小學生英語了解西方節日
1. 用英語介紹三個有特色的西方節日
1、聖誕節
聖誕節又稱耶誕節，譯名為「基督彌撒」，它源自古羅馬人迎接新年的農神節，與基督教本無關系。
Christmas, also known as Christmas, is translated as "Christ Mass", which originated from the Lunar New Year celebration in ancient Rome and has nothing to do with Christianity.
在基督教盛行羅馬帝國後，教廷隨波逐流地將這種民俗節日納入基督教體系，同時以慶祝耶穌的降生。
After the popularity of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the Holy See drifted this folk festival into the Christian system to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
但在聖誕節這天不是耶穌的生辰，因為《聖經》未有記載耶穌具體生於哪天，同樣沒提到過有此種節日，是基督教吸收了古羅馬神話的結果。
But it is not Jesus'birthday on Christmas Day, because the Bible does not record when Jesus was born, nor does it mention such a festival, which is the result of Christianity's absorption of ancient Roman mythology.
2、萬聖節All Saints' Day
萬聖節又叫諸聖節，在每年的11月1日，是西方的傳統節日；而萬聖節前夜的10月31日是這個節日最熱鬧的時刻。在中文裡，常常把萬聖節前夜訛譯為萬聖節。
Halloween, also known as All Saints'Day, is a traditional Western Festival on November 1, and October 31, the eve of Halloween, is the most lively time of the festival. Halloween Eve is often translated into Halloween in Chinese.
3、復活節Easter Day
復活節是一個西方的重要節日，在每年春分月圓之後第一個星期日。
Easter is an important festival in the West. It falls on the first Sunday after the full moon in the spring equinox every year.
基督徒認為，復活節象徵著重生與希望，為紀念耶穌基督於公元30到33年之間被釘死在十字架之後第三天復活的日子。
Christians believe that Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after he was crucified between 30 and 33 A.D.
4、情人節Valentine『s Day
情人節，又稱聖瓦倫丁節或聖華倫泰節，日期在每年公歷的2月14日，是西方國家的傳統節日之一，起源於基督教。
Valentine's Day, also known as St. Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day, dates on February 14 of the Gregorian calendar, is one of the traditional festivals in Western countries, which originated from Christianity.
如今已經成為全世界著名的浪漫節日，但是不同國家的人們表達愛意的方式卻各不相同。
Now it has become a famous romantic festival all over the world, but people in different countries express their love in different ways.
5、愚人節April Fool's Day
愚人節也稱萬愚節、幽默節，愚人節。節期為公歷4月1日，是從19世紀開始在西方興起流行的民間節日，並未被任何國家認定為法定節日。
April Fool's Day is also called All Fools'Day, Humor's Day and April Fool's Day. The Festival is on April 1 of the Gregorian calendar. It is a popular folk festival in the West since the 19th century. It has not been recognized as a statutory Festival by any country.
在這一天人們以各種方式互相欺騙和捉弄，往往在玩笑的最後才揭穿並宣告捉弄對象為「愚人」。
On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, often at the end of the joke to expose and declare the target of the joke as "fool".
2. 用英語介紹外國節日
Christmas
Although, for Christians, Christmas is not the most important of festivals, it is probably the most widely celebrated religious occasion in the West. This festival celebrates the birth of the messiah in Bethlehem Palestine about two thousand years ago. This messiah was Jesus Christ who, Christians believe, was sent to save mankind and absolve them from their sins. Nowadays, you might be forgiven for missing the religious element to this festival as it has descended somewhat into an orgy of consumerism and inlgence. Gifts are given amongst family and friends and cards wishing 「Seasonal Greetings」 sent between just about everyone. Father Christmas, otherwise known as Santa Claus, is said to squeeze his way down chimneys across the world on Christmas Eve and deliver presents to any children that have behaved well over the last year. Another important motif of the festival is the Christmas tree, around which traditionally people would dance around hinting at the pagan origins of this mid-winter celebration.
