松松 2004-8-23 06:03 AM
[分享]世界主要节日、纪念日、活动日
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这些都是网上找的，然后拼接~ :10:
[color=#00008B]主要节日[/color]
元旦(1月1日)-----NEW YEAR';S DAY
成人节(日本，1月15日)-----ADULTS DAY
情人节(2月14日)-----ST.VALENTINE';S DAY (VALENTINE';S DAY)
元宵节(阴历1月15日)-----LANTERN FESTIVAL
狂欢节（巴西，二月中、下旬)-----CARNIVAL
桃花节(日本女孩节，3月3日)-----PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL';S FESTIVAL)
国际妇女节(3月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL WOMEN';S DAY
圣帕特里克节(爱尔兰，3月17日)-----ST. PATRICK';S DAY
枫糖节(加拿大，3-4月)-----MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL
愚人节(4月1日)-----FOOL';S DAY
复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)-----EASTER
宋干节(泰国新年4月13日)-----SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY
食品节(新加坡，4月17日)-----FOOD FESTIVAL
国际劳动节(5月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY
男孩节(日本，5月5日)-----BOY';S DAY
母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)-----MOTHER';S DAY
把斋节-----BAMADAN
开斋节(4月或5月，回历十月一日)-----LESSER BAIRAM
银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)-----BANK HOLIDAY
国际儿童节(6月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN';S DAY
父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)-----FATHER';S DAY
端午节(阴历5月5日)-----DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
仲夏节(北欧6月)-----MID-SUMMER DAY
古尔邦节(伊斯兰节，7月下旬)-----CORBAN
筷子节(日本，8月4日)-----CHOPSTICS DAY
中秋节(阴历8月15日)-----MOON FESTIVAL
教师节(中国，9月10日)-----TEACHER';S DAY
敬老节(日本，9月15日)-----OLD PEOPLE';S DAY
啤酒节(德国十月节，10月10日)-----OKTOBERFEST
南瓜节(北美10月31日)-----PUMPKIN DAY
鬼节(万圣节除夕，10月31日夜)-----HALLOWEEN
万圣节(11月1日)-----HALLOWEEN
感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)-----THANKSGIVING
护士节(12月12日)-----NRUSE DAY
圣诞除夕(12月24日)-----CHRISTMAS EVE
圣诞节(12月25日)-----CHRISTMAS DAY
节礼日(12月26日)-----BOXING DAY
新年除夕(12月31日)-----NEW YEAR';S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries)
春节(阴历一月一日)-----SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)
[color=#FF8C00]其它活动节日[/color]
世界消费者权益日(3月15日)-----WORLD CONSUMER RIGHT DAY
世界水日(3月22日)-----WORLD WATER DAY
世界卫生日(4月7日)-----WORLD HEALTH DAY
世界地球日(4月22日)-----WORLD EARTH DAY
世界住房日(十月第一个星期一)-----WORLD HOUSING DAY
国际秘书节(4月25日)-----INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY DAY
国际红十字日(5月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL RED-CROSS DAY
国际护士节(5月12日)-----INTERNATIONAL NURSE DAY
世界电信日(5月17日)-----WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY
世界无烟日(5月31日)-----WORLD NO-SMOKING DAY
世界环境日(6月5日)-----WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
世界人口日(7月11日)-----WORLD POPULATION DAY
世界旅游日(9月27日)-----WORLD TOURISM DAY
世界邮政日(10月9日)-----WORLD POST DAY
世界粮食日(10月16日)-----WORLD GRAIN DAY
世界爱滋病日(12月1日)-----WORLD AIDS DAY
世界残疾日(12月3日)-----WORLD DISABLED DAY
松松 2004-8-23 06:11 AM
[分享]世界主要节日、纪念日、活动日
[b][color=#FF00FF]世界各国的国庆与独立日[/color][/b]
1 月
1日 古巴解放日-----Liberation Day (CUBA)
苏丹独立日-----Independence Day (SUDAN)
4日 缅甸独立日-----Independence Day (MYANMAR)
18日 突尼斯革命日-----Revolution Day (TUNIDIA)
26日 澳大利亚日-----Australia Day
印度共和国日-----Repubic Day (INDIA)
28日 卢旺达民主日-----Democracy Day (RWANDA
2 月
4日 斯里兰卡国庆日-----National Day (SRILANKA)
