志愿者活动英文自我介绍（热门20篇）

april fools day is a day to play jokes on others, no one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in france.

in the 16 th century, people celebrated new years day from march 25 to april 1. in the mid—1560s king charles ix changed it from march 25 to january 1. but some people still celebrated in on april 1, so others called them april fools.

each country celebrates april fools day differently. in france, people call the april fools “april fish”. they tape a paper fish to their friends backs to fool them. when he or she finds this , they shout “april fish!”

in england, people play jokes only in the morning. you are a “noodle” if someone fools you. in scotland, april fools day is 48 hours long. they call an april fool “april gowk”. gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.

in the america, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of aprol. they may point down to your shoe and say, “ your shoelace is untied.” if you believe them and look down to see, you are an april fool then.

愚人节是一天开别人的玩笑,没有人知道这个节日是如何开始的,但人们认为它开始在法国。

在16世纪,人们庆祝新年从3月25日到4月1日。在1560年代中期国王查理九世改变了从3月25日到1月1日。但是一些人仍然在4月1日庆祝,这样其他人叫他们四月傻瓜。

每个国家庆祝愚人节不同。在法国,人们叫四月愚人节“上钩的鱼”。他们胶带纸鱼朋友背上愚弄他们。当他或她发现这一点,他们喊“四月鱼!”

在英格兰,人们只在早晨的玩笑。你是一个“面”如果有人傻瓜你。在苏格兰,愚人节是48小时长。他们称一个愚人节“四月布谷”。杜鹃鸟的另一个名字叫杜鹃鸟。

在美国,人们玩小笑话他们的朋友和任何其他的人在第一次aprol。他们会指着你的鞋子说:“你的鞋带解开。“如果你相信他们,向下看,你是一个愚人节。

上周五上午(12月2日)，40多个“红背心”搭着地铁在下沙穿梭。每到一个地方，他们就打开自带的小音箱，来一段7、8分钟的小清新热舞。跳舞结束后，又“窜去”下一个场子。

为了迎接第三十一个国际志愿者日(12月5日)，白杨街道团工委联合中国计量大学人文学院、美达社区的志愿者们开展了一场大型国际志愿者日服务和宣传活动。

“和去年几届一样，我们在下沙人流集中的几个广场设立便民服务点，进行志愿者服务。今年，我们想玩点创新，用‘快闪’的形式吸引更多经过的行人。”负责活动的一名白杨街道社工表示。

采用的舞蹈，是由中国计量大学人文学院志愿者队排练的，30个大一、大二的学生花了一周时间排练出一曲青春洋溢的歌舞，来展现“红背心”的风采。此外，10位月雅苑社区的退休阿姨也加入快闪舞蹈队，作为舞蹈的压轴登场。负责教舞的吴阿姨说，以前参与志愿者活动主要负责发发传单，做些宣导。这次担任舞蹈压轴，自己非常兴奋。

据悉，本次活动分别在和达城露天广场、东东城广场、围垦广场三个地点展开。现场设有免费磨剪刀、修鞋、衣物缝补、理发、手机贴膜、修雨伞、钟表修理、修小家电、眼镜护理、垃圾分类、工会维权、文明宣传、计生宣传、量血压、口腔护理、过期药品回收等便民项目，此外还有爱心义卖、冬衣捐赠等公益活动。

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大家好，我是来自××的xxx，现就读于××学校，身高××。今天很荣幸能站在这里向大家做自我介绍。

我的兴趣爱好是听音乐、有空看下课外书、还有和朋友一起外出游玩。我性格活泼开朗，容易和大家打成一片…我自认为责任感和时间观念都较强。

参加这次志愿者活动的目的有两个：第一是，作为××的一份子，我应该为××贡献我的一份力量;第二个是，我想利用这次机会，多一份经历以增加自身的见识，学习新技能、提升自我价值。

在这几年里我都有利用暑假的时间去做暑期工，这学期，在老师的介绍下，有在马会家居admonter做过礼仪小姐。最后我想说就算考核我无法通过，我还是会以其它的方式微笑着为××贡献属于我自己的一份力量!谢谢，我的自我介绍完毕!

