春节文化英文介绍（推荐20篇）

春节是中国人最重要的节日之一，从其中许多地方可以看到文化传统的内涵。春节的时候能够一家人团圆，这是大多数人来说，是最重要的事。春节的习俗有发红包、吃年夜饭、放鞭炮等。从中，也可以看到传统文化对中华人民的影响。

过年的时候小孩子可以从长辈手上拿红包，于是在我小的时候我就很喜欢过年。现在我大了，不好意思再拿了，但是大人们还是要塞的，还说这是习惯，图个吉利。要我说这应该说是一种习俗，也是长辈给新生儿辟邪驱魔的护身符。其中蕴藏着中华民族的礼仪文化。

礼仪即礼节与仪式。中国古代有“五礼”之说，祭祀之事为吉礼，冠婚之事为嘉礼，宾客之事为宾礼，军旅之事为军礼，丧葬之事为凶礼。民俗界认为礼仪包括生、冠、婚、丧四种人生礼仪。实际上礼仪可分为政治与生活两大部类。政治类包括祭天、祭地、宗庙之祭，祭先师先圣、尊师乡饮酒礼、相见礼、军礼等。生活类礼仪的起源，按荀子的说法有“三本”即“天地生之本”，“先祖者类之本”，“君师者治之本”。在礼仪中，丧礼的产生最早。丧礼于死者是安抚其鬼魂，于生者则成为分长幼尊卑、尽孝正人伦的礼仪。在礼仪的建立与实施过程中，孕育出了中国的宗法制礼仪的本质是治人之道，是鬼神信仰的派生物。人们认为一切事物都有看不见的鬼神在操纵，履行礼仪即是向鬼神讨好求福。因此，礼仪起源于鬼神信仰，也是鬼神信仰的一种特殊体现形式。“三礼”(《仪礼》、《礼记》、《周礼》）的出现标志着礼仪发展的成熟阶段。宋代时，礼仪与封建伦理道德说教相融合，即礼仪与礼教相杂，成为实施礼教的得力工具之一。行礼为劝德服务，繁文缛节极尽其能。直到现代，礼仪才得到真正的改革，无论是国家政治生活的礼仪还是人民生活礼仪都改变成无鬼神论的新内容，从而成为现代文明礼仪。 在春节吃上团圆饭是件快乐的事情。我也只是津于“食”而不乐于“品”的。说起来饮食是一种文化，不是会吃的人都懂的，我也只有靠他人的文章来写这个。

王蒙在《论吃》中说“谈吃不恋吃，广用博闻，能上能下，一箪食一瓢饮，不改其乐；稀奇古怪，不惧其异；讲究排场，不失其志；以吃会友，意不在吃，不吃亦友；庶几可以言吃。吃之为吃之，不吃为不吃，是吃也。”

黄裳在《论烹调》中道“讲究烹调是一个有长久灿烂文明的国家的重要特色，是文化史的一个重要方面。它与穷奢极欲的大吃大喝并不是一回事。用人人可得的材料，调治出人人喜欢的食物，这工作，不只是重要的，简直可以说是神圣的。”

邓友梅在《论饮食文化》中赞“ 饮食也是文化，对这种观点我很赞同。我们中国人在吃上向来讲究，这种观点无疑更能提高我们的文化地位，增加我们的自豪感。我想，若把饮食纳入文化范畴，它可能是最容易从事又最难取得成就的一个项目。其实，饮食文化是最讲实效的文化，不能靠哗众取宠，而要看真招子。不一定非上名贵菜肴，祖传绝技，只要普通中见出众，一般中显特殊，就是好活儿。"

吴世昌在《烹饪是一种文明的标志》中叹“ 烹饪是一种艺术，也是一种文明的标志。我以前曾说，中国烹饪和中国园林，将来一定风行世界。现在美国已有第一所中国园林"明轩"，中国饭馆则自清末即在英国和欧陆有华侨开设。但因厨师不是道地的受过训练的中国名手，所以过去不甚发达。今后的趋势，可以断言一定会蒸蒸日上。”

在中国传统文化教育中的阴阳五行哲学思想、儒家伦理道德观念、中医营养摄生学说，还有文化艺术成就、饮食审美风尚、民族性格特征诸多因素的影响下，创造出彪炳史册的中国烹饪技艺，形成博大精深的中国饮食文化。

从沿革看，中国饮食文化绵延170多万年，分为生食、熟食、自然烹饪、科学烹饪4个发展阶段，推出6万多种传统菜点、2万多种工业食品、五光十色的筵宴和流光溢彩的风味流派，获得“烹饪王国”的美誉。

从内涵上看，中国饮食文化涉及到食源的开发与利用、食具的运用与创新、食品的生产与消费、餐饮的服务与接待、餐饮业与食品业的经营与管理，以及饮食与国泰民安、饮食与文学艺术、饮食与人生境界的关系等，深厚广博。

从外延看，中国饮食文化可以从时代与技法、地域与经济、民族与宗教、食品与食具、消费与层次、民俗与功能等多种角度进行分类，展示出不同的文化品味，体现出不同的使用价值，异彩纷呈。

