英语作文英国节日

1. 求各国的节日（英文）及其的英文简介

圣诞节（Christmas）
圣诞节是欧美国家一年中最重要的节日。它原本是耶稣基督（Jesus christ）诞辰纪念日，如今已成为西方国家全民性的节日，颇似中国的春节。圣诞节定于每年12月25日，而圣诞节节期（Christmas Season）往往持续二周。这段时期里，雪片般的贺卡飞往世界各地，电话线、通讯网频繁地传递人们的祝福和问候；大街小巷粉饰一新，商店橱窗前大减价、大拍卖的广告格外醒目；到处可见人们拎着大包小包的节日用品匆匆而过，到处可听见欢快的歌声和笑声。车站、机场里此时挤满了盼望回家的人群，因为圣诞节也是家人团聚的日子。无论外出多远，人们都会想方设法赶回家与亲人团聚。

新年（New Year's Day）
在西方国家，尽管圣诞节才是最大的节日，新年在人们心目中仍占有不可替代的重要地位。除夕之夜（New Year's Day）晚会是庆祝新年到来必不可少的活动。西方各国的人们都喜欢在欢快的乐曲和绚丽的光彩中喜气洋洋地度过一年的最后一个夜晚。此时，化装晚会特别受欢迎。来宾们把尊严和谨慎藏在面具之后，打扮得稀奇古怪。大家无拘无束，尽情玩乐，与平日的行为大相径庭。在英美两国，午夜钟声一响，参加晚会的人们还要手拉手高唱"友谊地久天长"这首著名的苏格兰民歌。

万圣节前夕（Halloween）
假如你在10月的某一天徜徉在美国、英国或爱尔兰等国的街头，忽然发现到处挂满了面目狰狞鬼脸。商店门外的音箱不时发出鬼怪凄厉的叫声，你应该立刻意识到一年一度的万圣节（All Saints's Day or All Holy Ones' Day ）再次来临了。
圣诞节Christmas
An Ancient Holiday
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced ring the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire. The people would feast until the log burned out, which could take as many as 12 days. The Norse believed that each spark from the fire represented a new pig or calf that would be born ring the coming year.
The end of December was a perfect time for celebration in most areas of Europe. At that time of year, most cattle were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed ring the winter. For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply of fresh meat. In addition, most wine and beer made ring the year was finally fermented and ready for drinking.

感恩节The History of Thanksgiving and its CelebrationsCelebrations
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons .
Throughout history mankind has celebrated the bountiful harvest with thanksgiving ceremonies.
Before the establishment of formal religions many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released when the crops were harvested and they had to be destroyed or they would take revenge on the farmers who harvested them. Some of the harvest festivals celebrated the defeat of these spirits.
Harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations were held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Hebrews, the Chinese, and the Egyptians.

万圣节Halloween October
Spooky, kooky, creepy, and fun! Halloween is the time of Ghosts, Goblins, Gravestones and Graveyards. Of Spooks and Spirits and silly-fun tricks. Of Witches and Warlocks and Scary Black Cats. And Candy Corn, Jelly Apples, Pumpkins and Bats.
Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years. The holiday we know as Halloween has had many influences from many cultures over the centuries. From the Roman's Pomona Day, to the Celtic festival of Samhain, to the Christian holidays of All Saints and All Souls Days.
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2. 英国过年英语作文

Christmas

Although, for Christians, Christmas is not the most important of festivals, it is probably the most widely celebrated religious occasion in the West. This festival celebrates the birth of the messiah in Bethlehem Palestine about two thousand years ago. This messiah was Jesus Christ who, Christians believe, was sent to save mankind and absolve them from their sins. Nowadays, you might be forgiven for missing the religious element to this festival as it has descended somewhat into an orgy of consumerism and inlgence. Gifts are given amongst family and friends and cards wishing “ Greetings” sent between just about everyone. Father Christmas, otherwise known as Santa Claus, is said to squeeze his way down chimneys across the world on Christmas Eve and deliver presents to any children that have behaved well over the last year. Another important motif of the festival is the Christmas tree, around which traditionally people would dance around hinting at the pagan origins of this mid-winter celebration.

