01.春節SpringFestival02.目錄CONTENTS元宵節LanternFestival04.端午節DragonBoatFestival05.中秋節Mid-AutumnFestival03.清明節QingmingFestival06.重陽節DoubleNinthFestival

春節，即農歷新年，是一年之歲首，就是傳統意義上的“年節”,俗稱新春、新歲、新年、大年等，又稱過年、過大年。在春節期間，全國各地均有舉行各種慶賀新春活動，這些活動以除舊布新、迎禧接福、拜神祭祖、祈求豐年為主要內容，形式豐富多彩，帶有濃郁的各地域特色，凝聚著中華傳統文化精華。TheSpringFestival(theLunarNewYear)isthebeginningoftheyear,whichisthetraditional“NewYear'sFestival”.ThefestivalisalsoknowncolloquiallyastheSpringFestival,NewAge,NewYear,GreatYear,etc.DuringtheSpringFestival,variousactivitiesareheldthroughoutthecountry.Theseactivitiesmainlyfocusonremovingtheold,greetingthenew,worshipinggodsandancestors,andprayingforaharvestyearbyrichandcolorfulformswithspecialregionalcharacteristicsandessenceofChinesetraditionalculture.春節

SpringFestival

春節是由歲首祈年祭祀演變而來，上古時代便有了一些過年的氣氛，人們于一年農事結束后，在新一年開端的歲首，舉行祭祀活動報祭天地眾神、祖先的恩德，祈求豐年。TheSpringFestivalevolvedfromprayingfortheNewYearatthebeginningofoneyear.AtthebeginningoftheNewYearandtheendofoneyear’sfarming,Chinesepeopleheldsacrificialactivitiestocommemorategodsandancestorsandprayforagoodyear（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment“年”的故事Thestoryof“NIan”（二）春節的傳說LegendofSpringFestival（三）習俗Customs辦年貨PreparingNewYear'sGoods祭灶Sacrificekitchen掃塵

Sweepingdust年夜飯NewYear'sEvedinner壓歲錢Luckymoney拜年PayingaNewYearcall春晚SpringFestivalGala春節

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農歷正月十五日是中國傳統節日元宵節；The15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthistheLanternFestival.

正月十五日又是一年中第一個月圓之夜，所以稱正月十五為元宵節；

Thefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthisthenightofthefirstfullmooninayear.元宵節LanternFestival

古時候，因秦始皇名嬴政，為避諱“正”字，故此“正月十五”又稱“端月十五”，象征團圓與美滿。正月十五在西漢已經受到重視。不過，正月十五元宵節真正作為民俗節日是在漢魏之后。從唐代起，元宵張燈即成為法定之事，并逐漸成為民間習俗。2008年6月，元宵節入選第二批國家級非物質文化遺產。

Inancienttimes,LanternFestivalwascalled“Duanyue15th”inordertoavoidEmperorYing’s“Zheng”.Itsymbolizedreunionandhappiness.ThefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonthhasbeentakenseriouslyintheWesternHanDynasty.However,aftertheHanandWeiDynasties,theLanternFestivalbegantobeseriouslyregardedasafolkfestival.SincetheTangDynasty,lanterndisplayhasbecomealegalmatter,andgraduallybecomeafolkcustom.InJune2008,LanternFestivalwasselectedasthesecondbatchofnationalintangibleculturalheritage（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment

古人認為“太乙”天神掌管著世間人類的命運。自秦始皇始，皇帝每年都舉行盛大的儀式，祈求太乙神賜予國家風調雨順，以及他與臣民們健康長壽。到了漢武帝時代，朝廷尤其重視元宵燈會，元封七年（公元前104年），漢武帝將元宵節欽定為最重要的佳節之一，慶祝儀式通宵進行。因此，元宵節就是拜“太乙”神的日子。

Theancientsbelievedthatthe“TaiYi”Godcontrolledthefateofhumanbeingsintheworld.SincethebeginningofEmperorQin,emperorsheldgrandceremonieseveryyeartopraythatTaiYiGodwouldgrantthecountrygoodweather,aswellashishealthandlongevitywithhispeople.IntheperiodofEmperorWuofHanDynasty,thecourtpaidspecialattentiontoLanternFestival.IntheseventhyearofYuanfeng(104B.C.),EmperorWuappointedLanternFestivalasoneofthemostimportantfestivalsandcelebrateditallnight.Therefore,LanternFestivalisthedaytoworshipthe“TaiYi”God.（二）元宵節的傳說LegendofLanternFestival元宵節LanternFestival習俗Customs吃元宵EatingYuanxiao賞花燈Enjoybeautifullanterns猜燈謎Guesslanternriddles