5日 墨西哥宪法日-----Constitution Day (MEXICO)
6日 新西兰国庆日-----Waitangi Day (NEW ZEALAND)
7日 格林纳达独立日-----Independence Day (GRENADA)
11日 日本建国日-----National Founding Day (JAPAN)
伊朗伊斯兰革命胜利日-----Anniversay of the Victory of the Islamic
Revolution (IRAN)
16日 美国华盛顿诞辰-----Washington';s Birthday (USA)
18日 冈比亚独立日-----Independence Day (GAMBIA)
23日 文莱国庆日-----National Day (BRUNEI DARUSSALAM)
圭亚那共和国日-----Republic Day (GUIYANA)
25日 科威特国庆日-----National Day (KUWAIT)
3 月
3日 摩洛哥登基日-----Enthronement Day (MOROCCO)
6日 加纳独立日-----Independence Day (CHANA)
12日 毛里求斯独立日-----Independence Day (MAURITHUS)
17日 爱尔兰国庆日-----National Day (IRELAND)
23日 巴基斯坦日-----Pakistan Day
25日 希腊国庆日-----National Day (GREECE)
26日 孟加拉独立及国庆日-----Independence & National Day (BANGLADESH)
31日 马耳他国庆日-----National Day (MALTA)
4 月
4日 匈牙利国庆日-----Liberation Day (HUNGARY)
塞内加尔独立日-----Independence Day (SENEGAL)
11日 乌干达解放日-----Liberation Day (UGANDA)
16日 丹麦女王日-----Birthday of Her majesty Queen MargretheⅡ (DENMARK)
17日 叙利亚国庆日-----National Day (SYRIA)
18日 津巴布韦独立日-----Independence Day (ZIMBABWE)
19日 委内瑞拉独立节-----Independence Day (Venezuela)
26日 塞拉里昂共和国日-----Republic Day (SIFRRA LEONE)
坦桑尼亚联合日-----Union Day (TANZANIA)
27日 多哥独立日-----Independence Day (TOGO)
29日 日本天皇诞辰-----Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor (JAPAN)
30日 荷兰女王日-----Queen';s Day (THE NETHERLANDS)
5 月
9日 捷克与斯洛伐克国庆日-----National Day (CZECH & SLOYAKIA)
17日 挪威宪法日-----Constitution Day (NORWAY)
20日 喀麦隆国庆日-----National Day (CAMEROON)
25日 阿根廷5月革命纪念日-----May 25,1810 Revolution Day (ARGENTINA)
约旦独立日-----Independence Day (JORDAN)
6 月
1日 突尼斯胜利日-----Victory Day (TUNISIA)
西萨摩亚独立日-----Independence Day (WESTERN SAMOA)
2日 意大利共和国日-----Foundation of Republic (ITALY)
5日 丹麦宪法日-----Constitution Day (DEMARK)
塞舌尔解放日-----Liberation Day (SEYCHELLES)
6日 瑞典国庆日-----National Day (SWEDEN)
7日 乍得国庆日-----National Day (CHAD)
10日 葡萄牙国庆日-----National/Portugal Day (PORTUGAL)
12日 菲律宾独立日-----Independence Day (THE PHILIPPINES)
14日 英国女王官方生日-----Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen ElizabethⅡ (UK)
17日 冰岛共和国日-----Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic(ICELAND)
23日 卢森堡国庆日-----National Day (LUXEMBOURG)
24日 西班牙国王陛下日-----His Majesty the King';s Day (SPAIN)
26日 马达加斯加独立日-----Independence Day (MADAGASCAR)
27日 吉布提独立日-----Independence Day (DJIBOUTI)
松松 2004-8-23 06:16 AM
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7 月
1日 布隆迪国庆日-----National Day (BURUNDI)
加拿大日-----Canada Day
卢望达独立日-----Independence Day (RWANDA)
4日 美国独立日-----Independence Day (USA)
5日 佛得角独立日-----Independence Day (CAPE VERDE)
委内瑞纳独立日-----Independence Day (VENEZUELA)
6日 科摩罗独立日-----Independence Day (COMOROS)
11日 蒙古人民革命纪念日-----Anniversary of the People';s Revolution
(MONGOLIA)
14日 法国国庆日-----National/Bastille Day (FRANCE)
17日 伊拉克国庆日-----National Day (IRAQ)
20日 哥伦比亚国庆日-----National Day (COLOMBIA)
21日 比利时国庆日-----National Day (BELGIUM)
22日 法兰国家复兴节-----Rebirth of Poland
23日 埃及国庆日-----National Day (EGYPT)
26日 利比利亚独立日-----Independence Day (LIBERIA)
马尔代夫独立日-----Independence Day (MALDIVES)
28日 秘鲁独立日-----Independence Day (PERU)
30日 瓦努阿图独立日-----Independence Day (VANUATU)
8 月
1日 瑞士联邦成立日-----Foundation of the Confederation (SWITZERLAND)
4日 布基纳法索国庆日-----National Day (BURKINA-FASO)
5日 牙买加独立日-----Independence Day (JAMAICA)
6日 玻利维亚独立日-----Independence Day (BOLIVIA)
10日 厄瓜多尔独立日-----Independence Day (EQUADOR)
15日 刚国国庆日-----National Day (THE GONGO)
17日 加蓬独立日-----Independence Day (GABON)
19日 阿富汗独立日-----Independence Day (AFCHANISTAN)
23日 罗马尼亚国庆日-----National Day (ROMANIA)
31日 马来西亚国庆日-----National Day (MALAYSIA)
9月
1日 利比亚九月革命节-----The Great 1st of September Revolution (LIBYA)
2日 越南国庆日-----National Day (VIET NAM)
3日 圣马力诺国庆日-----National Day (SAN MARINO)
7日 巴西独立日-----Independence Day (BRAZIL)
9日 朝鲜共和国日-----Day of the Founding of DPPK
12日 佛得角国庆日-----National Day (CAPE VERDE)
埃塞俄比亚人民革命日-----The people';s Revolution Day (ETHIOPIA)
16日 墨西哥独立节-----Independence Day (Mexico)
18日 智利独立日-----Independence Day (CHILE)
22日 马里宣布独立日-----Proclamation of Independence (MALI)
30日 博茨瓦纳独立日-----Independence Day (BOTSWANA)
10月
1日 中国国庆日---- National Day(CHN)
塞浦路斯国庆日-----National Day (CYPRUS)
尼日利亚国庆日-----National Day (NIGERIA)
2日 几内亚宣布独立日-----Prodclamation of the Republic (GUINEA)
9日 乌干达独立日-----Independence Day (UGANDA)
10日 斐济国庆日-----National Day (FIJI)
12日 西班牙国庆日-----National Day (SPAIN)
赤道几内牙国庆节-----National Day (Equatorial Guinea)
21日 索马里十月革命节-----21st October Revolution (SOMALIA)
24日 联合国日-----UN Day
赞比来独立日-----Independence Day (ZAMBIA)
26日 奥地利国庆日-----National Day (AUSTRIA)
28日 希腊国庆节-----National Day (Greece)
29日 土耳其共和国日-----Prodclamation of the Republic (TURKEY)
11 月
1日 阿尔及里亚11月革命节-----The Revolution Day of 1st November, 1954(ALGERIA)
11日 安哥拉独立节-----Independence Day (Angola)
15日 比利时国王日-----King';s Day (BELGIUM)
18日 阿曼国庆日-----National Day (OMAN)
19日 摩纳哥国庆节-----National Day (Monaco)
22日 黎巴嫩独立日-----Independence Day (LEBANON)
24日 扎伊尔第二共和国日-----Anniversary of the Second Republic (ZAIRE)
28日 毛里塔尼亚独立日-----Independence Day (MARITANIA)
29日 南斯拉夫共和国日-----Republic Day (YUGOSLAVIA)
12 月
1日 中非国庆日-----National Day (CENTRAL AFRICA)
2日 老挝国庆日-----National Day (LAOS)
阿拉伯酋长国国庆日-----National Day (UAE)
5日 泰国国王日-----Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Adolyadej(THAILAND)
6日 芬兰独立日-----Independence Day (FINLAND)
7日 象牙海岸国庆日-----National Day (IVORY COAST)
12日 肯尼亚独立日-----Independence Day (KENYA)
17日 不丹国庆节-----National Day (Bhutan)
18日 尼日尔国庆日-----National Day (NIGER)
28日 尼泊尔国王生日-----Birthday of H.M. King Birendara
松松 2004-8-23 06:19 AM
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The History of Mothers'; Day
In the U.S. Mothers'; Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.
Although it wasn';t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.
Later, in the 1600';s, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother';s Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother';s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother';s Day on the second anniversary of her mother';s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mother';s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother';s Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother';s Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother';s Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother';s Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.
