关于春节文化的英语作文(经典20篇)

Now I hope most, is the Spring Festival.

Up early in the morning, I want to be comfortable to wear new clothes to worship ceremony, the elders outside with dad to say hello, and then for a bit of apple, candy, chocolate, pear... Before the Spring Festival I harvest, I for all is not enough. So the Spring Festival, I want to take a lot of delicious, if you eat not to drop, stored, eat later.

At noon, and dad threw bamboo together, a lot of people have a doubt, this is which ethnic customs, let me tell you! This is just our family the only one with this custom. Rule is: see who throw far, good time, it is a team to play, two people to play it. A person with a bamboo pole to throw, the other one with a large number of baskets, bamboo. But this depends on the cooperation between two people, the tacit understanding, to victory and success. Dad and I old team-mates, however, as long as the two of us together, will not win.

In the afternoon, I and my sister, my sister to play together, two people forward, the rule is: a persons right foot tied with another persons left foot, and then rushed forward, I with my elder sister is old teammate, every time we play, will press 1, 2, 1, 2, the rhythm of the walk.

In the evening, our family will together with fireworks. Father lit a large firecrackers and fireworks took a long, colorful tail, into the sky, blooming out of the beautiful dress. We several children with a small running around the field in front of the fireworks, small fireworks like fairy fairy sticks, showing fine dust. Our family together, ate rich dinner, while watching TV in the wonderful program, a meal, will go to the village a small shop there see reality show...

This is I look forward to the Spring Festival, happy New Year.

现在我最期盼的，就是春节了。

一大早起来，我要穿着舒服的新衣服给长辈拜礼，在跟着爸爸去外面问好，再捞点苹果、糖果、巧克力、梨子......以往的春节我收获的东西，还不够我塞牙缝。所以这个春节，我要拿很多的好吃的，要是吃不掉，就储藏起来，以后吃。

中午，和爸爸一起扔竹竿，很多人就有疑问了，这是哪个民族的习俗，让我告诉你吧!这只是我们家唯一一个有这个习俗。规则是：看谁投得远，投得准，这要由两个人组成一组玩，才能玩。一个人拿着竹竿扔，另一个人拿着一个超大号的篮子，接竹竿。这可是要看两人之间的配合、默契，才能胜利、成功。我和爸爸可是老队友，只要我们俩在一起，不会不赢的。

下午，我就和我的妹妹，我的姐姐一起玩，两人向前冲，规则是：一个人的右脚和另外一个人的左脚绑起来，然后向前冲，我跟我姐姐也是老队友了，每次我们上场，就会按1、2 1、2的节奏走起来。

晚上，我们一家子人要一起放烟花。爸爸把一个很大的爆竹一点燃，烟花就拉着一条长长的、五颜六色的尾巴，直冲云霄，绽放出了美丽的舞裙。我们几个小孩子拿着小烟花围着门前的空地转来转去，小烟花就像仙女的仙棒，显现出了漂亮的仙气。我们一家围在一起，边吃丰富的晚餐，边看电视里精彩的节目，一吃完饭，就去村口一个小卖部那里看真人表演.....

这是我期盼的春节，快乐的春节。

There was a kindly nobleman whose wife had died of an illness leaving the nobleman and his three daughters in despair. After losing all his money in useless and bad inventions the family had to move into a peasants cottage, where the daughters did their own cooking, sewing and cleaning.When it came time for the daughters to marry, the father became even more depressed as his daughters could not marry without dowries, money and property given to the new husbands family.One night after the daughters had washed out their clothing they hung their stockings over the fireplace to dry. That night Saint Nicholas, knowing the despair of the father, stopped by the noblemans house. Looking in the window Saint Nicholas saw that the family had gone to bed. He also noticed the daughters stockings. Inspiration struck Saint Nicholas and he took three small bags of gold from his pouch and threw them one by one down the chimney and they landed in the stockings.The next morning when the daughters awoke they found their stockings contained enough gold for them to get married. The nobleman was able to see his three daughters marry and he lived a long and happy life.Children all over the world continue the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings. In some countries children have similar customs, in France the children place their shoes by the fireplace, a tradition dating back to when children wore wooden peasant shoes.