Hello everybody, my name is xx. Is the xx school students. Very pleased to be able to participate in the Expo volunteers interview, also very grateful to the school for giving me this opportunity and hope through this interview, so I can become a glorious and sacred Expo volunteers.

In my mind, a new generation of young volunteers are responsible and dedicated, without asking, a symbol of selfless dedication.

As a professional student exhibition, the first day of school I took my Expo tight, organic link, looking forward to one day into the Expo, more profound, more direct understanding of the Expo.

Now I have the opportunity near the Expo, more eager I am able to participate as a volunteer in the Expo, I will use what I learned, the enthusiasm for the World Expo services, and through my efforts, to our great, Beautiful China has shown in front of the world, and let the world understand China, love China.

I believe I am capable volunteers for the job. Sincerely look forward to receive the honor. Thank you!

dear personnel officers:

i am wumei, a junior in sichuan teacher university. i major in english and minor in japanese. i am writing to inquire the position you offered in the advertisement. here are my qualifications that prompt me to make application now.

as an english major, i have obtained skillful english writing ability and rich experience in dealing with the work requires knowledge about english background.

my interest in computer also has prompted me to forward my resume for your review. at present, i am working for the web site of shop.renren.com and in charge of the bbs program.

i am confident that i will make a successful addition to your program.

i am available if you dial the number: 13011819794.

yours sincerely,

wumei

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.

万圣节前夜是在10月31日庆祝的一个节日，根据传统，万圣节前夜的庆祝活动从太阳落山开始。在很久以前，人们相信在万圣节前夜女巫会聚集在一起，鬼魂在四处游荡。现在，大多数人们不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他们仍然把这些作为万圣节前夜的一部分。

The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.

黑色和橙色仍然是万圣节前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象征，而橙色代表着南瓜。南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的，带来一个毛骨悚然的灼热面孔。

Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.

盛装是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一，尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统习俗，人们会盛装(穿戴一些特殊的服饰，面具或者装饰)来吓跑鬼魂。

Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).

流行的万圣节服装包括vampires(吸血鬼)，ghosts(死者的灵魂)和werewolves(每当月圆时就变成狼形的人)。

Trick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they dont get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.

欺骗或攻击是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷，讨取糖果和玩具之类的赏赐。如果他们得不到任何的赏赐，就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。

The tradition of the Jack o Lantern comes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.

南瓜灯的传统来自于一个民间传说。一个名叫Jack的人戏弄了恶魔，之后就不得不提着一盏灯在地球上流浪。南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的。

There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!

和万圣节有关的迷信还有很多。迷信是一种不合常理的想法，比如认为13是不吉利的数字!

Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires. These creatures are not part of the natural world. They dont really exist... or do they?

万圣节还和一些诸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之类的超自然的生物有关。这些生物不是自然界的一部分。他们实际上是不存在的......或许他们其实真的存在?

Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.

女巫是万圣节很受欢迎的人物，人们认为她们具有强大的魔力。他们通常戴着尖顶的帽子，骑在扫把上飞来飞去。

Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations. A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.

恶兆也是万圣节庆祝活动的一部分。人们相信恶兆会带给坏运气，黑猫、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是恶兆。

Nice to meet you, dear teachers and professors. I am honored to be informed to have this interview.

My name is Li Bai，coming from Rizhao, a beautiful city of Shandong Province. I graduated from Qingdao Technological University , taking software engineering as my major.

As for my strongest strength ,I think it is my responsibility in work and study ,which promote me unceasingly devote myself to my work. In group cooperative work, I always try my best to finish my part on time and make sure that correct.

