⑴ 西方的節日介紹(英文版的)急!!!
陽歷節日：
1月1日元旦（New Year's Day)
2月2日世界濕地日(World Wetlands Day)
2月14日情人節(Valentine's Day)
3月3日全國愛耳日
3月5日青年志願者服務日
3月8日國際婦女節(International Women' Day)
3月9日保護母親河日
3月12日中國植樹節(China Arbor Day)
3月14日白色情人節(White Day)
3月14日國際警察日(International Policemen' Day)
3月15日世界消費者權益日(World Consumer Right Day）
3月21日世界森林日（World Forest Day)
3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day)
3月22日世界水日(World Water Day)
3月23日世界氣象日(World Meteorological Day)
3月24日世界防治結核病日(World Tuberculosis Day)
4月1日愚人節(April Fools' Day)
4月5日清明節（Tomb-sweeping Day)
4月7日世界衛生日(World Health Day）
4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day)
4月26日世界知識產權日(World Intellectual Property Day)
5月1日國際勞動節(International Labour Day)
5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day)
5月4日中國青年節（Chinese Youth Day)
5月8日世界紅十字日(World Red-Cross Day)
5月12日國際護士節(International Nurse Day)
5月15日國際家庭日(International Family Day)
5月17日世界電信日(World Telecommunications Day)
5月20日全國學生營養日
5月23日國際牛奶日(International Milk Day)
5月31日 世界無煙日(World No-Smoking Day)
6月1日 國際兒童節(International Children's Day)
6月5日世界環境日(International Environment Day)
6月6日全國愛眼日
6月17日世界防治荒漠化和乾旱日(World Day to combat desertification)
6月23日國際奧林匹克日(International Olympic Day)
6月25日全國土地日
6月26日國際禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking)
7月1日中國共產黨誕生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party)
7月1日國際建築日（International Architecture Day)
7月7日中國人民抗日戰爭紀念日
7月11日世界人口日(World Population Day)
8月1日中國人民解放軍建軍節(Army Day)
8月12日國際青年節(International Youth Day)
9月8日國際掃盲日(International Anti-illiteracy Day)
9月10日中國教師節(Teacher's Day)
9月16日中國腦健康日
9月16日國際臭氧層保護日(International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer)
9月20日全國愛牙日
9月21日世界停火日(World Cease-fire Day)
9月27日世界旅遊日(World Tourism Day)
10月1日中華人民共和國國慶節(National Day)
10月1日國際音樂日(International Music Day)
10月1日國際老年人日(International Day of Older Persons)
10月4日世界動物日(World Animal Day)
10月5日世界教師日(World Teachers' Day)（聯合國教科文組織確立）
10月8日全國高血壓日
10月9日世界郵政日(World Post Day)
10月10日世界精神衛生日(World Mental Health Day)
10月14日世界標准日(World Standards Day)
10月15日國際盲人節(International Day of the Blind)
10月15日世界農村婦女日(World Rural Women's Day)
10月16日世界糧食日(World Food Day)
10月17日國際消除貧困日(International Day for the Eradication of Poverty)
10月24日聯合國日(United Nations Day)
10月24日世界發展新聞日(World Development Information Day)
10月28日中國男性健康日
10月29日國際生物多樣性日(International Biodiversity Day)
10月31日萬聖節(Halloween)
11月8日中國記者節
11月9日消防宣傳日
11月14日世界糖尿病日(World Diabetes Day)
11月17日國際大學生節
11月25日國際消除對婦女的暴力日(International Day For the elimination of Violence against Women)
12月1日世界愛滋病日(World AIDS Day)
12月3日世界殘疾人日(World Disabled Day）
12月4日全國法制宣傳日
12月9日世界足球日（World Football Day)
12月25日聖誕節(Christmas Day)
12月29日國際生物多樣性日(International Biological Diversity Day)
1月最後一個星期日國際麻風節
3月最後一個完整周的星期一中小學生安全教育日
春分月圓後的第一個星期日復活節(Easter Monday)(有可能是3月22-4月25日間的任一天)
5月第二個星期日母親節(Mother's Day)
5月第三個星期日全國助殘日
6月第三個星期日父親節(Father's Day)
9月第三個星期二國際和平日(International Peace Day)
9月第三個星期六全國國防教育日
9月第四個星期日國際聾人節(International Day of the Deaf)
10月的第一個星期一世界住房日(World Habitat Day)
10月的第二個星斯一加拿大感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)
10月第二個星期三國際減輕自然災害日(International Day for Natural Disaster Rection)
10月第二個星期四世界愛眼日(World Sight Day)
11月最後一個星期四美國感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)
⑵ 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.