聖誕節
雖然對基督教徒來說，聖誕節並不是其最重要的節日，但是在西方，它卻是一個最受廣泛慶祝的節日。聖誕節慶祝的是兩千多年前彌賽亞(猶太人盼望的復國救主)在巴勒斯坦伯利恆的誕生。這個彌賽亞就是耶穌(基督教信奉的救世主)。基督教徒相信，耶穌是被派來拯救人類並協助人們擺脫罪惡的救世主。如今，就算你已經忘記了這個節日的本來意義也不會有人怪罪你，因為，現在的聖誕節已經演變成為大肆消費、狂歡與縱情享受的節日。在這個節日里，親人們、朋友間都會互送禮物，滿載著「節日祝福」的賀卡也會送到每一個人的手中。「聖誕之父」（Father Christmas），也就是我們所熟知的「聖誕老人」（Santa Claus），據說會在聖誕節前夕順著煙囪下來，給世界各地的孩子們送去禮物，這些收到禮物的孩子必定是那些在過去的一年中各方面表現都很優秀的孩子。聖誕節的另一個重點是聖誕樹，在這一天，人們會圍著聖誕樹跳舞，這也表明聖誕樹是聖誕節形成之前的隆冬節日的重要組成部分。
Easter
For religious, as opposed to cultural, Christians, this is the fundamental festival of Christianity. It celebrates the fact that Jesus Christ was crucified and died and then rose again a few days later. Jesus claimed in his life that he was the Son of God. The Jews, viewing this as heinous blasphemy, had him handed over to the Roman governor of Palestine and demanded that he be executed. Following his death on the cross however, Jesus appeared to his disciples and told them to spread his gospel of love and forgiveness around the world. Despite the religious theme to Easter, to many people in the west, this festival is simply about the exchange of chocolate eggs, said to be delivered by the Easter Bunny. Again, one can see, as with Christmas, hints of the pagan origins of this festival, onto which has been grafted the later Christian message of Easter. The early pagan concern was with the onset of spring and the rebirth of nature symbolized by an egg!
復活節
對基督徒來說，復活節在宗教上的意義與在文化上的意義是不一樣的，它是基督教中最重要的節日。它紀念的是耶穌在十字架上受刑死後幾天內又復活這件事。耶穌聲稱自己是「上帝的兒子」。猶太人認為這是極其惡毒的褻瀆話，因此把耶穌交給了當時在巴勒斯坦的羅馬統治者，要求將這個「狂妄之徒」處死。在十字架上被釘死後，耶穌又出現在他的信徒們面前，號召大家把愛和寬容的信仰散播到世界各地。忽略了宗教上的本來意義，現在的許多西方人只把這個節日當成了一個互換「復活節彩蛋」的節日，還美其名曰是「復活兔」贈送的。大家可以看到，就像聖誕節一樣，以前的宗教成份已經融入到了復活節當中，在復活節形成之前，人們正是利用「彩蛋」來暗示春天的到來和自然萬物的新生。
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a very important cultural festival in the United States. It takes place on the last Thursday of November and its purpose, as its name suggests, is to give thanks for all that we have. The Mayflower pilgrims held the very first Thanksgiving. After having barely survived a harsh winter and following an abundant harvest, they decided to hold a feast to give thanks. Largely redolent of the traditional English Harvest Festival, a significant and unique element to this original Thanksgiving was that the pilgrims invited 91 local Indians to whom they felt indebted for assisting their survival in that first bleak year. This spirit of friendship did not last however, a few years on and the pilgrims were condemning the Indians as heathen. Nowadays, the festival is a chance for family to get together and enjoy the traditional food such as roast turkey and pumpkin pie that no Thanksgiving could do without.
感恩節
在美國，感恩節是一個非常重要的節日。感恩節是在11月的最後一個星期四，它的紀念主題正如它的名字本身所提到的，感謝我們所擁有的一切。最早開始慶祝這個節日的是「五月花號」上的清教徒們。在渡過了一個難熬的嚴冬後，他們獲得了一次大豐收，於是，他們決定舉行一個盛大的宴會來表達他們的感激之情。在英國傳統的「收獲感恩節」中，「感恩節」還有另外一個重要的因素，那就是清教徒們邀請91個當地的印第字安人共同慶祝這個節日，這91個人正是在那個寒冬中給了他們極大支持的人，確實是他們需要感謝的人。然而，這種友誼並未能延續多長時間，幾年之後，清教徒們一致譴責這些印第安人是野蠻人。如今，這個節日演變成了一個有機會讓家庭成員聚集在一起的節日。在這個節日中，大家在一起享用傳統美食，如烤火雞，南瓜餡餅等這些節日特色食物。
Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night
This is an English festival that takes place on the 5th November. It commemorates what is known as the Gunpowder plot. A group of Catholic conspirators aimed to blow up the Houses of Parliament in Westminster London while the King was present hoping to foment a Catholic revolution. However, they were foiled in their scheme when a guard discovered Guy Fawkes in the basement of Parliament surrounded by barrels of gunpowder. After much torture he revealed all and the conspirators were rounded up and executed in the grizzly fashion of the day reserved for traitors: Hung, Drawn and Quartered. Today this festival is very popular with children. They build their own Guy – a mmy of stuffed clothes that resembles a person – and put it on top of a bonfire. Finally, as the bonfire rages fireworks are released symbolizing the explosions that never took place all those years ago.
蓋伊·福克斯之夜 (或篝火節之夜)
這是英國的傳統節日，時間為每年的11月5日。它紀念「火葯的陰謀」這個歷史事件。一小撮天主教反叛分子密謀炸毀位於倫敦威斯敏斯特的英國國會大廈，當時國王正在開會，討論天主教改革的事宜。但是，密謀泄露了，一個衛兵發現了當時正在國會大廈地窯內，被成桶成桶的炸葯包圍著的蓋伊·福克斯。他們的陰謀被挫敗了。在嚴刑拷打下，蓋伊·福克斯招供了一切。於是，陰謀反叛的人被團團包圍起來，根據當時的律法以叛國賊論處，被判處絞刑並剖屍裂肢。今天，孩子們都非常喜歡這個節日。他們自己製作「蓋伊」－一個用舊衣服填充做成的假人，再把它放到篝火上焚燒。最後，當絢麗的焰火燃放起來時，代表多年前的那場爆炸根本沒有發生過。
Mother』s Day
Mothering Sunday was an English observance whereby people were encouraged to return on the 4th Sunday of Lent to the church in which they were baptized, their 「Mother Church」. Naturally, this often meant returning to their hometown. At the time it
was common for children as young as 10 to be away from home working so it became the custom that they were on this day allowed to return to visit their families. This evolved into a day for showing respect and love for one』s mother. Mother』s Day in the USA, on the second Sunday of May, has a different origin. It did not develop from another practice as in England, but was instigated in the early 20th Century as a day specifically for expressing gratitude to the Nation』s Mothers. Father』s Day, not as is often believed invented by card companies, actually originated in the USA only a little later, inspired by Mother』s Day.
母親節
「母親節」是英國的傳統節日，在「四旬齋月」的第四個星期天，人們都要回到自己接受「洗禮」時的教堂－「母親教堂」去做禮拜。自然而然地，這也代表了回到家鄉的意思。那時，年僅10歲的孩童出外打工是很平常的事，因此，在那天回到家中跟家人團聚也就成了一種習俗。漸漸地，這一天變成了對母親表示尊敬和愛戴的節日。在美國，「母親節」是在五月的第二個星期天，它的來源跟英國的不大一樣。它並不象英國那樣是從某一個習俗轉變過來的，而是在二十世紀早期興起，為感謝所有的母親而特別設立的節日。至於「父親節」，許多人一直認為是由賀卡製造商發起的，事實並不是這樣。在美國，「父親節」的建立只略微比「母親節」晚些，是在「母親節」的推動下產生的。
3. 用英文介紹外國傳統節日
Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday and not celebrated in continental Europe. On the fourth Thursday of each November, families and friends gather together for the occasion to celebrate with a traditional turkey dinner, usually in the mid-afternoon. Thanksgiving originated as a celebration of the year's harvest and is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
Thanksgiving- a day in America for families and friends to gather together. The festival is also celebrated by Americans living abroad. Thanks to the Native Americans and the Pilgrims who created this idea of a day of Thanksgiving all those live in the New World can be thankful for all we have and share the joy with our family members and friends.
4. 用英語小短文介紹西方節日情人節
Saint Valentine's Day, also called Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
聖情人節，也被稱為情人節或聖瓦倫丁節日, 是2月14日慶祝的一個年度假期。它起源於一個西方基督教禮儀節，紀念一個或多個早期的聖人Valentinus，並被公認為重要的文化, 並在全球許多地區舉辦商業慶祝活動，雖然不是任何國家的公眾假期。
5. 西方節日英文介紹
元旦(1月1日)NEW YEAR'S DAY成人節(日本，1月15日)ADULTS DAY情人節(2月14日)ST.VALENTINE'S DAY (VALENTINE'S DAY)元宵節(陰歷1月15日)LANTERN FESTIVAL狂歡節（巴西，二月中、下旬)CARNIVAL桃花節(日本女孩節，3月3日)PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL'S FESTIVAL）國際婦女節(3月8日)INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY聖帕特里克節(愛爾蘭，3月17日)ST. PATRICK'S DAY楓糖節(加拿大，3-4月)MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL愚人節(4月1日)FOOL'S DAY復活節(春分月圓後第一個星期日)EASTER宋干節(泰國新年4月13日)SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY食品節(新加坡，4月17日)FOOD FESTIVAL國際勞動節(5月1日)INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY男孩節(日本，5月5日)BOY'S DAY母親節(5月的第二個星期日)MOTHER'S DAY把齋節BAMADAN開齋節(4月或5月，回歷十月一日)LESSER BAIRAM銀行休假日(英國, 5月31日)BANK HOLIDAY國際兒童節(6月1日)INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY父親節(6月的第三個星期日)FATHER'S DAY端午節(陰歷5月5日)DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL仲夏節(北歐6月)MID-SUMMER DAY古爾邦節(伊斯蘭節，7月下旬)CORBAN筷子節(日本，8月4日)CHOPSTICS DAY中秋節(陰歷8月15日)MOON FESTIVAL教師節(中國，9月10日)TEACHER'S DAY敬老節(日本，9月15日)OLD PEOPLE'S DAY啤酒節(德國十月節，10月10日)OKTOBERFEST南瓜節(北美10月31日)PUMPKIN DAY鬼節(萬聖節除夕，10月31日夜)HALLOWEEN萬聖節(11月1日)HALLOWMAS感恩節(美國，11月最後一個星期4)THANKSGIVING護士節(12月12日)NRUSE DAY
6. 小學六年級英語小作文（關於東西方節日的簡介
春節：
My favorite festival is the Spring Festival .It is always in Junaury and February .Before Spring festival,we usually go shopping and clean our houses.During Spring Festival,the alts usually give lucky money to children .And the families get together and have big meals.When the Spring Festival is coming,the Chinese feel very happy.
7. 關於西方節日的介紹(英語)
我找的都是中英文對照的,漢語略.
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母親節
Mother"s Day was first suggested in the United States in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. A campaign to establish a National Mother"s Day was begun in 1907. It was successful, by 1911 Mother"s Day was celebrated in almost every state in recognition of[1] the influence mothers have in the making of better citizens.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that the birthday of Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis, the "mother of Mother"s Day[2] ", would become the National Mother"s Day of the United States. And that from then on, the second Sunday in May would be Mother"s Day in memory of the work Mrs. Jarvis had done to bring families together after the Civil war, her work to bring the whole North and South together, her work to honor all the mothers of America throughout history and on into the future, but most of all to honor Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis as America"s National Mother. President Wilson asked that the American people fly the United States flag from public buildings and homes on that day as he said, as a public expression of our love and reverence[3] for the mothers of our country.
Well, what value is Mother"s Day now? As the Congress said in 1914, it reminds people of[4] the influence mothers have had in the making of better citizens. Jarvis was one such mother. On Mother"s Day much attention is given to the important part that each mother plays in giving her children a sense of what is right and what is wrong, what is good behavior and what is bad.
If the observances[5] of Mother"s Day can even in a small way remind mothers of this, then this day will help both the families and the whole country.
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聖誕節
Origin of Christmas The name Christmas is short for "Christ's Mass". A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus. There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the orld. The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
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萬聖節
Halloween
October 31st (western countries)Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years.
The holiday has had many influences from many cultures over the centuries. From the Roman's Pomona Day, to the Celtic festival of Samhain,to the Christian holidays of All Saints and All Souls Days. Hundreds of years ago in what is now Great Britain and Northern France, lived the Celts (凱爾特人), who worshipped nature and had many gods, with the sun god as their favorite. They celebrated their New Year on November 1st which was made every year with a festival and marked the end of the "season of the sun" and the beginning of "the season of darkness and cold. "On October 31st after the crops were all harvested and stored for the long winter the cooking fires in the homes would be extinguished. The Druids, the Celtic priests, would meet in the hilltop in the dark oak forest (oak trees were considered sacred). They would light new fires and offer sacrifices of crops and animals. As they
danced around the fires, the season of the sun passed and the season of darkness would begin. When the morning arrived the Druids would give an ember from their fires to each family who would then take them home to start new cooking fires. These fires would keep the homes warm and free from evil spirits.The November 1st festival was called Samhain pronounced "sow-en"). The festival would last for 3 days. Many people would parade in costumes made from the skins and heads of their animals. This festival would become the first Halloween.
The Celtics would carry a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31. These lanterns were carved out of big turnips (大頭菜) and the lights were believed to keep the evil spirits away. Children would carve faces in the turnips. These carved turnips were called "jack-o-lanterns. It is said that the jack-o-lantern" got its name from a stingy and mean old man, named Jack, who when he died was too mean to get into heaven. When Jack went to hell he was meet by the Devil who gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. Jack placed the burning coal in a turnip to use as a lantern to light his way. The legends claim that Jack is still walking with the lantern looking for a place to stay.When the early settlers came to America they found the big round orange pumpkin. Being larger and much more colorful than turnips, the pumpkin made great "jack-o-lanterns". Eventually the pumpkin would replace the turnip. Eventually the Pumpkin would become the most widely recognized symbol of the Halloween holiday. The history of "Trick'O'Treating" can be traced back to the early celebrations of All Soul's Day in Britain. The poor would go begging and the housewives would give them special treats called "soulcakes". This was called "going a-souling", and the "soulers" would promise to say a prayer for the dead.Over time the custom changed and the town's children became the beggars. As they went from house to house they would be given apples, buns (圓形的小甜麵包), and money. During the Pioneer days of the American West, the housewives would give the children candy to keep from being tricked. The children would shout "Trick or Treat!".
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復活節
Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important feast in the Christian calendar. The churches are filled with worshipers, the altars are decorated with flowers, and the music proclaims the joy of the season.
Easter Sunday falls sometime between March 22 and April 25. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21. The date of Easter Sunday was established by the church council of Nicaea in A.D. 325.
Easter Sunday ends a period of preparation for the feast of Easter. This 40-day period of prayer and fasting, called Lent, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. The week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week. Good Friday marks Christ's crucifixion; and Easter Sunday, his resurrection.
The custom of a sunrise service on Easter Sunday can be traced to ancient spring festivals that celebrated the rising sun. The custom developed further in the Middle Ages, when celebrations at sunrise were also popular. People gathered to pray as the sun appeared and then went in procession to their churches.
The new clothes worn on Easter Sunday are a symbol of new life. The custom comes from the baptism on Easter Sunday of early Christians who were led into church wearing new robes of white linen. The present-day Easter parade has a parallel in the Middle Ages, when people walked about the country-side on Easter, stopping along the way to pray. Nowadays many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes, especially hats.
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8. 用英語簡單介紹西方節日
Christmas Day falls on December 25. It is preceded by Christmas Eve on December 24.(日期)
It is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, which combines the celebration of Jesus' birth with various other traditions and customs.（特點）
Christmas traditions include the display of Nativity scenes and Christmas trees, the exchange of gifts and cards, and the arrival of Father Christmas (Santa Claus) on Christmas Eve. Popular Christmas themes include the promotion of goodwill, giving, compassion, and quality family time. （人們在這天做什麼事情）
還算比較簡短，不知您意見如何？
9. 用英語介紹一個西方的節日
Christmas
Christmas is the most popular festival in the West.During the Christmas season,friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs.They do this for fun and to bring the spirit of Christmas to the people in each house.People also put a Christmas tree in the middle of their house.Usually,they decorate the tree,such as putting an angel or a star at the top of the tree and putting up some beautiful lights on the branches.
Westerners call the night before Christmas「Christmas Eve」.Then children put stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.They are told that Santa Claus will come ring the night.If you ask them why they doso,they will tell you 「I』m a good child.Santa Claus will climb down the chimney and fill the stockings with Christmas presents.」But who is Santa Claus? Can a man really climb down the chimney of every house in the world in a single night? Of course not.
On Christmas Day children wake up very early,and can't wait to open the presents in their stockings and under the tree.They are calling,「Merry Christmas!!!!!!」,and wake up the other family members.After all the presents are opened,they will have a delicious breakfast.When they go out and meet their friengs,they greet each other with a hug and say,,「Merry Christmas!!!!!!」.
This is Christmas--the happiest and most exciting time in a year.
10. 英語介紹外國的十大節日
本來從wikipedia上整理了十個出來，但是發不了，說有不適合發表的內容，我也不知道問題出在哪兒
只好告訴你地方自己去找了
到wikipedia上搜，說明都很詳細的