In my spare time, I am big on reading books, especially those about biography. These stories of famous person make me wise. I also have passion for running. During the days preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, I persisted in running every day except raining day.

When I prepared my graduation thesis，my adviser impressed me deeply. He is hard-working and treat learning very seriously. Sometimes he repeats my email ,telling me many details about what should I do and where I should focus on. So that, I realize I need learn more and more practice. If I am given a chance to study at your esteemed university ,I will concentrate on my study and make great efforts to master my subjects.

So that is all, thank you for your attention!

[考研复试英文自我介绍

Hi everyone, glad to introduce myself. I graduated from Xx junior high school, my name is xxx, comes from a beautiful city named xx. I like making friend with others, playing computer and reading. I am proud of studying with everyone in the same class for the coming years. I am sure our common dreams will come true from now on. Thanks.

How are you, I call XX.This year is 22 years old.Graduate from XXXX college.The profession is a calculator multimedia.I am one is bright, optimism, there is the person of responsibility.A fondness for plays basketball, computer, listen to music, etc..Thankful your company gives me this the opportunity of the personal interview!

你好，我叫XX。今年22岁。毕业于XXXX学院。专业是计算机多媒体。我是一个开朗，乐观，有责任心的人。爱好打篮球，电脑，听音乐，等。感谢贵公司给我这次面试的机会！

Hello! Im from the economics department. I am cheerful and lively personality, love making friends widely, usually also very love to participate in various activities, so it has a good interpersonal relationship.

In addition, I thought active, often have good ideas, I especially want to join the Youth Volunteer Association, and we can work together, create more rich and colorful activities, and through these activities to improve their real purpose. Others, radiation Youth Volunteer Association for me is a filled with love and passion of the family, from here, everyone can get enjoyment in helping others.

I yearn for the fun, also believe they have the ability to create the fun. A sense of responsibility to the people, not afraid of tired, serious and responsible work properly and logically arranged. Because I have a heart of love, I was our local volunteers often participate in various volunteer activities, have rich working experience.

So, I think if I have the ability to this club. Maybe I am not the best, but I will be one of the most responsible, perhaps I am not the most intelligent, but I would be a hard one. If I can have the honor to join, I will be adhering to the "dedication service for the students" the purpose, innovation, forge ahead, and actively and effectively to carry out the work. Hope to be able to give me this opportunity to engage in volunteer service, I very want to take my enthusiasm to join the Youth Volunteer Association of collective solidarity!! let me use the "dedication light youth" thank you!!

[社团招新英文自我介绍

Hello everyone, my name is Lee. This is really a great honor to have this opportunity, and I believe I can make good performance today. Now I will introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old，born in Guangdong province, south of China, and I am a senior student at Guangdong **University. My major is English. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June. In the past four years, I spent most of my time on study. I passed CET4 and CET6 with a ease and acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge of Language. Besides, I have attended several Speech competition held in Beijing, which really showed our professional advantages. I have taken a tour to some big factories and companies, through which I got a deep understanding of English for application. Compared to developed countries, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1998, our packaging industry is still underdeveloped, messy and unstable, and the situation of employees in the field is awkward.

But I have full confidence in its bright future if only our economy can be kept at the growth pace still. I guess you may be interested in why I choose this job. I would like to tell you that this job is one of my lifelong goals. If I can work here,I will work hard. As to my character, I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading and listening to the music, but I am not lonely, for I like to chat with my classmates about almost everything. My favorite pastime is to play volleyball, to play cards or to surf online. From life at university, I learn how to balance study and entertainment. By the way, I was an actor in our amazing drama club. I have a few glorious memories on stage. That is my pride...

hello, everyone, its my honor to stand here introducing myself.

大家好， 很高兴有机会在这里介绍我自己。

My name is xxx, from Class 2, Grade six,xxxx Primary School.

我是xxx，xx小学六年级2班的学生。

Im doing well in my study, besides Im the monitor of my class and I get on well with my classmates.