⑶ 用英語介紹西方節日
陽歷節日：
1月1日元旦（New Year's Day)
2月2日世界濕地日(World Wetlands Day)
2月14日情人節(Valentine's Day)
3月3日全國愛耳日
3月5日青年志願者服務日
3月8日國際婦女節(International Women' Day)
3月9日保護母親河日
3月12日中國植樹節(China Arbor Day)
3月14日白色情人節(White Day)
3月14日國際警察日(International Policemen' Day)
3月15日世界消費者權益日(World Consumer Right Day）
3月21日世界森林日（World Forest Day)
3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day)
3月22日世界水日(World Water Day)
3月23日世界氣象日(World Meteorological Day)
3月24日世界防治結核病日(World Tuberculosis Day)
4月1日愚人節(April Fools' Day)
4月5日清明節（Tomb-sweeping Day)
4月7日世界衛生日(World Health Day）
4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day)
4月26日世界知識產權日(World Intellectual Property Day)
5月1日國際勞動節(International Labour Day)
5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day)
5月4日中國青年節（Chinese Youth Day)
5月8日世界紅十字日(World Red-Cross Day)
5月12日國際護士節(International Nurse Day)
5月15日國際家庭日(International Family Day)
5月17日世界電信日(World Telecommunications Day)
5月20日全國學生營養日
5月23日國際牛奶日(International Milk Day)
5月31日 世界無煙日(World No-Smoking Day)
6月1日 國際兒童節(International Children's Day)
6月5日世界環境日(International Environment Day)
6月6日全國愛眼日
6月17日世界防治荒漠化和乾旱日(World Day to combat desertification)
6月23日國際奧林匹克日(International Olympic Day)
6月25日全國土地日
6月26日國際禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking)
7月1日中國共產黨誕生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party)
7月1日國際建築日（International Architecture Day)
7月7日中國人民抗日戰爭紀念日
7月11日世界人口日(World Population Day)
8月1日中國人民解放軍建軍節(Army Day)
8月12日國際青年節(International Youth Day)
9月8日國際掃盲日(International Anti-illiteracy Day)
9月10日中國教師節(Teacher's Day)
9月16日中國腦健康日
9月16日國際臭氧層保護日(International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer)
9月20日全國愛牙日
9月21日世界停火日(World Cease-fire Day)
9月27日世界旅遊日(World Tourism Day)
10月1日中華人民共和國國慶節(National Day)
10月1日國際音樂日(International Music Day)
10月1日國際老年人日(International Day of Older Persons)
10月4日世界動物日(World Animal Day)
10月5日世界教師日(World Teachers' Day)（聯合國教科文組織確立）
10月8日全國高血壓日
10月9日世界郵政日(World Post Day)
10月10日世界精神衛生日(World Mental Health Day)
10月14日世界標准日(World Standards Day)
10月15日國際盲人節(International Day of the Blind)
10月15日世界農村婦女日(World Rural Women's Day)
10月16日世界糧食日(World Food Day)
10月17日國際消除貧困日(International Day for the Eradication of Poverty)
10月24日聯合國日(United Nations Day)
10月24日世界發展新聞日(World Development Information Day)
10月28日中國男性健康日
10月29日國際生物多樣性日(International Biodiversity Day)
10月31日萬聖節(Halloween)
11月8日中國記者節
11月9日消防宣傳日
11月14日世界糖尿病日(World Diabetes Day)
11月17日國際大學生節
11月25日國際消除對婦女的暴力日(International Day For the elimination of Violence against Women)
12月1日世界愛滋病日(World AIDS Day)
12月3日世界殘疾人日(World Disabled Day）
12月4日全國法制宣傳日
12月9日世界足球日（World Football Day)
12月25日聖誕節(Christmas Day)
12月29日國際生物多樣性日(International Biological Diversity Day)
1月最後一個星期日國際麻風節
3月最後一個完整周的星期一中小學生安全教育日
春分月圓後的第一個星期日復活節(Easter Monday)(有可能是3月22-4月25日間的任一天)
5月第二個星期日母親節(Mother's Day)
5月第三個星期日全國助殘日
6月第三個星期日父親節(Father's Day)
9月第三個星期二國際和平日(International Peace Day)
9月第三個星期六全國國防教育日
9月第四個星期日國際聾人節(International Day of the Deaf)
10月的第一個星期一世界住房日(World Habitat Day)
10月的第二個星斯一加拿大感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)
10月第二個星期三國際減輕自然災害日(International Day for Natural Disaster Rection)
10月第二個星期四世界愛眼日(World Sight Day)
11月最後一個星期四美國感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)
⑷ 急求幾個介紹西方節日的英語文章
1. Valentine's Day is a saints day commemorating Saint Valentine on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other.The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
2. Easter, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is an important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33.
3. In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks to God,for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November ( The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day is often collectively referred to as the "holiday season," and the holiday itself is often nicknamed Turkey Day. Thanksgiving is generally considered a secular holiday, and is not directly based in religious canon or dogma.
4. Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual holiday falling on December 25 or January 6.[1] that honors and celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. His birth, which is the basis for the transcultural Western calendar, has been determined by modern historians as having occurred between 8–4 BC, and is traditionally told to have taken place in a stable within the city of Bethlehem.
5. Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day",[1] which is now also known as All Saints' Day. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
6. Mother's Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day.
7. Father's Day is a secular celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.
8. April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, enemies and neighbors, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. In some countries, April Fools' jokes (also called "April Fools") are only made before noon on 1 April.
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按照基督教的習慣，每年的11月1 日為萬聖節，是紀念所有聖徒的日子。萬聖節前夕便是萬聖節的前一天，即10月31日。在中世紀的英格蘭，萬聖節被叫做 All Hallow ，大家知道，"前夕"的英語是eve , 所以萬聖節前夕便由Halloween + eve 演變成 Halloween 。
在英國，萬聖節前夕可以說是一個鬼節。因為大多數活動都與「鬼」有關。每到萬聖節前夕這天晚上，人們就圍坐在火爐旁，講述一些有關鬼的故事，有時讓一些在場的小孩聽起來好生害怕。有的人把蘿卜或甜菜頭挖空，做成一個古怪的頭形的東西，在上面刻上嘴和眼睛，在其內放上一枝點燃的蠟燭，看上去古怪、讓人害怕，然後把它掛在樹枝上或大門上，據說這樣可以驅逐妖魔鬼怪。
在美國，人們製作「傑克燈」或叫「南瓜燈」（Jack-o'-lantern）。小孩們身穿古怪的服裝，頭戴面具，裝扮成鬼怪的形象，手裡提著一盞南瓜燈，從一家走到另一家，在大門口大聲叫著「是請客還是要我們搗亂（Trick or Treat）。這時若主人不請客（treat ），這些頑皮的孩子就會動真格地搗亂（trick），有的在主人的門把上塗上肥皂或往玻璃上灑肥皂水；有的乾脆把主人的門給卸下來；還有的順手拿走主人放在門口的日常小用品等。但人們對這些天真可愛的小客人一般還是歡迎的，並且事先都准備好糖果或零錢。聽到這些小孩來到時，他們馬上迎出來，給孩子們分發糖果或零錢。
According to Christian practices, and the annual November 1 for Halloween, All Saints commemorated the day. Halloween is the eve of the day before Halloween, October 31st. In medieval England, called All Hallow Halloween, we all know, "Eve" is the eve of English, so from then on the eve of Halloween Halloween + eve evolved into Halloween.
In the United Kingdom, on the eve of Halloween can be said is a Guijie. Because most of the activities to do with the "ghost". Every Halloween night on the eve of this day, people were sitting next to the stove, on some ghost stories, and sometimes to the presence of a number of children living sounds scared. Some people turnip or beet first hollowing out, which creates a strange shape of the first things above inscribed in the mouth and eyes, and in its place within a lighted candle, looks strange, people fear, and then it branches or hanging in the door, this could be expelled Jiaomoguiguai said.
In the United States, proction people, "Jack lights" or called "pumpkin lights" (Jack-o'-lantern). Children were wearing strange clothes, wearing a mask, the image of herself as a ghostly hand carrying red lantern pumpkin lights, go from one another in the doorway loudly chanting "we have a banquet or trouble (Trick or Treat). banquet at this time if the owner does not (treat), which will do what naughty children in trouble (trick), and in some cases the owner's door painted on the glass to soap or rub soapy water; Some simply master to the door to unload; also took away the comfortable on the front of the masters of small day-to-day supplies. naive but lovable people of these small general welcome guests, and are ready to advance candy or coins. hear these to the children, they immediately Ying-out distributed candy to the children or coins.
⑸ 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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愚人節
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感恩節
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⑹ 求幾篇高中英語閱讀理解原文，內容要是介紹西方某個節日，文化，習俗方面的。
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⑺ 英語作文西方節日
西方節日嗎？Should Chinese Celebrate Western Festivals? 10 Today, more and more young people are crazy about western festivals. When western festivals come, they usually go to restaurants or shopping malls to have fun.
Why do the young enjoy western festivals so much? Since they worship everything new, and they can』t resist the temptation. In their opinions, western festivals symbolize the fashion, while our Chinese traditional festivals are out of date. No wonder we always feel so boring ring our traditional holidays. If we still turn a blind eye to our traditional festivals, our culture and civilization will disappear someday. Accordingly, it is high time for us to pay close attention to our Chinese festivals.
⑻ 急求幾篇介紹西方節日的英語短文
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。
⑼ 中國傳統節日和西方節日的英語有關文章
情人節 Valentine's Day
The affectionate message might be carried by a heart - shaped box of chocolate candies, or by a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon. But in whatever form, the message is the same - "Will you be my valentine?"
二月十四日是一個復雜而又有趣的節日。你可以用一個心狀的盒子，裡面放上巧克力糖，來傳遞愛的信息，也可用綵帶紮上一束鮮花來傳遞--"你願做我的情人嗎？"
April Fool′s Day 愚人節
April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool's errands, and fool the unsuspecting. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.
愚人節是西方傳統節日，這一天人們可以相互開玩笑，愚弄別人。沒有人知道這個節日是怎麼起源的，但一般認為是首先從法國開始的。
復活節 Easter Day
Most English holidays have a religious origin. Easter Day occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox．It is originally the day to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.But now for most people, Easter is a secular spring holiday,
英國大部分節日都起源於宗教。復活節發生在過了春分月圓後的第一個星期日，原是紀念耶穌復活的日子。而現在對大多數人來說，復活節只是一個人們享受美好春光的普通節日。
萬聖節 Halloween Day
One story about Jack,who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. But down to the hell he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
關於萬聖節有這樣一個故事。是說有一個叫傑克的愛爾蘭人，因為他對錢特別吝嗇，就不允許他進入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那裡他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他提著燈籠永遠在人世里行走。
感恩節 Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year' s bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.
今天的感恩節是一個不折不扣的國定假日。在這一天，具有各種信仰和各種背景的美國人，共同為他們一年來所受到的上蒼的恩典表示感謝，虔誠地祈求上帝繼續賜福。
聖誕節 Christmas Day
「聖誕節」這個名稱是「基督愷撒」的縮寫。愷撒是教會的一種禮拜儀式。但是有很多聖誕節的歡慶活動和宗教並無半點關聯。交換禮物，寄聖誕卡，這都使聖誕節成為一個普天同慶的日子。
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.
⑽ 求一篇西方節日文化習俗的英語文章
1月1日 元旦
1月第一個星期日 黑人日
1月最後一個星期日 國際麻風節(世界防治麻風病日) 1954
2月2日 世界濕地日
2月7日 國際聲援南非日 1964
2月10日 國際氣象節
2月14日 情人節
2月15日 中國12億人口日 1995
2月21日 反對殖民制度斗爭日 1949
2月24日 第三世界青年日
2月28日 世界居住條件調查日
3月1日 國際海豹日 1983
3月3日 全國愛耳日 2000
3月5日 中國青年志願者服務日
3月8日 國際勞動婦女節 1910 饒有情趣的世界婦女節
3月12日 中國植樹節 1979
3月14日 國際警察日(節)
3月15日 國際消費者權益日 1983
3月16日 手拉手情系貧困小夥伴全國統一行動日
3月17日 國際航海日
中國國醫節 1929
3月18日 全國科技人才活動日
3月21日 世界林業節(世界森林日) 1972
消除種族歧視國際日 1976
世界兒歌日
世界睡眠日
3月22日 世界水日 1993
3月23日 世界氣象日 1950
3月24日 世界防治結核病日 1996
3月最後一個星期一 全國中小學生安全教育日 1996
4月1日 國際愚人節
4月2日 國際兒童圖書日
4月7日 世界衛生日 1950
4月21日 全國企業家活動日 1994
4月22日 世界地球日 1970
世界法律日
4月23日 世界圖書和版權日
4月24日 世界青年反對殖民主義日 1957
亞非新聞工作者日
4月25日 全國預防接種宣傳日 1986
4月26日 世界知識產權日 2001
4月27日 聯誼城日
4月30日 全國交通安全反思日
4月第三個星期日 世界兒童日 1986
4月最後一個星期三 秘書節
5月1日 國際勞動節 1889
國際示威遊行日
5月3日 世界哮喘日
5月4日 中國青年節 1939
五四運動紀念日 1919
科技傳播日
5月5日 全國碘缺乏病防治日 1994
5月8日 世界紅十字日 1948
世界微笑日
5月12日 國際護士節 1912
5月15日 國際家庭(咨詢)日 1994
5月17日 世界電信日 1969
5月18日 國際博物館日
5月20日 全國母乳喂養宣傳日 1990
中國學生營養日 1990
5月26日 世界向人體條件挑戰日 1993
5月30日 "五卅"反對帝國主義運動紀念日 1925
5月31日 世界無煙日 1988
5月第二個星期日 母親節 1914
救助貧困母親日 1997
5月第三個星期二 國際牛奶日 1961
5月第三個星期日 全國助殘日 1990
6月1日 國際兒童節 1949
6月5日 世界環境日 1974
6月6日 全國愛眼日 1996
6月11日 中國人口日
6月17日 世界防止荒漠化和乾旱日
6月20日 世界難民日 2001
6月22日 中國兒童慈善活動日
6月23日 國際奧林匹克日 1894
世界手球日
6月25日 全國土地日 1991
6月26日 國際禁毒日(國際反毒品日) 1987
國際憲章日(聯合國憲章日)
6月30日 世界青年聯歡節
6月第三個星期日 父親節
7月1日 中國共產黨誕生日 1921
香港回歸紀念日 1997
國際建築日 1985
亞洲「三十億人口日」 1988
7月2日 國際體育記者日
7月7日 中國人民抗日戰爭紀念日 1937
7月11日 世界(50億)人口日 1987
7月26日 世界語(言)創立日
7月28日 第一次世界大戰爆發 1914
7月30日 非洲婦女日
7月第一個星期六 國際合作節
8月1日 中國人民解放軍建軍節 1927
8月6日 國際電影節 1932
8月8日 中國男子節(爸爸節) 1988
8月15日 日本正式宣布無條件投降日 1945
8月26日 全國律師咨詢日 1993
9月3日 中國抗日戰爭勝利紀念日 1945
9月8日 國際新聞工作者(團結)日 1958
世界掃盲日 1966
9月10日 中國教師節 1985
9月14日 世界清潔地球日
9月16日 國際臭氧層保護日 1987
9月18日 "九·一八"事變紀念日(中國國恥日) 1931
9月20日 全國愛牙日 1989
9月21日 國際和平日 2002 2002年以後
9月26日 快樂節日網建站日 2001
9月27日 世界旅遊日 1980？
9月第三個星期二 國際和平日 1981 1981至2001年
9月第三個星期六 全民國防教育日 2001
9月第四個星期日 國際聾人節 1958？
9月最後一個星期日 世界心臟日 2000？
世界海事日
10月1日 國慶節 1949
國際音樂日 1980
國際老人節 1990
10月2日 國際和平(與民主自由)斗爭日 1949
10月4日 世界動物日 1949
10月8日 全國高血壓日 1998
世界視覺日
國際左撇子日
10月9日 世界郵政日(萬國郵聯日) 1969
10月10日 辛亥革命紀念日 1911
世界居室衛生日
世界精神衛生日 1992
10月11日 聲援南非政治犯日
10月13日 中國少年先鋒隊誕辰日 1949
世界保健日
國際教師節
採用格林威治時間為國際標准時間日 1884
10月14日 世界標准日 1969
10月15日 國際盲人節(白手杖節) 1984
10月16日 世界糧食日 1979
10月17日 世界消除貧困日
10月22日 世界傳統醫葯日 1992
10月24日 聯合國日 1945
世界發展信息日
10月28日 世界"男性健康日" 2000
10月31日 世界勤儉日
10月第一個星期一 國際住房日 1982
10月第二個星期三 國際減輕自然災害日 1990
每年重陽節 中國老年節(義務助老活動日) 1989
11月8日 中國記者節 2000
11月9日 中國消防宣傳日(消防節) 1992
11月10日 世界青年節(日) 1946
11月14日 世界糖尿病日
11月17日 國際大學生節(國際學生日) 1946
11月21日 世界電視日 1996
世界問候日 1973
11月第四個星期四 感恩節
12月1日 世界艾滋病日 1988
12月2日 廢除一切形式奴役世界日 1986
12月3日 世界殘疾人日 1992
12月4日 中國法制宣傳日
12月5日 (經濟和社會發展)國際志願人員日 1985
世界弱能人士日
12月7日 國際民航日
12月9日 "一二·九"運動紀念日 1935
世界足球日 1995
12月10日 世界人權日 1950
12月11日 世界防治哮喘日 1998
12月12日 西安事變紀念日 1936
12月13日 南京大屠殺紀念日 1937
12月15日 世界強化免疫日
12月20日 澳門回歸紀念日 1999
12月21日 國際籃球日
12月24日 平安夜
12月25日 聖誕節
12月29日 國際生物多樣性日 1994
12月第二個星期日 國際兒童電視廣播日
◆◆◆ 陰 歷 節 日 ◆◆◆
正月初一 春節
正月十五 元宵節
二月初二 龍抬頭節
五月初五 端午節
七月初七 七夕情人節
八月十五 中秋節
九月初九 重陽節
中國老年節(義務助老活動日)
臘月初八 臘八節
臘月二十四 小年