圣诞节

虽然对基督教徒来说，圣诞节并不是其最重要的节日，但是在西方，它却是一个最受广泛庆祝的节日。圣诞节庆祝的是两千多年前弥赛亚(犹太人盼望的复国救主)在巴勒斯坦伯利恒的诞生。这个弥赛亚就是耶稣(基督教信奉的救世主)。基督教徒相信，耶稣是被派来拯救人类并协助人们摆脱罪恶的救世主。如今，就算你已经忘记了这个节日的本来意义也不会有人怪罪你，因为，现在的圣诞节已经演变成为大肆消费、狂欢与纵情享受的节日。在这个节日里，亲人们、朋友间都会互送礼物，满载着“节日祝福”的贺卡也会送到每一个人的手中。“圣诞之父”（Father Christmas），也就是我们所熟知的“圣诞老人”（Santa Claus），据说会在圣诞节前夕顺着烟囱下来，给世界各地的孩子们送去礼物，这些收到礼物的孩子必定是那些在过去的一年中各方面表现都很优秀的孩子。圣诞节的另一个重点是圣诞树，在这一天，人们会围着圣诞树跳舞，这也表明圣诞树是圣诞节形成之前的隆冬节日的重要组成部分。

Easter

For religious, as opposed to cultural, Christians, this is the fundamental festival of Christianity. It celebrates the fact that Jesus Christ was crucified and died and then rose again a few days later. Jesus claimed in his life that he was the Son of God. The Jews, viewing this as heinous blasphemy, had him handed over to the Roman governor of Palestine and demanded that he be executed. Following his death on the cross however, Jesus appeared to his disciples and told them to spread his gospel of love and forgiveness around the world. Despite the religious theme to Easter, to many people in the west, this festival is simply about the exchange of chocolate eggs, said to be delivered by the Easter Bunny. Again, one can see, as with Christmas, hints of the pagan origins of this festival, onto which has been grafted the later Christian message of Easter. The early pagan concern was with the onset of spring and the rebirth of nature symbolized by an egg!

复活节

对基督徒来说，复活节在宗教上的意义与在文化上的意义是不一样的，它是基督教中最重要的节日。它纪念的是耶稣在十字架上受刑死后几天内又复活这件事。耶稣声称自己是“上帝的儿子”。犹太人认为这是极其恶毒的亵渎话，因此把耶稣交给了当时在巴勒斯坦的罗马统治者，要求将这个“狂妄之徒”处死。在十字架上被钉死后，耶稣又出现在他的信徒们面前，号召大家把爱和宽容的信仰散播到世界各地。忽略了宗教上的本来意义，现在的许多西方人只把这个节日当成了一个互换“复活节彩蛋”的节日，还美其名曰是“复活兔”赠送的。大家可以看到，就像圣诞节一样，以前的宗教成份已经融入到了复活节当中，在复活节形成之前，人们正是利用“彩蛋”来暗示春天的到来和自然万物的新生。

Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night

This is an English festival that takes place on the 5th November. It commemorates what is known as the Gunpowder plot. A group of Catholic conspirators aimed to blow up the Houses of Parliament in Westminster London while the King was present hoping to foment a Catholic revolution. However, they were foiled in their scheme when a guard discovered Guy Fawkes in the basement of Parliament surrounded by barrels of gunpowder. After much torture he revealed all and the conspirators were rounded up and executed in the grizzly fashion of the day reserved for traitors: Hung, Drawn and Quartered. Today this festival is very popular with children. They build their own Guy – a mmy of stuffed clothes that resembles a person – and put it on top of a bonfire. Finally, as the bonfire rages fireworks are released symbolizing the explosions that never took place all those years ago.

盖伊·福克斯之夜 (或篝火节之夜)

这是英国的传统节日，时间为每年的11月5日。它纪念“火药的阴谋”这个历史事件。一小撮天主教反叛分子密谋炸毁位于伦敦威斯敏斯特的英国国会大厦，当时国王正在开会，讨论天主教改革的事宜。但是，密谋泄露了，一个卫兵发现了当时正在国会大厦地窑内，被成桶成桶的炸药包围着的盖伊·福克斯。他们的阴谋被挫败了。在严刑拷打下，盖伊·福克斯招供了一切。于是，阴谋反叛的人被团团包围起来，根据当时的律法以叛国贼论处，被判处绞刑并剖尸裂肢。今天，孩子们都非常喜欢这个节日。他们自己制作“盖伊”－一个用旧衣服填充做成的假人，再把它放到篝火上焚烧。最后，当绚丽的焰火燃放起来时，代表多年前的那场爆炸根本没有发生过。

Mother’s Day

Mothering Sunday was an English observance whereby people were encouraged to return on the 4th Sunday of Lent to the church in which they were baptized, their “Mother Church”. Naturally, this often meant returning to their hometown. At the time it
was common for children as young as 10 to be away from home working so it became the custom that they were on this day allowed to return to visit their families. This evolved into a day for showing respect and love for one’s mother. Mother’s Day in the USA, on the second Sunday of May, has a different origin. It did not develop from another practice as in England, but was instigated in the early 20th Century as a day specifically for expressing gratitude to the Nation’s Mothers. Father’s Day, not as is often believed invented by card companies, actually originated in the USA only a little later, inspired by Mother’s Day.