我学习成绩优秀，是班上的班长并且我和同学们相处很融洽。

Im a happy and talented girl. Im good at drawing and many of my drawings have won prizes. At the same time, I like telling stories.

我是一个开朗又多才多艺的女孩，画画是我最擅长的，曾多次或奖。同时我还很会讲故事。

Im interested in learning English very much, and I believe that I will do well in future. I wont let you down!

我很喜欢学习英语，我相信我会表现的出色，我不会让大家失望的。 Thanks for your listening.

谢谢你们的聆听。

[小学生用英语自我介绍

pesonel statement(introduction)

good morning,my dear teachers,my dear professors.i am very glad to be here for your interview.my name is song yonghao,i am 22 years old .i come from luoyang,a very beautiful aicent city.my

undergratuade period will be accomplished in changan university in july ,2004;and now,i am trying my best for obtaining a key to tongji university.

generally speaking ,i am a hard working student especially do the thing i am interested in. i will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. when i was sophomore, i found web design very interesting, so i learned it very hard . to weaver a homepage for myself, i stayed with my pesonel computer for half a month.,and i am the first one in my class who own his homepage. forthermore,i am a person with great perserverence. during the days preparing for the first examination,i insist on running every day, no matter what the weather was like.and just owning to this,i could concentrate on my study and succeeded in the end.

well ,in my spare time ,i like basketball, tennis and chinese chess. also english is my favorate.i often go to english corner to practise my oral english on every thursday,and write compositions to improve my witten ability .but i know my english is not good enough ,i will continue studying.

ok, that is all,thank you for your attention.

my hometown------luoyang

i am from luoyang,a beautiful city in henan province. it is famous as the capital of nine dynasties and enjoy yhe honer that luoyang peony is the best in the world.

luoyang played a very important role in chinese history. so it has a profound cultural background and many great heritagesites have been well reverved. such as longmen grotto, one of the three grottoes in china ang white horse temple, being regarded as the cradle of chnese buddhism.

luoyang peony is world-famous. every year, many tourists travel to luoyang to see the beauty of peony .the people in my hometown are friendly, they welcome the travellers from all over the world.i like my hometown very much.

[大学生英语自我介绍范例

志愿者很平凡，平凡的面容，平凡的制服;志愿者不平凡，不平凡的内心，不平凡的精神。志愿者是快乐的凡人，也是人间的天使，而我正是其中一名快乐者，也是一名志愿者。2009年到2010年对于我来说与众不同而且意义重大。一个偶然的机会，我成了志愿者队伍中的一员。两年多的志愿服务生涯，从作为一名环保卫士到参加义务表演到饮食文化节到盲校志愿者等等。

这所有的一切都给我很大的动力，很大的快乐。正是一点一点积累的努力，让我能够站在省运会的舞台上，经过三轮的过关斩将我获得了这个光荣的机会当一名志愿者。这也让我感受颇多，这里有责任、有感动、有收获、有快乐，而更多的还是一种追求和使命。以后，无论走到哪里，我一定会和志愿服务紧紧地连在一起，去帮助需要帮助的人，让人间充满关爱。

常常想象，省运会到来的那一刻，每一天路过这儿的有不同地方的，有老人，有孩子……有来自五湖四海的朋友，而我们，这群志愿者将用微笑迎接，用真诚欢迎，尽地主之谊，让来客感到热情与友爱，让他们享受这片圣地的快乐!这段时期我深深体会到作为一名奥运会志愿者工作的艰辛，快乐和那份责任感所带来的动力。记得曾经一个坐轮椅的老大爷一个人没有办法过台阶的时候，是我们两个志愿者和一个保安人员齐心协力，将老大爷抬过那个台阶。这正是我们中国人团结精神的点滴表现。

