【英语作文myviewonchinesetraditionalfestivalsmyviewonchinesetraditionalfestivals题目简述很多年轻人现在热衷于西方节日,对中国的传统节日反应冷淡,请你谈谈中国的传统节日——春节对中国人的意】
英语作文myviewonchinesetraditionalfestivals
myviewonchinesetraditionalfestivals题目
简述很多年轻人现在热衷于西方节日,对中国的传统节日反应冷淡,请你谈谈中国的传统节日——春节对中国人的意义并说明你打算怎样过春节,号召年轻朋友们重视祖国的传统节日
不知道是否要写地好一点的,还是初中水平的.
TraditionalChinesefestivals
Asweallknow,itistheSpringFestivalsnow.Peoplefromallovertheworldarecelebrating,asthenewsreported.
TheSpringFestivalmaybethemostpopularChinesefestivalintheworld,knownasChineseNewYear.TheChineseNewYearstartswiththeNewMoononthefirstdayoftheNewYearinlunarcalendarandendsonthefullmoon15dayslater.NewYear’sEveandNewYear’sDayarecelebratedasfamilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.Inthepast,allthefamilymemberswillgettogetherattheNewYear’sEve.Theyhaveabigdinner.Inthenorthpeoplemusteatdumplings,andinthesouthpeopleusuallyeatricecake.ThegenearchswillsumupthewholeyearandblesstheNewYear.Inthemidnighttheywillplayfirecrackerandworshiptheancestor.Onthenextdays,peoplepayNewYear’sCalls.Theyvisitrelationsandblesseachother.
The15thdayoftheNewYeariscalledtheLanternFestival,whichisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.ThedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChinabecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalled“Yuan”monthandancientpeoplecallednight“Xiao”.Peoplecelebratethefestivalwiththeirfamiliesatnight,eatingriceglueball(YuanXiao).Childrenwillcarrylanternsinaparadewithbeautifullanternandfireworkdisplaying.Theremayberiddleswrittenonlanterns.Peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandenjoythenicetime.
Mid-AutumnFestivalisalsoonthedaywhenthereisafullmoon.Itisthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,somanypeoplesimplycalltheday“FifteenthoftheEighthMoon”.Asthisisaseasonwhencropsandfruitsareallripeandtheweatherispleasant,thefestivalisalsoconsideredasaharvestfestival.Peoplemusteatmooncakesinthefestival.Moon-cakesaremadewithnuts,Chinesedateorsweetenedbeanpaste.Moon-cakeisthesymbolofreunionsinceitisoftendiscal.PeoplealsotellstoryaboutChangEandWuGangtothekidswheneatingmoon-cakesandappreciatingthebeautifulmoon.
Chinesepeoplethinkalotofreunion.InmanyoftheChinesefestivalsfamiliesmustgettogethertocelebrate.TheSpringFestival,LanternFestivalandMid-AutumnFestivalarethemostimportantfestivalsforreunion.Chinesepeoplethinkalotofancestors,too.Actually,ancestorworshipisanimportantaffairduringtheSpringFestivals.SomeChinesefestivalsarespecialforworshipandsacrifice.
QingmingFestivalisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.Itisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina.Itisthetimeforpeopletosacrificetotheirancestorsandsweepthetombs.TheHanshi(ColdFood)FestivalwasusuallyonedaybeforetheQingmingFestival,butnowtheywerecombined.Peoplewillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.ThiscustomistocommemorateJieZitui,whoisapersonageduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.QingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness.Besidessacrifice,theQingmingFestivalisalsoatimeforspringoutingsbecauseitisatimewhenthesunshinesbrightlyandnatureislively.
AnotherimportantfestivalistheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival.Itiscelebratedonfifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtothelunarcalendar.Thefestivalisbestknownfordragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernpr