中国民间传统节日 示范课程

中国民间传统节日 示范课程 Traditional Chinese Festivals

我国是一个多民族的国家，有许多别具一格、绚丽多彩的节日。人们在不同的地方用不同的方式庆祝自己的节日，民间传统节日已成为民族风俗习惯的重要组成部分。本篇介绍部分传统节日的特点和风俗习惯。

1.什么是阳历和阴历？
What are the solar calendar and the lunar calendar?

Since ancient times, Chinese people have adopted over a hundred kinds of calendars. The most widely observed are the yang li and the yin li. The former is the solar or Gregorian calendar that is now in use in various countries, including China. In English, yin li means“the lunar or agricultural calendar.”It has been used in China since the Xia Dynasty for about three or four thousand years. Yin li actually contains a mixture of solar and lunar elements. The length of time of the rotation of the moon is counted as a month. There are 12 months in a year of 354 days, 13 months in a leap year of 384 days. In ancient China, the year was divided into 24 solar periods (24节气 ), each of which is marked by three climatic signs. Those periods are directly related to farming and have been observed for several thousand years. Currently Chinese use the lunar calendar for the scheduling of holidays such as Chinese New Year (the Spring Festival), the Mid-Autumn Festival, and for divination, including choosing the most auspicious date for a wedding or the grand opening of an important building.

Notes：1）solar太阳的； 2）Gregorian calendar公历； 3）rotation循环； 4）a leap year闰年