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春节由来的传说故事英文 篇一

The Legend of Nian

Long ago, in a small village in China, there lived a terrifying monster named Nian. Nian would come out on the last night of the lunar year to devour livestock, crops, and even villagers. The villagers were terrified of Nian and would hide in their homes, hoping that the monster wouldn't find them.

One year, an old beggar came to the village and saw the fear in the villagers' eyes. He told them that he knew how to defeat Nian. The villagers were skeptical, but they were willing to try anything to rid themselves of the monster. The old beggar explained that Nian was afraid of three things - loud noises, bright colors, and fire.

On the last night of the lunar year, the villagers followed the old beggar's instructions. They set off fireworks, hung red lanterns, and lit bonfires all around the village. As Nian approached, he was met with a barrage of noise and light. The monster was so frightened that he fled into the mountains, never to be seen again.

The villagers rejoiced in their victory and vowed to celebrate the defeat of Nian every year. And so, the tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, was born. To this day, people all over China celebrate with fireworks, lanterns, and the color red to ward off evil spirits and welcome a new year of prosperity and good fortune.

春节由来的传说故事英文 篇二

The Story of the Kitchen God

In Chinese mythology, there is a deity known as the Kitchen God who watches over the household and reports the family's behavior to the Jade Emperor in heaven. It is said that at the end of each lunar year, the Kitchen God ascends to heaven to deliver his report.

One year, a poor family was struggling to make ends meet. The wife was kind and hardworking, but the husband was lazy and dishonest. The Kitchen God witnessed the husband's deceitful ways and was saddened by what he saw. When he ascended to heaven to deliver his report, he told the Jade Emperor about the husband's misdeeds.

The Jade Emperor was displeased with the husband's behavior and decided to punish him. He decreed that the family would face misfortune in the coming year. The Kitchen God, feeling guilty for what had happened, begged the Jade Emperor to show mercy on the family.

The Jade Emperor, moved by the Kitchen God's sincerity, decided to give the family a second chance. He sent the Kitchen God back to earth with a new decree - if the family repented for their sins and made amends, they would be spared from misfortune.

The family, realizing the error of their ways, worked hard to make things right. They were honest, kind, and generous to others. When the Kitchen God returned to heaven at the end of the year, he had nothing but praise for the family. The Jade Emperor, pleased with their transformation, granted them good fortune and blessings for the coming year.

And so, the tradition of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God before the Spring Festival began. People would pray for prosperity and good luck in the new year, hoping that their actions would be seen and rewarded by the gods above.

春节由来的传说故事英文 篇三

　　The Origin of Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the SpringFestival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms incoodination with the changes of Nature)，春节由来的传说故事英文

。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Severalexplanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modernChinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey onpeople the night before the beginning of a new year.

　　One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great manypeople with one bite. People were very scared. One day， an old man came to their rescue，offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said， I hear say that you are very capable， but can youswallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of yourworthy opponents? So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that alsoharrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

　　After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortalgod. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， peoplebegin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left， he had told people to put up redpaper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case itsneaked back again， because red is the color the beast feared the most.

　　From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is car

ried on from generation togeneration. The term Guo Nian， which may mean Survive the Nian becomes today Celebratethe (New) Year as the word guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over andobserve. The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian shouldit have a chance to run loose is still around. However， people today have long forgotten whythey are doing all this， except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement ofthe celebration.