一篇有关节日的英语作文【经典20篇】

传统节日英语作文一：Mid-Autumn Festival

The August Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese characters above) is one of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Chinese legends say that the moon is at its brightest and roundest on this day. Based on the Gregorian calendar, this years August Moon Festival will be held on September 19.

The August Moon Festival is often called the Womens Festival. The moon (Chinese character on right) symbolizes elegance and beauty. While Westerners worship the sun (yang or male) for its power, people in the Far East admire the moon. The moon is the yin or female principle and it is a trusted friend. Chinese parents often name their daughters after the moon, in hope that they will be as lovely as the moon.

传统节日英语作文二：Our own national culture

Nowadays, some western holidays like Christmas Eve and Valentine’s Day have become so popular with Chinese people that they have been a part of some people’s life. On the contrary, some traditional Chinese festivals gradually are ignored by more and more people, especially young people. However, to our delight, some social groups have appealed to common people for more attention to our own national culture.

Although a few people once advocated that traditional festivals like the Spring Festival should be discarded because they have become obstacles to social progress. It can not be accepted and supported by the majority of Chinese people in reality. Indeed, the old way of spending festivals produces several disadvantages such as money wasting and transportation overloading. But we cannot disregard its other side: traditional festivals play an active role in our life. Traditional festivals not only bring joy but also bring the family together, which is so priceless in modern society.

What we should do is to preserve the positive things and make them flourish in the modern world. As for the negative aspects of it, we should not hesitate to abandon them and prevent them from affecting and troubling us and the next generation.

传统节日英语作文三：Mid-Autumn Day

Today is Mid-Autumn Day,Ireally happy.Mid-Autumn Day is a holiday in China. Its an occasion for family reunion. Chinese families like to get together to eat the moon cakes and watch the moon at the Moon Festival night. For the people who are out of town or for Chinese people who stay .In the evening, I with my prenents see she moon,the moon was very bright,and I fall in love with the moon!

传统节日英语作文四：Spring Festival Gift

My happy Spring Festival After the New Year’s Eve dinner with my family, we began to sit down in front of the TV, and enjoyed 2008 CCTV Spring Festival gala. At about ten o’clock, the black sky was lightened by lots of fireworks with colorful light and happy sound. We stop watching the CCTV 2008 CCTV Spring Festival gala, and began to climb up the balcony to see the beautiful fireworks view, and my father took some fireworks up, and we also began to play fireworks. What a beautiful night. Later, my cell phone was ringing all the time. I received lots of short messages from my friends and classmates. They all blessed me happy New Year. I gave same bless to them by sending back the happy words. At almost 12 pm, I made a wish in New Year, and began to sleep. When I woke up in the first day of New Year, my father and mother gave two red packets to me, and blessed me that everything will go well on me. I thanked them, and accepted the red packets happily. I have been waiting for the day that I can get lots of red

packets. This is my happiest time of the year. After lunch, both my family went to the park, the streets, and the shops or supermarkets. We took many photos in the park, and bought many things in the shops or supermarket. I met my uncles and aunts, they all blessed us happy New Year and gave me red packets. I was too happy to count how many red packets I got. The following days, we visited my grandparents and some of relatives. We happily talk with them, and brought some presents to them, and also received some New Year presents. This was how did I spend my Spring Festival; I really enjoyed myself in Spring Festival.

传统节日英语作文五：Double Ninth Festival

The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number 6 was thought to be of Yin character, meaning feminine or negative, while number 9 was thought to be Yang, meaning masculine or positive. So the number nine in both month and day create the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival. Chong in Chinese means double. Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify forever, both are Jiu Jiu, the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. That‘s why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.

The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called Height Ascending Festival. The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity. Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.

On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fixed ways for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower.

The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms. China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomes a key activity on this festival. Also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. Women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches on windows or doors to avoid evilness.

In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Seniors‘ Day. Since then, all government units, organizations and streets communities will organize an autumn trip each year for those who have retired from their posts. At the waterside or on the mountains, the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations will bring elder ones to suburban areas or send gifts to them on this day.

Dont Waste Water

A man is washing his clothes, regardless of the notice above "Save the Water Please."