母亲节的由来
在美国,人们在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。在这一天，孩子们把卡片，礼物和鲜花献给他们的母亲。第一次庆祝母亲节是发生在1907 年的费城，是由朱莉娅·瓦德·豪和安妮塔·贾威斯分别在 1872 年和 1907 年提议设立的。
虽然美国直到 1907 年才庆祝母亲节，但是尊敬母亲的节日甚至可以追溯到古希腊。尽管那时人们是庆祝上帝的母亲罗伊的。
后来, 在１７世纪初的英格兰，人们有一个惯例，就是在每年六月的第四个星期天庆祝“省亲节”。在省亲节那一天, 通常与雇主住在一起的仆人了, 被劝说回家和他们的母亲团聚。按照惯例，他们要带一块特殊的蛋糕回家庆祝。
在美国, 1907年有一个来自费城的叫阿纳·贾维斯的人，发起了一场建立全国的母亲节的运动。在西弗吉尼亚的格拉夫顿，贾维斯说服了她母亲的教堂，在她母亲去世2周年的纪念日那一天庆祝母亲节，即五月的第二个星期天。下一年费城也庆祝了母亲节。
贾维斯和其它人开始给部长，商人，以及政治家们写信，要求建立全国性的母亲节。他们取得了成功。1914年在任的伍德罗·威尔森总统，向全国发布官方通告，宣布在每年五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节，并使之成为一种传统。
世界上许多其它国家在全年的不同时间庆祝他们自己的母亲节。丹麦，芬兰，意大利，土耳其，澳大利亚，以及比利时同美国一样，在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。
松松 2004-8-23 06:22 AM
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The History of Christmas Day
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 world.
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 Quirnius 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 bedelivered. 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.
Greek New Year';s Day
The people of Greece hail September 1 as their New Year';s Day because it marks the start of the Greek sowing season, a time of hope and promise.
To start things off right, farmers'; families take plates of seeds to church for the priest to bless. On the island of Kos, people fashion first of the year wreaths of pomegranates, grapes, quinces, garlic bulbs, and plane tree leaves all of which are traditional symbols of abundance. Just before dawn on September 1, island children carry their households'; wreaths down to the shore, the old year';s wreaths and the new ones, and they throw the old ones out to sea. They briefly immerse the new ones, for luck. Then they carry sea water and pebbles home in a jar, to serve, along with the new wreath, as protective devices. Tradition calls for exactly forty pebbles and water collected from the tops of exactly forty waves.This is also a time of trepidation. One old folk belief is that on this day the Angel of Death writes down the names of all those unfortunates destined to die within the coming year.
圣诞节的由来
"圣诞节"这个名称是"基督彌撒"的缩写。彌撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗节我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰來庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特別的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念那稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为"主显节"Epiphany，亦称"显现节"即上帝通过那稣向世人显示自己。当时只有那路拉冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念那稣的受洗。后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元354年12月25日页内记录着："基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。"经过研究，一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会）约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿，公元430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚，那路撒冷的教会接受得最晚，而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是那稣的诞辰。
12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为"三王来朝节"，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事。随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。
耶苏的出生是有一段故事的，耶苏是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为"耶苏"，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出來。
当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报戶籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暫住。就在這时，耶苏要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，年年望彌撒，纪念耶苏的出世。
圣诞节便是於十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起來了。
松松 2004-8-23 06:23 AM
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先弄到这吧~累啊……
luxiaohui2 2004-8-23 05:07 PM
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hmm,挺全的~~~ 有没有父亲节的由来？
如果还有更多的话，我会给你加个精华的~~~~
zhengyu0421 2004-8-23 06:30 PM
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这么多？！偶算长见识了。
风清云淡 2004-8-23 06:31 PM
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好全啊
松松 2004-8-23 06:43 PM
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[这个贴子最后由松松在 2004/08/23 03:39pm 第 2 次编辑]
愚人节~ APRIL FOOL';S DAY
In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, however, who hadn';t heard or didn';t believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year';s Day on April first. Others played tricks on them and called them "April fools." They sent them on a "fool';s errand" or tried to make them believe that something false was true. In France today, April first is called "Poisson d';Avril." French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends'; backs. When the "young fool" discovers this trick, the prankster yells "Poisson d’Avril!" (April Fish!)
在十六世纪的法国，人们是在 4月1日庆祝新年的。到了1562年，罗马教皇 Gregory把一种全新的纪年法引进基督教国家，新年被调至1月1日。但是，有些人不知道或是不相信新年日期的变动，照例在4月1日这天庆祝新年开始。旁观者就拿他们开玩笑，并戏称他们为“四月傻瓜”，并支使这些“傻瓜”去执行一项“傻瓜差事”，就是弄假成真让他们深信不疑。今天的法国，4月1日被叫做Poisson d';Avril（四月的鱼）。法国的小孩子们在伙伴背上偷偷贴上纸做的鱼以愚弄对方，当那些“小愚人”发现他们的恶作剧时，顽皮的孩子就齐声高喊“Poisson d’Avril”。
Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick on April Fool';s Day, or All Fool';s Day, is pointing down to a friend';s shoe and saying, "Your shoelace is untied." Whatever the trick, if the innocent victim falls for the joke the prankster yells, "April Fool! " Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The most clever April Fool joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played.
现在，美国人也在4月1日这天和朋友或陌生人开这样的玩笑。愚人节最普遍的一个玩笑就是指着朋友的鞋，认真的说：“你的鞋带松了”。无论是什么恶作剧，一旦不明真相的一方上当了，始作俑者都会大喊“四月傻瓜！”。大多愚人节的玩笑都是娱乐性的，并无伤害他人之意。最聪明最成功的一种玩笑就是全场哄堂大笑，被捉弄的那个“愚人”笑得尤为起劲。
"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. "
- American humorist Mark Twain
"4月1 号是我们记得我们其它364 这一年的日子什么的日子"。 -美国幽默大师马克·吐温
松松 2004-8-23 06:52 PM
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现在是奥运会进行时，所以介绍一个“希腊的新年”。
Greek New Year';s Day
The people of Greece hail September 1 as their New Year';s Day because it marks the start of the Greek sowing season, a time of hope and promise.
To start things off right, farmers'; families take plates of seeds to church for the priest to bless. On the island of Kos, people fashion first of theyear wreaths of pomegranates, grapes, quinces, garlic bulbs, and plane tree leaves all of which are traditional symbols of abundance. Just before dawn on September 1, island children carry their households'; wreaths down to the shore, the old year';s wreaths and the new ones, and they throw the old ones out to sea. They briefly immerse the new ones, for luck. Then they carry sea water and pebbles home in a jar, to serve, along with the new wreath, as protective devices. Tradition calls for exactly forty pebbles and water collected from the tops of exactly forty waves.This is also a time of trepidation. One old folk belief is that on this day the Angel of Death writes down the names of all those unfortunates destined to die within the coming year.
希腊的新年
希腊人在9月1日欢庆新年,因为这一天标志着希腊播种季节的开始,这是一个充满希望和期待的季节。
为了有个好的开端,农家把种子放在盘子里拿到教堂接受牧师的祝福。在科斯岛上，人们流行用石榴、葡萄、、蒜头、悬铃树的树叶等编织新年花环。所有这些都是传统上丰裕的象征。9月1日黎明前，岛上的孩子们把家里的新旧花环都拿到海边。他们把旧花环抛到海里，把新的花环在海水里迅速浸泡一下以求好运。之后,他们用罐子装上海水和小鹅卵石带回家,海水和小鹅卵石连同新花环能帮助他们驱魔避邪。传统上要求要捡正好40块小鹅卵石和正好从40朵浪花上汲取的海水。这一天同时又是令人惶恐不安的日子。有一个古老的民俗认为，在9月1日,死亡天使会写下来年里将死去的所有不幸的人的名字。
松松 2004-8-23 11:43 PM
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[这个贴子最后由松松在 2004/08/23 03:52pm 第 1 次编辑]
Go on~ :30:
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May
flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After
a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is
now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died ofstarvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.
All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing
that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the
coming harvest.Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations.
And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be
fixed. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourt Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of
Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through
the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner
table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes.There
will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry
juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey
and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food
on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed
with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as
cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is
not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the
royal bird.
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 continuedblessings.
感恩节
感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。
1620年，一些朝圣者（或称为清教徒）乘坐"五月花"号船去美国寻求宗教自由。他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。
在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。后来，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢上帝的恩典。多年以后，美国总统宣布每年十一月的第四个星期四为感恩节。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。
感恩节庆祝模式许多年来从未改变。丰盛的家宴早在几个月之前就开始着手准备。人们在餐桌上可以吃到苹果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄，还有葡萄干布丁、碎肉馅饼、各种其他食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁，其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火鸡和南瓜馅饼，这些菜一直是感恩节中最富于传统意义和最受人喜爱的食品。
人人都赞成感恩节大餐必需以烤火鸡为主菜。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液，但烹饪技艺常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什么填料也就很难求得一致。
今天的感恩节是一个不折不扣的国定假日。在这一天，具有各种信仰和各种背景的美国人，共同为他们一年来所受到的上苍的恩典表示感谢，虔诚地祈求上帝继续赐福。
松松 2004-8-23 11:50 PM
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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, while for the children, it means, more than anything else, Easter eggs or chocolate eggs!
On Easter Sunday morning, the breakfast eggs are boiled in several pans
in some families.Each containing a different vegetable dye, so that when
they are served the shells are no longer white or pale brown in color,
but yellow or pink, blue or green. The dyes do not penetrate the shell of course.
