紅色插畫風(fēng)春節(jié)英文介紹

歲末將至敬頌冬綏THESPRINGFESTIVALTHESPRINGFESTIVALTHESPRINGFESTIVAL乙巳年生肖蛇SnakeCHINESEYEAR()HAPPYNEWYEAR目錄CONTENTS壹TheOriginofSpringFestival（春節(jié)起源）貳Whatis"year"?（什么是年？）叁SpringFestivalcustoms（春節(jié)習(xí)俗）肆SpringFestivalknowledge（春節(jié)常識）伍FestivalFood（節(jié)日美食）第壹節(jié)TheOriginofSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation春節(jié)起源TheOriginofSpringFestivalTheSpringFestival春節(jié)TheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation春節(jié)風(fēng)俗源遠流長，是我們中華民族最隆重的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日春節(jié)起源TheOriginofSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivaloriginatedfromthe"LaFestival"inthelateprimitivesociety.Atthattime,whentheendoftheLaFestivalcame,theancestorswouldslaughterpigsandsheep,worshipgods,ghosts,andancestors,andprayforgoodweatherandraininthenewyeartoavoiddisasters.春節(jié)風(fēng)俗源遠流長，是我們中華民族最隆重的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日春節(jié)起源TheOriginofSpringFestivalAccordingtohistoricalrecords,theSpringFestivalwascalled"Zai"duringtheTangandYudynasties.Itwascalled"Sui"duringtheXiadynasty,"Si"duringtheShangdynasty,and"Nian"duringtheZhoudynasty.據(jù)史籍記載，春節(jié)在唐虞時叫“載”夏代叫“歲”，商代叫“祀”，周代才叫“年”。第貳節(jié)WhatisyearTheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation什么是年Whatis"year"?-01-Inancienttimes,therewasabeastcalled"Nian".Nian,withhornsonhishead,isveryfierceandterrifying.古時候有一種叫“年”的獸?！澳辍保^上長著角，非常兇猛恐怖。-02-"Nian"livedinthedeepmountainsforyearsandonlyclimbedashoreonspecificdays(nowNewYear'sEve),swallowinglivestockandcausingharmtohumanlife.

“年”長年居住深山，每到特定的一天(就是現(xiàn)在的除夕)才爬上岸，吞食牲畜傷害人命。什么是年Whatis"year"?Therefore,onNewYear'sEve,allthepeopleineachvillagefleetothedeepmountainstoavoidtheharmoftheyear.因此，每到除夕這天，每個村里的人們?nèi)刻油钌?，以躲避“年”的傷害。OneNewYear'sEve,anelderlybeggarcamefromoutsidethevillage.有一年除夕，從村外來了個乞討的老人。什么是年Whatis"year"?Thevillagewasinahurryandpanic,andnoonepaidattentiontohim.Onlyanoldladyintheeastofthevillagegavetheoldmansomefoodandadvisedhimtogoupthemountaintoavoid"Nian"鄉(xiāng)里一片匆忙恐慌，沒有人理會他，只有村東頭一位老婆婆給了老人一些食物，并勸他快上山躲避“年”什么是年Whatis"year"?Theoldmanliftedhisbeardandsmiled,"Ifmymother-in-lawasksmetostayathomeallnight,IwilldefinitelydriveawayNian."Theoldladycontinuedtopersuade,beggingtheoldmantosmilebutremainedsilent.那老人把胡子撩起來笑道:“婆婆若讓我在家呆一夜，我一定把“年’趕走?！崩掀牌爬^續(xù)勸說，乞討老人笑而不語。什么是年Whatis"year"?Itfoundthattheatmosphereinthevillagewasdifferentfrompreviousyears:attheeastendofthevillage,therewasawifeinlaw'shouse,thedoorwaspastedwithbigredpaper,andthehousewasbrightlylitwithcandles.它發(fā)現(xiàn)村里氣氛與往年不同：村東頭老婆婆家，門貼大紅紙，屋內(nèi)燭火通明。Atmidnight,"Nian"bargedintothevillage半夜時分，“年”闖進村。什么是年Whatis"year"?-01-"Nian"trembledalloverandletoutastrangecry.“年”渾身一抖，怪叫了一聲。-02-Asheapproachedtheentrance,therewasasuddenexplosionsoundinthecourtyard.Nianwassofrightenedthathetrembledalloveranddarednotmoveforwardanymore.將近門口時，院內(nèi)突然傳來“噼里啪啦”的炸響聲，“年”嚇得渾身發(fā)抖，再不敢往前湊了。什么是年Whatis"year"?Originally,"Nian"wasmostafraidofred,flames,andexplosions.