西方节日日期大全英语作文

① 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.

② 求一篇写我最喜欢的西方节日的英语作文

Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in much of North America, generally observed as an expression of gratitude, usually to God. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks to God for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, where the harvest generally ends earlier in the year, the holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October, which is observed as Columbus Day or protested as Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States.

Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with a feast shared among friends and family. In the United States, it is an important family holiday, and people often travel across the country to be with family members for the holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is generally a "four-day" weekend in the United States, in which Americans are given the relevant Thursday and Friday off. Thanksgiving is almost entirely celebrated at home, unlike the Fourth of July or Christmas, which are associated with a variety of shared public experiences (fireworks, caroling, etc.)

英译汉
感恩节是一个节日庆祝了北美洲、一般观察别人的感恩,通常是神所喜悦的。最常见的起源,它是在向上帝感恩的赠礼秋收。在美国,这个节日是在每年11月的第四个星期四。在加拿大,在收割的时候,一般结束本赛季初,这个节日庆祝在十月的第二个星期一,观察哥伦布日或抗议为原住民在美国的日子。

传统的感恩节大餐庆祝的是与家人和朋友分享。在美国,它是一种重要的家庭的节日,人们常常穿越这个国家,与家人共度佳节。感恩节通常是一个“为期四天的“周末在美国,而美国人在星期四和星期五的相关。感恩节是几乎完全不同,在家里庆祝7月4日或圣诞节联系在一起,这是一个多种共享公共经验(烟花,颂歌,等等。)

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③ 120字左右的英语作文西方节日

This is economic globalization brings the cultural globalization. Of every culture appears, will be another culture to accept or reject. These involve a cultural discount problem, western holidays in China is more and more popular, explain the western culture in China is accepted, but this one must exist cultural discount. We can't completely others' culture, because we can't completely imitate alike. Similarly, our Chinese culture also spread around the world, such as: Confucian culture. Now many western countries are in learning Confucian culture. Only useful things, will be people absorb, will be proclaimed. Treat western festival attitude, first should judge whether it is a kind of correct cultural values, and then the absorption and proclaim beneficial. At the same time, we should not forget ancestors several cult. In two cultural junction, we should distinguish the Lord with times.

④ 西方的节日 英文

1、愚人节（April Fool's Day / All Fool's Day）

愚人节是一个比较特殊的节日。时间是每年的4月1日（April 1st）。按照西方国家的习俗，在愚人节这一天，人们可以任意说谎骗人，愚弄他人。骗人越多，越能得到推崇。在愚人节受到愚弄的人被称为 April Fool ( 4月愚人）。

2、圣诞节（Christmas）

圣诞节是基督教徒纪念耶稣基督（Jesus Christ）诞生 的日子,公认的日期是12月25日。圣诞节本是一个宗教性的节日，后来逐渐演变成一个具有民族风格的全民性的节日，在美国、英国、加拿大、德国、意大利、澳大利亚等西方国家，甚至非洲，东南亚一些国家都很盛行。

3、万圣节（Halloween）

万圣节的许多活动都与迷信有关。万圣除夕的前一星期，孩子们在家长的帮助下开始准备鬼怪面具和望而生畏的服饰。入夜（万圣除夕），当打扮得狰狞可怕的孩子们出现在家长面前时，家长要表示害怕，这样孩子们会感到很快活。

4、复活节（Easter）

复活节是西方国家隆重而又盛大的宗教节日。复活节的清晨，当天边刚抹上一缕晨略，婉转而深沉的乐曲开始响彻晨空。在乐曲的感召下，基督教徒从四面八方涌向教堂、公园或公共广场去迎接复活节的黎明，纪念基督耶稣的复活。

5、感恩节（Thanksgiving）

感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期，由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年，林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日。

⑤ 美国节日及其日期。（英文的）

1. Calendar

犹太历七月的第一天;伊斯兰教历第一个月的第一天;格列高利历 (Gregorian calendar),公历或阳历。为纪念1582年罗马教皇格列高利十三世（Pope Gregory XIII）采用此历而命名的。按阳历或公历，新年从1月1日（January 1）开始。在元旦这一天，人们辞旧迎新（to see the old year out and the new year in）。

2. Wishes :Happy New Year .Happy New Year to you. wish a happy New Year.Thank you, the same to you.恭喜发财, 身体健康,万事如意。

3. Celebrations由于文化和习俗的不同,各国人民庆祝元旦和新年的方式和形式也有一定的差异。

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。

第二节 圣诞节（Christmas）

圣诞节是基督教徒纪念耶酥基督（Jesus Christ）诞生 的日子,公认的日期是12月25日。圣诞节本是一个宗教性的节日，后来逐渐演变成一个具有民族风格的全民性的节日，在美国、英国、加拿大、德国、意大利、澳大利亚等西方国家，甚至非洲，东南亚一些国家都很盛行。

