The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian", which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.。
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It's to celebrate the lunar calendar 's new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune . The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .。
The Spring Festival The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festivalfor all of us. All family members get together on New Year'Eve to have a big meal.At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 o'clock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time, children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival. So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.Welcome to China,my friend!As we all know,the spring festival is coming sonn.It's considered to be one of the most important festivals in China.We often have a seven-day holiday.During these days,almost all of the Chinese people stay together with there family members to celebrate this festival.In order to bring more happiness to others,we always say"Happy New Year"to each other.Another traditional visit is to their relatives,this is like you visit your relatives during Christmas,you may buy many presents for the children,and in China,children are also given"red packets",in these packets,there is some money.We never care how much money is there,but we only care about their real love.When it gets dark,you may see a lot of beautiful fireworks shining in the sky.This means to welcome a new year and wish themselves a wonderful life.All in all,the spring festival contains countless fun which are waiting for yourselves to find out.Happy New Year 新年快乐 Spring Festival is a favorite of children a day, I was no exception. This year's Spring Festival, I am particularly pleased that you want to know why? It is better for me to tell you it! Danian Ye because, I must personally against the write affixed to the door. I hope that you hope that you and so on and so on, until at last the day. Good morning, my mother and breakfast, began to put the couplet.I wrote a lot of the couplet, "day by people Zengshou years, the Spring Fu Man on earth" and "the motherland spring, more than the well-being of the people." The election which piece? Her mother said: "The days of the years by people Zengshou, the grandfather of this to be more appropriate, we have a home which you elected Grandpa to be more appropriate, we have a home where you decide the election."I thought, elected on a couplet of this couplet on the Alliance are: good spring of the motherland; Xia Lian is: well-being of many people. Couplet selected, the mother began to put her in the upper right corner of the couplet , In the lower right corner, the upper left corner, a transparent plastic affixed with a lower left-hand corner. When I am in the side assistant, a short while couplet posted on it.Couplet looked at the site, as if I saw the prosperity of the motherland, to see if the motherland is in the spring So vibrant, but also to see if the mother's life of the people happy, they are better today for the motherland and Acura. At this moment, I can not help Recitation of this couplet from: "The motherland spring, more than the well-being of the people." Father then walked over, patted me on the shoulder and said: "You write very well, I had more than once." Listening to Dad Dad, I'm sweet, I think: this year's Spring Festival, it can be really interesting.只能找到这个了,wish it can be useful.。
春节是中国最富有特色的传统节日。
它标志农历旧的一年结束。 新的一年已经开始。
人们将告别寒冷单调的冬季,迎接生机盎然的春天。 春节原名“元旦”,隋代杜台卿在《五烛宝典》中说:“正月为端月,其一日为元日,亦云正朝,亦云元朔。”
“元”的本意为“头”,后引申为“开始”,因为这一天是一年的头一天,春季的头一天,正月的头一天,所以称为“三元”;因为这一天还是岁之朝,月之朝,日之朝,所以又称“三朝”;又因为它是第一个朔日,所以又称“元朔”。宋吴自牧在《梦梁录》中解释:“正月朔日,谓之元旦”。
《说文解字》中对“旦”字的解释为“从日见一上,一,地也。”表示太阳刚刚从地平线上升起,就是早晨的意思。
因为它分别表示一年的第一个早晨,正月的第一个早晨,所以称“元旦”和“正旦”。 除上述称谓外,春节还称“开年”、“开岁”、“芳岁”、“华岁”等,在诸多称谓中以称“元旦”最普遍,时间最长久。
因各朝代历法不同,元旦所在的季节也不同。中国古代的历法是阴阳合历,需同时考虑到太阳和月亮的位置,故确定元旦时,需首先确定它在某个季节,然后再选定与这个季节相近的朔月作为元旦。
由于一岁与12个阴历并行不相等,相差约11天,故每隔3年需设置一个闰月来调整季节。中国上古的天文学家曾想出一个简便的方法来判断月序与季节的关系,这就是以傍晚时斗柄的指向定月序,称之为十二月建。
从北方起向东转,将地面划分为12个方位,傍晚时斗柄所指的方位,就是该月的月建,其子月、丑月、寅月分别相当于十一、十二、正月。 中国是个古老的多民族国家。
不同的历史时期的不同的民族都曾经根据自己的文化传统和风俗习惯确定过自己的元旦,即改为“正朔”,改正月初一的时间。颛顼帝和夏代都以孟春正月为元,即使用建寅的夏历,以农历正月初一为元旦;商代使用殷历,殷历建丑,以农历十二月初一为元旦;周代使用周历,周历建成子,以农历十一月初一为元旦;秦代使用秦历,秦历建亥,以农历初一为元旦;西汉前期仍然使用秦历,汉武帝太初元年(公元104年)改用司马迁、洛下闳创制的太初历,又重新使用建寅的夏历,以农历正月初一为元旦。
以后除王莽和魏明帝一度改用建丑的殷历,唐武后和肃宗时改用建子的周历外,各朝代均使用夏历至清朝末年。 “春节”这一词,在不同的历史时期,还有不同的特指。
汉朝时,人们把二十四节气的第一个立春称“春节”。南北朝时,人们把整个春季叫“春节”。
辛亥革命胜利后,南京临时政府为了“顺农时”和“便于统计”,规定在民间使用夏历,在政府机关、厂矿、学校和团体中实行公历,以公历的元月一日为元旦。但一般人称公历元月一日为“阳历年”,仍把农历正月一日初一称“元旦”。
1949年9月27日,中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议通过使用世界上通用的公历纪元,把公历即阳历的元月一日定为元旦,为新年;因为农历正月初一通常都在立春前后,因而把农历正月初一定为“春节”。 春节一般指除夕和正月初一。
但在民间,传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三的祭灶,一直到正月十五,其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。 在春节这一传统节日期间,我国的汉族和大多数少数民族都有要举行各种活动以示庆祝。
这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩,带有浓郁的民族特色。
春节和年的概念,最初的含意来自农业,古时人们把谷的生长周期称为“年”,《说文。禾部》:“年,谷熟也:。
在夏商时代产生了夏历,以月亮圆缺的周期为月,一年划分为十二个月,每月以不见月亮的那天为朔,正月朔日的子时称为岁首,即一年的开始,也叫年,年的名称是从周朝开始的,至了西汉才正式固定下来,一直延续到今天。但古时的正月初一被称为“元旦”,直到中国近代辛亥革命胜利后,南京临时政府为了顺应农时和便于统计,规定在民间使用夏历,在政府机关、厂矿、学校和团体中实行公历,以公历的元月一日为元旦,农历的正月初一称春节。
1949年9月27日,新中国成立,在中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议上,通过了使用世界上通用的公历纪元,把公历的元月一日定为元旦,俗称阳历年;农历正月初一通常都在立春前后,因而把农历正月初一定为“春节”,俗称阴历年。 传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三的祭灶,一直到正月十五,其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。
在春节这一传统节日期间,我国的汉族和大多数少数民族都有要举行各种庆祝活动,这些活动大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动形式丰富多彩,带有浓郁的民族特色。
春节传说之一:熬年守岁 守岁,就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉,熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗,也叫除夕守岁,俗名“熬年”。探究这个习俗的来历,在民间流传着一个有趣的故事: 太古时期,有一种凶猛的怪兽,散居在深山密林中,人们管它们叫“年”。
它的形貌狰狞,生性凶残,专食飞禽走兽、鳞介虫豸,一天换一种口味,从磕头虫一直吃到大活人,。
The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian", which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.。
The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China, which falls on in late January or early February. The historical reason for beginning the new year in such a time is that it is the time between autumn harvest and spring plowing and planning. In another words, it is the time for rest, relaxation and celebration after a year's toil. Except this practical reason for celebrating the Spring Festival, a popular Chinese legend offers another explanation, which is affectedly known in China. In ancient time, a mythological demon called” Nian” that lived under the sea would plague people once a year on the even of the new year. It jumped out from the sea, attacked villages, devouring people, animals and plants. Could no longer bear Nian's brutal persecution, the villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with” Nian” and some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flame. So people lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets on their gates, lit firework and beat gongs and drums to drive Nian away. The idea worked and Nian ran away. Since ever, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival born and the practice of putting red couplets on gates, setting off firecrackers。
春节期间,也称为农历新年,它是中国最重要的传统节日,在1月下旬或2月初。 原因是,新的一年开始在这一时刻是秋收和春耕、规划设计。
换句话说,它是经过一年的辛苦工作而获得的休息、放松、庆典时间。除了这些以外,庆祝春节是另一种传说。
在古代,一个的恶魔叫做“年”,住在海里,会传播瘟疫。所以在百姓庆祝这一年一次的新年。
它从海中跳了出来,攻击村庄,狼吞虎咽地吃着人类、动物和植物。村民们再也不能忍受“年”残酷迫害,村民们聚集起来,讨论如何处理“年”,有些人认为妖精是害怕噪音,红颜色和火焰。
所以人们点燃爆竹,贴上红对联,点燃烟花在大门口打锣鼓喧天。最后,“年”跑掉了。
从此,人们过年就贴红对联,放鞭炮。
The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China, which falls on in late January or early February.
The historical reason for beginning the new year in such a time is that it is the time between autumn harvest and spring plowing and planning. In another words, it is the time for rest, relaxation and celebration after a year's toil. Except this practical reason for celebrating the Spring Festival, a popular Chinese legend offers another explanation, which is affectedly known in China. In ancient time, a mythological demon called” Nian” that lived under the sea would plague people once a year on the even of the new year. It jumped out from the sea, attacked villages, devouring people, animals and plants. Could no longer bear Nian's brutal persecution, the villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with” Nian” and some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flame. So people lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets on their gates, lit firework and beat gongs and drums to drive Nian away. The idea worked and Nian ran away. Since ever, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival born and the practice of putting red couplets on gates, setting off firecrackers。
春节期间,也称为农历新年,它是中国最重要的传统节日,在1月下旬或2月初。
原因是,新的一年开始在这一时刻是秋收和春耕、规划设计。换句话说,它是经过一年的辛苦工作而获得的休息、放松、庆典时间。除了这些以外,庆祝春节是另一种传说。在古代,一个的恶魔叫做“年”,住在海里,会传播瘟疫。所以在百姓庆祝这一年一次的新年。它从海中跳了出来,攻击村庄,狼吞虎咽地吃着人类、动物和植物。村民们再也不能忍受“年”残酷迫害,村民们聚集起来,讨论如何处理“年”,有些人认为妖精是害怕噪音,红颜色和火焰。所以人们点燃爆竹,贴上红对联,点燃烟花在大门口打锣鼓喧天。最后,“年”跑掉了。从此,人们过年就贴红对联,放鞭炮。
Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring talking animals. Published versions of the story date back to the late 18th century, but the story is thought to be much older. The story was assured its place in world's folklore thanks to an immensely popular 1933 Walt Disney animated cartoon.(这一段是基本介绍,可作背景资料用) Mother Pig sends her three little piglets out into the world to live on their own. The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats the pig. The encounter between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases: One day the big bad wolf came and knocked on the first little pig's door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." And the little pig answered, "No, no, I won't let you come in, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Well," said the wolf, "then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in." So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down and ate the little pig. The second pig builds a house of sticks, has the same conversation with the wolf, and meets the same fate. The third pig builds a house of brick. The wolf cannot huff and puff hard enough to blow the house down. He attempts to trick the third little pig out of his house, but the pig outsmarts him at every turn. Finally, the wolf threatens to come down the chimney, whereupon the third little pig boils a pot of water into which the wolf plunges. The little pig cooks the wolf and eats him。
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." 有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产,换回了金块,并秘密地埋在一个地方。
他每天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察,知道了真情,趁他走后,挖出金块拿走了。
守财奴再来时,发现洞中的金块没有了,便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛,问明原因后, 说道:“喂,朋友,别再难过了,那块金子虽是你买来的,但并不是你真正拥有的。
去拿一 块石头来,代替金块放在洞里,只要你心里想着那是块金子,你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同。
依我之见,你拥有那金块时,也从没用过。” 这故事说明,一切财物如不使用等于没有。
Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring talking animals. Published versions of the story date back to the late 18th century, but the story is thought to be much older. The story was assured its place in world's folklore thanks to an immensely popular 1933 Walt Disney animated cartoon.(这一段是基本介绍,可作背景资料用)
Mother Pig sends her three little piglets out into the world to live on their own.
The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats the pig. The encounter between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases:
One day the big bad wolf came and knocked on the first little pig's door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." And the little pig answered, "No, no, I won't let you come in, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Well," said the wolf, "then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in." So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down and ate the little pig.
The second pig builds a house of sticks, has the same conversation with the wolf, and meets the same fate.
The third pig builds a house of brick. The wolf cannot huff and puff hard enough to blow the house down. He attempts to trick the third little pig out of his house, but the pig outsmarts him at every turn. Finally, the wolf threatens to come down the chimney, whereupon the third little pig boils a pot of water into which the wolf plunges. The little pig cooks the wolf and eats him