母亲节

“母亲节”是英国的传统节日，在“四旬斋月”的第四个星期天，人们都要回到自己接受“洗礼”时的教堂－“母亲教堂”去做礼拜。自然而然地，这也代表了回到家乡的意思。那时，年仅10岁的孩童出外打工是很平常的事，因此，在那天回到家中跟家人团聚也就成了一种习俗。渐渐地，这一天变成了对母亲表示尊敬和爱戴的节日。在美国，“母亲节”是在五月的第二个星期天，它的来源跟英国的不大一样。它并不象英国那样是从某一个习俗转变过来的，而是在二十世纪早期兴起，为感谢所有的母亲而特别设立的节日。至于“父亲节”，许多人一直认为是由贺卡制造商发起的，事实并不是这样。在美国，“父亲节”的建立只略微比“母亲节”晚些，是在“母亲节”的推动下产生的。

3. 英国有那些习俗，用英文介绍

English customs include：Religious practices,Festival customs

中文翻译：英语习俗包括:宗教信仰、节日风俗

1、Religious practices（宗教习俗）

Religious freedom is enjoyed by everyone in the UK, and as a result, many different religious beliefs have flourished in central areas of the country.

中文翻译：在英国，每个人都享有宗教自由，因此，在英国各中心地区也形成了多种不同的宗教信仰蓬勃发展的局面。

Most residents believe in protestant Christianity, mainly the church of England and the church of Scotland.

中文翻译：居民多信奉基督教新教，主要分英格兰教会和苏格兰教会。

There are also Catholic churches and larger religious communities in Islam, Hinism, sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism.

中文翻译：另有天主教会及伊斯兰教、印度教、锡克教、犹太教和佛教等较大的宗教社团。

2、Festival customs（节日习俗）

The science festival began in 1883 and is held once a year.

中文翻译：科学节1883年开始，一年举办一次。

Science week begins in 1994 and is held every march.

中文翻译：科学周1994年开始，在每年的3月举办。

New Year's eve ball is another celebration.

中文翻译：“除夕舞会”则是另一种庆祝活动。

(3)英语作文英国节日扩展阅读：

英国餐饮礼仪

做客餐桌礼节：如果你被邀请到别人家做客，就要考虑这样几个情况。比如，该在什么时候到主人家？这没什么规定，但在主人家坐得太晚是很不礼貌的。如果只是邀请你共进晚餐和聊天，那么你最好在10点至11点之间离开或者餐后1小时告别。

宴请方式：英国的宴请方式多种多样，主要有茶会和宴会，茶会包括正式和非正式茶会。英国人在席间不布菜也不劝酒，全凭客人的兴趣取用。客人之间告别可相互握手，也可点头示意，一般要将取用的菜吃光才礼貌，不喝酒的人在侍者斟酒时，将手往杯口一放就行。

烹饪方式：英国人一般较喜爱的烹饪方式有：烩、烧烤、煎和油炸。对肉类、海鲜、野味的烹调均有独到的方式，在食用时不仅附上时令的蔬菜、烤洋芋，还会在牛排上加上少许的芥茉酱；在香料上则喜好肉寇、肉桂等新鲜香料；在佐料的使用上则喜好奶油及酒类。

4. 英国的节日都有哪些(英文版的)