圣诞节指圣诞日（Christmas Day）或 圣诞节节期（Christmas tide），即12月24日至第二年1月6日这段时间。另外人们把12月24日夜为圣诞前夜（Christmas Eve）。

1． Jesus Christmas

耶酥是基督教的创始人，上帝的儿子。约公元前6年，耶酥由圣母玛利亚（St. Mary）因圣灵降孕而生，降生在耶路撒冷附近伯利恒一家客店的马棚里。耶酥长大后开始传道，并召集了十二门徒。他认为要想拯救地球人类，就要对当时的犹太教进行改革，于是提出了一系列自己的宗教主张，但是由于他的言论和行为与当时的犹太统治者及社会当权者发生冲突，耶酥被门徒之一犹大出卖，后被钉死在十字架上。耶酥死后三天升天。他的门徒继承他的事业继续传教布道。

2． Christmas tree

圣诞树可以说是圣诞节最重要的装饰点缀物。圣诞树通常使用整棵塔形常绿树（如衫、柏等），或用松柏树枝扎成一棵塔形圣诞树。树上挂满了闪闪发光的金银纸片、用棉花制成的雪花和五颜六色的彩灯、蜡烛、玩具、礼物等装饰品。树顶上还装有一颗大星，树上的彩灯或蜡烛象征耶酥是世界的光明，大星则代表耶酥降生后将三位东方贤人引到伯利恒的那颗星。

圣诞树的起源众说不一。

3． Santa Claus/ Father Christmas

圣诞老人是西方老幼皆知的典型形象，是圣人与神灵的结合体，是仁爱与慷慨的代名词。一般认为圣诞老人是一个留着银白胡须、和蔼可亲的老人。他头戴红色尖帽，身穿白皮领子的大红袍，腰间扎着一条宽布带。传说圣诞老人在圣诞夜驾着八只鹿拉的满载着礼品的雪橇，从北方雪国来到各家，由烟囱下来，经过壁炉到房间内，把糖果、玩具等礼品装进孩子们吊在壁炉和床头上的袜子里。

相传圣诞老人是罗马帝国东部小亚细亚每拉城（今土耳其境内）的主教圣尼古拉的化身。17世纪荷兰移民把圣诞老人的传说带到了美国。美国英语中的圣诞老人为“圣塔?克劳斯”（Santa Claus），在荷兰语中原为“圣尼古拉”。 圣尼古拉主教生前乐善好施，曾暗地里赠送金子给一农夫的三个待嫁的女儿作嫁妆，将一袋金子从烟囱扔进去，恰好掉在壁炉上的一只长统袜中。所以现在在圣诞夜有不少天真的孩子都把袜子口朝上小心翼翼地吊在壁炉旁或床头，期待圣诞老人送来礼物。

在现代英美等国家，有不少百货商店为吸引和招揽顾客，在圣诞节期间会专门派人扮成圣诞老人，向来商店购物的顾客（尤其是顾客带的孩子）分发糖果和礼品。

4． Christmas cards and Christmas presents

按照习俗，过圣诞节时人们都互赠圣诞贺卡和圣诞礼品。贺卡可以在商店买到，也可以自制，只要写上一句祝词，写上自己的姓名就行了。赠贺卡一般要根据对方的年兴趣爱好以及与自己的关系等。不仅同事、同学、朋友之间互赠，家庭成员之间也有互赠贺卡和礼品的习惯。这是一种最普通的庆祝圣诞节的活动。

5． Christmas dinner

圣诞餐是圣诞节当天的主餐，有的家庭把它安排在中餐，有的把它安排在晚餐。这餐饭主要是家人聚餐，一般不邀请客人。圣诞餐主要食品为：火鸡（turkey）或烤鹅（roast goose）、布丁（puddings）以及各类小甜饼（如golden butter cookies，fruit cookies）等。

按照习俗，吃圣诞餐时，往往要多设一个座位，多放一份餐具， 据说这是为了“主的使者”预备的，也有的说是为一个需要帮助的过路人而准备的。

6． Christmas carol

在圣诞夜（12月24日晚至25日晨），基督教徒们组织歌咏队到各教徒家去唱圣诞颂歌，传报佳音。据说，这是模仿天使在基督降生的那天夜里，在伯利恒郊外向牧羊人报告基督降生的喜讯。颂歌很多，比如《平安夜》、《铃儿响叮当》、《小伯利恒》、《东方三贤士》等，内容大都与耶酥的诞生有关。

第三节 复活节（Easter）

复活节（Easter）是基督教耶酥复活的重大节日。对基督徒而言，复活节仅次于圣诞节。

公元325年，尼西亚会议决定，为纪念基督教的创始人耶酥复活，将每年的春分月圆后的第一个星期日（the first Sunday following the first full moon after March 21）定为复活节,所以，复活节每年的具体日期不确定。又因为复活节总是在星期天，所以它的英文说法可以是Easter/Easter Day，也可以是Easter Sunday。从复活节开始以后的一周称为复活节周（Easter Week），在此期间，教徒每天进行祈祷。

复活节前40天有一个大斋期称为四月斋（ Lent ），是从基督教的圣灰星期三（ Ash Wednesday ）起至复活节前一天为止的40天，这主要是为了纪念耶酥在荒野禁食（）40天而绝食或忏悔。大斋期为信徒们提供了一赎罪（penance）、斋戒（fasting）、自制（self-denial）和忏悔（repentance）的机会，要求信徒们涤净过去一年中的劣行与罪过。

按照基督教的习惯，在复活节的前一天，教徒们要举行夜间祈祷。这天晚上，教堂里灯火全部熄灭，意味着世界一片黑暗。等到午夜的钟声一响，神父手持一枝点燃的蜡烛（象征基督光芒），走进教堂，将各个教徒手中的蜡烛点燃，不一会儿，整个教堂被众多的蜡烛光照得通明，祈祷也就随之结束。

复活节这一天要举行宗教仪式和活动, 如“圣餐”等，人们见面的第一句话就是“主复活了”（The Lord\'s risen）。然后人们互赠彩蛋（Easter egg），小孩吃兔子糖，讲兔子的故事。按西方国家的习俗，彩蛋 和兔子是 复活节的典型象征和吉祥物。

第四节 感恩节（Thanksgiving）

感恩节是美国民间传统节日。时间是每年11月的第四个星期四（the 4th Thursday in November）。

1．起源

感恩节的起源有一段有趣但很复杂的历史，这一段历史要从英国的宗教史说起。大约16世纪中叶，在英国教会（）内出现了改革派。他们主张清除教会内残留的天主教旧制和烦琐的礼仪，取消教堂内华丽的装饰，反对封建王公贵族的骄奢淫逸，主张过勤俭清洁的简朴生活，因而被人称为清教徒（）。清教徒中又分为温和派和激进派。温和派主张君主立宪，代表大资产阶级和上层新贵族的利益。激进派则提倡共和政体，坚持政教分离，主张用长老制改组国会，代表中小资产阶级贵族的利益，后来遭到当局的迫害，部分清教徒于是被迫逃亡国外。1620年9月，102 名英国清教徒乘坐“五月花”号木船（Mayflower）从英格兰的普利茅斯（Plymouth）出发，经过将近3个月的海上漂泊，于当年12月23 日来到美洲的 Massachusetts 东南部的 Plymouth 港口，并在附近意外地找到一个印地安人的村落，他们发现村内无人于是定居下来。但是当时是冬天，又人生地不熟，白手起家，缺衣少食，以及疾病的侵袭等原因，到第一个冬天结束时，活下来的只有50来人。但有幸的是，第二年的春天，这批幸存下来的移民得到了当地印地安人的热心帮助。善良的印地安人给他们种子，教他们打猎，教他们根据当地的气候特点种庄稼等。就这样，在印地安人的帮助下，再加上移民们的艰苦奋斗，终于迎来了1621年的大丰收。

为了感谢上帝赐予的大丰收，移民们决定举行一次盛大的庆祝活动，同时也是为了感谢印地安人的热心帮助。于是他们在1621年的11月下旬的一个星期四，与邀请来的曾帮助过他们的印地安人一起举行了一个庆祝活动。他们在天亮时鸣放礼炮，举行宗教仪式，虔诚地向上帝表示感谢。然后他们用自己猎取的火鸡以及自己种的南瓜、红薯、玉米等做的美味佳肴，隆重庆祝上帝的赐予，这便是美国历史上的感恩节的开始。1789年美国第一任总统华盛顿正式宣布将11月26日作为过感恩节的日子。但一直到1941年由国会通过了一项决议，将每年11月的第四个星期四作为全国统一庆祝感恩节的日子。

第五节 愚人节（April Fool's Day）

愚人节（April Fool's Day/All Fool's Day）是一个比较特殊的节日。时间是每年的4月1日（April 1st）。按照西方国家的习俗，在愚人节这一天，人们可以任意说谎骗人，愚弄他人。骗人越高，越能得到推崇。在愚人节受到愚弄的人被称为 April Fool ( 4月愚人）。按照他们的习惯，当一个人成功地使别人受到愚弄时，他就会笑着说 ，这时受愚弄的人恍然大悟，也会跟着哈哈大笑。愚人节活动活跃气氛,放松一下大脑,为人们的生活增添一些乐趣,本不是件坏事。但是开玩笑或愚弄人应该有个分寸，要适可而止，不要只是一味地追求骗术的高明，而不顾他人的承受性，也就是说不要把自己的一时高兴建立在别人的痛苦之上。

不过愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑，用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上，自己在暗处拉着线的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包，他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中，然后等着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞，或者脸上有个黑点．等大人俯身来看时，他们就一边喊着“四月傻瓜”。一边笑着跑开去。总之，每逢愚人节这一天，动物园和水族馆还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼)先生成莱昂(狮子)先生的电话，常常惹得工作人员掐断电话线，以便减少麻烦。

如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的男孩子们的节日了。

第六节 母亲节( Mother's Day)

母亲节( Mother's Day)是英美等国家为了表达对母亲的敬意而设的一个节日。日期是每年的5月第二个星期日（the 2nd Sunday in May）。

母亲节起源于19世纪60年代的美国。据说当时在美国 Philadelphia 有一个小地方，人们之间彼此关系不十分友好，经常打架。当时有一位叫 Mrs Jarvis 的女士希望能改变这种状况，于是她就开始了一个所谓“母亲友谊节”（Mother\'s Friendship Day）。在母亲友谊节这一天便去看望其他人的母亲，并劝她们能和好如初。于 1905年5月9 日去世，她的女儿Miss Anna Javis 继承了她的事业，继续努力，并决心建立一个纪念母亲的节日。于是她开始给当时有影响的人写信，提出自己的建议。在她的努力下， Philadelphia 于1908年5 月10 日第一次庆祝了母亲节。

每逢母亲节，做儿女的会送给自己的母亲节日贺卡（Mother's Day Cards）、鲜花（flowers）以及母亲们喜欢的精美礼物（presents）等，同时，在这一天做父亲的会领着子女们包揽家务，以便让做母亲的有个休息的机会。

第七节 父亲节( Father's Day)

每年的6月的第三个星期日（the 3rd Sunday in June）。主要在美国和加拿大。

父亲节( Father's Day)起源与20世纪初的美国。据说当时在华盛顿州有一位名叫的人，她年幼丧母，兄弟姐妹六人全靠父亲抚养成人。父亲的这种既为人父，又为人母的自我牺牲精神极大地感动了她。长大后，她积极倡导父亲节，并说服当时华盛顿的Ministerial Society of Spokane作一次特殊的礼拜仪式向父亲们表达敬意。后来在1916年她的建议得到了Woodwork Wilson总统的官方承认。 从此父亲节便成为了美国的一项传统节日。

按照习惯，父亲节这一天，做孩子的通常一大早就起床`给父亲做一顿丰盛的早餐，端到父亲的床头，感谢父亲的养育之恩。另外，父亲节这一天，孩子们还向父亲赠送礼物，所送的一般是父亲喜欢的衣服和爱喝的酒。

第八节 情人节( Saint Valentine's Day)

情人节( Saint Valentine's Day)是英美等国一个十分重要的节日，时间是每年的2月14日。

关于情人节的起源有许多不同的解释，现在大多无法考证，其中比较流行的说法是：它是为了纪念罗马基督教殉道者St. Valentine而设的。相传他在2 月14日即将被斩首之前，凭借自己执著的爱恋之情的魔力使双目失明的女儿重见光明。

值得注意的是情人节不仅仅是年轻人的节日，也是一个大众化的节日。情人节这一天，不仅仅情侣们互赠卡片和礼物，人们也给自己的父母、老以及其他受自己尊敬和爱戴的人赠礼物和卡片。特别引人入胜的是情人节之夜的化装舞会。这在几十年前就十分流行。参加舞会的入，个个煞费苦心地将自己装扮起来，有的化装成中世纪的骑士，有的化装成西班牙的海盗，还有的化装成东方的皇帝。聪明的舞会主人常常给每位客人发一个带花边的瓦伦丁卡片，上面写着某个人的名字，这个人就成为你今晚的伙伴。因此在舞会上，人们便可以看到罗密欧和灰姑娘翩翩起舞；哈姆雷特同卡门谈笑风生；阿拉伯公主同查理二世共进晚餐。他们化装得那样维妙维肖．使人觉得仿佛真的是一群古人复活了。

