西方重要节日
圣诞节(Christmas)
圣诞节是欧美国家一年中最重要的节日。它原本是耶稣基督(Jesus christ)诞辰纪念日,如今已成为西方国家全民性的节日,颇似中国的春节。圣诞节定于每年12月25日,而圣诞节节期(Christmas Season)往往持续二周。这段时期里,雪片般的贺卡飞往世界各地,电话线、通讯网频繁地传递人们的祝福和问候;大街小巷粉饰一新,商店橱窗前大减价、大拍卖的广告格外醒目;到处可见人们拎着大包小包的节日用品匆匆而过,到处可听见欢快的歌声和笑声。车站、机场里此时挤满了盼望回家的人群,因为圣诞节也是家人团聚的日子。无论外出多远,人们都会想方设法赶回家与亲人团聚
Christmas (Christmas)
Christmas is the European and American countries's most important festival in a year. It was Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) birthday anniversary, and has become a national holiday, the western honor, like the Chinese New Year. Christmas is scheduled for every year December 25, and Christmas feast (Christmas Season) lasts 2 weeks. This period, the CARDS poured to all over the world, the telephone line, communicating frequently transfer people greetings and best wishes; Streets a whitewash, the shop window is on sale, sale before the advertising particularly eye-catching; And everywhere you can see people carry big pack small handful of holiday articles in a hurry but, can be heard everywhere the cheerful singing and laughter. The station, the airport at this time in crowded with hope the home crowd, because Christmas is also family reunion. No matter how far out, people will be trying to get back home and their families.
新年(New Year's Day)
在西方国家,尽管圣诞节才是最大的节日,新年在人们心目中仍占有不可替代的重要地位。除夕之夜(New Year's Day)晚会是庆祝新年到来必不可少的活动。西方各国的人们都喜欢在欢快的乐曲和绚丽的光彩中喜气洋洋地度过一年的最后一个夜晚。此时,化装晚会特别受欢迎。来宾们把尊严和谨慎藏在面具之后,打扮得稀奇古怪。大家无拘无束,尽情玩乐,与平日的行为大相径庭。在英美两国,午夜钟声一响,参加晚会的人们还要手拉手高唱"友谊地久天长"这首著名的苏格兰民歌
New Year (New Year 's Day)
In western countries, although Christmas is the biggest festival, the New Year in the eyes of people still has irreplaceable important position. New Year's eve (New Year 's Day) party to celebrate the New Year is coming indispensable activity. Western countries people all liked in the cheerful music and flowery glorious of beaming to spend a year last night. At this time, fancy dress party special popular. The guests the dignity and carefully hidden in a mask, after dressed outlandish. You freely, have fun, and the behavior of the daily vary widely. In the United States and Britain, midnight rang, to the party and people hand in hand to sing "friendship forever" this first the well-known folk song
情人节(Valentine's day )
每年2月14 日 ,在春回大地之时,欧美各地的人们都会欢度情人节(又名“圣瓦伦丁节”)。在这个充满了浪漫与幻想的节日里,情侣位互拆衷肠。许多人选择这一天订婚、结婚;各地 的大学、中学 和一些团体俱乐部主办热闹非凡的情人舞会;商店里推出各种表达柔情蜜意的礼品,剧院里演出以爱情为主题的戏剧节目,报刊杂志则刊登永志史书的罗曼史……
Valentine's day (Valentine 's day)
Each year on February 14, in the spring warms the earth, Europe and America will be celebrating people around the valentine's day (also known as the "valentine's day"). In the full of romance and fantasy of the festival, the lovers a mutual and words of my own. Many people choose the day engagement, marriage; Universities, high school and some groups club sponsored boisterous valentine party; Store launch a variety of tender feelings sweet meaning expression of gifts, the theater performance to love as the theme of the drama, newspapers and magazines are published for history of romance...... volunteers
愚人节(April fool's Day)
一年中有一天西方国家的人可以名正言顺地说谎,取笑别人,当然也会被人取笑。不仅如此,谁编造的谎言最离奇,最能骗人,那么他就会荣获“桂冠”。在这个尽情开玩笑的日子里,有些玩笑虽然开得过火,近乎恶作剧,可是人们并不在意,因为大家都知道这一天是愚人节
April fool's Day (April fool 's Day)
A years one day western countries can presenting lying, making fun of others, of course, will also be made fun of. Not only that, who invented the most extraordinary lies, the most can deceive people, then he will won the "crown". In this all kidding days, although some joke too far, almost a joke, but people don't care about, because everybody knows that this day is April fool's day.