原來，“年”最怕紅色、火光和炸響。Atthismoment,mymother-in-law'sdooropenedandIsawanoldmaninaredrobelaughingloudlyinthecourtyard.Nianwasshockedandranawayinembarrassment.這時婆婆的家門打開，只見院內(nèi)一位身披紅袍的老人在哈哈大笑?！澳辍贝篌@失色，狼狽逃躥了。什么是年Whatis"year"?第二天是正月初一，避難回來的人們見村里安然無恙十分驚奇。這時，老婆婆才恍然大悟，趕忙向鄉(xiāng)親們述說了乞討老人的許諾。Thenextdaywasthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth,andthepeoplewhohadtakenrefugewereverysurprisedtoseethatthevillagewassafeandsound.Atthismoment,mywifesuddenlyrealizedandquicklytoldthevillagersaboutthepromiseofbeggingtheoldman.什么是年Whatis"year"?Thismatterquicklyspreadinthesurroundingvillages,andpeopleallknewthewaytodriveawaytheNewYear.這件事很快在周圍村里傳開了，人們都知道了驅(qū)趕年”的辦法。Fromthenon,everyNewYear'sEve,everyfamilysticksredcoupletsandsetsofffirecrackers;Everyhouseholdisbrightlylitwithcandles,guardingthenightandwaitingforthenewyear.Earlyinthemorningofthefirstdayofjuniorhighschool,Istillhavetogoonafamilyandfriendshiptriptosayhello.從此每年除夕，家家貼紅對聯(lián)、燃放爆竹;戶戶燭火通明、守更待歲。初一一大早，還要走親串友道喜問好。什么是年Whatis"year"?ThiscustomiswidelyspreadandhasbecomethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalamongChinesepeople,whichistheSpringFestival!這風(fēng)俗廣泛流傳，成了中國民間最隆重的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，就是春節(jié)!第叁節(jié)SpringFestivalcustomsTheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustoms1、SpringCleaning大掃除“Dust”(塵)ishomophonicwith“chen”(陳)inChinese,which"sweepingthedust”beforemeansoldandpast.Inthisway,theSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.ChinesePeoplebelievethatinordertoreceivethenewluck,youhavetoswipethebadluck.AllthecleaninghastobedonebeforetheendofNewYear'sEve,that'swhatChinesepeoplealwayscalled“CiJiuYingXin”:sayinggoodbyetotheoldandwelcomingthenew.“Dust”與“塵”是諧音(塵在漢語中的意思是舊的和過去的)。這樣，“在春節(jié)前掃塵”是指徹底清潔房屋掃除過去閏年的厄運。勤勞勇敢的中國人民相信，只有把舊的壞運氣趕走了，才能迎接美好新生活。所有的大掃除必須要在除夕夜之前完成。干凈凈整齊迎接新年，就是我們常說的辭舊迎新春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustomsAfterthethoroughlycleanup，peoplewillpastepaper-cutdecorqtionsonthewindowsanddoors.Paper-cuts,usuallywithquspiciouspatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.ItiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu(福)”，bigandsmall,onwalls，doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses.“Fu(福)showspeople'syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeople'syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“Fu(福)”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecquse"inverted”isahomonymfor“arrive”inChinese.在大掃除之后，大家會在家中門窗上貼上窗花。通常帶有吉祥圖案的窗花，傳遞節(jié)日喜慶和執(zhí)鬧的氣氛和表達中國人期待幸福生活的美好愿望。除了貼窗花，在墻上，門上和房子周圍的門框上巾大小福字是中國人表達對美好生活渴望的普遍習(xí)俗。一些人甚至倒貼福字來表示福到了，因為在漢語中“倒”是“到”的諧音。2、PaperCut貼窗花春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustoms"TheSpringCouplet"alsocalled"coupletand“apairofantitheticalphrasesisaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandqhorizontalscrollbearinganinscription,usuallyanquspiciousphrase,abovethegate.Whetherthefamilyisrichorpooreducatedorignorant,everyonemustputontheSpringCouplettosymbolizethehopesforthecomingnewyear春聯(lián)”或“對聯(lián)”對立在中國是一種特殊的文學(xué)形式。