清明節是傳統的重大春祭節日，掃墓祭祀、緬懷祖先，是中華民族自古以來的優良傳統，同時也是人們親近自然、踏青游玩、享受春天樂趣的歡樂節日；QingmingFestivalisatraditionalmajorfestival.Tomb-sweepingandancestor-memorizingisafinetraditionoftheChinesenationsinceancienttimes.Itisalsoajoyfulfestivalforpeopletogetclosetonature,travelinthegreenandenjoythejoyofspring.

清明節氣處在公歷4月5號前后，即春分后第15日；

TheQingmingFestivalisaroundthe5thofApril,andisthe15thdayafterSpringEquinox.清明節QingmingFestival

清明節源自上古時代的祖先信仰與春祭活動，經歷史發展，清明節在唐宋時期融匯了寒食節的習俗，兼具自然與人文兩大內涵，既是自然節氣點，也是傳統節日。古代的青年男女，多會在清明時節，會同好友登高望遠，或席地而坐，品詩會友。QingmingFestivaloriginatedfromancestorbeliefsandspringsacrificeinancienttimes.Withhistoricaldevelopment,QingmingFestivalintegratesthecustomsofColdFoodFestivalinTangandSongDynasties.Ithastwoconnotationsofnatureandhumanity.Itisbothanaturalsolarpointandatraditionalfestival.Ancientyoungmenandwomen,mostlyinQingmingFestivalwillclimbmountainswithfriends,orsitonthefloortoappreciatepoetry.（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment（二）清明節的傳說LegendofQingmingFestival習俗Customs掃墓祭祖Tomb-sweepingandancestor-sacrificing踏青Havinganoutinginspring清明節QingmingFestival端午節（農歷五月初五）是中國民間的傳統節日；DragonBoatFestival(thefifthdayofMayinlunarcalendar)isatraditionalChinesefestival.（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment

端午節源自天象崇拜，由上古時代龍圖騰祭祀演變而來，是中國古代南方吳越民族舉行圖騰祭的節日。也因傳說戰國時期的楚國詩人屈原在五月五日跳汨羅江自盡，后來人們亦將端午節作為紀念屈原的節日。QuYuanisaministerandpatrioticpoetDragonBoatFestivaloriginatedfromtheworshipofcelestialphenomena.Itevolvedfromdragontotemsacrificeinancienttimes.ItisatotemsacrificefestivalheldbyWuyuenationalityinancientChina.ItisalsosaidthatQuYuan,apoetoftheStateofChuintheWarringStatesPeriod,committedsuicidebyjumpingtheMiluoRiveronMay5.Later,peopletooktheDragonBoatFestivalasafestivaltocommemorateQuYuan.端午節DragonBoatFestival端午節（農歷五月初五）是中國民間的傳統節日；DragonBoatFestival(thefifthdayofMayinlunarcalendar)isatraditionalChinesefestival.（二）端午節的傳說LegendofDragonBoatFestival

屈原，楚國大夫、愛國詩人。因治國主張遭反對而被罷職流放。公元前278年農歷五月初五，屈原聽到秦軍攻破楚國都城的消息后，悲憤交加，心如刀割，抱石投入汨羅江，以身殉國。沿江百姓紛紛引舟競渡前去打撈，并將粽子投入江中，以免魚蝦蠶食他的身體。以后，在每年的五月初五，就有了龍舟競渡、吃粽子的風俗。以此來紀念愛國詩人屈原。QuYuanisaministerandpatrioticpoetoftheStateofChu.Hisideaofgoverningcountrywasopposedandexiled.OnthefifthdayofMayoflunarmonthin278BC,QuYuanheardthenewsthatQinarmyhadbrokenthecapitalofStateofChu.Hewasfilledwithgriefandindignation,andplungedintotheMiluoRivertomartyrhiscountry.Peoplealongtheriverracedtosalvageandputricedumplingsintotherivertoavoidfishandshrimpeatinghisbody.Later,onthefifthdayofMayeveryyear,therewasthecustomofdragonboatracing,eatingricedumplingstocommemoratepatrioticpoetQuYuan.(三)習俗Customs賽龍舟Dragonboatracing吃粽子EatingtraditionalChinesericedumplings端午節DragonBoatFestival端午節（農歷五月初五）是中國民間的傳統節日；DragonBoatFestival(thefifthdayofMayinlunarcalendar)isatraditionalChinesefestival.中秋節，又稱團圓節等，是中國民間的傳統節日。根據我國的歷法，農歷八月在秋季中間，為秋季的第二個月，稱為“仲秋”，而八月十五又在“仲秋”之中，所以稱“中秋”。