英国有很多传统节日与活动。据统计，英国全年全国性和地方性的节日有106个，其主要节日有：
1. New Year’s Day（元旦），每年1月1日庆祝新的一年开始。人们举办各种各样的新年晚会，女王发表新年祝辞，各种教堂在除夕夜都做守岁礼拜。
2. St. Valentine’s Day（情人节），每年2月14日，是3世纪殉教的圣徒圣华伦泰逝世纪念日。情人们在这一天互赠礼物，故称“情人节”。
3. St. Patrick’s Day（圣帕特里克节），每年3月17日，是悼念爱尔兰的守护神圣帕特里克的节日。
4. Holy Saturday（圣星期六），是Easter的前一天。
5. Easter（复活节），一般在每年春分后月圆第一个星期天，约在3月21日左右。该节日是庆祝基督（Jesus Christ）的复活，过节时人们多吃复活节彩蛋（Easter eggs）。
6. Easter Monday（复活节次日），是Easter的第二天。
7. Good Friday（耶稣受难日），复活节前的星期五，教堂举行仪式纪念耶稣受难。在英国这一天是公假，人们吃传统的热十字糕（hot cross buns）。
8. Ascension Day（耶稣升天节），是Easter第40天之后的星期四，也称为Holy Thursday。
9. Pentecost（圣灵降临日），是Easter后的第7个星期天，也称为White Sunday。
10. April Fool’s Day（愚人节），每年4月1日，该节日出自于庆祝“春分点”（vernal equinox）的来临，在4月1日受到恶作剧愚弄的人称为“四月愚人”（April Fools）。

5. 关于英国的重大节日的英文介绍

万圣节的介绍
on october 31st, many children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors' doors and say "trick or treat" when the door opens. pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. as they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

感恩节
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 proced 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 fourth 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 dressingto 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 continued[ blessings.

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6. 英国传统节日内容（英文）

Christmas Day

In Britain, Christmas Day is normally spent at home, with the family, and it is regarded as a celebration of the family and its continuity. Preparations start well in advance, with the sending of Christmas cards and installation of a decorated Christmas tree in a prominent place in the home. Although it is now a firmly established tradition, the Christmas tree was first popularised by Queen Victoria’ husband, Prince Albert, who introced the custom from his native Germany in 1840.

Some houses are decorated with evergreens (plants which do not lose their leaves in winter); a wreath of holly on the front door and garlands of holly, ivy and fir indoors. Bunches of mistletoe are often hung above doorways - any couple passing underneath must exchange kisses! Traditional food is prepared: sweet mince pies, a rich Christmas cake and the Christmas pudding. Everyone has their own favourite recipe, but they’re all packed full of spices, nuts, dried fruit and brandy.

Presents are bought and wrapped, and traditionally placed under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Christmas is both a secular and a religious holiday, and many families like to attend a midnight service at church on Christmas Eve, or celebrate Christmas in church on Christmas morning.

The excitement begins for children on Christmas Eve, when they hang up their stockings (an old sock or, more ambitiously, pillow cases) around the fireplace or at the foot of the bed for Father Christmas to fill with presents. The English Father Christmas or Santa Claus is first recorded in his traditional red and white outfit in a woodcut of , but the story of Santa arriving in his reindeer-drawn sleigh and descending down the chimney to fill children’s stockings with presents derives from the USA.

Practically everyone sits down to a Christmas dinner in the early afternoon of Christmas Day, traditionally roast turkey, but some families prefer goose or roast beef. The turkey is followed by the Christmas pudding, brought to the table flaming hot. Brandy is poured over the pudding, then lit. The day ends with everyone relaxing, watching television or playing guessing-games like charades.

Boxing Day

Boxing Day (26 December) is so-called because it’s a time when tradespeople receive a ‘Christmas Box’ - some money in appreciation of the work they’ve carried out all year. Traditionally a time for visiting family and friends and inlging in more feasting, Boxing Day is a popular day for football matches and other sporting fixtures. The day is a public holiday, so shops and banks are closed. More recently, some shops have broken with tradition and now open on Boxing Day to encourage shoppers who can’t wait to spend their Christmas money!

New Year

New Year is often launched with a party - either at home with family and friends or a gathering in the local pubs and clubs. Merrymaking begins on New Year’s Eve and builds up to midnight. The stroke of midnight is the cue for much cheering, hooting, whistling, kissing and the drinking of toasts.

Tradition has it that the first person over the threshold on New Year’s Day will dictate the luck brought to the household in the coming year. This is known as First Footing. At midnight on 31 December, particularly in Scotland and northern England, ‘first footers’ (traditionally a tall, dark, good-looking man) step over the threshold bringing the New Year’s Luck. The first footer usually brings a piece of coal, a loaf and a bottle of whisky. On entering he must place the fuel on the fire, put the loaf on the table and pour a glass for the head of the house, all normally without speaking or being spoken to until he wishes everyone ‘A Happy New Year’. He must, of course, enter by the front door and leave by the back.

In Wales the back door is opened to release the Old Year at the first stroke of midnight. It is then locked up to ‘keep the luck in’ and at the last stroke the New Year is let in at the front door.

