关于春节的英语美文散文.docx

关于春节的英语美文散文关于春节的英语美文散文小琼longevity3.Butdontgrouptheminfours,because,Dunlopsays,thisnumberisassociatedwithdeath.LongNoodlesIfnoodlesareserved,thenkeepthemaslongaspossibleforlonglife,saysLum.TheTrayofTogethernessPutoutforvisitingrelativestosnackon,orgivenasagift,theeight(atraditionallysymbolic4luckynumber,explainsDunlop)compartments5ofthetrayarefilledwiththingssuchaspreservedkumquatsforprosperity,coconut6fortogetherness,longanstobringmanysons,andredmelonseedsforhappiness.NianGaoNiangaomeansyearcake,butgaosoundsthesameasthewordfortallorhigh,saysDunlop.Hencethecakessymbolizeachievingnewheightsinthecomingyear.Thesteamedsweetsaremadeofglutinous7riceflour,brownsugar,andoil.Someversionshavewhitesesameseeds,reddates,ornutsinthem(thedatesaresaidtobringearlyprosperity,writesGonginGoodLuckLife).Ifyouwanttotryyourhandatmakingniangao,heresourrecipe.Chowhoundsalsohavesometips.PomeloThislargecitrusfruitispopular,writesGong,becauseitisthoughttobringcontinuousprosperityandstatus.ThetraditioncomesfromthewaytheCantonesephraseforpomelosoundssimilartothewordsforprosperityandstatus,explainsLum.关于春节的英语美文散文：二月二爆玉米花的风俗来历Accordingtothefolklegend,the2nddayofthesecondlunarmonthistheverydayforthedragonkingwhoisinchargeofcloudsandrainstoraisehishead.Afterthatday,therewillbemoreandmorerain,sothatdayisalsocalledSpringDragonDay.MostChinesenorthernfarmersbelievethatwiththehelpofthatday,allstores,bigandsmall,willbefullofgrain.Everyyearwhenthisdaycomes,thoseChinesenorthernpeoplewillcarrythelanterns,inthemorningtofetchwaterfromthewellsandtherivers.Theywilllightthecandles,burnincenseandplaytributetothedragonking.Intheoldtimespeoplecalledthiswelcomethefieldsdragon.Onthatday,allthefamilieswilleatnoodlesorfriedglutinousriceblocks,andpopcorntoenjoyhappiness.根据民间传讲，农历二月初二是长官云雨的龙王抬头之日。过了龙抬头这天，雨水充沛，所以这天被称为春龙界。中国北方的农民坚信龙抬头后雨水充足这事，到时粮仓无论大小都会装满粮食。每当春龙节到来，中国北方都会舞龙，大部分地区在这天早晨家家户户打着灯笼到井边或河边挑水。回到家里便点灯、烧香、上供，理发(有风俗正月理发死舅舅)。旧时，人们把这种仪式叫做“引田龙。这一天，家家户户还要吃面条、炸油糕、爆玉米花(比作为“挑龙头、“吃龙胆、“金豆开花，龙王升天，兴云布雨，五谷丰收)，以示吉庆。ApopularfairytaleinthenorthofChinacantelltheoriginoftheday.WhenWuZetian,theempress,intheTangDynastycameintopower,theHeavenGodwassoangrythatheorderedthedragonkingstostoprainingfor3years.Soonafterthis,thedragonkingwhowasinchargeoftheheavenriverheardthebittercriesfromthefolk,sawmanypeoplestarvetodeath.Hewasafraidthattherewouldbenolifeinnotime.ThenhewentagainsttheHeavenGodsorderandgavethefolkaheavyrain.Becauseofthis,thedragonkingwasthrownintothefolkworldbytheHeavenGodandpressedunderalargemountain.北方庆春龙节还由于另外一个传讲。相传唐朝，武则天登位做了皇帝，玉帝大怒，命令龙王三年之内不能降雨。但龙王日日听闻百姓哭泣，见无数百姓音饥饿而死，他担忧很快地球上就没有生命了。于是他违犯玉帝旨意，给老百姓降了一场大雨。玉帝得知后，将司掌天河的玉龙打下天宫，压在一座大山下面。(山下还立了一块碑，上面写道：龙王降雨犯天规，当受人间千秋罪。要想重登灵霄阁，除非金豆开花时。)Thenthefolkhurriedtolookforgoldbeanseverywhereinordertosavehimfromthepressure.Onthe2nddayofthe2ndlunarmonththenextyear,whenpeopleweredryingthecornseedsinthesun,theythoughtofthecornseedsasgoldbeansbecausewhentheywereroasted,theywouldpopinblossomlikegoldbeans.Soallthefamiliesbegantopopcornandburnincenseandputgoldbeansondesks.Whenthedragonkingraisedhishead,heknewthefolkweretryingtosavehim,soheshoutedtotheGod,Goldbeansareinblossom,soletmeout.AftertheHeavenGodsawallgoldbeansinblossominallfamilies,hehadtogivehisordertoaskthedragonkingtoreturntotheheavenpalaceandgoonwithhisjobofmakingcloudsandrainsforthefolk.Sincethen,ithasbeenthefolkcustomtoeatpopcornonthe2nddayofthe2ndlunarmonth.Infact,afterthe2ndlunarmonth,sincetherewillbemoreandmorerainwhichmarkstheendoflittle-rainwinter.ThisisaclearcharacteristicofthemonsoonclimateinNorthChina.人们为了拯救龙王，四处寻找开花的金豆。到了第二年二月初二这一天，人们正在翻晒金黄的玉米种子，猛然想起，这玉米就象金豆，炒开了花，不就是金豆开花吗?于是家家户户爆玉米花，并在院里设案焚香，供上“开花的金豆，专让龙王和玉帝看见。龙王知道这是百姓在救它，就大声向玉帝喊到：“金豆开花了，放我出去!玉帝一看人间家家户户院里金豆花开放，只好传谕，诏龙王回到天庭，继续给人间兴云布雨。从此以后，民间构成了习惯，每到二月二这一天，人们就爆玉米花，也有炒豆的。关于春节的英语美文散文：元宵节英语故事thestoryabouttheoriginofthefestivalgoeslikethis.buddhismfirstenteredchinaduringthereignofemperormingdioftheeasternhandynasty.thatwasinthefirstcentury.however,itdidnotexertanygreatinfluenceamongthechinesepeople.oneday,emperormingdihadadreamaboutagoldmaninhispalace.attheverymomentwhenhewasabouttoaskthemysteriousfigurewhohewas.thegoldmansuddenlyrosetotheskyanddisappearedinthewest.thenextday,emperormingdisentascholartoindiaonapilgrimagetolocatebuddhistscriptures.afterjourneyingthousandsofmiles,thescholarfinallyreturnedwiththescriptures.emperormingdiorderedthatatemplebebuilttohouseastatueofbuddhaandserveasarepositoryforthescriptures.followersbelievethatthepowerofbuddhacandispeldarkness.soemperormingdiorderedhissubjectstodisplaylightedlanternsduringwhatwastobecomethelanternfestival.有一种传讲以为元宵节与fo教有关。东汉明帝时期，fo教进入中国，这也是fo教初次传入中国，然而，fo教并没有对中国人产生多大影响。一日，明帝做了个梦，梦见皇宫里有个金人，正当他准备问清这个神秘人物的身世时，金人忽然升入天空，消失在西面。次日，明帝委派一位学士去印度开场了他的取经之旅，经过几千里的长途跋涉，学士终于带回了经卷。汉明帝下令建造一所寺庙供fo雕安身、珍藏经书。fo徒们相信fo能驱走黑暗，所以汉明帝宣昭他的臣民们张灯结彩，这样就构成了“灯节。thecustomoflightinglanternscontinued.however,thelanternswoulddevelopfromsimpleonestothoseofvariouscolorandshape.thescaleofthecelebrationalsoincreasedgreatly。张灯的风俗得以延续传承，然而，灯盏由俭朴到华贵，样式繁多，庆贺的规模也愈来愈大。