varies from mid winter to early spring. with the

mature of solar base calendar, emperor wu (157 bc - 87 bc) of

the han dynasty (206 bc - 220) established the first day of the

first month as the beginning of the year, where it remains. the

following is a brief list:

? emperor yao and emperor shun (~ 2300 bc):

small scale new year celebration type of activities. ? shang

dynasty (1766 bc - 1122 bc):

new year celebration started from religious ceremony. ? han

dynasty (206 bc - 220):

new year celebration is officialized at the first day of the first

month. crack bamboo appeared. (crack

bamboo will create loud cracking sound when put on fire. it is

believed that the sound can drive away evil.) ? wei dynasty

(220 - 265) and jin dynasty (265 - 420): fireworks used in new

year celebration. the tradition of shou sui formed.

? song dynasty (960 - 1279):

fireworks using gun powder came out.

according to tales and legends, the beginning of chinese new

years started with the fight against a mythical beast called the

year. the year looks like ox with lion head and it stays in the

sea. at the night of new years eve, the year will come out to

harm people, animals, and

proprieties. later people found that the year is afraid of red

color, fire, and loud sound. therefore, for self protection,

people form the habit of posting red dui lian in front of the

house, launching fireworks, and handing lantern at year end.

chinese new year

the coming chinese new year is 2014-01-31. it is 39 days away.

this years animal sign is snake from 2013-02-10 to 2014-01-31.

to check the chinese new year date of other years.

the chinese new year is the most important of the holidays for

chinese. it is defined to be the first day of the first month

in the traditional chinese calendar. unlike the christian new

year which is based on a solar calendar, the chinese new year

is based on a traditional chinese lunisolar

calendar whose date indicates both the moon phase and the

time of the solar year. a lunar month is around 2 days

shorter than a solar month. in order to catch up with the solar

calendar, an extra month is inserted every few years. this is

why, according to the solar calendar, the chinese new year

falls on a different date each year.

normally, the celebration will start from the new years eve and

will last for around 15 days until the mid of the first month.

before the celebration, people will normally do a complete

cleaning of the house and put on the traditional new year

decoration. family reunion is the most important part of the

chinese new year celebration. the new years eve is the time for

family reunion. following by the reunion, people will normally

visit relatives and friends, doing shopping, watch some

traditional chinese shows, launch some fireworks, and plan for

the coming year. the

celebration will sometimes be highlighted with a religious

ceremony given in honor of heaven, earth, and other gods, as

well as the family ancestors. in modern china, working

professionals will normally have 7 days of holiday including

weekend to celebrate. after the family reunion, some

modern chinese may take the chance to visit some tourist

destinations.

chinese new year crafts

there are thousands of different types of new year crafts in

different part of china. the following is just a list of the most

popular items. upside down fu the most popular chinese new

year crafts are probably the upside down character of fu. fu in

chinese means luck, happiness, and prosperity. the upside

down means coming. so this craft means luck, happiness, and

prosperity is coming. usually the fu is written on a diamond

shape paper with red background. people normally post the fu

on front door or on the wall of the living room.

dui lian

also called antithetical couplet. it is a pair of lines of poetry

usually hand written on red paper and pasted on the front.

the two lines correspond in their metrical length and some

properties of each character, such as meaning and tone. the

ideal for a duilian is to have few words but deep meaning. for

this reason, they use one character per word, as in much

classical chinese.

lantern

the type of lantern used in chinese new year is usually

decorated with red paper shell. some lantern has candles

inside for illustration. most are just made of red paper for

decoration purpose only. in chinese new year, the lantern is

usually hanging in front of the door or inside the house. in

some part of china, lantern is a must for yuan xiao festival

(15th of the first month of the traditional chinese calendar).

year paint

year paint is a piece of big hand drawing paint. usually, the

size is at least 3 by 3 feet. normally the year paint is hanged in

the most prominent place of the living room. the most popular

subjects on the paint are mountains, tiger, long living god,

children, etc.