译文：

关于圣诞节在火炉边悬挂圣诞袜也有一个有趣的传说。很久很久以前有一个心地善良的贵族，他的妻子因病去逝，抛下他和他的三个女儿。这个贵族尝试了不少发明，都失败了，但也因此耗尽了钱财，所以他们不得不搬到一家农舍里生活，他的女儿们也只得亲自烧煮、缝纫和打扫。

一晃几年过去，女儿们陆续到了出嫁的年龄，父亲却变得更加沮丧，因为他没钱给女儿们买嫁妆。

一天晚上，女儿们洗完衣服后将长统袜挂在壁炉前烘干。圣人Nicholas知道了她们父亲的境况后，就在那天晚上，来到她们的家门前。他从窗口看到一家人都已睡着了，同时也注意到了女孩们的长统袜。随即，他从口袋里掏出三小包黄金从烟囱上一个个投下去，刚好掉在女孩们的长统袜里。

第二天早上，女儿们醒来发现她们的长统袜里装满了金子，足够供她们买嫁妆了。这个贵族也因此能亲眼看到他的女儿们结婚，从此便过上了幸福快乐的生活。  后来，世界各地的孩子们都继承了悬挂圣诞袜的传统。有些国家的孩子则有其它类似的风俗，如在法国，孩子们将鞋子放在壁炉旁。

New Year Party

On New Years Eve，our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding（响亮的） crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted（机智的）. He shouted our， "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that，they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right："The dog stands out among a group of chickens."

Spring Festival, for me, is both happy and unforgettable. I like the spring festival very much.

The Laba Festival, people accustomed to the twelve known as the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the twelfth lunar month, and its as a traditional festival has the Laba Festival to treat. Many of the Laba Laba Festival or custom also often dubbed the eight symbol of porridge, produce good harvests. The Laba is actually the beginning of the Spring Festival. I have been very fond of the Laba Festival.

The Laba Festival had finished is small, also known as small Xie stove, kitchen, kitchen king festival. In the 23th day of the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar or twenty-four. Lunar New Year is regarded as the New Year beginning, is among the people day. It is said that the day, the king Kitchen God to report to the Jade Emperor of the family of good and evil, let him out. So it is in, but also to use fire to melt candy on the kitchen gods mouth, let it not speak ill of the emperor before coming to family peace. Only for men.

The new years Eve, our one family will sit down and eat dumplings, on behalf of one family reunion, the family gathered at twelve every staying-up late on new years Eve, shooting, its a new year.

First of the month, for the first year of the year, commonly known as "Spring Festival" we have to get up early, wear new clothes to visit the year. Spring Festival is also my favorite festival, because it can have the age of money. The 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar - the first month for the fifteen yuan, and fifteen yuan in July under the section are collectively referred to as the "three yuan", the festival activity is mainly ornamental lights, also known as the "Lantern Festival" column: eat dumplings, watching lanterns, playing, lantern riddles after the fire of fifteen, families are busy at work, preparing for the children school.

每年农历的第一天，就是春节，可它是怎么来的呢?

传说很久很久以前，有一个叫“年”的怪物，每到农历的第一天，它就会下山把山下人们的猪、羊、牛这些动物统统吃掉，有时会吃几个人。而且人们为了躲避“年”还要逃到一座山上去呢!有一次一位老爷爷来到人们住的地方，说他能打败“年”，人们叫他多加小心，然后就爬到山上去了。

老爷爷睡了一觉后，“年”就来了，但老爷爷并不害怕，而是穿了一套红衣，在离房子有点远的地方放了几个饭团，然后用竹子燃起了火。“年”看到饭团后很好奇，就拿了个尝，可是饭团太黏，把“年”的嘴巴都粘上了，“年”只能垂头丧气地回去了。它突然听到烧竹子的声音，因为它非常害怕那声音，就大惊失色的逃跑了。

人们回来了，他们看到老爷爷还安然无恙，很好奇，就问他经过，老爷爷把经过告诉了人们，人们听了很高兴，就兴高采烈的开了一场联欢会，“过新年”就这样产生了。后来人们把那一天叫“春节”

过春节真是中华民族传统文化内容之一啊!

