传统风俗英语

1.中国传统节日的习俗七夕节The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar. Unlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（熏香） as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft（裁缝）, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about. 2.七夕节又称“少女节”，、“女儿节”。是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，也是过去姑娘们最为重视的日子。在这一天晚上，妇女们穿针乞巧，祈祷福禄寿活动，陈列各式家具、用具都精美小巧、惹人喜爱。The Tanabata festival ", and "girl," "sections. Chinese traditional festival is one of the most romantic festival, is also in the day. On this night, women wear QiQiao needle, praying f lu shou activities, display various furniture, appliances are smal

1、香桥会

In yixing, jiangsu province, there are qixi xiangqiao customs.

（在江苏宜兴，有七夕香桥会习俗。）

Every year on the Chinese valentine's day, people come to take part in the festival.

（每年七夕，人们都赶来参与，搭制香桥。）

2、接露水

In the countryside of zhejiang province, the custom of catching dew with washbasin is popular.

（浙江农村，流行用脸盆接露水的习俗。）

It is said that the dew on the Chinese valentine's day is the tears when the cowherd and weaver girl meet.

（传说七夕节时的露水是牛郎织女相会时的眼泪，如抹在眼上和手上，可使人眼明手快。）

3、拜七姐

July 7's seven nianghui, guangdong called "worship seven sister", fujian Taiwan is called "worship seven niangma".

（七月七的七娘会，广东多称“拜七姐”，闽台即称为“拜七娘妈”。）

4、穿针乞巧

Threading, also known as "sai qiao", that is, women's competition threading.

（穿针乞巧，也叫“赛巧”，即女子比赛穿针。）

They were decorated with colored thread and wore seven-hole needles. The faster they wore, the more they begged.

（她们结彩线，穿七孔针，谁穿得越快，就意味着谁乞到的巧越多。）

5、喜蛛应巧

The tarantula should also be an earlier way of begging.

（喜蛛应巧也是较早的一种乞巧方式。）

The custom is a little later than threading needle begging, roughly from the northern and southern dynasties.

（其俗稍晚于穿针乞巧，大致起于南北朝之时。）

In our country, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the weather is warm and the grass and wood are fragrant. This is what people commonly call Qixi Festival, and some people call it "Qiqiao Festival" or "Girl's Day". This is one of the most romantic festivals in Chinese traditional festivals. It was also the most important day for girls in the past.

The most common custom of Qixi Festival is the various begging activities carried out by women on the night of the seventh day of July.Most of the ways of begging are for girls to wear needles and wires, to do some small things, to put some fruits and fruits to beg skillfully, the ways of begging in different regions are different and interesting.

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