从特质看，中国饮食文化突出养助益充的营卫论（素食为主，重视药膳和进补），五味调和的境界说（风味鲜明，适口者珍，有“舌头菜”之誉），奇正互变的烹调法（厨规为本，灵活变通），畅神怡情的美食观（文质彬彬，寓教于食）等4大属性，有着不同于海外各国饮食文化的天生丽质。

从影响看，中国饮食文化直接影响到日本、蒙古、朝鲜、韩国、泰国、新加坡等国家，是东方饮食文化圈的轴心；与此同时，它还间接影响到欧洲、美洲、非洲和大洋洲，像中国的素食文化、茶文化、酱醋、面食、药膳、陶瓷餐具和大豆等，都惠及全世界数十亿人。

总之，中国饮食文化是一种广视野、深层次、多角度、高品位的悠久区域文化；是中华各族人民在100多万年的生产和生活实践中，在食源开发、食具研制、食品调理、营养保健和饮食审美等方面创造、积累并影响周边国家和世界的物质财富及精神财富。

过年放炮是一个传统的习俗。据说是因为要赶走怪物的。而说“怪物”，“鬼”，“神”之类者，让我想到了宗教这的东西，在这反面，禅宗，佛教文化的发展是一个典型代表。

佛教在中国的发展可分为两个历史阶段。一是吸收阶段，从东汉到魏晋南北朝，再到隋唐，共七八百年。这时中国主要是吸收印度传来的佛教文化。二是佛教中国化的阶段，隋唐以来，天边台、华严、特别是禅宗的形成和发展，表明了佛教在中国已具特色，逐渐走上独立发展的道路，成了中华民族文化的重要组成部分。唐代贞观年间，玄奘大师从印度留学归来后，标志着中国向印度学习佛教的过程基本结束，并在隋唐时期形成了十大宗派。就中国大乘佛教的八大派而言，三论、唯识、律宗和密宗的印度文化气息较为显著，而天台、华严、禅宗则中国文化的气息就重得多——在印度是难以找到这种文化气息的。

虽传说禅宗肇始于齐梁，但真正的开山祖师应是六祖慧能。禅宗从分 析名相、辩驳教理的百家争鸣盛况中站出来，独树“不立文字，教外别传”的大旗，并与生活打成一片，从生活中体验人生宇宙的真谛。在师徒授受方面，更是在日用动静的起心动念、嬉笑怒骂、激扬指点、杀活纵夺中实施。这虽然是马祖之后才大见开展，但具体端倪，都为《坛经》所蕴涵。故使禅宗成为似宗教而非宗教，似哲学而非哲学，似艺术而非艺术的法宝。不但对佛教具有革命性，对欲得解脱的人们创造了一个历史上举世全无的特殊思想体系。

虽然禅宗的许多特点都带有儒道等中国文化的思想，而禅宗的根本目的——彻证“无生法忍”——却是印度佛教思想的精华所在，为中土文化所无。而禅宗内浸透了这一点，这无疑是接受了佛教思想才开放出的璀灿之花。

有一些人对“中国化的佛教”不以为然，认为应以印度佛教为标准。其实禅宗乃至天台、华严都是中国文化发展的产物，是中华民族的骄傲。如果抽取出禅宗的成分，中国思想史、中国哲学史就讲不下去。在唐代至五代之后，禅宗成了中国佛教的主流和核心，就代表着佛教。不了解禅宗，就没有资格说了解了中国 文化。

在唐武宗掀起的遍及全国的灭法运动打击下，除禅宗外的所有宗派都全军覆没了。只有六祖大师开创的禅宗禅宗，不仅安然度过了这一劫难，而且如雨后春笋般地在灭法运动后的几十年间遍布全国，取得了中国佛教的主导地位。所以，如果没有禅宗，佛教在中国的生命能否延续至今就成了问题。而历史本身也表明了，唐末灭法后一千多年来，中国佛教的发展主要就是禅宗的发展（不包括藏传佛教）。正是由于禅宗结合了中国文化的实际，才有如此绵长、辉煌的发展，也才有今天播及欧美的能力。

禅宗的方法简捷可行，并能贯穿和深化儒道思想，易为士大夫们接受，有普遍性；而且其本身含摄了佛教的全部精义，有蓬勃的生命力。一个禅者本身就是一粒种籽，不论在何种环境中都可以生根、发芽、开花、结果。较其它诸宗有不可比拟的优越性，遂使它在一千多年的历史中成为中国佛教的主流和主体。

中国的传统文化影响深远，如今许多国外领导人每逢中国春节时，都向中国人民、国外华人拜年，道贺。春节虽然只是一个节日，但它包含了许多我们中国人的精神及传统文化，从其中的每一个习俗都可以看出包含的内涵。近些年来，许多国外节日走进中国，并且有些节日甚至超过了本土节日的热闹程度。春节更重要的体现的是家的含义，一个人如果没有家，更不知道根在哪里，那么无论他有多么的成功，整个人也是漂浮着，也没办法安定下来。所以说春节对我们中国人来说，其文化的内涵是非常重要的。

[春节的文化及传统作文

陆弘泽

春节里我和爸爸妈妈一起到外公家拜年，外公家在东阳的一个小山村里，那里山清水秀，还有我的很多小伙伴，我每次去都开心极了。

在外公家的日子里，不论是在家里还是去别人家做客，餐桌上总是会有一盘红红的像杨梅一样的米馃，外面是一层米粉皮，内心里是黑芝麻，最外一层有沾着一粒粒的红色小粒，妈妈说这些是染红了的粉干丝，一口咬下去，香甜满口，黑黑的芝麻流进嘴里，味道好极了；妈妈说这叫杨梅馃，因为它长得像极了水果树上的“杨梅”而得名，外观鲜红寓意红红火火、团团圆圆而世代相传；每逢过年过节、农家砌灶、定亲、嫁娶、上梁等喜事，杨梅馃都是不可或缺的食物。

有一天妈妈还专门烧了一碗“博士菜”给我们吃，我一看这不就是碗霉干菜嘛，平时我们在家里也有吃过啊。妈妈笑呵呵的对我说，你知道为什么我们叫霉干菜为“博士菜”吗？我摇了摇头说不知道。妈妈说因为东阳人学习勤奋、刻苦，贫穷的东阳学子就吃着霉干菜造就了数量众多的博士，所以美其名也“博士菜”。这时一旁的小公公开口说话了，妈妈说他可是村里出来的第一个大学生哦。他说：“在我们读书时，就是只有霉干菜加一点点的油炒起来吃，一吃就是一个月，难吃死了，但是没办法，但是因为经济条件差，全村人都只能刚吃饱饭，能出去读书就已经很不错了，所以当时就特别刻苦终于考上了大学”。这时妈妈接着说道：“到我们读书那时候，外婆一般都会买点肉炒在里面，两个星期回来拿一次，刚开始还蛮好吃的，吃久了闻着这个味就想吐”。现在轮到我读书了，我不用每天都吃一种菜，每天爸爸妈妈都会准备丰盛的菜肴，每天都能尝到不同的味道。

爸爸说，从三代人读书人不同的饮食上就可以看出来，我们国家的高速发展，祖国越来越繁荣昌盛，我们生活在一个美好的时代。今天，我们伟大的祖国，经济发展，政治稳定，社会进步，民族团结，各项事业兴旺发达，蒸蒸日上。在九百六十万平方公里的大地上，一片姹紫嫣红，气象万千；全国人民朝气蓬勃，精神振奋，到处充满着青春活力，洋溢着胜利的豪情。全国人民正以昂扬的斗志和辛勤的劳动，阔步前进在建设有中国特色社会主义道路上。

爸爸滔滔不绝的说了这么多，我听明白了，都是在赞美我们的祖国；我爱我的祖国，我以你为荣。祝福我们伟大的祖国更加美好、更加强盛！

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.

I’m glad to have this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Jia ying.I come from a small village in Beijing Province, where live my happy families. I love them.

I’m open minded, easy-going, warm hearted with a sunshine smile. I have superb and god features such as honesty and sweet temper. Also, I much enjoy making friends from all walks of life. In my opinion, friendship is one of the most important in my life.

I have lots of hobbies. I often spend my spare time on reading books, especially those about history. Besides, traveling is my favorite hobby. In my mind, traveling is not only relaxed, but experienced.Traveling lets me learn a lot ,which is not existed in textbooks.

Frequently I exchange my views with other people ,which bring me lots of fresh ideas.During my past two years in college ,I took part in different kinds of activities and got some harvests. I think I’m a cautious person with the sense of responsibility . I feel that my strongest asset is my ability to stick to things to get them done. And I have still a dream, which is to be a interpreter. I will make efforts to achieve my goal.

[大学生的英文自我介绍

八骏嘶风传捷报，五羊跳跃展新图。

花红桃艳，金桔满盘，喜气洋洋华夏儿女策马赴羊年，春节年年过，今年过节又不一般。俗话说“俗随时变”，春节习俗传承、演变到今天，在形式和内容上都有了许多变化，回望过去，每个时代都各有风格：

50年代的年夜饭：几斤肉快活吃几天

60年代的潇洒：在广阔天地里过年

70年代的年货：新奇玩艺造出来

80年代的娱乐：看春节联欢晚会

90年代的拜年话：身体健康排第一

现代社会花样更多，过几年一个样，呼机拜年，电话祝福，短信传情，餐馆年夜饭，旅游过大年。但这毕竟是少数时尚弄潮儿的好戏，大众的呼声是，年越过越淡了。可不是，这应是自然选择的结果。第一是社会生活的急剧变化，使得某些十分重要的春节民俗面临危机。庆丰收，祭祖和驱鬼，这是春节的灵魂。如今的人们，特别是城市的新生代们，不仅摆脱了农耕，而且也远离了宗法家族，春节庆丰收祭祖的意义消失了，人们现在相信科技，也不怕鬼敬神了，驱鬼也取消了。守岁，它是年节的核心。如果说，连它也省略的话，那肯定会影响到年节的地位，会减弱民众的节日心理，使人们觉得节日跟常日没有多大的区别，就会影响到节日的传承。它本来的意义是为了祈求长命百岁，现在人们已经失去了这样的信仰，就不太愿意熬夜了，但是我们把"守岁"当作一年中的不眠夜，大家在一起聊天、说话、娱乐、总结过去、畅想未来，这没有什么不好。

