元旦的英文介绍

元旦的英语：NewYear'sDay

元旦的英文介绍

yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandi**eginninganothercircling.itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.asthefirstdayoftheyear,yuandanha**eenconsideredtobethemostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes.

customs

1.kaisui(beginningoftheyear):accordingtothechinesetraditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodforthenewyearday:thewholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshousui).afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andthisisthearrivalofnewyear(yuandan).atthi**oment,peoplebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andincensebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.intheancienttimes,itwa**elievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui.

atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructionintongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"duringthe"fortunetime"toreceivethedeity.ifthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"isatthe"illposition",peoplewillchoosetoreceive"happydeity"or"nobledeity"instead.

2.thereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonyuandanbetweenthechineseinthenorthernandsouthernregions.thenorthernchinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopingtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyearaftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernchinesehavethetabooforkillingonyuandan.therefore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningofyuandan,soastoavoidbloodshedormutualslaughter.inordertoevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.instead,theytakevegetarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue.

3.whatisspecialduringthenewyearisthatparent***elderswilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothechildren.peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularingivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceontheeveofnewyearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyearandenterthenewyear.yasuihasthemeaningofovercomingtheunpredictablefuture.representingthewishesforthehealthypsychologicalgrowthofthechildren,yasuiqiansymbolisestheelders'hopetoseetheirchildrenovercomealltheunpredictableelement**roughtbythe"year".