As we see ,water is the source of life. But there is a very limited available water resource in our world. So we shouldnt waste it. Of course, we have to use it to drink, cook, wash, clean and etc. But we must remember not to use it extravagantly. If we didnt stop such wasteful habits, we would cut off the development of the world and the human life.

如果让你创建一个节日，你会创建怎样一个节日，为什么要创建它，时间是什么时候，在那天要做些什么，在什么地方，哪些人......

If I am able to create a holiday, it would be the "Food and Fun Day". Think about it, with all the school homework and exams; it would be really nice to take a break from all the studies and just relax. Also I think everyone would enjoy the great food and lots of fun. Its just like a big party where everyone is invited. I would like the "Food and Fun Day" be set during the middle of the school year, where everyone can relax from their studies for a day. On that day, everyone will bring food and drinks to school and share what they brought with friends, students, and teachers. There will also be games and winners gets great prizes. Think about it, how great it would be to have a holiday like that!

Dear teacher, As the Spring Festival is coming. I wish you to have a good mood to spend this festival .Time flies fast , the pasy days always remind me of you. Still now , I can still remember the words you have said to me which encouraged me a lot . Your encouraging words are still inspiring me . Under your care and education, Ive already enterd a new school .As a sdudent , Im proud that I used to have such a good teacher and thats also the reason why I choose to be an English teacher. I will sduty hard and make use of my knowledge to repay your hard work and behave myself as you. In the future, I will also treat my students with patience and encouragement . With my best wishes! Sincerely,.

DragonBoatFestival, often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Double Fifth.[citation needed] It has since been celebrated, in various ways, in other parts of East Asia as well, most notably Korea.

The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear, but one traditional view holds that the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he was disgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people, knowing him to be a good man, decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes to prevent them from eating Qus body. They also sat on dragon boats, and tried to scare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.

In the early years of the Chinese Republic, Duan Wu was also celebrated as "Poets Day", due to Qu Yuans status as Chinas first poet of personal renown.

Today, people eat zongzi (the food originally intended to feed the fishes) and race dragon boats in memory of Qus dramatic death.

中文：

龙舟节，端午节经常或端午节，是一种传统的中国节日对中华历5月5日举行。它也被称为端五。[来源请求]它已经被庆祝，以各种方式在其他地区以及东亚，尤其是韩国。

端午确切的起源尚不清楚，但一种传统的观点认为，节日来源在中国诗人屈原的战国时期。他犯的河中溺死自己，因为他是由政府的腐败深恶痛绝楚自杀。当地群众，知道他是一个好人，决定投身到河里的鱼的食物，饲料，以防止吃屈原的尸体他们。他们还坐在龙舟，并试图吓唬由船上和激烈的寻找龙在船头头战鼓齐鸣声中的鱼了。

在中国民国初年，段坞也被“诗人节“庆祝，由于屈原作为中国的第一个著名的诗人的个人地位。

今天，人们吃粽子的曲的戏剧性死亡内存和龙舟比赛(原本打算饲料鱼类的食物)。

China has many traditional festivals among the year. But I like Mid-Autumn Festival the most. It means harvest, because it is celebrated in the harvest season. And it is the time for famers to express their thanks for harvest. In addtion, it’s the day for reunion. Some people call it Tuanyuanjie. The people work or study far away from home will come back to get-together with their families. They will eat a big meal and mooncake at that time. I hate parting but love reunion. So Mid-Autumn Day is my favorite festival.

一年之中中国有很多传统节日。我最喜欢的是中秋节。那意味着收获，因为它是在收获的季节里面庆祝的。那也是让农民们感激收获的时候。 此外，它也是团圆的日子。有人把它称为团圆节。在远方工作或学习的人都会回来与家人团聚。他们会在那个时候一起吃一顿丰盛的晚餐和月饼。我讨厌离别，喜欢团圆。所以我最喜欢的节日是中秋节。

Spring Festival is my favorite among all the Chinese traditional festival.