第二，20世纪以来中国的主流文化一直盛行激进主义。他们把现代化与传统对立起来，把科学与信仰对立起来，反传统、反宗教信仰;结果春节民俗中许多传统内容、信仰内容被破坏。例如，把公历第一天称为"新年"，而把传统的历法新年改称春节，淡化了、模糊了春节的"新年"含义。以致于有人想取消春节，用阳历年取代春节。

第三，国外节日文化的引入对我国传统年节产生了冲击。物质享受为主的春节气氛淡化的一面，是以精神享受为主的西方节日的兴盛，现代生活的个性化与多元化，也需要多样化的节日。不同层位的人们大可从那些节日中获得情趣。越是多元化，本土固有的文化应该是最具有魅力的，一个民族的永久性，首先在于它文化的本土性。本土性越强化、越固有化，他的主导地位才能更突现出来。

第四，如今，平时工作日的缩短，休息、娱乐时间的增多，使得过年便不再是主要的甚至是唯一的休息、娱乐时间。城镇人民温饱基本解决，也不再等着过年吃大餐，穿新衣，走亲戚，而是精神压力寻求解放，想着可以哪里去玩，玩什么，怎么玩?

时代不断赋予春节新的内容，时代也不断给予它新的挑战，不同的时代虽然内容上不断增新，但基本的形式和主题却始终保持不变，“风调雨顺、五谷丰登、六畜兴旺，国泰民安”，正是春节具有强大生命力和民族凝聚力的思想表现。无论怎么变，它祝福吉祥如意的深层含义没有改变。春节家庭团聚的习俗至今相传，人们再苦再累，春节那几天一定要好好过，这是个人生理调整的需要，也是心理调整与社会关系调整的需要。无论是旅游过年、上网过年、还是晚会过年，人们寻求的还是人与人之间的沟通。人们在同一的时间以大致近似的方式作大体一致的选择，是个人的需要，也是社会的需要与民族的需要。

一种民俗的传承是需要民俗心理和社会生活环境的。当社会生活环境发生了变化，人们的生活方式发生了变化，民俗心理必然发生变化。然而这种心理变化并不似社会变迁那样快，需要与新的生活方式进行长时间的整合。春节作为一个民俗，在社会的发展逐步摆脱农业主导而向更高的层次迈进的时候，去与留就是纯自然选择，而不能人为干预，其保留的也将是最有生命力的。

每个时代都为春节增添新的魅力，涂抹上新的色彩，我们身处于一个中华民族全面复兴的伟大时代，自然应该为春节这个古老的节日增光添彩，因为民俗应该是民众在生活中自发形成和传承的，来体现民众的文化诉求。 我们只有在保持传统与接受现代生活方式方面找到一个契合点，我们才可能建构出一个新的民族文化体系，也就是在与时俱进的过程中，传承我们的春节文化，强化它的本土性，再向世界进军，让它成为世界人民同乐的佳节!

Hello ！welcome to the special Chinese new years edition of discovering China. Im Alina Li and Im Ben Hedges, and today well be taking you through some of the most important traditions of Chinese new year and historical background. We will look at some of the legends behind Chinese new year and how to celebrate it. Here in the US and Chinese across the world.

The Chinese have specific way to celebrate their new year. If you walk down the street in Chinatown during Chinese New Year, you see a variety of ancient traditions such as red banners, firecrackers and lion dance performances, streets are filled with lively celebration.

However, legend has said that the new year has not always been a time of festivity. An Asian Chinese story told a chilly start to this festive holiday, it begins with an ancient Chinese beast called Nian.

Every New Year Nian would rise from swelling in the sea to ravage Chinese village in livestock and hurting people. The villages soon found out from a wise gray-haired old man that the only way to scare the beast away was to set off firecrackers and light lamps and to hang red banners on each door. As the story goes, this was the beginning of a tradition that would last thousands of years.

So this story leads to the creation of many of other traditions for celebrating Chinese New Year. lets take a look at some of these traditions.

虽然今年的春节少了烟花爆竹的喧嚣，但新旧年俗的交替中，当代中国春节的文化景观与文化内涵，有了新的定义。

早在前几年，“禁燃令”可谓是掀起了轩然大波。“爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。”春节放烟花，象征着中国人在大年初一，对新年的美好盼望。以前回乡下家里过年，大年初一过去，坪里尽是爆竹皮，扫起来堆在门前，意为“去家里的脏东西”。北京新修订的《北京市烟花爆竹安全管理规定》第一年实施；天津外环线以内迎来第一个“不闻鞭炮声”的春节；海南发布最严“禁燃令”，各县市落实不力将被问责；刚刚成立不久的雄安新区也实施了严格限制燃放的规定……“狗年的春节静悄悄。”有网友发出这样的感慨。

