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【篇一：万圣节vs中元节】
1. the introduction of halloween
halloween’s origin can be dated back to the
ancient celtic
festival of samhain
(pronounced sow-in). the celts, who lived
2000
years ago in the area that is now ireland, the
united
kingdom, and northern france,
celebrated their new year on
november 1. this
day marked the end of summer, the harvest
and
the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of
year that
was often associated with human
death. celts believed that on
the night before
the new year, the boundary between the world
of living and the dead became blurred. on the
night of october
31, which was the night
before the new year, it was believed
that the
ghosts of the dead came back to earth. except for
causing trouble and damaging crops, celts
thought that the
existence of the otherworldly
spirits made it easier for the
druids, or
celtic priests, to make predictions about the
future.
to commemorate the event, druids built
huge sacred bonfires,
where the people
gathered to burn crops and animals as
sacrifices to the celtic immortals. during the
celebration, the
celts wore costumes,
typically consisting of animal heads and
skins, and attempted to tell each other’s
fortunes. when the
celebration was over, they
re-lit their hearth fires, which they
had
extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred
bonfire
to help protect them during the coming
winter.
the custom of trick-or-treating
is thought to have originated
not with the
irish celts, but with a ninth-century european
custom called souling. on november 2, all
souls day, early
christians would walk from
village to village begging for “soul
cakes”,
made out of square pieces of bread with currants.
the
more soul cakes the beggars would receive,
the more prayers
they would promise to say on
behalf of the dead relatives of
the donors. at
the time, it was believed that the dead remained
in limbo for a time after death, and that
prayer, even by
strangers, could expedite a
soul’s passage to heaven.
the jack-o-
lantern custom probably comes from irish folklore.
as the tale is told, a man named jack, who was
notorious as a
drunkard and trickster, tricked
satan into climbing a tree. jack
then
carved an image of a cross in the tree’s trunk,
trapping
the devil up the tree. jack made a
deal with the devil that, if he
would never
tempt him again, he would promise to let him
down the tree. according to the folk tale,
after jack died, he was
denied entrance to
heaven because of his evil ways, but he
was
also denied access to hell because he had tricked
the
devil. instead, the devil gave him a
single ember to light his
way through the
frigid darkness. the ember was placed inside
a
hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.
2. the introduction of chinese ghost
festival
the ghost festival, also known
as the hungry ghost festival in
modern day,
zhong yuan jie or yu lan jie (traditional chinese:
盂
蘭節) is a traditional buddhist and taoist
festival held in asian
countries. in the
chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the
ghost festival is on the 15th night of the
seventh month (14th
in
southern
china).
in chinese culture, the fifteenth
day of the seventh month in
the lunar calendar
is called ghost day and the seventh month
in
general is regarded as theghost month (鬼月), in
which
ghosts and spirits, including those of
the deceased ancestors,
come out from the
lower realm.
3. contrast on ghost culture
between halloween and chinese
ghost
festival
there are many ghosts in chinese
culture; they have been
worshipped by the
chinese for a few thousand years. even
confucius said, “respect ghosts and gods, but
keep away from
them.” and the chinese people
often say, “if you believe it,
there will be,
but if you don’t, there will not.”
we
think that most chinese believe that ghosts exist.
for
instance, people have imaginatively
transfigured their real life
experiences into
visions of the unknown world. just like the
chinese legendary hell, for example, is
governed by a king in a
completely
bureaucratic system. the king of the underground
takes charge of people’s lives, keeping a book
that spells out
the exact time of everybody’s
death.
while in the west mainly through
carnival to scare away the
evil spirits, and
the living dead souls come and take away the
fear of health, so people in this day put out
the fire, candlelight,
so that the soul
can not find the living dead, again dressed up
as ghosts and goblins to scare away the dead
souls.
speaking of ghost images, those in
chinese culture are really
different from
those in western countries. for example, in
chinese culture, a ghost is usually a
beautiful young woman
whose face is covered by
long black hair, who dies due to
misfortune,
then comes back for revenge. the more badly one
is wronged, the more powerful he or she
becomes after death.
in western
countries, those images usually refer to monsters
such as vampires, ghosts, skeletons, witches,
and devils, or in
more recent years such
science fiction-inspired characters as
aliens
and superheroes.
from what we have
discussed, we can easily see the
similarities
and differences between chinese culture and
western culture. as globalization has been
widely taken place,
we should pay enough
attention to the cultures both at home
and
abroad, that’s why we should learn intercultural
communication well to have a better
comprehension of the
world. however, we still
have to bear in mind that we should
get rid of
what is bad and absorb what is good. it’s not only
a
great challenge for us but also a shortcut
to progress.
【篇二：中国传统节日英文】
农历正月初一 春节spring festival (chinese new year)
春节，是农历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”。这是我国民间
最隆重、最热闹的一个传
统节日。春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷
商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月初一古称
元
日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到了民国时期，改
用公历，公历的一月一日称
为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。
农历正月十五 元宵节(灯节)lantern
festival
元宵，是中国一个重要的传统节日。正月十五日是一年中第一个月
圆之夜，也是一元复始，大地回春的夜晚，人们对此加以庆祝，也
是庆贺新春的延续 ，因此又称“上
元节”，即农历正月十五日。在古
书中，这一天称为“上元”，其夜称“元夜”、“元夕”或“元宵”。
而元
宵这一名称一直沿用至今。
农历二月初二 青龙节中和节
zhonghe festival (zhong he jie)
南方为“社日”，北
方为“龙抬头”节，社日分为春社和秋社，春社按
立春后第五个戊日推算，一般在二月初二前后，秋社按
立秋后第五
个戊日，约新谷登场的八月。我国历史上的相当长一段时期，其社
会
形态是典型的传统农业社会。在这样的社会形态下，人们对土地
有着极其深厚的感情。爱重之，必然神化
之，因此土地很早就是人
们的祭祀对象，称作社；而重点祭祀的那个日子，就是社日。
农历三月初三 上巳节shangsi festival (shang si
jie)
农历四月五日前后 清明节 qing ming jie
(tomb sweeping daymourning dayching ming
festival)
一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。
农历五月初五 端午节dragon boat festival (dragon
festivaltuen
ng festival) 过端午节，是中国人二千多年来的传统习惯，
由于地域
广大，民族众多，加上许多故事传说，于是不仅产生了众多相异的
节名，而且各地也有
着不尽相同的习俗。其内容主要有：女儿回娘
家，挂钟馗像，迎鬼船、躲午，帖午叶符，悬挂菖蒲[1]
、艾草，游
百病，佩香囊，备牲醴,赛龙舟，比武，击球，荡秋千，给小孩涂雄
黄，饮用雄黄酒
、菖蒲酒，吃五毒饼、咸蛋、粽子和时令鲜果等，
有些活动，如赛龙舟等，已得到新的发展，突破了时间
、地域界线，
成为了国际性的体育赛事。
农历六月初六 洗晒节bathing
and basking festival (xi shai jie)
农历七月初七
乞巧节(七夕）
double-seventh day the night of
sevens (magpie festivalqi xi)
七月初七，又称七夕节，
乞巧节。是历史悠久的汉族传统节日。汉
族民间传说阴历七月初七晚上喜鹊在银河上搭桥，让牛郎、织女
在
桥上相会。古俗在这天晚上，汉族女孩们要穿针乞巧。鹊桥相会歌
颂了汉族劳动人民忠贞不渝
的爱情，以及追求美好生活的强烈愿望。
这个节日起源于汉代，东晋葛洪的《西京杂记》，有
“汉彩女常以
七月七日穿七孔针于开襟楼，人俱习之” 的记载，这便是我们于古代
文献中所见
到的、最早的关于乞巧的记载。后来的唐宋诗词中，妇
女乞巧也被屡屡提及，唐朝王建有诗说：“阑珊星
斗缀珠光，七夕宫
娥乞巧忙”。这节日和牛郎、织女的神话传说有十分密切的关系，这
是一个很
美丽的，千古流传的爱情故事，成为四大汉族民间爱情传
说之一 。
农历七月十五
中元节spirit festival (ghost festival) 七月十五日，
道教称
为中元节，佛教称为盂兰节，民间旧称鬼节，俗称七月半。
传说该日地府放出全部鬼魂，民间普遍进行祭
祀鬼魂的活动。凡有
新丧的人家，例要上新坟，而一般在地方上都要祭孤魂野鬼，所以，
它整个
儿是以祀鬼为中心的节日，系中国民间最大的鬼节。 七月原
是小秋，有若干农作物成熟
，民间按例要祀祖，用新米等祭供，向
祖先报告秋成。
农历八月十五
中秋节mid-autumn festival （moon festival）
中秋
节又称月夕、秋节、仲秋节、八月节、八月会、追月节、玩月
节、拜月节、女儿节或团圆节，是流行于中
国众多民族与东亚诸国
中的传统文化节日，时在农历八月十五；因其恰值三秋之半，故名，
也有
些地方将中秋节定在八月十六。中秋节始于唐朝初年，盛行于
宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名而成为中国
的主要节日之一。受中
华文化的影响，中秋节也是东亚
和东南亚一些国家尤其是当地
的华人华侨的传统节日。自2008年起
中秋节被列为国家法定节假日。2006年5月20日，该节日
经国务
院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。中秋节是中国三大
灯节之一，过节要玩灯
。但中秋没有像元宵节那样的大型灯会，玩
灯主要只是在家庭、儿童之间进行的。
农历九月初九重阳节double ninth festival
重阳节，又称重九节、
“踏秋”，汉族传统节日。庆祝重阳节一般会
包括出游赏景、登高远眺、观赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕
、饮菊
花酒等活动。每年的农历九月初九日，也是中国传统四大祭祖的节
日 。重阳节，早在战
国时期就已经形成，到了唐代被正式定为民间
的节日，此后历朝历代沿袭至今。重阳与三月初三日“踏春
”皆是家
族倾室而出，重阳这天所有亲人都要一起登高“避灾”。
农历十月十五
下元节spirit festival water lantern festival
农历十月十五，是古老的“下元节”。此时，正值农村收获季节，武
进一带几乎家家户户用新谷磨糯米粉
做小团子，包素菜馅心，蒸熟
后在大门外“斋天”。又，旧时俗谚云：“十月半，牵砻团子斋三官”。<
br>原来道教谓是日是“三官”（天官、地官、水官）生日，道教徒家门
外均竖天杆，杆上挂黄旗，旗
上写着“天地水府”、“风调雨顺”、“国
泰民安”、“消灾降福”等字样；晚上，杆顶挂三盏天灯，做
团子需三
官。民国以后，此俗渐废，惟民间将祭亡、烧库等仪式提前在农历
七月十五“中元节”
时举行。
农历十一月初七 冬至winter solstice festival
(mid-winter
festival)
盛夏。比较常见的是，在中国北方有
冬至吃饺子的风俗。俗话说：
“冬至到，吃水饺。”而南方则是吃汤圆，当然也有例外，如在山东
滕州、曲阜、邹城、临沂周边地区，冬至习惯叫做数九，流行过数
九当天喝羊肉汤的习
俗，寓意驱除寒冷之意。各地食俗不同，但吃
水饺最为常见。
农历腊月初八
腊八节laba festival (congee festival)
农历的最后一天 除夕chinese new year eve
除夕是指农历每年末
最后一天的晚上，即大年初一前夜。因常在夏
历腊月二十九或三十日，故又称该日为年三十，是汉族最重
要的传
统节日之一。汉族民间最为重视。家家户户忙忙碌碌或清扫庭舍，
迎祖宗回家过年，并以
年糕、三牲奉祀。年的最后一天叫“岁除”，
那天晚上叫“除夕”。除夕人们往往通宵不眠，叫守岁。”
除夕这一天，
家里家外不但要打扫得干干净净，还要贴门神、贴春联、贴年画、
挂灯笼。
【篇三：鬼节英语如何翻译？】
“鬼节”英文翻译 今天是什么日
子？相信不用小编说大家都知道，今
天是中元节，又称鬼节和盂兰盆节，在湖湘川陕一带也有称月半节<
br>的。对于汉语的叫法我想大家都不陌生，那你们知道“鬼节”翻译成
英文怎么说嘛？想知道就听新
语丝翻译一一为你讲解吧。
关于鬼节用英文如何表达？我们或许会讲在国外鬼节叫hall
oween，
即万圣节，那么中国鬼节是不是就应该是chinese halloween了？
其实这样表达也是可以的，不过一般我们把中国鬼节翻译成英文是
dead spirit
festival。
而中元节英语是不是和鬼节英语一样呢？其实不然，中元节我们常
用the ghost
festival和hungry ghost festival 表达。是不是很奇
怪，“鬼节”和
“中元节”不是指的同一个吗？为何英语表达不一样呢？
那我们鬼节英语到底怎么说呢？dead
spirit festival？或者说
chinese halloween？hungry
ghost festival？也或者是the ghost
festival？其实啊！这三种都是可以的，不过你要想表达的让老外明
白点的话
，建议说 chinese
halloween。因为中元节只有中国人才
这样说，甚至一般我们都不会这样说。
接下来合同翻译再与大家分享个关于鬼节的英文介绍及翻译吧！详
情如下： the
hungry ghost festival is celebrated on the 15th
day of the seventh lunar month.
中元节在农历七月十五日。
the origin of the hungry
ghost festival and the ghost month in
china is
uncertain. cultures in asia from india to cambodia
to
japan share similar beliefs about
the month, and these
traditions seem to date
from before buddha.
中元节是否起源于中国并不确定。关于该节日的
文化在一些亚洲国
家诸如印度、柬埔寨、日本都信奉着相似的信仰，似乎这些传统都
起源于佛教
。
according to taoism, the gates of hell
are opened on the first
day of the seventh
month, and hungry ghosts are released to
find
food or to take revenge on those who have behaved
badly
according to taoist records.
根据
道教说法，农历七月的第一天地狱之门将打开，饥饿的鬼魂得
以释放去寻找食物或报复那些道家记载的作
恶多端的人。
family members offer prayers to
their deceased relatives, offer
food and drink
and burn hell bank notes and other forms of
joss paper.
家庭成员向已故的亲人祈祷，送上祝福，奉上食物和饮料，烧一些
诸如冥币这样的纸钱给他们。