20 18 introduction to English for the Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China and the most lively festival of the Chinese nation. If foreign friends are spending the Spring Festival in China, how can we introduce the Spring Festival to them in English? The Spring Festival is introduced here in English, and everyone is welcome to read and learn.

What does this festival mean?

What's the significance of this festival?

The word "Chinese New Year" is used for the Spring Festival (China New Year). The word "nian" in Chinese characters used to refer to a terrible beast. In order to fight wild animals, people in China hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on their doors and set off fireworks, because they believe wild animals are afraid of red and fire. This tradition is similar in many ways to the western belief in using garlic and crosses to fight vampires.

In Chinese, the phrase "China New Year" is used to celebrate the Spring Festival (China New Year). Nian is a terrible monster in Chinese. Because Nian is afraid of red and fire, people in China will hang "Spring Festival couplets" on their doors to write their best wishes and set off firecrackers to drive it away. This tradition is somewhat similar to that of westerners who use garlic and crosses to scare away vampires.

Why is the New Year so special?

Why is the New Year so special?

There are 12 kinds of animals in the zodiac in China, which are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs in turn. This year is the year of the dog. Each animal represents a different "personality". According to legend, people held a meeting with all the animals and informed them that they would choose 12 to represent the Chinese zodiac. However, although it ran very fast, it was not chosen because its good friend mouse didn't wake it. This action triggered a competition that continues to this day.

The zodiac signs in China represent twelve kinds of animals, and their order is: rat, cow, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. This year is the year of the dog. Every animal has its own "personality". According to legend, people and animals meet once, and the first animal to meet can enter the zodiac. As the cat's best friend, the mouse didn't wake the cat for the meeting. Therefore, the war between them continues to this day.

What do people do?

So what do people do in the New Year?

Eat, eat, eat! As an old saying in China says: Food is everything.

Eat, eat, eat more! As an old China saying goes: Food is everything.

Traditionally, there are different main courses from the first 1 day of the New Year to the first 15 day of the New Year, ranging from jiaozi, noodles, spring rolls, glutinous rice cakes and glutinous rice balls. Besides cooking, every food has its meaning: for example, jiaozi looks like gold, which means that it will be rich in the coming year.

The tradition is to eat different main dishes every day from the first day of the lunar new year to the fifteenth day of the first month. From jiaozi, noodles, spring rolls and rice cakes to jiaozi. Besides offering sacrifices to the five zang-organs temple, every kind of food also has a meaning: for example, jiaozi looks like a gold ingot, which means that there will be plenty of food and clothing in the coming year.

Besides eating, young people will visit older family members, and children will get red envelopes. Then, everyone gets together for dinner (! ), resulting in many advertisements about fitness as soon as the Spring Festival holiday is over.

Besides eating, young people have to visit the old people at home. Children have a lot of lucky money. Then, people get together for dinner, so there will be many weight-loss advertisements in China after the holiday. ...

Happy spring festival! ! !

Happy spring festival!