中秋节 (Mid-Autumn Festival)
中秋节是东亚文化圈民间的一个传统节日,起源于中国,为每年的农历八月十五,约在公历的9月至10月初。按照中国的农历,八月为秋季的第二个月,古时称为仲秋,因此民间称为中秋,又称秋夕、八月节、八月半、月夕、月节、 十五夜,又因为这一天月亮满圆,象征团圆,又称为团圆节,是华人四大节日之一。除华人地区外,中秋节也是朝鲜半岛、日本、越南、琉球的传统节日。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese Han calendar and Vietnamese calendar (within 15 days of the autumnal equinox), on the night of the full moon between early September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. Mainland China listed the festival as an "intangible cultural heritage" in 2006 and a public holiday in 2008. It is also a public holiday in Taiwan. Among the Vietnamese, it is considered the second-most important holiday tradition.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese Han calendar and Vietnamese calendar (within 15 days of the autumnal equinox), on the night of the full moon between early September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. Mainland China listed the festival as an "intangible cultural heritage" in 2006 and a public holiday in 2008. It is also a public holiday in Taiwan. Among the Vietnamese, it is considered the second-most important holiday tradition.
春节 (Spring Festival)
春节,或称华人新年,是专指华人的新年,亦即华夏传统历法农历的元旦,是中国与世界各地汉族社会的传统新年,又称岁首、新春、正旦、正月朔日。口头上亦称为过新年、过年、度岁、庆新春、庆新岁,是华人四大节日之首。又有大年之称,这是相对于小年的名称。中国古时春节曾专指二十四节气中的立春,也被视为一年的开始。辛亥革命后改为农历正月初一开始为岁首。从明代开始,农历新年节日一般要到正月十五日(即元宵节)之后才正式退出,有些地方的新年庆祝活动甚至到整个正月退出为止。
Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".
The source of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, and also in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours.
The source of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, and also in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours.