介绍几个西方传统节日用 英文

西方传统节日
情人节 Valentine's Day
The affectionate message might be carried by a heart - shaped box of chocolate candies,or by a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon.But in whatever form,the message is the same - "Will you be my valentine?"
二月十四日是一个复杂而又有趣的节日.你可以用一个心状的盒子,里面放上巧克力糖,来传递爱的信息,也可用彩带扎上一束鲜花来传递--"你愿做我的情人吗?"
April Fool′s Day 愚人节
April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others,send people on fool's errands,and fool the unsuspecting.No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.
愚人节是西方传统节日,这一天人们可以相互开玩笑,愚弄别人.没有人知道这个节日是怎么起源的,但一般认为是首先从法国开始的.
复活节 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,
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.
万圣节 Halloween Day
One story about Jack,who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money.But down to the hell he played tricks on the Devil (Satan),so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a *.
关于万圣节有这样一个故事.是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人,因为他对钱特别吝啬,就不允许他进入天堂,而被打入地狱.但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦,所以被踢出地狱,罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走.
感恩节 Thanksgiving Day
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 continued blessings.
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.
圣诞节 Christmas Day
“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督恺撒”的缩写.恺撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式.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.
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.