The first reason why I love it the most is because I can get lucky money on that

festival. It is the Chinese custom that the old will give children lucky money

on Spring Festival to wish a good luck for the young generation. Moreover,

people everywhere on those days are full of happiness. Quarrel, fight and abuse

are almost disappeared at that time. Meanwhile, my mother will make a big meal

for us to celebrate. Everyone will forget the unhappy thing they meet, instead

remembering to appreciate life to wish a better future. That is my favorite

festival.

Today is August 15, people in high spirits, in various forms to celebrate the traditional holiday -- the Mid-Autumn festival.

Lunar calendar in August 15, is one of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival. At this time a year autumn, in the middle of the so called Mid-Autumn festival. In Chinese lunar calendar, is divided into four seasons in a year, each season is divided into mon, zhong, season three parts, and therefore also known as the Mid-Autumn festival the Mid-Autumn. The legend of the Mid-Autumn festival is very rich, chang e and wu gang felling laurel, yutu dao medicine such as the fairy tale.

In the evening, I came to grandpa home, mom and dad grandpas grandmother very warmly welcome us. Uncle and aunt two families together, everyone together to enjoy this Christmas with you. To meet you, grandma and grandpa made a big meal. Everyone talking and laughing while enjoying a big family reunion dinner, the adults without drinking, our children have drinks instead of wine, bless each other, each other with deep affection at the dinner table, the family together in harmony.

Eat the moon cake is also a custom of the Mid-Autumn festival. Down at the end of the yuan dynasty, zhu yuanzhang a peasant uprising, with moon cakes as a secret means of delivery notice, agreed the Mid-Autumn festival in August 15 uprising, and good results have been achieved. Later people in the Mid-Autumn festival to eat moon cakes to commemorate the victory of the rebel. Now, the moon cake has evolved into a symbol of family reunions. Then, after dinner, each of us a piece of moon cake in his hand, downstairs while eating moon cakes, moon. "Month to exceptionally bright Mid-Autumn festival" yes, tonights moon is particularly bright. Round golden moon like a silver tracts high up in the sky, bright moonlight, like water spilled to the earth, lit up the yard. The cloud in the sky is very light, the wind is very light, the moonlight is very beautiful, which constitute a beautiful picture.

The Mid-Autumn festival is really impressive! Night of the Mid-Autumn festival is also so beautiful!

今天是八月十五，人们兴高采烈，以各种形式来欢度这个传统节日——中秋节。

每年农历八月十五日，是传统的中秋佳节。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为中秋。在中国的农历里，一年分为四季，每季又分为孟、仲、季三个部分，因而中秋也称仲秋。中秋节的传说是非常丰富的，嫦娥奔月、吴刚伐桂、玉兔捣药之类的神话故事广为流传。

晚上，我和爸爸妈妈来到了爷爷家，爷爷奶奶很热情地欢迎了我们。叔叔和姑姑两家人也一起来了，大家在一起共度佳节。为迎接大家，爷爷奶奶做了很丰盛的饭菜。大家一边说说笑笑，一边品尝着丰盛的团圆饭，大人们少不了喝酒，我们小孩便已饮料代替酒，互相祝福，浓浓的亲情在饭桌上互相传递，一家人在一起其乐融融。

吃月饼也是中秋节的一大习俗。相传元朝末年，朱元璋发动农民起义时，用月饼作为秘密传递通知的手段，约定八月十五日中秋节起义，并取得了很好的效果。后来人们以中秋节吃月饼来纪念起义军的胜利。现在，月饼已演变成合家团聚的象征。于是，吃过晚饭后，我们每人手里拿一块月饼，到楼下一边吃月饼，一边赏月。“月到中秋分外明”是的，今晚的月亮特别明亮。一轮金黄的圆月像一个银色的玉盘高高地挂在天空中，皎洁的月光，像水似地泻向大地，照亮了整个院子。天空中云很淡，风很轻，月光很美，这构成了一幅美丽的图画。

这中秋节真是令人难忘!中秋之夜也是这么的美丽!

My favourite festival is Spring Festival. Before Spring Festival we usually clean and decorate our house.

My mother always go shopping and buy some new clothes for me. Sometimes we go to flower fair and buy some beautiful flowers.

During Spring Festival. I can get lucky money from the adults.