想起“禁燃令”才颁布的时候，不少的烟花贩卖商叫苦不迭：“一年就在这个时候赚钱赚的多，现在不敢了，这要怎么办？”诚然，这个法令一颁布，首当其冲的是浏阳，浏阳烟花天下闻名，更是文化遗产、前人给我们的宝贵财富，这岂不是要把老祖宗留下来的东西给扼杀掉？年味是不是就淡了？传统习俗是不是要丢掉了？

这样的担心可以理解，在APEC蓝、美丽中国的号召下，难免会有冲突。然而，传统和习俗在时间延续中找到与当下时代处境的最佳结合点，真正做到与时俱进，才能体现传统的现代价值，彰显习俗的内在生命力。比如为祭祖的民众免费发放鲜花代替鞭炮，加强市场监管提高电子鞭炮的供给数量和质量，为老百姓提供更多安全绿色的选择。众人合力、大家齐心，年味一点没淡，反而越来越浓。

燃放烟花爆竹只是一种形式，真正的传统流淌在血液里、绵延在精神中。虽然少了烟花爆竹的喧闹，但旧年俗与新年俗交相辉映，塑造着当代中国春节的文化景观。以绿色、文明、符合时代发展需要的方式传承这份时光财富，春节这一承前启后的时间节点，才能成为中华文明代代相传的时间象征。

There are many festivals in china. And among them, I like the most  the Spring Festival. Because of it, not only  the biggest holiday of the year, but the start of a new year, but also all of us all the people, come together festival.

Before the Spring Festival, people go home, no matter where they are. Usually, we in the new years Eve dinner. Then the family sat together to share their lives or aircraft. Some people play games or go out to play. On New Years day, people get up early to meet people who say. Children can get lucky money from relatives. In the coming days, we will vit relatives to pay New Years call, give them. In a word, it  the family reunion and we all the time to enjoy it.

Th  our happy Spring Festival, Do you feel happy?

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！

Hello,everyone!

My name is xxxx is my English name,which is also the name of my idol.I’m a recommended student from CCFLS,in which I have studied for six years.During the time I stayed there,I’ve learned a lot from the teachers who I must thank

sincerely.Another school in my life is my family.1990 witnessed me born in a happy family.I was treated as the apple of my family members’ eyes since

childhood.Genuineness,perseverance,conscientiouness,the urge for improvement are the characters my family gives me.Today,but for their support,I would not be this confident.Many thanks to my family.I love them all.

I’m an optimistic,energetic,outgoing,active,humorous girl with any amount of hobbies,such as listening to music and writing my blog.What deserves to be introduced is my blog on sina,which takes me a lot of pains.It’s without much gaudy decorations,but many articles which are really worth reading.The website address is here.Your prensence and guidance are requested.

Unlike many other girls,I’m quite good at

sports.Swimming,skating,basketball,volleyball,badminton,table tennis and etc. are my preferences.In spite of my height,I have a good jumping capacity.Due to this,I’m the captain of the female basketball team and the principal member of the female

volleyball team in our school.In addition,I’m fond of playing chess.I’ve got a silver medal when I was a child.Futhermore,I’m a very versatile girl.Piano and clarinet are my forte.They all get the ninth level.Besides,I’m a good organizer and leader in the school activities.I organized many English speech contest,also took a part in it and ranked among the best.Especially,I directed an English play called“the sound of music”,which is a gorgeous success,so that every audience spoke highly of it.I’m very proud of that.

To conclude,I’m sure I won’t let you down.I hope that you can give me a chance to study in Xiamen University,which is the shrine in my mind, and I’ll give you much glory in return.

That’s all.Thank you for your attention.

[大学英文自我介绍

Good morning, my name is huihualeung, graduated from guangdong polytechnic normal university in 2009,which is indeed a great honor to have the opportunity to interview, I would like to answer you may increase and I hope I can become a good performance today. Now I will briefly introduce myself, I am 21 years old, born in Jiangmen, east of Guangdong, and Ill receive my bachelors degree in July.

Throughout my campus life,I spent most of my time to learn, I have been through CET4 and worked in foreign trade business,I have a basic knowledge of oversea trading.

I had been majoring the Application English on the base of Trading English,including the Advance English,Economy And Trade English,Busiess English Correspondence,Selected Readings In English And American Literatures,Chinese And English Translation Course,Interpret And Listening,Advance English Writing etc.In addtion, I have got a lot of strength from this experience, such as the ability of communication, expression, and the attitude towards life and work.

Optimism, calmness, diligence and innovation strive to be my characteristics conscientiously. I’d like to apply for post like manager assistant in corporation which relate to my major. With great confidence, responsibility and enthusiasm, I believe that I can bear heavy burden on my shoulder. Please offer me a chance and I will give a surprise back to you.

[外贸跟单英语面试自我介绍

Hello everybody. My name is Tom. I come from Hebei province in China.I am very happy to come here to study with you.When I arrived at this school three days ago, I fell in love with it.It is so beautiful and exciting here, and everyone is kind to me especially Kim.This class feels just like one big family to me.I’m interested in sports, music and mountain climbing.I also enjoy playing soccer.I would love to play with you sometime.I hope I can become your friend soon.Thank you very much.

大家好。我的名字叫汤姆，我来自中国河北。我很高兴来这里和你们一起念书，当我三天前来到这个学校时，我就喜欢上它了这里是那么美丽，那么振奋人心，这里的每个人都对我很亲切，特别是Kim 老师。而这个班集体对我来说就像一个大家庭。我对运动、音乐和爬山很有兴趣。我也喜欢踢足球。我非常想和你们一起踢球。最后，我希望我能很快成为你们的朋友，谢谢。

人们不是为了单纯的吃顿饭，是为了享受那种亲情，一种天伦之乐。吃年夜饭是为了凝聚家庭的力量，等年后再将这种力量在社会上释放出来。

吃年夜饭不是个人的事情，从人类学和文化学的角度来看，吃年夜饭是一件非常美好的东西，它里面的含金量非常高。

我们的节日要从精神层面考虑，要注意它的精神意义和文化内涵，应该从这个层面引导人们过年过节，不要把承载有大量民族民俗意义的节日简单地卖给市场，而是要把节日变成文化传承的契机。

“年，我们每年都要过，年夜饭，我们每年都要吃。可是在尝试过数码年、旅游年之后，很多人却不会过年了。吃过9999元一桌的豪华宴之后，很多人却不会吃年夜饭了。”临近春节，中国文联副主席，著名作家冯骥才感慨地说，“吃年夜饭不是个人的事情，它是一个民族一个国家增加亲和力和凝聚力的一种方式。”

冯骥才从民俗学的角度重新阐释了过年和年夜饭对民族文化的意义。

冯骥才说，中国人为什么过年？就是希望在年里塑造一个团聚、欢乐、祥和与平安的生活。团圆、欢乐、祥和、平安，靠什么表现出来？靠年夜饭。中国人过年很有意思，年前由社会往家里跑，年后又跑回社会，除夕就是界限，所以年夜饭就显得非常重要。

“比如按照天津的风俗，吃团圆饺子，如果那一天有人不在，要给他留出来一份。”冯骥才说，“我不反对在外面订餐，但我希望年夜饭还是要回家去吃，全家人坐在一块吃，共享家庭的温暖。年夜饭的核心就是团圆，吃团圆饭的时候不能生气、骂人，大家要有笑脸。人们不是为了单纯的吃顿饭，是为了享受那种亲情，一种天伦之乐。吃年夜饭是为了凝聚家庭的力量，等年后再将这种力量在社会上释放出来。”

冯骥才说，吃年夜饭不是个人的事情，从人类学和文化学的角度来看，吃年夜饭是一件非常美好的东西，它里面的含金量非常高。很多人因为不懂得这些，不能把它放在那么高的层面上去分析，所以有些人就单纯地认为，不就是吃顿饭而已嘛，在哪里不是一样。

“吃年夜饭，这又涉及到中国人怎样度过节日的问题。”冯骥才认为，假日和节日不同，假日是一种公民的福利，没有文化内涵，随便怎么过都行，但节日是有意义的，是有文化内涵的。现在很要命的是，我们把所有的文化节日都已经过成了饮食节：过年就是大餐一顿、中秋节就是吃月饼、端午节就是吃粽子、灯节就是吃元宵。而那么好的民族文化情感、独特的情感，很多人却享受不到，在这一点上，比起欧洲和日本，我觉得我们有些人变的愚蠢了，显得没有文化了。

冯骥才还感慨地说，我们的节日要从精神层面考虑，要注意它的精神意义和文化内涵，应该从这个层面引导人们过年过节，不要都把承载有大量民族民俗意义的节日简单地卖给市场，而是要把节日变成文化传承的契机。

[作文：中国传统文化——春节

A folk culture is a small isolated， cohesive， conservative， nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals. Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family and interpersonal. Relationships are strong. Tradition is paramount， and change comes infrequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather， each person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks， though duties may differ between the sexes. Most goods are handmade and subsistence economy prevails. Individualism is weakly developed in folk cultures as are social classes. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo America is the Amish， a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish areas， horse drawn buggies still serve as a local transportation device and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles. The Amish＇s central religious concept of Demut "humility"， clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect. The religion， a variety of the Mennonite faith， provides the principal mechanism for maintaining order.

By contrast a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group often highly individualistic and a pronounced many specialized professions. Secular institutions of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order， and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts， "popular" may be viewed as clearly different from "folk". The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations. Folk-made objects give way to their popular equivalent， usually because the popular item is more quickly or cheaply produced， is easier or time saving to use or leads more prestige to the owner.

Yuandan is the first day of the lunar calendar. It is the day when the earth has circled the sun for one round and is beginning another circling. It represents a new beginning when people send off the old days and welcome the new ones. As the first day of the year, Yuandan has been considered to be the most important festival since the ancient times.

Customs

1. Kaisui(beginning of the year): According to the Chinese traditional custom, starting from haishi(9p.m. to 11p.m.)of the last evening of the twelfth lunar month, each family must prepare offering s to deities at the altar. At the same time, they too prepare food for the New Year day: The whole family will then stay awake together to attend to the year(called shou sui). After haishi, zishi(11p.m. to 1a.m.)will come, and this is the arrival of New Year(Yuandan). At this moment, people begin the celebration with fireworks. Vegetarian and sweet foods will then be placed are the altar for offerings, and incense be burned to welcome the deities. In the ancient times, it was believed that haishi connected the two years and thus was called kaisui.

At the same night, some families will follow the instruction in Tongshu and place preparing altar in the direction of the "fortune deity" during the "fortune time" to receive the deity. If the direction of the "fortune deity" is at the "ill position", people will choose to receive "happy deity" or "noble deity" instead.

2. There is an apparent difference in the custom of food taking on Yuandan between the Chinese in the northern and southern regions. The northern Chinese has the habit of taking jiao zi(dumpling made of flour with vegetable and meat wrapped inside). Some people may put a sweet or a coin inside jiao zi, hoping to have a sweet year after tasting the sweet and a wealthy year after tasting the coin. on the other hand, the southern Chinese have the taboo for killing on Yuandan. Therefore, they do not take meat in tee morning of Yuandan, so as to avoid bloodshed or mutual slaughter. In order to evade misfortune, they have the first meal of this day without meat. Instead, they take vegetarian food for the sake of virtue.

3. What is special during the New Year is that parents or elders will distribute red packets(ang pao or ya sui qian)to the children. People in the ancient times were more particular in giving away the red packets: the distribution took place on the eve of New Year so that the kids could suppress the past year and enter the New Year. Ya sui has the meaning of overcoming the unpredictable future. Representing the wishes for the healthy psychological growth of the children, ya sui qian symbolises the elders hope to see their children overcome all the unpredictable elements brought by the "year".

[英文作文：元旦节介绍

过了一年又年,转眼间春节又要来了.

每年春节都会是全球华人最盼望的节日.在春节来临的前几天,家家户户都会贴春联,挂年画,还会包饺子做年糕.这样一来,过年的气氛就会越来越浓.到了除夕之夜,不管在外有多么忙,都会赶到家里吃团年饭,到时候全家人围坐在一起吃着香喷喷的团年饭,感受过年的气氛别提有多高兴了.吃完团年饭后,全家会聚在一起看春节联欢晚会,边看边聊,增进亲戚之间的关系.到了11:59:50全球华人都会开始倒计时10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0,就在那一刹那,新年降临了.这时,鞭炮声夹杂着人们的欢呼声响个不停,千万朵礼花在天空中绽放,加重了过年的"年味".

过了12点后还会有人彻夜不眠,他们是在守岁,这也是春节的传统之一.到了初一,人们就会出门四处游玩,直到初八,人们才会回到自己的工作岗位,继续工作.

虽然说过年放焰火,是中国的传统.但是焰火会造成一定的大气污染,破坏环境.所以我觉得可以制造环保鞭炮,这样一来,即可以减少大气污染,避免破坏环境,又可以保留我们中华民族特有的一种传统,使得我们在过年的时候能够更加的开心.

还有就是,过年的时候有些地方还保留着一些封建迷信的春节习俗,我觉得这是不大合理的,这种现象只有在提高人们素质之后才会消失.

希望每个人都能过一个开心快乐的春节,一年比一年红火!

[春节文化现象的作文

去年暑假，我和爸爸妈妈一起去参观了有名的秦始皇兵马俑。兵马俑的壮观让我叹为观止!

俑坑是是秦始皇培葬的兵马坑，它最早是被盗墓者发现，被考古学家发掘出来的。俑坑一共有三个，我印象最深的是一号坑，坑里面的兵马俑成千上万。它们是用泥做的士兵和将军：有的持剑，有的持矛，有的坐车，有的骑马，骑着的战马栩栩如生。俑的表情动作丰富多彩，有的严肃，有的微笑，有的却是满面愁容……他们队列整齐，整装待发。

让我特别惊讶的是，墓葬里面发现的一辆铜车马。它又精细又神奇：它的窗户可以从里面看到外面，却不能从外面看到里面。

秦朝到现在，几千年过去了，俑依然保存完好，有的刀剑还闪闪发亮，可见古人的技术有多么发达。

我想，怪不得很多人慕名前来参观兵马俑，还有很多中外的国家领导都要来参观!看着这么壮观的兵马俑，我觉得特别骄傲!不过看新闻说3号俑坑发现了黄鼠狼打的洞，但愿这个历史文物还能逃过人类里的“黄鼠狼们”的觊觎，完整地保存下来，让千百年后的人们还能亲眼目睹这样的奇迹。

在绍兴，到了农历十二月，大家就开始忙着为过年作准备，做年糕、包棕子、晒鱼干、酱鸡、酱鸭、杀猪、宰羊……还要买新衣新裤新鞋子和购置馈赠给亲朋好友的礼物，真是忙得不可开交。腊月二十三晚上，家家户户都江堰市要拜拜灶神，送灶神上天，可以不让他在玉皇大帝面前说人们的错误。

到了除夕夜的这餐饭叫做年夜饭、又叫团圆饭，这一餐饭菜非常丰盛，有鱼、肉、萝卜、菠菜、粉条、长生果……应有尽有，每一种菜都必须有剩余，留到明年再吃，取意“年年有余”。饭后全家老老小小围坐在一起，说说一年来的成果，谈谈来年大好前景。这一天终夜不眠地守岁，等待春节来临后燃放鞭炮，电话相互拜年祝福。

正月初一，为春节之始，古称“元旦”，又称“新正”、“大年初一”，为绍兴一年中最隆重的节日。家中第一个起床的，第一件事情是放鞭炮，俗称“放开门炮仗”。旧时，此举寓有驱邪除疫和“高升三级”之意。绍兴民间且有“早放（爆竹）早发（财）”之说，故从凌晨三四时开始，爆竹声即此起彼落，比户不绝，以增添新春喜庆气氛。

旧时，大年初一起床后先吃“烟火食”（即以柴火烧煮之食物）然后才可开口说话。所以妈妈都会在我的床边放一些吃的，我睁开眼睛第一件事就是吃点东西。如今，通常以汤团、如意糕作早餐。正月初二起，携桂圆、荔枝、美酒、白糖和糕点等礼品走亲访友，巷贺新禧。亲友则以酒菜盛情款待，改日再行回拜之礼。此俗大抵以早为敬。1950年起，人民政府提倡文明过节。元旦至春节期间，绍兴城乡普遍开展拥军爱民、拥军优属、拥政爱民及慰问退休干部、职工等活动，同时举行各种联欢会、联谊会与文娱表演及体育竞赛等。

在春节期间，我们还得守好多“规矩”：如不准扫地、倒垃圾，唯恐扫除了一年的财气与运气；还不能动刀，怕遭到皮肉之苦；不可打破碗，怕破了财……

一眨眼，春节在正月十五结束了，了学生们去上学了，大人们也去工作了，天气转暖了，绍兴的农村又变得安静了。

My name is ***. ** is my given name. *means sweet and* means person, so my name means a sweet-tempered girl. I actually am! But you can call me June, for your convenience, j-u-n-e, its similar to my Chinese name Jun. I am from Enping, a small city in the southwest of Guangdong Province, near HongKong and Macao. Maybe you have never been there before, its well known for the hot springs there.

In 2003, I got the highest score in the College Entrance Examinations in my city and entered Zhongshan University. My major is Computer Science. My GPA ranks in the top 40% among all students, but I have stronger C programming skills than many others. Also, I was the first one to learn Java in my class.

I was chosen by a teacher of mine to participate in his project. The project was about a LAN chat room, and I developed the instant messaging system in it. I was the only female student in this project team.

Besides study and the project, I worked in the Student Union for two years, first year as a member, next year promoted to be the General Secretary. My colleagues describe me as a reliable and considerate person.

IBM is top on my job hunting list for of the reasons you hear every day. I look forward to joining a famous company as it means good training, good pay, and good people to work with, just like you gentlemen!

[计算机英文自我介绍作文

On the eve of the new year, many people were very busy. Many people have to go to work in the field with large bags of special purchases for the Spring Festival to go home.

In the northeast of our hometown, we must eat dumplings on the eve of the thirty year of the new year, and we must eat dumplings. Many dumplings are packed with coins. (now people pay attention to hygiene, instead of peanuts or other nuts). Who eats such dumplings is a sign of good luck and auspicious meaning in the new year. Big year thirty main points longevity lamp, all night clear. On the thirty-one until the fifteen Lantern Festival, every household should hang red lanterns, at night to light the lanterns, but also points a night, not to turn off the lights, means longevity, incense constantly.

I was awakened by the sound of firecrackers in the early morning of the first day. Four firecrackers, fireworks into the sky, everyones laughter adds to the atmosphere of Chinese New Year. This is a deserted street become lively, the traditional Spring Festival this year after year, generation to generation of people, all the lights in the residential area every family put up Spring Festival couplets, invited the door god and the God of wealth to the whole family happiness well, it also placed the hope for the new year. We are in the northeast, the elderly have such a statement, the two day Lunar New Years day, the second is not sweeping, good luck and wealth will not sweep away. So only to wait until the third year of the first three can be swept.

The first moon does not cut his head. You cant cut your head before the first year of the year to the 1th day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar. If you cut my uncles uncle, no one will cut his head in the first month. “ in February, two, the Dragon looked up to &rdquo, which means that at the beginning of February two, people will be very lucky in cutting their heads, so on this day, many people will compete to cut their heads and seek auspiciousness.

I always look forward to the new year, for that time I can wear new clothes, pay the money, set off firecrackers, etc., and so on, in a word, looking forward to the year. I really want to be so good every day!

Dear Tony

I am very glad to hear from you.How is eveything with you?You ask me about my plan of the winter vocation.I am going to finish my homework as soon as possible so that I can have lots of free time to read more books and help my parents do some housework.I am going to learn how to cook some delicious dishes so that my parents will be happy to enjoy them.I am going to go skating and skiing with my parents because skating and skiing are my favourite winter sports.My parent will take me to visit some interesting places,such as the Summer Palace and the Forbitten City.It will be a lot of fun.I am looking forward to my winter vocation.