1、中 国 传 统 节 日 的 英 文 翻 译春 节 the Spring Festival ( New Years Day of the Chinese lunar calendar) 农 历 正 月 初 一元 宵 节 ( 灯 节 ) the Lantern Festival 农 历 正 月 十 五清 明 节 the Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day 四 月 五 日端 午 节 the Dragon-Boat Festiva 农 历 五 月 初 五中 秋 节 the Mid Autumn Festival( the Moon Festival) 农 历 八月
2、 十 五重 阳 节 the Double Ninth Festival 农 历 九 月 初 九其 它 节 日 的 英 文 翻 译 元 旦 New Years Day Jan.1国 际 劳 动 妇 女 节 International Working Women s Day( Womens Day) Mar.8国 际 劳 动 节 nternatlonal Labor Day( May. Day) May.1中 国 青 年 节 Chinese Youth Day May.4 国 际 儿 童 节 International Childrens Day( Childrens Day)June .1中 国
3、 共 产 党 诞 生 纪 念 日 ( 党 的 生 日 ) Anniversary of the Foundlng of the ChineseCommunist Party( the Party s Birthday)July .1建 军 节 Army Day August .1教 师 节 Teachers Day Sept.1国 庆 节 National Dey Oct.1各种传统节日的中英文介绍1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival;Chinese New YearsDay2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-
4、Sweeping Day4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival5.中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day7. 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Years Eve【中国常见传统活动中英对照】过年 celebrate the spring festival春联 spring festival couplets剪纸 paper-cuts年画 new year paintings买年货 do shopping for the spring festival;dospring
5、 festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern烟花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper,symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring go
6、od luck.)舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)戏曲 traditional opera杂耍 variety show灯谜 riddles written on lanterns灯会 exhibit of lanterns守岁 staying-up拜年 pay new years call;givenew years greetings;pay new years visit禁忌 taboo去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones a
7、ncestors压岁钱 gift money;moneygiven to children as a lunar new year gift culture note;inthe old days, new years money was given in theform of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placedinside red
8、envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given torepresent luck and wealth辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫房 spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake团圆饭 family reunion dinner年夜饭 the dinner on new years eve饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chinese meatravioli粽子 rice dumpling