In Scotland the New Year remains the greatest of all annual festivals. Called ‘Hogmanay’ (a word whose meaning has never been satisfactorily established), it’s marked by an evening of drinking and merrymaking, culminating at the stroke of midnight when huge gatherings of people at Edinburgh’s Tron Kirk and Glasgow’s George Square greet the New Year by linking arms and singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’.

Halloween

Halloween (31 October) and its associations with witches and ghosts derives from the Celtic Old Year’s Night - the night of all witches, when spirits were said to walk the earth. Witches and supernatural beings are still remembered all over Britain, when bands of children roam the streets in ghoulish costumes, carrying Halloween lanterns - pumpkins hollowed out with a ghostly face cut into one side, which glows when a candle is placed inside.

In recent years the custom of ‘trick or treating’ has gained in popularity. Although we commonly associate this practice with America, the custom originated in England as ‘Mischief Night’ when children declared one ‘lawless night’ of unpunished pranks (usually May Day eve or Halloween).

Halloween parties (usually for children) include games such as apple bobbing, where apples are either floated in water or hung by a string. The object of the game is for the players to put their hands behind their back and try to seize an apple with their teeth alone.

Easter

Easter day is named after the Saxon goddess of spring, Eostre, whose feast took place at the spring equinox. Easter is now the spring feast of the Christian church, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. It falls on a Sunday between

22 March and 25 April, according to the church calendar.

Traditionally Easter eggs, dyed and decorated or made of chocolate, are given as presents symbolising new life and the coming of spring.

Egg rolling competitions take place in northern Britain on Easter Monday; hard-boiled eggs are rolled down a slope, with the winner being - according to local preference - the one which rolls the furthest, survives the most rolls, or is successfully aimed between two pegs! The best publicised event takes place at Avenham Park in Preston, Lancashire.

Easter parades are also part of the Easter tradition, with those taking part wearing Easter bonnets or hats, traditionally decorated with spring flowers and ribbons.

7. 英文 西方传统节日

西方传统节日简介

Easter（复活节）

Easter is a time of springtime festivals. In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. But the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends that are pagan in origin and have nothing to do with Christianity.

Traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored Easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
复活节是春季的节日。在信基督教的国家里，复活节是为纪念基督耶稣的复活而举行的宗教节日。但是复活节有许多习俗和传说的由来都是非宗教的，它们与基督教没有任何关系。与节日密切联系的一些传统有象复活节的野兔，它是作为繁殖生长的象征；还有复活节的彩蛋。最先是被绘以鲜亮的颜色来代表春天的阳光。这些彩蛋还可以用来玩滚彩蛋游戏比赛，或作为小礼物送人。

Thanksgiving（感恩节）

The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. In that year Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists celebrated it as a traditional English harvest feast, to which they invited the local Wampanoag Indians.
Days of thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies after fall harvests. All thirteen colonies did not, however, celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time until October 1777. George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789.

第一个美国人庆贺的感恩节在1621年，为了纪念普利茅斯殖民地的人民在经过一个歉收荒芜的冬季后迎来丰收。在那一年，州长William Bradford宣布那天作为感恩节。殖民者把它当成传统的英国丰收节日来庆贺，在当天，他们还邀请当地的印地安的万泊诺亚格人。感恩的节日延续了整个秋季的收获季节，但其他的十三个殖民地没有庆贺这个节日，直到1777年10月。乔治-华盛顿在1789年宣布把它定为节日，他也是第一位宣布感恩节的总统。

Valentine's Day（情 人 节）

The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.

So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served ring the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him ring his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

情人节的历史充满了神秘，但是我们知道，很久以来，2月就是一个浪漫的月份了。情人节既留有基督教的痕迹，又有古罗马的传统。情人节又称圣瓦伦丁节。关于情人节有好多传说。其中之一是，3世纪的时候，古罗马的皇帝Claudius二世认为独身的男子比有妻子、家庭的男子更善于打仗，于是他宣布婚姻是非法的，这也断绝了士兵的来源。牧师Valentine意识到这条法令的谬误，就公开反对，并且秘密为青年人主持婚礼。Claudius二世知道后就把Valentine处死了。

Fathers' Day（父 亲 节）

In the 1900s, Fathers’ Day was created when Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to express her deep appreciation to her own father, William Smart, who was widowed when his wife died at giving birth. Mr. Smart raised his six children on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. When Ms. Dodd was grown she wanted to show her appreciation to her father. So, in 1909, she proposed a day to honor her father in June (the month of her father's birth).
The very first Fathers' Day followed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge showed support of this becoming a national holiday. However, it wasn't until 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson officially proclaimed Fathers' Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.