春聯(lián)是由貼在門口兩側(cè)兩組對仗的句子組成，在門上面的橫批通常是一個吉祥的短語不論是大富大貴還是貧困潦倒，學(xué)富五車還是鄉(xiāng)野村夫，每家每戶都要在新年時門前貼春聯(lián)，以寄托對新年的美好祝愿。3、SpringCouplet貼春聯(lián)春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustoms春節(jié)是一個合家團圓的日子，在除夕夜，全家都合家團圓一起共享除夕大餐。這頓飯通常是全家總動員，每個人都要參與，也通常是一年之中最豐盛美味的一餐。TheSpringFestivalisatimefortheChinesetohavefamilyreuniononChineseNewYear'sEve(ChuXi)，thewholefamilymustsitatthetabletoeattheNewYear'sSuppertogether.Thismealisusuallymadefromscratchwiththeentirefamilyworkingtogether,andthismealisusuallythemostsumptuousmeqloftheyear.4、FamilyReunionDinner年夜飯春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustoms放鞭炮曾是春節(jié)慶祝活動中最重要的習(xí)俗之一。然而，擔(dān)心燃放鞭炮可能會帶來危險和煩人的噪音，政府已在許多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城鎮(zhèn)和地區(qū)的人們?nèi)匀粓猿诌@種傳統(tǒng)的慶?；顒印３σ挂坏┳岔懳缫?2點鐘城市和鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)都被煙花的閃閃光芒映亮，鞭炮聲震耳欲聾LightingFirecrackersusedtobeoneofthemostimportantcustomsintheSpringFestivalcelebration,However,concerningthedangerandthenegativenoisesthatlightingfirecrackersmaybring,thegovernmenthasbannedthispracticeinmanymajorcities.Butpeopleinsmalltownsandruralareasstillholdtothistraditionalcelebration.Rightastheclockstrike12o'clockmidnightofNewYear'sEve,citiesandtownsarelitupwiththeglitterfromfireworks,andthesoundcanbedeafening.5、Firecrackers放鞭炮春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustoms孩子們最愛過春節(jié)，因為春節(jié)有紅包!紅包就是在一個紅包的小紅包里裝上壓歲錢，寓意為幸運和財富。在中國傳統(tǒng)文化中，紅色是幸運色，大家相信紅包能幫人趕走霉運，帶來幸福富貴。ChildrenloveSpringFestivalbecausetheycanreceiveredpacket!Aredpacketissimplyaredenvelopewithluckymoneyinit,whichsymbolizesluckandwealth,IntraditionalChinesecultural,redisconsideredaluckycolor,redpacketisbelievedtowardoffevilspiritsandtobringgoodfortunetothereceiver.6、LuckyMoney/RedPacket壓歲錢/紅包春節(jié)習(xí)俗SpringFestivalcustomsTraditionally,oldergenerationsgivetheredpackettotheyoungergeneration,Nowadays,thispracticeextendstoclosefriends,neighbors,andevensomecompaniesgivewayyear-endbonusintheredpackets.在過去，都是長輩給晚輩紅包，但是現(xiàn)在這個概念已經(jīng)擴大到朋友之音，有些公司也會把年終獎金放到紅包里面發(fā)放第肆節(jié)SpringFestivalknowledgeTheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeDoweneedtopastethecharacter"fu"upsidedown?福字要倒著貼嗎?"Uprightontherightside,upsidedownontheside"“正處正貼，偏地倒貼”春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeOrthodoxpasting:Theentranceandhallshouldbepastedupright.Becausethegatesymbolizessolemnityandelegance,andisneatlyattachedtothedoor,symbolizing"welcomingblessings"and"receivingblessings"Sidebysidereversepasting:Garbagebins,waterbuckets,andhouseholdcabinetscanbepastedupsidedownwiththeword"fu",meaning"fudao"Sidebysidereversepasting偏地倒貼:垃圾桶、水桶、家里的箱柜等可倒著貼，倒貼福字，取“福到”之意Orthodoxpasting正處正貼:大門、廳堂應(yīng)該正著貼。因為大門寓示著莊重、典雅，端端正正地貼在門上,有“迎?！焙汀凹{?！敝獯汗?jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledge"Taofu"isthepredecessorofSpringFestivalcouplets桃符”就是春聯(lián)的前身HowdidSpringFestivalcoupletsevolve?

