七夕英文介紹
Or should we say Happy Night of Sevens! (七夕 or qi xi) or Happy Festival to Plead for Skills! (乞巧節 or qi qiao jie) or Happy Seventh Sister's Birthday! (七姐誕 or qi jie dan) or Happy Night of Skills! (巧夕 or qiao xi)? This is the day Shanghaiist has had circled on our lunar calendar for some time now, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Today we will display our skill at carving melons, we will decorate the horns of our neighborhood oxen with flowers and we will go to the "temple of matchmaker" and pray that we get hooked up. Good times, good times. China Daily fills us in on the holiday's history:
The festival has its origin from a romantic tragedy. As the story goes, once there was a cowherd, Niulang, who lived with his elder brother and sister-in-law. But she disliked and abused him, and the boy was forced to leave home with only an old cow for company. The cow, however, was a former god who had violated imperial rules and was sent to earth in bovine form.
One day the cow led Niulang to a lake where fairies took a bath on earth. Among them was Zhinu, the most beautiful fairy and a skilled seamstress.
The two fell in love at first sight and were soon married. They had a son and daughter and their happy life was held up as an example for hundreds of years in China.
Yet in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity in Taoism, marriage between a mortal and fairy was strictly forbidden. He sent the empress to fetch Zhinu.
Too bad this LSD trip didn't take place in Canada. Fairies can marry whoever they want there. Several other variations on the story of qi xi exist. China Daily, it seems, glossed over the juiciest part of the story:
A young cowherd named Niu Lang (牛郎, "the cowherd", the star Altair) happens across seven fairy sisters bathing in a lake. Encouraged by his mischievous companion the ox, he steals their clothes and waits to see what will happen next. The fairy sisters elect the youngest and most beautiful sister Zhi Nü (織女, "the weaver girl", the star Vega) to retrieve their clothing. She does so, but since Niu Lang sees her naked she must agree to his request for marriage.
B. 七夕的英文介紹
Double Seventh Festival
The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar
This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.
Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.
With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh).
Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.
Today some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentine's Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.
C. 七夕的傳統習俗英文版
1、香橋會
In yixing, jiangsu province, there are qixi xiangqiao customs.
（在江蘇宜興，有七夕香橋會習俗。）
Every year on the Chinese valentine's day, people come to take part in the festival.
（每年七夕，人們都趕來參與，搭制香橋。）
2、接露水
In the countryside of zhejiang province, the custom of catching dew with washbasin is popular.
（浙江農村，流行用臉盆接露水的習俗。）
It is said that the dew on the Chinese valentine's day is the tears when the cowherd and weaver girl meet.
（傳說七夕節時的露水是牛郎織女相會時的眼淚，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".
（七月七的七娘會，廣東多稱「拜七姐」，閩台即稱為「拜七娘媽」。）
4、穿針乞巧
Threading, also known as "sai qiao", that is, women's competition threading.
（穿針乞巧，也叫「賽巧」，即女子比賽穿針。）
They were decorated with colored thread and wore seven-hole needles. The faster they wore, the more they begged.
（她們結綵線，穿七孔針，誰穿得越快，就意味著誰乞到的巧越多。）
5、喜蛛應巧
The tarantula should also be an earlier way of begging.
（喜蛛應巧也是較早的一種乞巧方式。）
The custom is a little later than threading needle begging, roughly from the northern and southern dynasties.
（其俗稍晚於穿針乞巧，大致起於南北朝之時。）
D. 中國七夕節英文介紹
每年的農歷七月初七被稱為「七夕」。阿拉伯數字「7」在漢語中寫做「七」，而「夕」在古漢語中指夜晚，所以「七夕」的字面義就是農歷七月初七的晚上。
The day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and seven is qi in Chinese. So that explains qi in the name of the festival. Xi means 「night」 in ancient Chinese, so qixi means the evening of the seventh day of the seventh month.
七夕節也稱「乞巧節」，是閨中女子向織女祈求智慧和巧技的日子。姑娘們祈禱自己能有一雙織女般的巧手，尋得一位如意郎君。
But qixi wasn』t a festival for lovers until recently. It was initially a time for unwed women to beg the weaving goddess for domestic skills. They』d also pray for a good husband.
傳說天上的織女與牛郎相戀，便留在人間和他生兒育女。可是織女擅離天庭，私配凡人，觸怒了王母娘娘。於是她在天界劃了一道銀河，將牛郎織女拆散，一對有情人從此天各一方。
Lore holds the weaving goddess fell for a herder, and the pair ran away to live together. But her mother was furious, since gods and humans are forbidden to cohabitate. So, she created the Milky Way to separate the couple.
幸運的是，一群喜鵲被二人的愛情感動，跨越銀河搭成鵲橋。從此，每逢農歷七月初七，牛郎織女便得以鵲橋相會。
A flock of magpies was moved by their love and decided to form a bridge across the galactic band to enable them to reunite every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month-or, qixi.
E. 求助七夕節英文介紹
Double Seventh Festival
Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qiqiao Festival or Qijie Birthday, originated in China.
It is a traditional festival in Chinese areas and some East Asian countries affected by Han culture. Women beg for wisdom and ingenuity from Vega in the courtyard on the night of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month, so it is called Qiqiao Festival.
It originated from the worship of nature and women』s needles, and was later given the legend of Cowherd and weaver girl to make it a symbol of love. It has become one of the four major folk love legends in China.
On May 20, 2006, Qixi Festival was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council of the People』s Republic of China. It is now considered as 「Chinese Valentine』s Day」.
Xihe Qiaoqiao Festival has been inherited for more than 1800 years. It is one of the most complete and historic 「Qixi」 festival folk activities in China. In 2008, 「Qiqiao Festival」 was added to the list of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection.
In 2007, 「Qixi tribute」 was listed as a list of intangible cultural heritage protection in Guangdong. In 2014, the fourth batch of state-level non heritage items was selected for Yunxi Qixi Festival.
七夕節中文介紹
七夕節，又名乞巧節、七巧節或七姐誕，發源於中國，是華人地區以及部分受漢族文化影響的東亞國家傳統節日，農歷七月七日夜或七月六日夜婦女在庭院向織女星乞求智巧，故稱為「乞巧」。
其起源於對自然的崇拜及婦女穿針乞巧，後被賦予了牛郎織女的傳說使其成為象徵愛情的節日。成為中國四大民間愛情傳說之一。
2006年5月20日，七夕節被中華人民共和國國務院列入第一批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄，現被認為是「中國情人節」。西和乞巧節已經傳承了1800多年，是全國范圍內保存最為完整，歷史最為悠久的「七夕」節日民俗活動之一。
2008年「乞巧節」被增補為國家第一批非物質文化保護遺產名錄。2007年，「七夕貢案」更是被列為廣東省非物質文化遺產保護名錄。2014年，鄖西七夕節入選第四批國家級非遺項目。
F. 用英語來描述一下七夕節的來歷，要簡短，中文也要有
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 as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden.
Praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, 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.
農歷七月初七是中國唯一的一個關於愛情的節日。
與西方國家的情人節不同的是，人們並沒有那麼重視巧克力、鮮花和親吻。
相反，中國女孩准備水果、瓜香作為祭品送給織女，祈禱獲得高超的針線工藝，並希望找到令人滿意的丈夫。
晚上，人們坐在戶外看星星。中國的奶奶們會說，如果你站在葡萄樹下，你可能會無意中聽到織女和牛郎在說什麼。
(6)七夕英文介紹擴展閱讀：
七夕（中國傳統節日）一般指七夕節，又稱七巧節、七姐節、女兒節、乞巧節、七娘會、巧夕、牛公牛婆日、雙七等，是中國民間的傳統節日，為傳統意義上的七姐誕，因拜祭活動在七月七日晩上舉行，故名「七夕」。
拜七姐，祈福許願、乞求巧藝、坐看牽牛織女星、祈禱姻緣、儲七夕水等，是七夕的傳統習俗。經歷史發展，七夕被賦予了「牛郎織女」的美麗愛情傳說，因被賦予了與愛情有關的內涵，使其成為了象徵愛情的節日，從而被認為是中國最具浪漫色彩的傳統節日，在當代更是產生了「中國情人節」的文化含義。
七夕節既是拜七姐節日也是愛情節日，是一個以「牛郎織女」民間傳說為載體，以祈福、乞巧、愛情為主題，以女性為主體的綜合性節日。七夕的「牛郎織女」來源於人們對自然天象的崇拜，上古時代人們將天文星區與地理區域相互對應，這個對應關系就天文來說，稱作「分星」，就地理來說，稱作「分野」；牛郎織女星象對應地理分野的記載見於《漢書·地理志》：「粵地，牽牛、婺女之分野也」。
七夕節發源於中國，是世界上最早的愛情節日，在七夕節的眾多民俗當中，有些逐漸消失，但還有相當一部分被人們延續了下來。在部分受中華文化影響的亞洲國家如日本、朝鮮半島、越南等也有慶祝七夕的傳統。2006年5月20日，七夕節被中華人民共和國國務院列入第一批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。
G. 高二水平英語作文(七夕節介紹)
Qixi Festival, originating in China, is the earliest love festival in the world. Among the many folk customs of Qixi Festival, some graally disappear, but a considerable part of it has been continued by people.
In some Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Japan, Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and so on, there is also a tradition of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival. On May 20, 2006, Qixi Festival was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
中文翻譯：
七夕節發源於中國，是世界上最早的愛情節日，在七夕節的眾多民俗當中，有些逐漸消失，但還有相當一部分被人們延續了下來。在部分受中華文化影響的亞洲國家如日本、朝鮮半島、越南等也有慶祝七夕的傳統。2006年5月20日，七夕節被中華人民共和國國務院列入第一批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。
H. 求七夕節的中英文介紹
七夕節起源於漢代，東晉葛洪的《西京雜記》中有「漢彩女常以七月七日穿七孔針於開襟樓，人俱習之。」這便是我國古代文獻中最早的關於乞巧的記載；唐朝王建有詩雲：「闌珊星斗綴珠光，七夕宮娥乞巧忙」；《開元天寶遺事》載：唐太宗與妃子每逢七夕在清宮夜宴，宮女們各自乞巧，這一習俗在民間經久不衰，代代延續。
宋元之際，七夕乞巧相當隆重，京城中設有專賣乞巧物品的市場，世人稱之為乞巧市。人們從七月初一就開始置辦乞巧物品，那時乞巧市場車水馬龍，熱鬧非凡，簡直成了人的海洋，七夕節是古人最為喜慶的節日。
Qixi Festival originated in the Han Dynasty. In Gehong's Miscellaneous Records of Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is a saying: "Han Cainu often wears seven-hole needles in the open-top building on July 7, which is common to all people." This is the earliest record of Qiqiao in ancient Chinese literature; Tang Dynasty built a poem cloud: "The stars of the appendix battle pearls.
Qixi Palace E begging Qiao busy"; Kaiyuan Tianbao Relics: Taizong and his concubines in the Qing Palace every Qixi night banquet, the palace women each beg Qiao, this custom in the folk enres for a long time and continues from generation to generation.
At the time of Song and Yuan Dynasty, Qixi Qiao was very grand. There was a market for Qiqiao goods in the capital, which was called Qiqiao City by the world. People began to buy begging goods from the first day of July. At that time, the begging market was full of traffic and bustle. It was a sea of people. Qixi Festival was the most festive festival for the ancients.
I. 七夕介紹英語翻譯
也許是： the lunar calendar every year, is a traditional Chinese festival. This is because Japan is a major participant in the activities of the girls, and holiday activities and Qi Qiao is the main reason people said this day, "Qi Qiao Festival" or "girls section."
In China, the lunar calendar Chuqi this day is known as the Tanabata Festival, it was known as the "Qi Qiao Festival," "Seven Bridges Festival", "his daughter's Day" or "Tanabata festival of love." This is a traditional Chinese festival in one of the most romantic holiday is also the most attention to girls in the past days. West in the evening of that day, the women Qiqiao act, named as Gods of Fortune to pray, worship seven sister, the pious and solemn ceremony, the red female flowers on display, all kinds of furniture, small appliances are fine, open to love.
Tanabata another name for "weeks." Wang Bo's "Tanabata Fu", "queue-ling horses in the week, families Shenzi in the evening," the evening on a par with the week, point out the year with family, love and relevant best and most touching Qichu Two nights. It is for this reason about it, then later generations of men and women to marry Liang called auspicious days "a week."
In the sunny summer and fall of night, the stars shining in the sky, a white of the Milky Way as a north-south cross-bridge, on both sides of the river, each with a shining star, across the river, distant relative, that is, Altair and Vega .
Tanabata can sit nil Vega, is a non-governmental practices, according to legend, the night of the year, the sky is the Weaver Girl and the Cowboy in the meet at a time when Bridge. Weaver is a beautiful and smart, ingenuity of the fairies, Fan Jian women in the evening of that day to beg for her wisdom and Qiao Yi, ultimately, to her gift for a happy marriage, so July is also known as Chu Qi Qi Qiao Festival.
People in the Tanabata legend of the night, can see Cowboy Girl on the rise of the Galaxy meet, or in the plane fruits can be overheard two men meet in heaven, then the situation at the time of tenderness.
Full of girls in the romantic atmosphere of the evening, at the sky Langlang Ming of the month, put on the seasonal fruits, worship in the air, begging for the fairy in the sky can be given to their intelligence and mental dexterity of hands, so that their technique knitted skilled female red , Begging for love marriage, marriage Qiao distribution. Marriage in the past for women to decide life or well-being of marriage, so numerous in the world of men and women will love this evening, Ye Jing people deep at all times, to pray at the stars of their own happy marriage.