Traditional festivals in China and their English equivalents.

Comparison of Chinese and English Traditional Festivals in China

1. New Year's Day (65438+ 10/)

2. Spring Festival; China New Year Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month)

3. Lantern Festival Lantern Festival (lunar calendar 1 month 15)

4. International Women's Day International Women's Day (March 8)

Arbor Day Arbor Day (12 March)

6. Post Day Post Festival (March 20th)

7. World Meteorological Day World Meteorological Festival (March 23)

8. Tomb-Sweeping Day; Tomb-Sweeping Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day (April 5)

9. International Labor Day (May 1 day)

10. China Youth Festival, China Youth Festival (May 4th)

1 1. Nurses' Day (May 12)

12. Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month)

13. International Children's Day (June 1)

14. birthday of the party * * * anniversary of the founding of the production party in China (1 July).

15. Army Day Army Day (August 1)

16. Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th of the lunar calendar)

17. Teacher's Day Teacher's Day (September 10)

18. Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month)

19. National Day National Day (65438+ 10/)

20. New Year's Eve (December 30th of the lunar calendar).

Comparison between Chinese and English of Common Traditional Activities in China

Celebrate the Spring Festival for China New Year.

Spring Festival couplets

paper cutting

New year pictures

Buy new year's goods to do shopping for the Spring Festival; Spring Festival shopping

toast

Lantern lanterns

Fireworks, fireworks

Firecrackers (people scare away monsters with loud crackles. )

Red envelopes (cash wrapped in red paper) symbolize the wealth of the coming year. )

Lion dancing is considered to show evil and bring good luck. )

Dragon dance (expecting good weather and good harvest)

Chinese opera

variety show

A riddle written on a lantern

Lantern exhibition

stay up late

Happy new year; Happy new year; pay New Year calls

Taboo taboo

Get rid of bad luck.

Sacrifice to ancestors

Gift money for lucky money; Money for children as a gift for the Lunar New Year Cultural Note: In the past, lucky money was given in the form of 100 copper coins strung on a red rope, symbolizing the hope that a person could live to be 100 years old. Today, money is put in a red envelope, and its face value is considered auspicious, representing luck and wealth.

Say goodbye to the old year

Cleaning the house, spring cleaning; thorough cleanup

Age; Raise the cake; New year cake

reunion dinner

Dinner on New Year's Eve

Jiaozi, jiaozi; China rouxian wonton