And we often get together and have a big meal. I can eat dumplings too. So I like Spring Festival best.

Today is my long-awaited holiday - "National Day". In the morning, I put on my clothes and traveled with my father and mother.

We came to the city of Changzhi City in the city of Huang cliff, where the beautiful scenery, the lake is clear and transparent.

Into the door to see both sides cliff top together, looking up as a ray of days, there is "Kazuo Guan, Wan Fu Mo open" risk. And then went up to the mountain park, the park around the Qifeng different stone, really beautiful.

Continue to climb, we entered the weapons library site, weapons warehouse depth of 72 meters, 18 meters wide, 25 meters high, where was once made "Huang Yadong Battle" site.

Huang Yadong is a good place for adolescent patriotism education and tourism.

今天，是我盼望已久的节日——“国庆节”。早上，我穿上衣服，和爸爸、妈妈一起旅游。

我们来到了位于长治市黎城县的黄崖洞，这里的风景美丽极了，湖水清澈透明。

进入大门，看到两侧崖顶欲合，仰视如一线天，有“一夫当关，万夫莫开”之险。再往上走来到了高山公园，公园四周奇峰异石，真是美不胜收。

继续攀登，我们步入兵器库遗址，兵器库洞深72米，宽18米，高25米，这里曾经是著明的“黄崖洞保卫战”遗址。

黄崖洞真是一个进行青少年爱国主义教育及旅游的好地方。

May Day is coming, it is my bad day. Mother again and again, again and again said to me: "you should labor labor, labor day dont rock the boat at home."

And I dont take it seriously, everywhere to beat at home. Mother saw it, and cried: you dont rock the boat here, give me sweep the floor! so I just casually to sweep up, my left and a right swing, in a short time is just like my mom said to me he was finished. Mother saw the dust of the ground, angry criticism way: "do you still like this, nothing. You still washing clothes!" I was puzzled: "why always let me do the housework? Forget it, forget it, is it not washing clothes, washing." The same careless I wash up, clothes are dirty! Wash is about the same. Im beat!

Mother saw the clothes, do a piece of a piece of stains, crestfallen said: "you still cant change the bad habits, forget it, you play go!" "Bad habits? Is there?" I keep thinking, suddenly enlighted, originally the live mother do every day, and a bitter didnt shout, I so long to do once, complained bitterly. Mother is really hard!

五一劳动节来了，又是我的倒霉日子了。妈妈再三再四的跟我说：“劳动节你应该劳动劳动，不要在家里捣乱。”

而我却不把这件事当回事，到处在家里打打闹闹。妈妈看见了，大声叫道：‘’你别在这儿捣乱了，给我扫地去!‘’于是我就漫不经心地扫起地来，我左挥一下右挥一下，不一会儿就跟我妈妈说到我扫完了。妈妈看见了地上的灰尘，生气的批评道：“你还是这个样子，做什么事都不用心。你还是洗衣服吧!”我心里疑惑不解：“干吗总让我做家务?算了，算了，不就是洗衣服么，洗完就可以了。”我同样是漫不经心的洗起来，衣服真脏啊!洗洗就差不多了。真是累死我了!

妈妈又看见衣服上的污渍做一块有一块，垂头丧气的说：“你还是改不了这个坏毛病，算了，你玩儿你的去吧!”“坏毛病?有吗?”我反复思考起来，恍然大悟起来，原来这些活妈妈每天都做，而且一声苦都没喊，我这么长时间才做一次，就叫苦连天。妈妈真是辛苦啊!

一、假如你叫李华，5月11日母亲节那天 你为母亲做了很多有意义的事情。请你根据表格中所给信息，用英语写一篇日记。

上午 你用零花钱给母亲买了些鲜花，放在花瓶内

下午 你去市场买菜，为全家人做了一顿简单可口的饭菜

完饭后 你送给母亲自己制作的贺卡，并祝她节日快乐；告诉母亲要多注意自己的健康，不要过度劳累；你还保证今后会帮助她做一些家务劳动；母亲感动得留下了眼泪

注意：

1. 词数80—100 个左右

2. 日记的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

3. 日记必须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐句翻译，可以假如适当细节和适当发挥，使其通顺、连贯。

参考词汇：pocket money 零花钱vase 花瓶overwork 过度劳累be moved to tears 感动得流泪

11th May Sunday

Today is Mother’s Day. I love mother so much that I’ve done many things for her.