Chocolate Easter eggs are displayed in confectioners'; shops as soon as Christmas is over. The smallest and simplest are inexpensive enough for children to buy with pocket money.
These are of two sorts. Very small ones, perhaps a little longer than an
inch in length, are coated thinly with chocolate on the outside and filled
with a sweet, soft paste, called fondant.They are wrapped in colored foil
in a variety of patterns. Slightly larger eggs, a little bigger, as a rule,
than a duck';s egg, are hollow. There is nothing inside at all-- just a wrapped chocolate shell. You break the shell and eat the jagged, irregular pieces.
As Easter approaches, more elaborate eggs than these fill the sweet-shop
windows. They are accompanied by all sorts of small presents designed to
appeal to children.They are often decorated with small fluffy chickens,
made of wool, and with feet and beaks in card. Lucky children may receive
several of these as presents from friends or relations.
Easter eggs are meant to give enjoyment-- and they do! They are pretty
and decorative, they signal good wishes and shared happiness in the changing
seasons.
复活节
英国大部分节日都起源于宗教。复活节发生在过了春分月圆后的第一个星期日，原是纪念耶稣复活的日子。而现在对大多数人来说，复活节只是一个人们享受美好春光的普通节日。对于孩子们来说，没有比复活节彩蛋或巧克力蛋更重要的了。
复活节早上，有的家里把早餐用的蛋分放在几个盛有不同颜色的植物染料的锅里煮，这样端上来的蛋不再是白色或浅棕色的，而是黄色或粉红色，蓝色或绿色的。当然，染料是不会渗透到蛋壳里去的。
圣诞节一过，复活节巧克力蛋便在糖果店里摆出来了。那些最小和花样最简单的很便宜，孩子们用自己的零花钱就可以买下来。这段时期上市的彩蛋有两种。小的一种叫方旦糖，长一英寸多一点，外面是一层薄薄的巧克力，里面是又甜又软的面团，然后再用彩色的锡箔纸包装成各种形状。另外一种是空蛋，稍为大一点，一般比鸭蛋还大一点。里面什么也没有，只是包着一个巧克力外壳。只需打碎外壳，吃巧克力片。
复活节临近时，糖果店的橱窗里会摆满比这些更精美的彩蛋。同时还有各种各样的用来吸引孩子们的小礼物出售。上面装饰有毛绒绒的羊毛做的小鸡，小鸡的嘴和脚都粘在卡片上。幸运的孩子可能从亲友那儿得到好几种这样的礼物。
复活节彩蛋是为了给人们带来快乐--确实如此！这些彩蛋精美漂亮且富有装饰性，它们代表着人们的美好心愿，并与你分享季节更替的喜悦。
松松 2004-8-24 01:08 AM
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Halloween
Halloween was called Samhain by the Irish. It came to be known as Halloween sometime around the fifth century A.D..
Samhain took place on October 31 through to November 1. During this period, it was believed that the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened, allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and possess the living.
To celibrate the festival, the Irish would dress up in bizarre costumes and parade through their villages，causing destruction and saying "Trick-or-Treat", insgroupsto scare off any recently departed souls who might be prowling for bodies to inhabit.
This yearly festival was later brought to the other regions of the world, including continental Europe and North America. Irish immigrants brought several customs with them, including one of the symbols most commonly associated with Halloween -- the "Jack Lantern".
According to Irish folklore, there once lived a man named Jack who was known for being a drunk and a prankster. One night Jack tricked the devilsintosclimbing a tree, and quickly carved an image of a cross on the trunk, trapping the devil. Jack then made him promise that, in exchange for letting him out of the tree, the Devil would never tempt him to sin again. He reluctantly agreed, but was able to exact his revenge upon Jack';';s death. Because of his mischevious ways in life, Jack was barred from entering heaven and because of his earlier trick, he was also barred from hell. So he was doomed to wander the earth until the end of time, with only a "Jack Lanterns" to warm him.
In Ireland, they originally used turnips for their "Jack Lanterns", but upon arriving in north America, they discovered that pumpkins were abundant and easier to carve out.
万圣节的由来
万圣节起源于爱尔兰。从前,爱尔兰异教徒们相信万圣节这天,新近去世的鬼会还魂，附在活人的身上。因此在这个节日里，村民们就自己扮成鬼魂精灵，手提“杰克灯笼”，游走村外，嘴里说着“Trick-or-Treat”(大意是：接受我的恶作剧还是给我糖果)，引导鬼魂离开，避邪免灾。爱尔兰人的“杰克灯笼”通常是用大头菜刻成的，而在北美洲，则换成了南瓜。
“杰克灯笼”起源于爱尔兰的一个传说。传说，爱尔兰曾经有一个名叫杰克的爱恶作剧的酒鬼。一天晚上，他把一个魔鬼骗上树，然后在树干上刻了个十字架，让魔鬼下不来。后来魔鬼不得不保证，以后再也不会引诱杰克去做坏事，杰克这才让它下来。杰克死后，魔鬼报复了，它让杰克上天不得入地无门，只能在阳间满无目的流浪，手里只有一盏灯笼取暖。
松松 2004-8-24 01:21 AM
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ST.VALENTINE';S DAY (VALENTINE';S DAY)
Every February, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? After reading the following story, you will get it.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn';t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn';t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn';t going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine';s Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can';t be beaten!
[color=#0000CD] 这是一个关于情人节来历的故事版本[/color]
公元三世纪时，古罗马有一位暴君叫克劳多斯（Claudius）。离暴君的宫殿不远，有一座非常漂亮的神庙。修士瓦沦丁（Valentine） 就住在这里。罗马人非常崇敬他，男女老幼，不论贫富贵贱，总会群集在他的周围，在祭坛的熊熊圣火前，聆听瓦沦丁的祈祷。 古罗马的战事一直连绵不断，暴君克劳多斯征召了大批公民前往战场，人们怨声载道。男人们不愿意离开家庭，小伙子们不忍与情人分开。克劳多斯暴跳如雷，他传令人们不许举行婚礼，甚至连所有已订了婚的也马上要解除婚约。许多年轻人就这样告别爱人，悲愤地走向战场。年轻的姑娘们也由于失去爱侣，抑郁神伤。
瓦沦丁对暴君的虐行感到非常难过。当一对情侣来到神庙请求他的帮助时，瓦沦帝尼在神圣的祭坛前为它们悄悄地举行了婚礼。人们一传十，十传百，很多人来到这里，在瓦沦丁的帮助下结成伴侣。
消息终于传进了宫殿，传到了暴君的耳里。克劳多斯又一次暴跳如雷，他命令士兵们冲进神庙，将瓦沦丁从一对正在举行婚礼的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。人们苦苦哀求暴君的劾免，但都徒劳而返。瓦沦丁终于在地牢里受尽折磨而死。
悲伤的朋友们将他安葬于圣普拉教堂。那一天是2月14日，那一年是公元269年。
也有关于情人节来历的传说是这样的：
传说中瓦沦丁是最早的基督徒之一，那个时代做一名基督徒意味着危险和死亡。为掩护其他殉教者，瓦沦丁被抓住，投入了监牢。在那里他治愈了典狱长女儿失明的双眼。当暴君听到这一奇迹时，他感到非常害怕，于是将瓦沦丁斩首示众。
据传说，在行刑的那一天早晨，瓦沦丁给典狱长的女儿写了一封情意绵绵的告别信，落款是: From your Valentine（寄自你的瓦沦丁）。历史学家们更愿意刨根揪底，他们关于情人节的演绎似乎令人信服。
其实远远早于公元 270 年，当罗马城刚刚奠基时，周围还是一片荒野，成群的狼四处游荡。在罗马人崇拜的众神中， 畜牧神卢波库斯（Lupercus）掌管着对牧羊人和羊群的保护。每年二月中，罗马人会举行盛大的典礼来庆祝牧神节。那时的日历与现在相比，要稍微晚一些，所以牧神节实际上是对即将来临的春天的庆祝。 也有人说这个节日是庆祝法乌努斯神（Faunus），它类似于古希腊人身羊足，头上有角的潘神（ Pan ），主管畜牧和农业。
牧神节的起源实在是过于久远了，连公元前一世纪的学者们都无法确认。但是这一节日的重要性是不容置疑的。 例如史料记载，安东尼(Mark Antony)就是在公元前44年的牧神节上将王冠授与凯撒(Julius Caesar)的。每年的二月十五日，修士们会聚集在罗马城中巴沦丁(Palantine)山上的一个洞穴旁，据说在这里，古罗马城的奠基者(Romilus and Remus)被一只母狼扶育长大。在节日的各项庆典中，有一项是年轻的贵族们，手持羊皮鞭，在街道上奔跑。年轻妇女们会聚集在街道两旁，祈望羊皮鞭抽打到她们头上。人们相信这样会使她们更容易生儿育女。
在拉丁语中，羊皮鞭被叫做 februa，鞭打叫做fabruatio， 实际上都含有';纯洁';的意思。二月的名字(February)就是由此而来。 随着罗马势力在欧洲的扩张，牧神节的习俗被带到了现在的法国和英国等地。人们最乐此不疲的一项节日活动类似于摸彩。年轻女子们的名字被放置于盒子内，然后年轻男子上前抽取。 抽中的一对男女成为情人，时间是一年或更长。
基督教的兴起使人们纪念众神的习俗逐渐淡漠。教士们不希望人们放弃节日的欢乐，于是将牧神节(Lupercalia)改成瓦沦丁节(Valentine';s Day)，并移至二月十四日。这样，关于瓦沦丁修士的传说和古老的节日就被自然地结合在一起。这一节日在中世纪的英国最为流行。未婚男女的名字被抽出后，他们会互相交换礼物，女子在这一年内成为男子的Valentine。 在男子的衣袖上会绣上女子的名字，照顾和保护该女子于是成为该男子的神圣职责。
有史可查的现代意义上的瓦沦丁情人是在十五世纪早期。法国年轻的奥尔良大公在阿根科特(Agincourt)战役中被英军俘虏，然后被关在伦敦塔中很多年。他写给妻子很多首情诗，大约60首保存至今。用鲜花做瓦沦丁节的信物在大约两百年后出现。法王亨利四世(Henry IV)的一个女儿在瓦沦丁节举行了一个盛大的晚会。所有女士从选中她做Valentine的男士那里获得一束鲜花。
就这样，延续着古老的意大利，法国和英国习俗，我们得以在每年的二月十四日向自己的朋友传递爱的信息。鲜花，心形糖果，用花边和摺穗掩盖了送物人名字的信物，不仅仅是代表着一份份真挚的爱，更是对敢于反抗暴政的瓦沦丁修士的最好缅怀。
松松 2004-8-24 01:27 AM
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Valentine Traditions情人节传统
1. There are many favorite songs of Valentine';s Day. Here is one of them:
Let me call you sweetheart,
I';m in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper,
That you love me, too.
Keep the lovelight shining,
In your eyes so true.
Let me call you sweetheart,
I'; m in love with you.
人们喜欢唱的情人节歌曲有很多。下面就是一首：
让我叫你一声甜美的人吧，
我已投入了你的情河，
请你悄悄给我说一声，
你也爱上了我。
让爱之光照着我，
那是你眼中喷出的真挚情火，
让我叫你一声甜美的人吧，
我已投入了你的情河。
2.In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"
在威尔士，雕刻有花纹的木质羹匙被视为爱情的象征，并在2月14日作为礼物互相赠送。心、钥匙、锁孔等刻在羹匙上的装饰性图案倍受青睐。它代表着，"开启我的心！"
3. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
在中世纪，青年男女从碗里抽出写有名字的纸条，看看他们的情人将会是谁。他们把名字写在衣袖上，并穿一个星期。现在，穿着袖子上带有心形图案的衣服意味着其他人容易懂得你的感情。
4. In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.
在一些国家，年轻的男子可以向青年女子赠送衣物作为礼物。如果女子收下了礼物，则意味着她愿意嫁给这位男子。
5. Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine';s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
一些人曾经相信，在情人节里，如果一个女子看到一只知更鸟在头上飞过，意味着她可能嫁给一位水手；如果她看到一只麻雀，则她可能嫁给一个穷人，但却非常快乐；如果她看到一只金翅雀，则可能嫁给一位百万富翁。
JUNEYEAH 2004-8-24 02:05 AM
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哇，太棒了！给你精华加加重！！谢谢！！
松松 2004-8-24 06:37 AM
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不谢不谢！！呵呵……：P
赫敏·林 2004-8-24 07:24 AM
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老姐你好猛啊！
我汗，我看到第一楼的贴子，笑，最后两行……12.1，AIDS，12.3 DISABLED
知道否？这中间那12.2是偶的生日……狂汗…………………………
第一次知道这事情是两年前看某万年历才知道……当时觉得自己早几小时或晚几小时出生可能命运会大大不同！呵呵……
松松 2004-8-24 08:10 AM
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[quote][b]下面引用由[u]赫敏·林[/u]在 [i]2004/08/23 11:24pm[/i] 发表的内容：[/b]
老姐你好猛啊！
我汗，我看到第一楼的贴子，笑，最后两行……12.1，AIDS，12.3 DISABLED
知道否？这中间那12.2是偶的生日……狂汗…………………………
第一次知道这事情是两年前看某万年历才知道……当时觉得自 ...
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原来还有如此的典故啊……哈哈 :20:
PS：你不知道我找这些东东找到眼花啊~ :1: