圣诞节(Christmas)又称耶诞节,译名为“基督弥撒”,西方传统节日,在每年12月25日。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节,因为把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝,故名“耶诞节”。
大部分的天主教教堂都会先在24日的平安夜,亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒,而一些__会则会举行报佳音,然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节;基督__一大分支——东正教的圣诞节庆则在每年的1月7日。
圣诞节也是西方世界以及其他很多地区的公共假日,例如:在亚洲的香港、澳门、马来西亚和新加坡。圣经实际上并无记载耶稣诞生日期,圣诞节是后人公定的。
圣诞节 Christmas Day
For most western countries, Christmas Day is the biggest festival, and all the people will have the long vacation, just as Spring Festival in China. With the development of globalization, Christmas Day is celebrated by people around the world. When the day comes, Christmas trees can be seen in many shops and some products have the great discounts. One of the main reasons for people to love Christmas is that they can get the great discounts from some products, which saves them a lot of money. For American people, Christmas Day is the great moment for the families to get together and enjoy the family hour, while for some people they just treat it as the shopping day.
对大多数西方国家来说,圣诞节是最大的节日,所有的人都会有一个长假,就像中国的春节一样。随着全球化的发展,世界各地的人们都在庆祝圣诞节。当这一天到来的时候可以在许多商店看到圣诞树,有些商品还会打上很大的折扣。人们喜欢圣诞节的一个主要原因是他们可以从一些产品中获得很大的折扣,为他们节省很多钱。对美国人来说,圣诞节是全家人聚在一起享受家庭时光的美好时刻,而对于一些人来说,圣诞节就是购物日。
泼水节 Water-splashing Festival
Water-splashing Festival is one of the most important festivals in the world, which is popular among Dai people of China and the southeast Asia. It has been celebrated by people for more than 700 years and now this festival is an necessary way for people to promote the cooperation and communication among countries.
泼水节是世界上最重要节日之一,深受中国傣族和东南亚人民的喜爱。七百多年来,人们一直在庆祝这个节日,现在这个节日是促进国家间合作和交流的必要方式。
Water-splashing Festival is celebrated during April. It always lasts for three to seven days. People will pour the clean water to each other, which means to wash away the unhappiness and the bad luck during the last year, so the good things will be around. The more water people get, the more luck they will get in the coming year. So though people scream, they feel the great joy.
泼水节是在四月举行的,持续3到7天。人们会把干净的水泼向彼此,这个意义在于洗去去年的不快乐和霉运,而好运环绕。人们得到的水越多,他们在来年的运气就会越好,所以尽管大家都在尖叫,但是他们确实非常的快乐。