同时，我也深深体会到了，奥运会志愿者工作是个集体合作的工作。中国在08年也经历了许多艰难与波折，正是我们13亿人口的众志成城才战胜了困难。祖国在经历、在成长;我在思考、在行动，我愿同祖国一起，去迎接那属于我们的彩虹!我想，此刻，彼刻，行动才是我们每一个志愿者、每一个中国人对祖国最好的回报。我们每一位志愿者一定会坚守自己的岗位，直到省运会圆满结束，这是我们的使命，也是我们作为主办方的志愿者们应尽的义务。

我们的工作简单，环境也并不优越，但是那种快乐却从心底油然而生，因为我们是在为需要帮助的人们服务，是在为省运会尽自己的一份力量。我们这些志愿者一直是微笑着的，发自内心地微笑着，轻松地解决了他们的问题;面对一些老年观众，对于他们的提问，我们反复给他们解答，没有丝毫的厌倦。面对盲人上下车，我们就是他们的眼睛;面对老人、残疾人需要帮助，我们就是他们的拐杖;面对外地人迷路，我们就是他们的向导。

在我们用细心为他们创造舒心的环境，用微笑带给温暖的同时，我们也学会了理解、宽容和关爱。关爱他人是一种快乐，助人为乐是一种美德，有爱就有希望，文明就在你我身边。我很幸运，可以在这样一个特殊的日子里做志愿者。我很开心，可以跟一群热情大方的朋友一起为省运会服务。在志愿者的快乐岗位上，我用自己的微笑去感染他人，也将这种微笑传递下去。微笑，简简单单的嘴角上扬就是最美丽的风景。

许多人会问参加志愿服务到底图的是什么?对我而言，当听到服务对象的一句谢谢，我就实现了当志愿者的价值。青年是人生最美丽的时光，我们应积极投身到自己热爱的事业中，以不懈的追求、辛勤的汗水演绎青春，用实际行动来实现自己奉献社会的人生价值!这两年做过无数的志愿者让我明白做好志愿服务一定要有老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼的博爱之心，要有不期望以任何方式得到好处的奉献精神，要有矢志不渝的坚持。当志愿服务成为每个人的人生信条的时候，我们的社会将成为香飘满园的和谐家园。为了这个理想，我会努力做出我的贡献。我为身为一名志愿者而自豪!

Whether students of Grade Nine should take after-school activity or not cause the attention of many teachers, students and parents attention. They say colorful after-school activities can help the students reduce their study pressure. And at the same time it can make them be strong and heathy. Some people dont agree because they think its a waste of time to take part in it and students may get tired easily which will influent their study.

In my opinion, I think its good for the students to take part in after-school activity because it is not only good for their health but also can help them be refresh so that they can study well.

九年级的学生是否应该把课外活动或不会导致许多老师的注意,学生和家长的注意。他们认为丰富多彩的课外活动可以帮助学生减少学习压力。同时它可以使他们坚强和健康。有些人不同意,因为他们认为这是浪费时间参加,学生可能容易疲劳,会影响他们的学习。

在我看来,我认为这是有利于学生参加课外活动,因为它是不仅对他们的健康有益,还能帮助他们被刷新,这样他们可以好好学习。

“我要打篮球!”“我想跳绳!”一声声童声，伴着一双双高举的小手，让原本空旷冷清的广场顿时热闹起来。前天下午，亭湖区五星街道五星村广场上，二十多名小学生在几位志愿者带领下分组活动。

抱着篮球奔向球场的小男孩，名叫周宇航，“我就喜欢打球，放寒假在家里呆了几天，手都发痒呢。”这个五年级学生，带着几位男生比赛起来，不一会儿就个个满头是汗。“哟，球砸我脸上啦。”一个男生弯下腰去，一名大学生志愿者走过去：“没事吧，坚强些，男子汉嘛。”那个男孩揉揉脸，又奔上球场继续比赛。