春聯(lián)是如何演變而來?春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeStartingfromtheZhouDynasty,peachtalismanswerehungduringtheSpringFestival.Peoplewouldprayandwardoffevilspiritsbymakingpeachwoodboardsatthedoorandpaintingtwostatuesofdoorgodsonthem大約從周朝起,迎春就會掛桃符,人們?yōu)楸傩捌砀?會在門旁,用桃木制成桃木板，在上面畫兩位門神的神像春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledge宋代的文人往往將詩句寫在桃符上，逐漸演變成現(xiàn)在的春聯(lián)LiteratiintheSongDynastyoftenwrotepoetryonpeachsymbols,graduallyevolvingintothecurrentSpringFestivalcouplets春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledge春聯(lián)也叫門對、春貼、對聯(lián)、對子、桃符等,文字工整、對偶,言簡意賅地抒發(fā)對新年的期盼Springcouplets,alsoknownasdoorcouplets,springstickers,couplets,couplets,peachsymbols,etc.,areneatlywrittenandpaired,expressingexpectationsforthenewyearinaconciseandconcisemanner;春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeClassifiedbyplaceofuse按使用場所分類“框?qū)Α?貼于左右兩個門框上"Framepairing":pastedontheleftandrightdoorframes“門心”:貼在門的中間"Doorcenter":pastedinthemiddleofthedoor“春條”:根據(jù)內(nèi)容貼于相應(yīng)的地方，如:“春色滿園出門見喜”等"SpringBar":Stickitinthecorrespondingplaceaccordingtothecontent,suchas"Springisfullofscenery,gooutandseejoy",etc“橫批”:貼在門帽的橫木上"Horizontalbanner":pastedonthecrossbarofthedoorcap斗斤”:正方菱形,貼在家具上"DouJin":asquarediamondshape,pastedonfurniture春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeHowtodistinguishtheupperandlowercoupletsofSpringFestivalcouplets?春聯(lián)的上下聯(lián)如何區(qū)分?Thetoneoftheendingcharacterinthecoupletmustbeatone(threetoneandfourtoneinPinyin)上聯(lián)結(jié)尾字的音調(diào)須是仄聲(拼音里的三聲和四聲春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeThetoneoftheendingcharacterinthelowerpartofthecoupletmustbeinaflattone(thefirstandsecondtonesinPinyin)下聯(lián)結(jié)尾字的音調(diào)須用平聲(拼音里的一聲和二聲)春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeHowtopostSpringFestivalcouplets?春聯(lián)怎么張貼？ThetraditionalwayofpostingSpringFestivalcoupletsemphasizesplacingtherighthandaboveandthelefthandbelow傳統(tǒng)的張貼春聯(lián)講究右手為上,，左手為下春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledgeTheuppercoupletsoftheSpringFestivalcoupletsshouldbepastedontherightsidefacingthedoor,whilethelowercoupletsshouldbepastedontheleftside.Currently,manypeopledeterminetheleftandrightsidesoftheupperandlowercoupletsaccordingtothehorizontaldirectionofthebanner即春聯(lián)的上聯(lián)應(yīng)貼在人面向門的右側(cè)，下聯(lián)貼在左側(cè)目前，很多人按橫批方向確定上下聯(lián)的左右春節(jié)常識SpringFestivalknowledge如果橫批是從右向左書寫，上聯(lián)就應(yīng)貼在右邊，反之上聯(lián)則貼在左邊Ifthehorizontalstrokeiswrittenfromrighttoleft,theuppercoupletshouldbepastedontherightside;otherwise,theuppercoupletshouldbepastedontheleftsideAlthoughdifferentfromtraditionalpastingmethods,itisalsoafolkcustom雖然與傳統(tǒng)貼法不同，但也是一種民間習(xí)慣第伍節(jié)FestivalFoodTheSpringFestivalcustomshavealonghistoryandarethemostsolemntraditionalfestivalofourChinesenation節(jié)日美食FestivalFoodRice

cake年糕Rice

cakeisaseasonalfoodfortheLunarNewYear,withthreecolors:red,yellow,andwhite,symbolizinggoldandsilver.年糕屬于農(nóng)歷新年的應(yīng)時食品，有紅、黃、白三色，象征金銀。節(jié)日美食FestivalFoodDumpling餃子Dumplings