二十世纪初，苏娜·路易丝·史墨·多德想要向他的父亲威廉·史墨表达敬意，于是产生了父亲节。她父亲在他妻子难产而死以后，就一直鳏居。史墨先生在东华盛顿州的农庄中独力抚养大六个孩子。当多德女士长大成人后，她觉得要向父亲致敬。于是，在1909年她提议在六月里一天向父亲表达敬意。（她父亲在六月生日）。第一个父亲节在1910年6月19日在华盛顿，史布肯庆祝了。1924年，卡文·柯立芝总统表示支持，并将此确立为国家的节日。然而，直到1966年，林顿·约翰逊总统才正式宣布六月的第三个星期天为父亲节，在全国正式地庆祝。

Mothers’ Day（母亲节）

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. By 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state.

While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.

最早的母亲节庆祝可以追溯到古希腊的春天庆典，纪念众神之母尤希。在17世纪，英国在四旬斋的第四个星期天庆祝一个称为“母亲周日”的节日。在美国，母亲节最早在1872年，由朱丽娅·沃得·郝提出，作为一个关注和平的节日。到1911年，几乎所有的州都庆祝母亲节。

虽然世界各国的母亲节在不同的时间，很多国家，如丹麦，芬兰，意大利，土耳其，澳大利亚和比利时都在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。

（注：《圣经·新约》中一个魔鬼试探耶稣的故事。说的是魔鬼把耶稣困在旷野里，40天没有给耶稣吃东西，耶稣虽然饥饿，却没有接受魔鬼的诱惑。后来，为了纪念耶稣在这40天中的荒野禁食，信徒们就把每年复活节前的40天时间作为自己斋戒及忏悔的日子，叫做大斋节或者四旬斋（Lent）。据说，古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都是它的前身。这40天中，人们不能食肉，娱乐，生活肃穆沉闷，所以在斋期开始前的一周或半周内，人们会专门举行宴会、舞会、纵情欢乐。后来，这样的一个日子逐渐演变成为一个宗教习俗节日，拉丁语中叫做“Carnevale”，意思就是：“告别肉食”。Carnevale在英文中被译作Carnival（嘉年华或狂欢节）。如今已没有多少人坚守大斋期之类的清规戒律，但传统的狂欢活动却保留了下来，成为人们一个重要节日。）

Boxing Day（礼盒节）

In England a long time ago…

Servants were required to work on Christmas. They were responsible for making the holiday run smoothly for wealthy landowners. They were allowed to take leave on December 26th and visit their families. The employers gave each servant a box containing gifts and bonuses. In addition, around the 800s' churches opened their alms boxes (boxes where people place monetary donations) and distributed the contents to poor.
In England today…
Few people have servants but the custom of giving gifts or money to those who provide service continues. It is also popular to visit grandparents and shop (the after Christmas discounts begin). Many people get the day off from work. Boxing Day is also celebrated in places where the English have settled like Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Our friends in Scotland tell us it is also celebrate there! Some places observe Boxing Day on December 26th and some celebrate it on the first weekday following Christmas, so, if Christmas falls on Friday or Saturday Boxing Day would be on the following Monday.
Now, the actual origin of this holiday is debatable and has been debated, one idea being more popular than the other at a given time.

以前，由于佣人们必须在圣诞节工作，所以他们被允许在节后的第一天休假。雇主们日久成习，往往准备一些礼盒，在佣人们回家之前送给他们。到了今天，拥有仆人的家庭已经稀罕得很。不过给服务行业的人赠送礼物的习惯还在继续。

Halloween（万圣节前夜）

Halloween is an annual celebration. The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended ring this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.

So, although some cults may have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids.

Halloween这个词本身来源于天主教. 11月1日, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"),称为万圣节, 是用于举行仪式尊敬圣人的天主教日.其中有一种说法是, 在那一天, 那些先前死去的还在飘浮的灵魂会回来为来年的复生找一些活人来附体. 他们认为这是转世的唯一希望. 教徒们深信这段时间内所有的时间及空间都是被悬浮的, 以便于让灵魂世界与我们的生活空间相混合. 活着的人自然不想被附身，所以10月30日的晚上, 村民会熄灭家中的火焰, 把家里弄得很冷,没人想来. 他们还会穿上各类象鬼一样的服装上街大声的**, 尽可能的搞些破坏来吓走那些想找人附体的鬼魂。因此, 尽管部分信徒可能已接受万圣节前夕为他们最喜爱的节日, 但这一天本身并不是来源于邪恶的惯例,而是由于凯尔特人庆祝新年和中世纪欧洲人的祈祷仪式. 今天, 甚至在很多教堂都会举行万圣节前夕晚会或让孩子们雕刻南瓜灯笼，到各家敲门玩TRICK OR TREAT的游戏。

April Fool's Day（愚人节）

Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring.
The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Prior to that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introced, and New Year's Day was moved to January 1.
However, in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years. Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as "fools" by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on "fools errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes.
1582年之前的法国，人们从3月25日开始庆祝新年，4月1日达到高潮。后来历法改革，新年移到1月1日。然而在那个资讯很落后的年代，消息传播是蜗牛速度。而且有些顽固人拒绝新的历法，仍然在4月1日庆贺新年。其他的老百姓就把那些顽固的人称为“傻瓜”，并且让他们做些愚蠢的事情来取笑他们。

（以下补充的是美国的节日）

HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

There are three types of holidays in the United States: political holidays, traditional holidays, and religious holidays. There are more political holidays than any other type. The most important political holiday is Independence Day, the fourth of July. On this day we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. Most people spend the day with their family and friends. Picnics and barbecues are very popular. In addition, almost every city and town has a fireworks display at night. Another very important political holiday is Memorial Day, which falls on the last weekend in May. On this holiday we commemorate all the soldiers who died for our country. Many towns and cities have parades, and some people go to cemeteries and put flowers or flags on the soldiers’ graves. A third important political holiday is Labor Day, which we celebrate on the first Monday in September. This is the day when we honor the workers of the United States. People watch parades, go on picnics, or go to the beach. For students, Labor Day is a bittersweet holiday, because when it is over they must begin school again. Besides these three political holidays, we also must begin school again. Besides these three political holidays, we also celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday in February. On this day we commemorate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

8. 英语作文，英国的习俗，不超过60词，急急急急啊

When the British met each other for the first time,they usually shake hands. In addition to the men and women, walk in love generally don't hand in hand. The British don't like others to interfere with their personal life.
When you go to visit a British person, first in the door knocking at the door, he said "please wait until into", to get in. Gentlemen came into the room, took off his hat and ladies are not in indoor hat off.
The British in daily life often talk about the topic of the weather, and is often the first topic.
Lady first and a gentleman: in Britain, the respect women is to reflect the gentleman poise is an important aspect. Lady first is a well-known standards of behaviour.

9. 英国节日习俗 英文版

英国元旦的习俗英文版：
在英国，公历元旦虽没有圣诞节那样隆重，但在除夕夜和元旦，还是根据当地的风俗匀惯开展种种庆祝活动，以示送旧迎新。英国人在除夕的深夜，常带上糕点和酒出去拜访，他们不敲门，就径直走进亲友家去。按英国人的风俗，除夕千夜过后，朝屋里迈进第一只脚的人，预示着新的一年的运气。如果第一个客人是个黑发的男人，或是个快乐、幸福而富裕的人，主人就将全年吉利走好运。如果第一个客人是个浅黄头发的女人，或是个忧伤、贫穷、不幸的人，主人在新的一年中将遭霉运，会遇上困难和灾祸。除夕在亲友家作客的人，在未交谈前，要先去拨弄壁炉的火，祝福主人“开门大吉”。英国的新年庆祝活动大都在除夕火夜举行，“迎新宴会”，便是其中之，这种宴会分“家庭宴会”和“团体宴会”两种，宴会通常从除夕晚上8时开始中直至元旦凌晨结束。宴会上备有各种美酒佳肴和点心，供人们通宵达量地开怀畅饮。午夜时分，人们打开收音机，聆听教堂大钟的新年钟声，钟声鸣响时，人们一片欢腾，举杯祝酒，尽情欢呼，高歌《往昔的日光》。“除夕舞会”则是另一种庆祝活动。由当地的旅馆和舞会，夜幕降临。人们身着节日盛装，从四面八方杰到这些装饰一新的灯光辉煌的舞场，在美妙的乐声中翩翩起舞，成千上万的人群，还云集到各个广场，围绕着广场中心的喷泉和厄洛斯神象，载歌载舞，尽情狂欢。电视台还在广场做现场直播，让在这家“守岁”的人也共享欢乐。
In the UK, Christmas calendar New Year's Day, although not as grand, but New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, or used in accordance with local customs and uniform to carry out all kinds of celebrations, to show to get rid of. The British New Year's Eve the night, often bring cakes and wine to go out to visit, they do not knock on the door, they go straight into the family and friends at home. According to British custom, night New Year's Eve 1000, after the first foot forward towards the house of people, heralding a new year of luck. If the first guest was a black-haired man, or a happy, happy and affluent people, the owner will be lucky to go good luck throughout the year. If the first guest is a light yellow hair and a woman, or a sad, poor, unfortunate people, the owner will be in the new year has been bad luck, would encounter difficulties and disasters. Jia Zuoke New Year's Eve at the relatives and friends who, without talking before, we must first went to fiddle with fireplace fire, blessing master "open the door down." Britain's New Year's celebrations mostly in the New Year's Eve fire at night, "New Year Banquet," is one of this party into "family dinner" and "group banquet" two, banquets usually from 8 pm to begin the New Year's Eve until the early hours of New Year's Day end. Wine dinner with a variety of dishes and snacks for people to drink all night up and quantity of entertainment. At midnight, people turn on the radio to listen to church bells of the New Year's bell, bell ringing, people are a joy, toast, enjoy cheering, singing, "past the sun." "New Year's Eve" is another celebration. By the local hotels and dance parties, night fell. People dressed in their holiday best, from all directions, a new kit to these decorative lights brilliant dance, in the wonderful music in the dance, thousands of people, but also gathered to every square around the center of the square's fountain and Eros god elephant, singing and dancing, enjoy carnival. Square is also broadcast live on television to do so at this, "Shou Sui" who also share the joy.

10. 英国人的节日介绍，用英语说

元旦新年 New Year's day -- 1月日 情人节 Valentine’s Day -- 2月14日 圣戴维日 St David’s Day -- 3月1日 圣帕特里克日 St Patrick’s Day -- 3月17日 圣星期六 Holy Saturday -- 是Easter的前一天 复活节 Easter day -- 在3月21日到4月25日之间。 复活节次日 Easter Monday -- 是Easter的第二天。 耶稣受难日 Good Friday -- 复活节前的星期五,教堂举行仪式纪念耶稣受难。在英国这一天是公假,人们吃传统的热十字糕(hot cross buns)。 耶稣升天节 Ascension Day-- 是Easter第40天之后的星期四,也称为Holy Thursday。 圣灵降临日 Pentecost-- 是Easter后的第7个星期天,也称为White Sunday。 圣母玛丽亚日 Lady's Day -- 每年3月25日，又称 Annunciation Day （天时报细节）。 愚人节 April Fool’s Day， All Fools’ Day -- 4月1日 女王诞辰日 Queen's Birthday -- 每年4月21日，该节是庆祝女王诞辰。 莎士比亚纪念日 Shakespeare's Day -- 每年4月23日，该节是庆祝莎士比亚的生日。也称圣乔治日 St George’s Day 。 五月节 May Day -- 每年5月1日，该节是迎接春天的祭奠。 五朔节 Beltane -- 5月1日 英联邦纪念日 Commonwealth Day -- 每年5月1日，该节日出自于庆祝维多利亚女王的生日。 女王法定诞辰日Queen's Official Birthday -- 英国在6月10日或前一个星期六放假，以取代4月21日女王的生日。 薄煎饼日 Pancake Day -- 基督教会在基督受难日前40天的“封斋期”开始前的最后一天。 “母亲节” mother's day -- 5月第二个星期日 银行节--The bank is saved -- 5月的第一个星期一及最后一个星期一，8月的最后一个星期 阅兵日--Review troops every day -- 6月份的第二个星期六 仲夏夜 Midsummer’s Day -- 6月23日 万圣节前夕 Hallowe’en-- 10月31日 万圣节 Hallowmas，all saints' day -- 11月1日 盖伊福克斯日 Guy Fawkes’Day -- 11月5日 圣诞节前夜 Christmas Eve -- 12月24日 圣诞节 Christmas day --12月25日 节礼日--Boxing Day -- 12月26日 “神圣星期四” Maundy Thursday -- 每年耶稣受难日前的最后一个星期四，就是所谓的“最后晚餐”的一天。 国庆日--National Day -- 国王的正式生日 银行假日--Bank holiday ★国庆日 National Day 英国的国庆日期并不固定，而是以国王的正式生日为国庆日。 ★银行假日 Bank holiday 英国还有8天的所谓“银行假日”，这是全国性的假日，并不仅限于银行。8天银行假日是一年中最受欢迎的节日，其原因正值孩子们放假，许多人设法乘机度一个较长的周末，去海边或乡村。

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