那一边，几个女孩在跳绳。一开始，她们都跳不了几个就歇下来。6岁小男孩杨灏明跳得好，这让五星小学的陈佳怡很不服气：“他才上幼儿园大班，我们不能输给他啊。”杨灏明说：“我每天都跳绳的，不怕你们来比。”一场比赛就此展开。

[志愿者活动的作文

12月3日上午，重庆市委宣传部、市文明办、市司法局等部门联合巴南区在巴南龙洲湾市政广场举办了重庆志愿服务季——“12·4”国家宪法日暨“12·5”国际志愿者日主题志愿服务活动。市委常委、宣传部部长燕平，市人大常委会副主任夏祖相出席活动，巴南区相关领导、市级相关部门负责人以及志愿者代表共600余人参加活动。

活动启动仪式上，巴南区委书记李建春致辞，市司法局局长林育均介绍了重庆市法律志愿服务活动开展情况，市司法局副局长陈明辉公布重庆市“最美法律志愿者”及提名奖获奖者名单，并由主席台上的领导为“最美法律志愿者”颁发了荣誉证书。

仪式上，三名“最美法律志愿者”代表发出倡议，请社会各界积极参与法律志愿服务。最后，夏祖相副主任向“法帮义工”志愿者队伍授旗，燕平常委宣布活动正式启动。

启动仪式后，现场还演出了歌舞、快板、小品等法治文艺节目，并在演出中穿插了法律知识有奖问答，活跃了现场气氛，吸引了广大群众驻足观看。同时，相关部门在现场设置了宣传展板，开展了“志愿服务市集”、法律咨询、义诊等志愿服务活动，还依托“梦想课堂”平台，以小游戏的形式向群众宣传宪法知识，增强了活动的趣味性，营造了浓厚的宣传氛围。

除现场活动外，重庆市在“12·4”国家宪法日前后还围绕“青春向宪法致敬”主题开展了一系列线上线下活动，举办了“我身边的法律故事”网上法律征文大赛，共征集到来自全国各地网友发来的作品600多篇，近10万人次参与投票点赞。此外，重庆市还举办了法治网络辩论赛，并在华龙直播、一直播、花椒三大平台进行同步直播，吸引了179万网友线上围观。

当晚20点，“青春向宪法致敬”——2016重庆“12·4”国家宪法日大型多媒体网络直播晚会在市、区(县)两级电视台、主要网站和各大商圈、广场电子显示屏全市同步播出，营造了强大的宣传声势，掀起了宣传活动的新高潮。同时，各区县、各部门行业也结合自身实际组织开展法治宣传和志愿服务活动，整个系列宣传活动丰富多彩、亮点纷呈，收到良好效果。

Good morning, my name is ———, You can call me ——(英文名) if you like.It is really a great honor to have this opportunity for a interview ,I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today. I am —— years old, reside in ————. I am young, bright, energetic and confident. I feel that my strongest asset is my ability to stick to things to get them done. I feel a real sense of accomplishment when I finish a job and it turns out just as I’d planned. I have lots of interest, such as singing,reading and cooking. I think Im a good team player and also I am able to work under great pressure.

That’s all. It is my great pleasure to have a chance to present myself to you.Thank you!

[求职中的自我介绍英语

Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China. Christmas cards become popular with students. People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts. A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on. Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing （有吸引力的）to youngsters. Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival.

This worry is fairly unnecessary. Why ？One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture （合资企业）workers. Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（带有异国情调的）festival. By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.

I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China. For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.

The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month (14th in southern China).

In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in Spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in Autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the deceased are believed to visit the living.

On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month is ancestor worship, where traditionally the filial piety of descendants extends to their ancestors even after their deaths. Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors. Elaborate meals (often vegetarian meals) would be served with empty seats for each of the deceased in the family treating the deceased as if they are still living. Ancestor worship is what distinguishes Qingming Festival from Ghost Festival because the latter includes paying respects to all deceased, including the same and younger generations, while the former only includes older generations. Other festivities may include, buying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies giving directions to the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors and other deities.

