Festival
2018-08-18
中国节日：China Festival
- 除夕 New Year's Eve
- 元旦（1月1日）：New Year's Day
- 春节（农历1月1日，除夕）：Spring Festival
- 元宵节（农历正月十五）：Lantern Festival
- 清明节（农历四月五日）：Tomb Sweeping Day
- 端午节（农历五月初五）：The Dragon Boat Festival
- 七夕（农历七月7日）Chnise Valentine's Day/Double Seventh Festival
- 中元节日（农历七月半）Hungry Ghost Festival
- 中秋节（农历八月十五）：Mid-Autumn Festival
- 重阳节（农历九月初九）：Double Ninth Festival
- 国庆节（10月1日）：National Day
- 冬至节（12月21或22日）：Winter Solstice
- 国际劳动节（5月1日） International Labour Day
- 建军节（8月1日）The Army's Day
- 国庆节（10月1日）National Day
- 教师节（9月10日）Teachers' Day
- 植树节（3月12日）Arbor Day
- 妇女节（3月8日）International Women's Day
- 中国共产党成立纪念日 （7月1日）the Party's Birthday
西方节日
- Groundhog Day 土拨鼠节
- Valentine's Day 情人节
- Mardi Gras 狂欢节
- Easter 复活节
- April Fool's Day 愚人节
- Halloween 万圣节
- Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
- Christmas 圣诞节
关于节日习俗短语
- 扫尘 Sweeping the Dust
- 贴春联 Pasting Spring Couplets
- 贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”
- 守岁 Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve
- 贴年画 Pasting New Year Prints
- 吃饺子 Having Jiaozi
- 春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Year's Gala
- 放鞭炮 Setting off Firecrackers
- 拜年和压岁钱 New Year's Visit and Gift Money
- 逛庙会 visiting temple fairs
关于节日祝福语的英文：
- 恭贺新禧 Happy New Year
- 吉祥如意 Everything Goes Well
- 恭喜发财 Wishing You Prosperity
- 年年有余 Surplus Year after Year
- 岁岁平安 Peace All Year Round
- 新春大吉 Good Luck in the New Year
如何介绍一个节日
- festival or holiday
- the name
- when take place
- what is the reason for it
- where and who celebrates it
- what do people do
可能用到的短语
- falls on September 13
- symbolizes 象征
- gather together to celebrate by doing..
- worship（敬神） and offer sacrifice
- May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart
Example one:Double seven Festival
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/5905808f6529647d27285216.html
Example Two:Hungry Ghost Festival
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/18/content_359335.htm
1-3、Much like Western culture's Halloween, some Eastern cultures celebrate a festival where they believe the gates of hell are thrown open, releasing hungry ghosts to wander the earth in search of food and taking revenge upon those who wronged them in life. This month-long festival is known as the** Hungry Ghost Festival** and takes place during the 7th lunar month.
4-5、The Hungry Ghost Festival seeks to pacify（安抚） the hungry ghosts those died by their own hands, by accidents, by drowning or hanging who have been denied entry into heaven without food or comfort. when released, they search for souls to take their place in misery.（在苦难中替代他们）。To appease these wandering spirits, Buddhists and Taoists burn bundles of joss sticks（香）, paper hell money, food, and other offerings by the roadside。
6、The most important days of this month are the 14th and 15th, the days of the great feasts. On the 14th, a great feast would be held to honor family ancestors. Prayers and offerings would be made at family altars（圣餐台）. On the following night, the 15th, they would feast for the hungry ghosts. Held outside under the full moon, these feasts feed the evil spirits so that they will leave the living alone and bribe（贿赂） the ancestors for luck with money and the harvest
Example Three:Mid-Autumn Festival
1-3、 The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), or Chinese Moon Festival, is one of the three major annual occasions in China and it takes place on the 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunar month.It was first celebrated to give thanks for a bountiful（丰富的） harvest.
4、As a time for families to be together, Mid-Autumn Festival’s typical food is moon cake which is round and symbolizes(象征) reunion. Families and friends gather together to celebrate by eating moon cakes and appreciating the spectacular(惊人) beauty of the fullest and brightest moon。
5、People can do:
- preciate the Bright Full Moon
- Reunite with Your Family
- Eat Moon Cakes
- Light and Display Chinese Mid-Autumn Lanterns
- Enjoy Fiery Dragon Dances
- Watch the Tidal Bore in Qiantang