In the morning, I bought …

….

Today is a special day, warm and meaningful.

The Spring Festival is my most favorite festival, because it’s time for family gathering. And the Spring Festival is a new start of a year. It brings me hope and courage. On Spring Festival, my parents usually take me back to my hometown. My hometown is a small town. Many of my relatives move to the larger cities, but we usually go home when the Spring Festival comes. During the gathering, we share our lives with others and care about each other. Of course, big meals are necessary. Families prepare for the big meals together. They all cook their specialty dishes. Therefore, our meals are always delicious. We often stay at home for three days and then we leave with others’ wishes. I like the Spring Festival, because I like family gathering.

春节是我最喜欢的节日，因为它是家人团聚的日子。春节也是一年中新的开始，它带给我希望和勇气。在春节这一天，我父母经常带我回老家。我的老家是一个小镇。我很多亲戚都搬到大城市去了，但是春节的时候我们经常回老家。团聚之时，我们相互分享各自的生活，互相关心。当然，大餐是少不了的。全家人一起准备丰盛的晚餐。他们都煮自己擅长的菜。所以，我们的晚餐总是很美味。我们通常在家一起待上三天，然后带着各自的祝福离开。我喜欢春节，因为我喜欢家人团聚。

May Day that day, I meet my brother and younger brother to play in the riverside wetland park. Im very glad to get off when Im singing while jumping down.

So many people in the park! Some fly a kite, some play in the water, and watch the scenery. My favorite is the reeds. The green reeds sway in the wind, as if to welcome us; There were a few wild duck in the reeds, swam to busy to catch fish and shrimp eat; Little dragonfly fly tired, fell on the reeds, pointed to rest!

The park is really fun, we had a happy May Day.

五一节这天，我相约哥哥和弟弟去滨河湿地公园玩。我非常高兴，下车时我是一边哼着歌一边蹦下去的。

公园里的人真多哪!有的放风筝、有的在水边玩耍、还有的观赏风景。我最喜欢的就是芦苇荡。绿油油的芦苇荡随风摇摆，好像是在欢迎我们的到来;还有几只野鸭在芦苇丛中游来游去，正忙着捉鱼虾吃;小蜻蜓飞累了，落在芦苇尖上休息呢!

公园里可真好玩，我们过了个快乐的五一节。

导语：中国有很多传统节日，以下是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

一、New years Eve

The Chinese New Year! I have been looking forward to the new years Eve has finally been looking forward to the. I got up early this morning, and I was ready to eat breakfast when I saw my father buy a lot of firecrackers. Mom and grandma are busy doing delicious food, we have a few children run east, West jump in the adults next to join the fun.

How time flies! All of a sudden in the evening. Dinner! The food on the table can be rich, there are rice cakes, fish, shrimp, crab, duck tongue, etc., are my favorite. After dinner, my brother can not wait to come up with my father to buy the firecrackers set up. With the sound of firecrackers, the sound of loud, my brother and I covered his ears jumped with joy. Set off firecrackers, I will wait for my grandfather, my father and relatives to send me a new years money. I got a lot of lucky money, and I put it under my pillow. Then we started a side while watching the Spring Festival Gala staying-up late on new years eve. The Spring Festival evening party is really wonderful. But I saw half asleep, in the dream, I dream of next years new years Eve as happy and happy as this year!

翻译

一、除夕夜

过年啦!过年啦!我盼望已久的除夕夜终于盼到了。这天我早早的起来，正准备吃早饭的时候看到爸爸买了一大堆鞭炮，我高兴得跳了起来。妈妈和奶奶忙着做好吃的食物，我们几个小孩东跑跑，西跳跳在大人旁边凑热闹。

时间过的真快呀!一下子就到晚上了。吃饭啦!桌上的饭菜可丰盛了!有年糕，鱼，虾，螃蟹，鸭舌等等，都是我最爱吃的。吃完团圆饭我哥哥迫不及待地拿出爸爸给我买好的鞭炮放起来。随着爆竹啪，啪的声音，我和哥哥捂住耳朵高兴得跳了起来。放完鞭炮，我便等爷爷，爸爸亲人给我发压岁钱。我收到了好多压岁钱，我把它小心翼翼地放在我的枕头底下压岁。接着我们一家开始一边守岁一边看春节晚会。春光晚会真精彩呀!有小品，歌曲，还有舞蹈。可是我看到一半就睡着了,在梦里，我梦见明年的除夕夜也像今年的一样快乐幸福!