The Ghost Festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. It also falls at the same time as a full moon, the new season, the fall harvest, the peak of Buddhist monastic asceticism, the rebirth of ancestors, and the assembly of the local community. During this month, the gates of hell are opened up and ghosts are free to roam the earth where they seek food and entertainment. These ghosts are believed to be ancestors of those who forgot to pay tribute to them after they died, or those who were never given a proper ritual send-off. They have long needle-thin necks because they have not been fed by their family, or as a punishment so that they are unable to swallow. Family members offer prayers to their deceased relatives, offer food and drink and burn hell bank notes and other forms of joss paper. Joss paper items are believed to have value in the afterlife,considered to be very similar in some aspects to the material world, People burn paper houses, cars, servants and televisions to please the ghosts. Families also pay tribute to other unknown wandering ghosts so that these homeless souls do not intrude on their lives and bring misfortune. A large feast is held for the ghosts on the fourteenth day of the seventh month, when people brings samples of food and places them on an offering table to please the ghosts and ward off bad luck.

In some East Asian countries today, live performances are held and everyone is invited to attend. The first row of seats are always empty as this is where the ghosts sit. The shows are always put on at night and at high volumes as the sound is believed to attract and please the ghosts. Some shows include Chinese opera, dramas, and in some areas, even burlesque shows. These acts are better known as "Merry-making".

For rituals, Buddhists and Taoists hold ceremonies to relieve ghosts from suffering, many of them holding ceremonies in the afternoon or at night (as it is believed that the ghosts are released from hell when the sun sets). Altars are built for the deceased and priests and monks alike perform rituals for the benefit of ghosts. Monks and priests often throw rice or other small foods into the air in all directions to distribute them to the ghosts.

During the evening, incense is burnt in front of the doors households. Incense stands for prosperity in Chinese culture, so families believe that there is more prosperity in burning more incense.[4]During the festival, some shops are closed as they want to leave the streets open for the ghosts. In the middle of each street stands an altar of incense with fresh fruit and sacrifices displayed on it.

Fourteen days after the festival, to make sure all the hungry ghosts find their way back to hell, people flow water lanterns and set them outside their houses (a practice that can be found amongst the Japanese during Obon). These lanterns are made by setting a lotus flower-shaped lantern on a paper boat. The lanterns are used to direct the ghosts back to the underworld, and when they go out, it symbolizes that they have found their way back.

我是中国地质大学的一名大一学生，我名字叫吕洋，目前在人文经管学院管理科学与工程类专业学习。来到大学，我感觉一切都充满新鲜感，尤其是来到了首都，我充分感受到了那里浓郁的当志愿者的氛围，受其影响，我觉得志愿者活动是一件对己对人都很好的事情。

在我的家乡，虽然人们有一些对社会做贡献的意识，但是志愿者这样的活动并没有那么浓厚的氛围，因此自我也失去了许多参加社会活动的机会，看到电视上那些充满活力的志愿者们，我梦想着有一天这样的事情会发生到我的身上。如今，梦想照进现实，应对这样的一次志愿活动的机会，我不想错过。

在我看来，当一名志愿者并不是一种负担，在你选取他的时候，是出于自我的意愿并非他人强加，这就是一种担当，对自我的一次锻炼，是我们走向社会的第一步。透过志愿活动，我们了解了社会，增进了自我适应社会的潜力，有助于构成自我对这个社会的观点和看法，让自我能全方位的理解这个社会和自我的人生，引发自我对今后要走的很长的一段路的思考。对于社会，我们能够用自我的绵薄之力来推进这个社会的发展，用我们的奉献让世人明白，我们对于这个社会的价值不在于索取，而是透过奉献实现自我的价值。

以上就是我对于志愿者和志愿活动的一些看法，见解可能肤浅，但这都是我的真心话，期望我能有机会成为一名合格的志愿者。