Mid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownasthereunionfestival,isatraditionalChinesefestival.AccordingtoChinesecalendar,Augustisinthemiddleofautumn,thesecondmonthofautumnand15thisinthemiddleofAugust,soitiscalled“Mid-Autumn”.

中秋節月亮圓滿，象征團圓，因而又叫“團圓節”。中秋節以月之圓兆人之團圓，為寄托思念故鄉，思念親人之情，祈盼豐收、幸福。

TheMoonoftheMid-AutumnFestivalisfullandsymbolizesreunion,soitisalsocalledthe“reunionfestival”.TheMid-AutumnFestival,withreunionofthefullmoonasasymbolofpeople’slongingfortheirhomelandandtheirrelatives,wishesforabumperharvestandhappiness.中秋節Mid-AutumnFestival

中秋節源自天象崇拜，由上古時代秋夕祭月演變而來，唐朝初年更加受到重視，盛行于宋朝，至明清時，已成為與春節齊名的中國傳統節日之一。TheMid-AutumnFestivaloriginatedfromtheworshipofcelestialphenomena.Itevolvedfromtheworshipofthemoonontheautumneveninginancienttimes.IntheearlyTangDynasty,moreattentionwaspaidtoit.ItwasprevalentintheSongDynasty.BytheMingandQingDynasties,ithadbecomeafamoustraditionalChinesefestivalwithSpringfestival.（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment嫦娥奔月TheGoddessChang'sflytothemoon（二）中秋節的傳說LegendofMid-AutumnFestival（三）習俗Customs吃月餅Eatingmooncakes賞桂花、飲桂花酒AppreciatingOsmanthusfragranceanddrinkingOsmanthusfragrancewine

重陽節，為每年的農歷九月初九日，是中國民間的傳統節日。“九”為陽數，“九九”兩陽數相重，故曰“重陽”DoubleNinthFestival,theninthdayofSeptemberinthelunarcalendar,isatraditionalChinesefestival.“Nine”isdefinedasthenumberofYang,anddoubleNineisthenumberoftwoYangs,soitiscalled“Chongyang”.重陽節DoubleNinthFestival（一）起源與發展OriginandDevelopment

古人在九月農作物豐收之時祭天帝、祭祖，以謝天帝、祖先恩德的活動。這是重陽節作為秋季豐收祭祀活動而存在的原始形式。重陽節起始于上古，成型于春秋戰國，普及于西漢，鼎盛于唐代以后。TheoriginofDoubleNinthFestivalcanbetracedbacktoancienttimes.TheancientsofferedsacrificestotheEmperorofHeavenandancestorsinSeptemberwhencropswereharvested,inordertothanktheEmperorofHeavenandancestorsfortheirkindness.ThisistheoriginalformofDoubleNinthFestivalasaharvestfestivalinautumn.TheDoubleNinthFestivalbeganinancienttimes,formedintheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod,popularizedintheWesternHanDynasty,andflourishedaftertheTangDynasty.

相傳東漢時汝河有個瘟魔，每年九月初九出來，它一出現，家家都有人病倒、喪命。青年恒景的父母因此喪命。恒景決心出去訪仙學藝，為民除掉瘟魔。恒景在一仙長那里學到一身非凡武藝。仙長送給他一包茱萸葉，一盅菊花酒，并且密授避邪用法，讓恒景九月初九回家為民除害。九月九日早晨，恒景按仙長的叮囑把鄉親們領到了附近的一座山上，發給每人一片茱萸葉，一盅菊花酒，按仙人傳授之道，成功殺死瘟魔。從此九月初九登高避疫的說法年復一年地流傳下來。

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