寒假，是喜庆团圆的假期，大家一起收拾卫生、买年货，到处喜气洋洋。在这个欢乐的过程中，我又增添了许多有趣的见闻。

活到老学到老

太姥爷是一位退休语文老师，他一生最大的爱好便是学习。现在已经94岁的太姥爷仍然坚持每晚8点看央视新闻。过年的时候，太姥爷也中断，一边看新闻，一边评论和分析。几年前，他还可以写动字，但手不行了。现在家里还有太姥爷的许多本笔记，随着岁月的流逝，纸张已经泛黄，可那清秀的字体记录着太姥爷的勤劳好学精神。

那时人那时事

出生于1925年的太姥爷虽然没有抗战经历，但也经历过被日本人包围的恐惧。每年大年初三，我们欢聚在一起，太姥爷总会给我们将抗战时期的故事。太姥爷说，当年日本人占领山东时，看着哪个人像共产党，就抓走拷问。有一次太姥爷在家门口挖土玩，日本人以为他在挖什么情报，就抓走了太姥爷，那时他才十几岁，怎么问都说不知道，日本人见他太小，就放了他。其实他爸爸真的是共产党，多亏他守住了秘密。

一家人大团圆

大年初三，我们一大家子欢聚在太姥爷家。今年从外地回来的亲戚多，我们就决定举行家庭联欢，一个人表演一个节目，这下姨姥们大展身手。小姨姥围了一个大红围巾，站在凳子上唱歌。三姨姥给小姨姥伴舞，她跳着不正宗的广场舞，围着小姨姥转来转去，其他人在下面跟着节奏拍手，叫好。

寒假见闻让我感受到了亲情的温馨，能有这样的亲人，我感到十分幸福。

I am happy because my father and my mother could spend more time with me during the Spring Festival.Besides,on the eve of the Spring Festival,we had a great family reunion dinner and then we watched Spring Festival Party on CCTV1.Sometimes,I reviewed my lessons.I had a very wonderful holiday.

译文：

我很高兴因为春节期间我的爸爸和妈妈能够花更多时间和我在一起.而且,在新年前夕,我们一家吃了团圆饭,然后我们看中央电视一台的春节联欢晚会.有时,我复习功课.我度过了一个非常愉快的假期.

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i wrote a lot of the couplet, "dabpeople zengshou years, the spring fu man on earth" and "the motherland spring, more than the well-being of the people." the election which piece? her mother said: "the dayof the yearbpeople zengshou, the grandfather of thito be more appropriate, we have a home which you elected grandpa to be more appropriate, we have a home where you decide the election.

"i thought, elected on a couplet of thicouplet on the alliance are: good spring of the motherland; xia lian is: well-being of manpeople. couplet selected, the mother began to put her in the upper right corner of the couplet , in the lower right corner, the upper left corner, a transparent plastic affixed with a lower left-hand corner. when i am in the side assistant, a short while couplet posted on it.

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The Spring Festival春节

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

[关于过春节的打算英语作文

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the motherland, today is the day before the Spring Festival ", "New Years eve.

In the New Years eve night we a busy I, father, mother, grandmother a package dumplings, because dumplings like a small wing, so eat dumpling means "money" in the New Year. We eat dumplings while watching the wonderful spring evening, suddenly, I saw the origin of the New Years eve, evening is a monster, a warrior hardy get rid of the evening, so in order to commemorate this day has set the New Years eve the day before the Spring Festival. At 12 o clock, my father and I go to floor devolved firecrackers to welcome the New Year! Is there "firecrackers, fireworks firecracker sound except out" feel night become more colorful and peaceful holiday! Each fireworks so good so spectacular, let me linger! You know every fireworks said the meaning of "ladder".

The past New Years eve, Chinese New Year is coming, the everybody every meal without dumplings today, because the dumpling is our country traditional snacks, three meals a day to eat dumplings will "wealth and prosperity".

The Spring Festival passed quietly comes in spring. All the plants alive, sunflower again toward the sun smiles, the flowers from the new race to the open, the trees began to graceful, the ice on the lake also gradually change the...

Its really a happy holiday!

春节是祖国的传统节日，今天就是春节的前一天“除夕”。

在除夕夜里我们一家忙个不停我、爸爸、妈妈、奶奶一块包水饺，因为水饺像个小元宝，所以吃水饺就意味着在新的一年里“财源滚滚”。我们一家一边吃水饺一边看精彩的春季晚会，突然，我看到了除夕的来历：夕是一个怪物，一位勇士顽强的除掉了夕，所以为了纪念这天就把除夕定在春节的前一天。到了12点，我和爸爸一起到楼下放爆竹迎接新年的到来!真有“爆竹声声除旧岁”感觉爆竹、礼花让节日的夜晚变的更加多彩祥和!每个礼花那么好看那么壮观，让我留恋忘返!你们知道吗每个焰火都表示了“步步高升”的含义哦。

除夕过去了，春节来临了，今天大家每顿饭都少不了水饺，因为水饺是我国的传统小吃，一日三顿吃水饺就会“荣华富贵，欣欣向荣”的!

春节过去了春天悄悄降临了。一切植物充满生机，向日葵又开始对着太阳微微笑，花朵从新竞相开放，大树们又开始亭亭玉立，湖水上的冰也渐渐化了……

这真是一个愉快的节日!

There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival most.Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gathering.Before the festival, people come home no matter where they are.Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And then families sit together and share their lives or planes.Some will play games or hang out to have some fun.

On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meet.Children can get lucky money from relatives.In the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them.In short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

在我国，一年有很多节日，在这些节日中，我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日，更因为它是新一年的开始，给人们带来新的希望，也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方，人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。

通常，我们会在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐，之后家人团座一起，分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一，人们通常会早起，会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里，人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之，春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

The Spring Festival,also known as the Lunar New Year, is the greatest traditional festival. It is usually a time between late January or early February, which means rest and relaxation between winter and spring after a years toil,and means celebration as well. Before the Spring Festival, people clean their houses, put red couplets on their gates,and set off firecrackers, according to fairy tale, for driving a demon ,named Nian ,away. On the eve of the Spring Festival, a gettogether banquet is a must, and the most popular food is Jiaozi, which is supposed to bring good fortune.On the first day of the new year, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and congratulations wishingeach other the best during the new year.

Hi! Peter,

I’m glad to know you are having a good time in Chengdu.

TheSpring Festival isthe most important festivalin China.Itis a custom togive lucky money to children. I get lucky money every year. I will put most of it in the bank, andspend the rest onsome books. This year is no exception(也不例外) and I also got lucky money.With it, I bought some school things for several poor students in Ningxia，hoping the things can bring some happiness to them.

For you,I think it’s a good idea tobuy a gift with the lucky money for your hostfamilybefore you leave China. You can also buy some Chinese gifts for your parents and friends in England. Or, just keep it as good memories.

I hope what I said can help you.

Yours,

Li Hua

A new year ，a new start，when I stand on the edge of the  a new year，I cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

Just as the old saying：“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，Im quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.

But ，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While，I will do my best to live up  the with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.

在浙江的春节中，活动丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。在农历腊月二十三日，传说这日是“灶王爷上天”之日，因此家家要祭灶神。人们认为灶王爷上天在玉皇大帝面前美言几句，便会给家里带来幸福，可保佑来年一家平安。因此，每年腊月二十三，家家户户都要祭祀灶神，请求他上天后多说好话、吉利话。民间传说，灶王爷上天专门告人间善恶，一旦那家被告有恶行，大罪要减寿三百天，小罪要减寿一百天。

农历腊月二十四扫尘就是年终大扫除，北方称“扫房”，南方叫“掸尘”。在春节前扫尘，是我国人民素有的传统习惯。每逢春节来临，家家户户都要打扫环境，清洗各种器具，拆洗被褥窗帘。其用意是要把一切“穷运”、“晦气” 统统扫出门。

除夕是指每年农历腊月的最后一天的晚上，它与春节(正月初一)首尾相连。过了十二点就是大了一岁。压岁钱是由长辈发给晚辈的，有的家里是吃完年夜饭后，人人坐在桌旁不许走，等大家都吃完了，由长辈发给晚辈，并勉励儿孙在在新的一年里学习长进，好好做人。有的人家是父母在夜晚待子女睡熟后，放在他们的枕头下。

这就是浙江的春节习俗。

On this day, we have been on holiday, is about to usher in the Spring Festival, so happy! On this day people will to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, drink spiced sake, just like the song dynasty poet wang anshi wrote a poem: firecrackers in New Years eve, the spring breeze gifts into toso, find eye pupil, always put the new peach in old character.

And we again long one year old, and it is more reasonable, to help others, happy New Year to relatives, they all kua I sensible clever girl, how good mood at that time.

Firecrackers is childrens favorite, but sometimes it is very dangerous, and escorted to long at home to play oh! Children dont alone firecrackers oh!

We will also have the family reunion dinner, wear new clothes, mother aunt aunt are busy cooking, we were playing beside, how busy at that time the scene!

Is such a lunar New Year, let us full of many happiness!

在这一天，我们已经放寒假了，马上要迎来春节了，好开心呐!这一天人们都会贴春联，喝屠苏酒，就像宋代诗人王安石写的一首诗：爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏，千门万户瞳瞳日，总把新桃换旧符。

而且我们又长了一岁，那时候就更要懂事了，帮助他人，给亲戚拜年，他们都夸我懂事乖巧的女孩，当时心情是多么的好。

放爆竹是小朋友们最喜欢的，可是爆竹有时候很危险，要在家长的陪护下才能玩噢!小朋友千万不要独自放爆竹哦!

我们还会吃团圆饭，穿新衣服，妈妈婶婶阿姨都忙活着炒菜，我们却在旁边一边玩着，那时候的情景多么忙活啊!

就是这样的一个春节，让我们充满了多少快乐!

Chinese New Year is the most important festival in China. Before the Spring Festival People clean their houses，put red couplets on their gates，and set off firecrackers to drive away the legendary monster “Nian”.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big dinner. Dumplings are the most traditional food.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Happy new year”. People enjoy the Spring Festival, during this time they can have a good rest.

Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their elders. This money is given to children for good luck.

I think Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It’s a beginning that is new and full of luck for Chinese.

A few days before the Spring Festival, people will clean their house and do some shopping. They’re busy days for adults because of much house’s work. But children always look forward to the coming of those days, which is due to buying much delicious food and many beautiful clothes. Al seems new during those days.

In the New Year’s Eve, children will have their bodies cleaned and dress nice clothes early. Why do they seem to be poppet? Because adults always give more lucky money to the good children.

In the evening, all the members of family will sit around the table and have a big meal. Fish and meat often appears on the table. After the dinner, many families will watch TV together and enjoy the Party of Spring Festival on CCTV. At twelve o’clock, they will count seconds, “three, two, one” and say “Happy New Year” to each other. In the countries, some people will set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

The next morning, people don’t eat meat. Instead, they have vegetable dish. And then, adults will visit their friends and relatives with their children. It’s a good job for children because they can get more lucky money to buy things they like.

One of the house decorations is to  couplets doors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed. New Year couplets are usually postand auspiciousnes.

People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu” A red "fu" means good luck

and fortune, so it is customary to post "fu" on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.

房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。

在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。

my plan of next year

a new year ，a new start，when i stand on the edge of a new year，i cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

just as the old saying：“well began is the half of the success.”so i decide that i should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，im quicker than the others and of course i will get better result than the others.

but ，what i really decide to do is that i must make good of anytime i can spare though it seems impossible. while，i will do my best to live up with what i have planned，and the result will prove it.

关于春节的英语作文带翻译四：

我明年的计划

新的一年，新的开始，当我在新的一年的边缘立场，我不禁在想我明年的计划。

正如古人云：“。好开始是成功的一半“，所以我决定，我应该是在工作，而另一些性传播疾病就会放松，然后，在开始时，我比其他人更快，我当然会得到比别人更好的结果。

但是，我真正决定做的是，我必须利用好，我可以随时备用，虽然它似乎是不可能的。虽然，我会尽我所能，用我生活已计划了，结果将证明这一点。

There are a lot of valid, rich and colorful legends about the origin of the Lunar New Year. They can be traced to thousands of years ago, among which the most famous one is the legend of Monster Nian. Monster Nian was a cruel wild animal. Ancient people believed that Monster Nian would come out to eat people on New Year’s Eve. It was said that Monster Nian was afraid of red, fire and noise. In order to repel it, people would put the red notes on doors and keep the torch alight all night as well as set off firecrackers. Early next morning, people greeted each other. The air was filled with the victory and the rebirth joy.

农历新年的来源，有根据。丰富而多彩的传说，可追溯到几千年前。其中，最有名的就是“年兽”的传说。“年兽”是一只残忍凶猛的野兽，古代人相信“年兽”在除夕夜时会出来吃人。传说“年兽”极惧怕红色、火光及吵杂的声音，于是人们就在门上贴著红纸条，并整夜点著火炬、燃放炮烛，来避开“年兽”。到了第二天一大早，“恭喜”之声不绝于耳，空气中弥漫著打败“年兽”胜利与重生的喜悦。