二、Celebrate the Spring Festival

February 7th, Sunday, sunny, today is a big day thirty, I went to my grandmothers home with mom and dad New Years day, in the grandmothers house, I saw a lot of relatives and friends. We ate dinner together, and then the adults have to grab a red envelope, and our children are together to see the Spring Festival Gala, I feel happy new year. To 12 in the evening, my brother went out with his father put the fireworks, very beautiful. So the new year began, I hope in this new year I want to study hard every day!

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二、过年

2月7日，星期天，晴，今天是大年三十，我跟爸爸妈妈一起去奶奶家过年，在奶奶家，我看见了好多的亲戚朋友。我们在一起吃了年夜饭，然后大人们纷纷抢起了红包，而我们小孩都在一起看春晚，我感觉过年好热闹。到了晚上12点后，哥哥跟爸爸一起出去放了烟花，十分的美丽。就这样新的一年就开始了，我希望在这新的一年里我要好好学习天天向上!

today is children‘s day.my father takes me to the zoo.there are many kinds of animals，the tigers， the pandas，the lions， the elephants，the giraffes and the bears.

they are different from each other ，some are shy， some are beautiful， some are interesting ， some are friendly， some are so cute. but i think these animals are unhappy， they should live in the forest，because the life in the zoo are different from that in the forest.

[节日英语作文欣赏

As important as Spring Festival .It is usually celebrated in September or

October. This festival is to celebrate the harvest and to enjoy the beautiful

moon light. To some extent, it is like Thanks Giving day in western countries.

On this day, people usually get together with their families and have a nice

meal.

After that, people always eat delicious moon cakes, and watch the moon. The

moon is always very round on that day, and makes people think of their relatives

and friends. It is a day of pleasure and happiness. Hope you have a wonderful

Mid Autumn festival!

TheDragonBoatFestivaloccurs on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar(阴历). It is one of the three most important of the annual Chinese festivals. The other two are the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

The story of this colorful festival concerns a famous Chinese scholar-statesman(政治家) named Chu Yuan(屈原) who, some three centuries before the birth of Christ, served the King of Chu(楚怀王)during the Warring States period. As a loyal minister(大臣), Chu Yuan at first enjoyed the full confidence and respect of his sovereign(君主). Eventually, through the intrigues of his rivals, he was discredited(不足信的, 不名誉的).

Chu Yuan was never able to regain(恢复) the emperors favor and on the fifth day of the fifth moon in the year 295 B.C.(Before Christ), at the age of 37, Chu Yuan clasped a stone to his chest and plunged into the Milo River(汨罗江) in the Hunan Province(湖南省).

Respecting the minister as an upright(正直的) and honest man, the people who lived in the area jumped into their boats and rushed out in a vain search for him. This unsuccessful rescue attempt is a part of what the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates every year.

Probably the most exciting and interesting aspect of the festival is the racing of the Dragon Boats. These races not only symbolize the peoples attempt to save Chu Yuan, they also demonstrate the Chinese virtues(美德) of cooperation and teamwork.

Another activity of the Festival is the making and eating of a kind of dumpling called Tzungtzu (粽子). When it became known that Chu Yuan was gone forever, the people, living along the river, threw cooked rice into the water as a sacrifice(祭品) to their dead hero. They wrapped(包) rice in bamboo leaves(粽叶), and stuffed(填满) it with ham, beans, bean paste(豆沙), salted egg yokes, sausages, nuts, and/or vegetables.

To the Chinese the fifth lunar moon is more than just the Dragon Boat Festival. Since antiquity(古代), they have believed that this month is a pestilential and danger-fraught(瘟疫的及充满危险的) period. Children born in this month are said to be difficult to raise(抚养), and people tend to concentrate their efforts during this time attempting to protect their families from ills and misfortune. The day of the Dragon Boat Festival is customarily the time when cleaning and sanitation(卫生) are stressed(着重, 强调). Most families hang calamus(菖蒲) and artemisia(艾草) above their doors, both as a decoration and as a preventive against pestilence.

Ancient folk medicines(民间药物) such as realgar(雄黄酒)are added to the food eaten on the Festival day. This is believed to prevent disease and to promote a healthy digestive system(消化器官). The drinking of realgar in wine supposedly relieves(解除) the effects of poisons accumulated in human bodies.

The sachets (Hsiang Pao in Chinese香包) are very popular with children and they vie(竞争) with each other to collect as many as possible. Children are not the only ones who collect Hsiang Pao. Older people are often given them as a symbol of respect, and they are highly prized because of the intricate(复杂的) and beautiful embroidery(刺绣) that adorns(装饰) them.

The Dragon Boat Festival is an entertaining and enjoyable event. It gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage

1、Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other

outdoor activities.

There are many festivals in a year, I love Children’s day, because on that day, I can have many candies from school.

In the school, I will play many games, there will be no class on Children’s day, everybody will have fun.

Children’s day is my favorite day, the day belongs to me. I enjoy that day so much. My parents will also celebrate it for me.

Today is the laba festival, carried away by happy winter vacation I forget the little holiday before.

"Have a meal!" His father shouted hastily. Indeed some hungry, can eat immediately think of to my mother cooked delicious braise in soy sauce meat and specialty of sweet and sour fish, I go to wash their hands.

"What? Drink porridge today?" I looked at the front of each of a bowl of porridge, cried in a discontent. Hate looks up at the usual drink of porridge, dad wants to find Allies, "resistance" together, I didnt think my father is exhaled with relish to eating. Look at mother, grandpa, they also eat very cheerful. This is whats the matter? See my grandpa in become speechless, then put down the bowl, a meaningful intones: "the present Buddha congee is more feedback, the festival new jiang village. Tingting, porridge is treasure, do not waste!" I havent bring myself, mom just openings: "dint (fall) (date), early harvest next year. Tingting, this porridge has nutrition, eat! Eat laba jujube, back schoolbag ran home. Tingting, quick holiday? Dont stay, quick to eat!"

"Oh..." It seems that the porridge still have what meaning! I just took the bowl, dad a voracious, a bowl of porridge has been finished. He put down the bowl and shouted: "laba, not afraid!" Watching strange adults, I also learn to them, "eat". Its strange, after a fierce to drink, the original cold hands become warm rise.

Ate and listen to their talking, I slowly understood: today is December 8, original legend into practice before the Buddha sakyamuni Buddha, December eighth day that day because of hunger fatigue zaidao street, was a shepherdess found, revive with rice porridge, then big end, to enlightenment. Laba day has the tradition of eating laba rice porridge, mixing in the rice grain a total of more than 20 kinds, ate later can increase elongating life, so it is also called "live".

It turns out that this seemingly ordinary a bowl of porridge with so profound meaning, so I hurry please mother taught to do a "live porridge" method. Mother told me, ready to use the material: the first essential is porridge rice, beans, jujube, three by other according to the ratio of taste, such as walnut, chestnut, corn, etc. Corn to bubble is 3-4 hours ahead of time, other materials can be mixed wash, and then put together all the material in a pan, add enough water to boil small fire boil into porridge. Like sweet just put some sugar boil, together with a cooker, three hours can have porridge...

In our here, laba rice porridge boil after, to worship god worshipping, gift friends and relatives again, be sure to sent out before noon, the last is the whole family to eat. Eating leftover laba rice porridge, save for a few days and left, is a good one million head, take its the meaning of "more than" year after year.

It was fun to drink the laba festival laba rice porridge. This symbolizes the laba rice porridge of live long and prosper, you dont forget December eighth day to drink a big bowl!

今天是腊八节，被寒假快乐冲昏头脑的我早把这个小节日忘记了。

“吃饭了!”爸爸便急忙喊道。的确有些饿，想到马上就能吃到妈妈烧的香喷喷的红烧肉和拿手的糖醋鱼，我赶紧去洗了手。

“什么?今天喝粥?”我望着每人面前的一碗粥，不满地嚷道。抬眼看看平时一样讨厌喝粥的爸爸，想找到同盟，一齐“反抗”，没想到爸爸正津津有味地大口大口地吃着。再看看妈妈、爷爷，他们也都吃得乐呵呵的。这是怎么啦?爷爷看我在发愣，便放下碗，饶有意味地吟诵道：“今朝佛粥更相馈，反觉江村节物新。婷婷，粥是宝啊，不可浪费!”我还没回过神儿，妈妈义开口了：“早(枣)下力(栗)气，来年丰收。婷婷，这粥有营养，吃吧!吃了腊八枣，背起书包往家跑。婷婷，快放假了吧?别呆了，快吃呀!”

“哦……”似乎这粥还有什么深意!我刚捧起碗，爸爸一阵狼吞虎咽，一碗粥已吃完了。他放下碗，大声喊道：“过了腊八，不怕啦!”看着奇怪的大人们，我也学着他们的样子，“大吃大喝”了起来。真是奇怪，一阵猛喝之后，原本冰凉的手变得暖和起来了。

边吃边听他们聊着，我才慢慢明白过来：原来今天是十二月初八，传说佛祖释迦牟尼成佛前进山修行，十二月初八这天因饥饿劳累栽倒路旁，被一牧羊女发现，用大米粥救活，后来大彻大悟，得道成佛。腊八这一天有吃腊八粥的习俗，掺在白米中的五谷杂粮总计不下20种，吃了以后可以增福增寿，故又称“福寿粥”。

原来，这看似普通的一碗粥有这么深刻的意义，于是我赶快请妈妈传授做“福寿粥”的方法。妈妈告诉我，先准备好要用的材料：必不可少的是粥米，豆、枣三样，其他可根据自家人口味配比，如核桃、粟子，玉米、葡萄干等。玉米要提前泡3—4小时，其他材料可混合洗净，再将所有的材料一起放入锅内，加足量水，烧开小火熬成粥即可。喜欢甜的就放些冰糖一起熬，用紫砂煲，三小时就能喝上粥了……

在我们这里，腊八粥熬好后，先要敬神祭祖，再赠送亲友，一定要在中午之前送出去，最后才是全家人食用。吃剩的腊八粥，保存着吃了几天还有剩下，却是好兆头，取其“年年有余”的意思。

腊八节喝腊八粥真有趣。这象征着多福多寿的腊八粥，大家可别忘了十二月初八喝一大碗啊!

我们中国有许多传统节日，清明节就是其中之一。

We China has many traditional festival, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of them.

每年阳历4月5日就是清明节。清明节是我们缅怀和祭奠先辈的节日。今年清明节我和家人—起去祭奠了祖先。清明节当天—早，我和爸爸、妈妈、外公、外婆还有妹妹—起来到祖先的坟墓前给他们摆上饭菜，敬上酒，点上蜡烛。接着的我们还给先辈们烧了纸钱，放了火炮。然后，爸爸妈妈把清明纸标起来，妈妈告诉我用清明纸插起来或者放在上面用石头压上，就表示家人已经来过了。最后，我们大家站成一排站在先辈的坟墓前默默祈祷。之后，我们就依依不舍的离开了。

The solar calendar year April 5th is tomb sweeping day. Tomb Sweeping Day is our memory and hold a memorial ceremony for the festival. Ching Ming Festival this year my family and I have to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. The day of the festival early, I and my father, mother, Grandpa, grandmother and sister - up to the tombs of their ancestors before them from food, wine, candles. Then we gave our ancestors burned paper money, put the gun. Then, mom and Dad took the paper standard, mom told me to use the paper to put or put pressure on top of stone, said the family had been. Finally, we stand in a row in the ancestor grave to pray silently. After that, we would be reluctant to part from.

这就是我们家乡的清明节。

This is the Ching Ming Festival in our hometown.