复活节 (Easter)
复活节是为了纪念耶稣被钉上十字架,3天后死而复活的基督教节日。它是基督教与古代所谓异教风俗的结合物。据说复活节(Easter)一词源于盎格鲁撒克逊民族神话中黎明女神的名字Eostre。它的愿意是指冬日逝去后,春天的太阳从东方升起,把新生命带回。由于该词喻意新生,于是被基督教教徒借用过来表示生命、光明、欢乐的恩赐者耶稣再次回到人间。按照习俗,复活节的日期是3月21日起月圆后的第一个星期日。如果月圆正值星期日,则要顺延至下一个星期日。历年复活节的实际日期最早可在3月22日,最晚则要挪到4月25日。根据各国不同的规定,人们都会或多或少休假几天。一般来,大学都从复活节开始放春假,假期长达三四周,短的也有一两周。过去,在多数西方国家里,复活节一般要举行盛大的宗教游行。游行者身穿长袍,手持十字架,赤足前进。他们打扮成基督教历史人物,唱着颂歌欢庆耶稣复活。如今节日游行已失去往日浓厚的宗教色彩。节日游行洋溢着喜庆的气氛,具有浓烈的民间特色和地方特色。在美国,游行队伍中即有身穿牛仔服踩高跷的小丑,也有活泼可爱的卡通人物米老鼠。在英国,游行多以介绍当地的历史和风土人情为主,游行者化装成为苏格兰风笛乐队以及皇宫卫士,吸引了众多的游客。复活节的到来还使人们纷纷换上新衣。过去基督教教徒会在节前去教堂行洗礼,然后穿上自己的新袍,庆祝基督的新生。穿戴一新的习俗保留至今,因为人们认为节日里不穿新衣是要倒运的。复活节期间,人们还喜欢彻底打扫自己的住处,表示新生活从此开始。
Easter (Easter)
Easter is to remember Jesus was crucified, 3 days of the resurrection of the dead and Christian festivals. It is Christian and pagan customs ancient so-called combined. It is said that the Easter (Easter) a word from Anglo-Saxon national mythology of the goddess of the dawn of the name Eostre. It is to point to to winter dies, the spring the sun rises in the east, the new life back. Because the word meant new students, so be Christian borrowed said life, light, the gift of joy Jesus came back to the earth. According to custom, Easter date is March 21, full moon on the first Sunday after the. If the full moon on Sunday when, want to be postponed to next Sunday. The actual date of the first Easter in March 22, the most night can be shaken to April 25. According to the provisions of the different countries, people will be more or less take a few days off. Generally, all from the university began to take spring break, Easter holiday for three or four weeks, short also have a week or two. In the past, in most western countries, Easter generally will have a big
religious procession. Demonstrators were dressed in robes, carrying the cross, barefoot forward. They dressed as a Christian historical figures, singing carols celebrating Jesus from the dead. Now the festival procession has lost his past strong religious color. The gala parade with a festive mood, having strong the folk feature and local characteristics. In the United States, the parade wearing jeans stilt walker is a clown, also have lively and lovely cartoon character Mickey Mouse. In Britain, the parade, to introduce the history of many local and local customs is given priority to, a Scottish bagpipe band up protesters and the palace guards, attracts many tourists. The arrival of the Easter also made people have put on new clothes. The past Christian christians will go to church to do before the baptism, then put on his new robe, new birth of Christ celebrate. Wear a new custom maintained today, because people think not to wear new clothes in the festival is to provide. At Easter, people also like to clean their own home, said the new life began from then on.
万圣节前夕(Halloween)
假如你在10月的某一天徜徉在美国、英国或爱尔兰等国的街头,忽然发现到处挂满了面目狰狞鬼脸。商店门外的音箱不时发出鬼怪凄厉的叫声,你应该立刻意识到一年一度的万圣节(All Saints's Day or All Holy Ones' Day )再次来临了
Halloween (Halloween)
If you are in the October one day roaming in the United States, Britain and Ireland and other
countries to the street, suddenly found hung face ferocious face. Outside stores out of a ghost from the shrill cry, you should immediately realize the annual Halloween (All Saints' s Day or All Holy Ones' Day) coming again
复活节
复活节在信仰基督教的西方国家中,是仅次于圣诞节的第二大节日,是纪念耶稣复活的日子。其日期在每年春分(3月21日)后第一次月圆后的第一个星期日。因此每年的具体日期并不固定,一般在3月22日至4月25日之间。由于鸡蛋孕育着新的生命,人们就把蛋作为复活的象征。在复活节,人们常以彩蛋作为礼品和吉祥物,有人还把糖果巧克力做成彩蛋模样送人,深受人们欢迎。Easter
Easter in the Christian west, is the second largest after the Christmas holiday, commemorates the day of Jesus' resurrection. Each year the date in the vernal equinox (March 21), the first monthly round after the first Sunday after the. So the date of the year is not fixed, generally in the March 22 and April 25 between. Because eggs which gives birth to a new life, they take egg as the symbol of the resurrection. During Easter, people often to eggs as gifts and mascots, someone still made the candy chocolate Easter egg shape to send people, welcome by people.
情人节
情人节,即圣瓦伦丁节,在每年的2月14日。这是一个情侣们的节日,富有浪漫色彩,充满了青春的友谊和欢乐。在这一天,年轻的恋人互赠有纪念意义的礼品或精致美丽的贺卡,一起出去郊游或成双成对地参加舞会。有的俱乐部为年轻人举行饶有趣味的化装舞会。那些表达爱慕之情的贺卡,有时只有收信人的姓名,而不写发信人的落款,但收信人多半能猜出发信人是谁。礼品常常是装饰成心形的糖盒、饰物或香水,也有的是系着红丝带的郁金香或红玫瑰花束。有的老年夫妇也在这一天互赠鲜花,以表达他们持久所爱情。在美国,有的亲朋之间,不论年龄大小,也利用这一天互赠小礼品,以增进友谊
Valentine's day
Valentine's day, namely, valentine's day each year on February 14. This is a festival of lovers, rich and romantic colour, full of youth and friendship and joy. On this day, young lovers give each other a commemoration of the gift or delicate and beautiful greeting card, go out for an outing or paired off and to the party. Some club held for young people interesting masquerade parties. The feeling of love expression of greeting card, sometimes only the recipient's name, and don't write sender, but most of the recipient can leave a guess of who's letter. Gifts are often decorate heart-shaped sugar box, decorations or perfume, also have a plenty of tulips tied with a red ribbon or red roses. Some older couples also on this day to give each other of fresh flowers to express their lasting love. The In the United States, some of the relatives and between, no matter the age size, have used the day to give each other small gifts, to promote friendship.
愚人节
愚人节又称为万愚节,在每年的4月1日。据说,耶稣在这一天曾遭受犹太人戏弄。这天上午可以允许人们搞一些小的、无伤大雅的恶作剧而不加责怪。有人编假话哄
骗别人;也有人做假菜捉弄别人等。参加这些活动的大多是青少年,但也有一些成年人借此取乐。有的新闻媒介甚至刊登假新闻、假广告,开一些耸人听闻的玩笑。1993年4月1日,英国《每日邮报》报道,上周末法国大选后,密特朗总统要求英国工党领袖史密斯出任法国总理。因为,1560年签署的法国和苏格兰友好条约,曾授予法国人和苏格兰人双重国籍,史密斯可据此取得聘任法国总理的资格。不过,史密斯得把其姓名法国化,改名让·福尔热龙。这就是一条愚人新闻
April fool's day
April fool's day, also known as all fool's day, each year on April 1. It is said that, and Jesus in the day had suffered from the jews mocked. This day morning can allow people to make a few small, harmless mischief and not add to blame. Someone made up trick someone lie; Some do false food play jokes on people. To participate in these activities are mostly teenagers, but there are also some adults take this for fun. Some of the news media and even published fake news, and false advertising, open some sensational joke. On 1 April 1993, Britain's daily mail reported last weekend after the election, French President francois mitterrand demand British Labour party leader Smith as French prime minister. Because, signed in 1560 France and Scotland granted a friendship treaty, French and Scots dual nationality, Smith will then have the qualification of French prime minister. However, the name of the Smith French style, renamed jean forset hot dragon. This is a fool news.
感恩节 Thanksgiving Day (十一月的最后一个星期四)
每年11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的—个古老节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日,因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。
感恩节的由来,要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年9月, 著名的“五月花”号船,满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人离港启航。在漫无边际的大洋中,漂泊了整整65天,经历了狂风巨浪的种种折磨,方才在马萨诸塞州科德角顶的普洛文斯 敦港靠岸。接着,“五月花”号按计划继续南行,打算在弗吉尼亚的 詹姆斯敦靠岸,但因航行误差,他们来到了普利茅斯附近。在那 里,由于对地形和环境茫无所知,他们十分谨慎地让大部分入仍然 留在船上,只派一批精明强干的人出外探测地形。1个月后,他们 终于发现了普利茅斯港口,并且意外地在这里找到了一个优良的渔港。这里有几块已经收获过的玉米田,有清亮的淡水小溪,还有十分宜于筑垒设防的山丘,但空无一人。原来这里是一个印第安人的村落、不久前天花流行。夺去了全体村民的生命。几天后,“五月花”号就渡过科德角湾,在普利茅斯港抛锚上岸。这里成为 英国移民在美洲的第二块永久居留地。后来他们把登岸的一块大礁石命名为普利茅斯石。
到了1620年和1621年之交的冬天,他们遇到了难以想象的 困难。在寒冷无比的冬季,他们自己搭盖的简陋房屋难以抵御风 雪,粮食也不足,再加上繁重的劳动和传染病的侵袭,待到冬天结 束,活下来的移民只有50来人了。
开春时节,普利茅斯村的移民结识了一位名叫斯·昆图的印 第安人。斯.昆图对移民们十分友好。不久,他巴自己部落的酋长 马萨索德介绍给移民。心地善良的印第安人热情地欢迎远道而来 的客人,马萨索德不仅给移民带来礼物,还特地派本部落的人教会 移民们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜、蚕豆。在印第安人的帮 助下,移民们终于获得了丰收。
美国第一任总统华盛顿就职声明中规定:1789年11月26日 星期四为第一个全国统一庆祝的感恩节。他指出,这一天应是祈 祷和感谢上帝的日子,各派宗教都要庆祝这个节日,以鼓励人们共 同继承祖先的精神。尽管如此,感恩节日期仍然很长时间未能固 定,因为有些州不愿放弃自主权,认为规定感恩节日期是各州自己的权力。 hanksgiving Thanksgiving Day (the last Thursday in November)
Every year the last Thursday in November is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is the American people original-an ancient festival, is also an American family holiday in the company of the United States, so a Thanksgiving always feel hospitable.
The origin of the Thanksgiving Day, all the way back to the history of the United States started. In September 1620, the famous "may flower, ship, carrying unbearable Britain Puritan religious persecution from port 102 people leave. In the near the oceans for 65 days, drifted through the storm battering a variety of torture, have in Massachusetts cape of prospero, Vince top shore. Hong Kong Then, the may flower, then continue as planned, going to jamestown, Virginia shore, but for navigation error, they came to the Plymouth nearby. In that, because of the terrain and the environment without known repeatedly, they were very careful to make the most in the ship into
the still, just send a batch of intelligent and capable people go out to detect the terrain. After a month, they finally found the Plymouth port, and accidentally find a good port. Here are a few block has a harvest of corn field, have clear fresh water streams, with very like cast a mount of resistance, but hill was empty. Originally here is a Indian village, not long ago the smallpox epidemic. Took the life of all the villagers. After a few days, "may flower, turned cape in Plymouth bay, broke down the shore. It became a British immigration in America's second piece of permanent residence. Later, they put a big rocks ashore named Plymouth stone.
In 1620 and 1621 in winter, they met with unthinkable difficulties. In the freezing winter, with their own houses of crude is hard to resist wind snow, food shortage, plus also hard Labour and infectious disease attacks, stay to the winter "beam, the immigration survived only 50 people. The spring season, Plymouth village immigration met a man named Lawrence the figure indy indians. The figure, the immigrants. Very friendly. Soon, he and his tribal sheik massa SuoDe introduced to immigration. Kindness of indians warmly welcome the distinguished guests, Martha SuoDe not only give immigrants brought the gift, he also specially sent this tribe church immigrants how hunting, fishing and grow corn, beans, squash. In Indian help help, immigrants finally a good harvest.
The first American President Washington took office statement regulation: November 26, 1789 Thursday for the first national unity of the Thanksgiving celebration. He points out that this day should be praying to the day of prayer and thank god, all factions of the religious celebrate this holiday, to encourage people to inherit the spirit of ancestors. Even so, Thanksgiving Day date is still long time failed to set, because some states solid not willing to give up power, think provisions date is Thanksgiving states his power.