第九节 万圣节 ( Halloween)

1． 万圣节（All Saints' Day）

按照基督教的习惯，每年的11月1 日为万圣节，是纪念所有圣徒的日子。万圣节前夕便是万圣节的前一天，即10月31日。在中世纪的英格兰，万圣节被叫做 All Hallow ，大家知道，"前夕"的英语是eve , 所以万圣节前夕便由Halloween + eve 演变成 Halloween 。

在英国，万圣节前夕可以说是一个鬼节。因为大多数活动都与“鬼”有关。每到万圣节前夕这天晚上，人们就围坐在火炉旁，讲述一些有关鬼的故事，有时让一些在场的小孩听起来好生害怕。有的人把萝卜或甜菜头挖空，做成一个古怪的头形的东西，在上面刻上嘴和眼睛，在其内放上一枝点燃的蜡烛，看上去古怪、让人害怕，然后把它挂在树枝上或大门上，据说这样可以驱逐妖魔鬼怪。

在美国，人们制作“杰克灯”或叫“南瓜灯”（Jack-o'-lantern）。小孩们身穿古怪的服装，头戴面具，装扮成鬼怪的形象，手里提着一盏南瓜灯，从一家走到另一家，在大门口大声叫着“是请客还是要我们捣乱（Trick or Treat）。这时若主人不请客（treat ），这些顽皮的孩子就会动真格地捣乱（trick），有的在主人的门把上涂上肥皂或往玻璃上洒肥皂水；有的干脆把主人的门给卸下来；还有的顺手拿走主人放在门口的日常小用品等。但人们对这些天真可爱的小客人一般还是欢迎的，并且事先都准备好糖果或零钱。听到这些小孩来到时，他们马上迎出来，给孩子们分发糖果或零钱。

美国独立日

美国独立日7月4日 ，独立日是美国主要法定节日之一。

1776年7月4日，由杰弗逊起草的《独立宣言》在费城大陆会议上正式通过，庄严地宣布美利坚合众国脱离英国而独立。《独立宣言》是具有世界历史意义的伟大文献，通过《独立宣言》的这一天也成为美国人民永远纪念的节日，定为美国独立日。

⑥ 有关西方节日的英文介绍

母亲节's day
The second Sunday in May is Mother's day.
Mother's day is a special day for everyone!On that day,children usually give their mother with cards,presents and flowers. But most of the people,like giving their mothers carnation（康乃磬） 。
Somebody said God could not be everywhere and he made mother.

情人节Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is on Februay 14th every year.On that day, people always give their lovers some roses and chocolate(巧克力）.Today, boys and girls look like sweet. They go to restaurants and have a big supper.Valentine's cards become more and more beautiful.

圣诞节Christmas Day
December 25th is Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, many people will have big parties. They like eating turkey（火鸡）, fruits and drinking some juice for supper. After supper, many people will go out for shopping and walking (walk) with their children. There are a lot of special things: Christmas trees, socks, Christmas card and some presents. So in Christmas Day, all the families are very happy.

父亲节Father's Day
Father's Day is on the third Sunday in June .
Some Americans thoght that if we had Mother's Day,but we should also have a Father 's Day.
On Father's Day, there is not any party. But children will give their father some presents and the best wishes.
father is great, we should give the best wishes for them

Halloween
Halloween is on October 31st.
In(On) this day,in fornt(front) of house has(there are) a lot of pumpkinlights（南瓜灯）.They are very beautiful.
every family has a lot of sweet because children go to knock（敲门） their doors people will give them sweets（糖）.And people will wear funny clothes.

愚人节April fool's day
April fool's day is on April the 1st of everyear, in many country, people always have a little and very beautiful party, they don't make up at that day. people always say some foolish things,but they don't care, children and old man also can play the game in the party.

复活节Easter
Easter is from 22nd March to 25th April. Easter is an important holiday in Western（西方） countries.
Chickens are usually born then.
Many children buy chocolate（巧克力） Easter eggs.
They also make Easter eggs.
Easter is the time of the spring time festival(spring).
Some people are like this holiday because it is interesting.

感恩节Thanksgiving Day
On every last Thursday of November is a special day.
It is On 1621.
People are call it Thankgiving Day.
Some American think Thanksgiving Day is more important than

Christmas Day.
On that day,all people have supper with their family together
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer提议 thanks, of family gatherings 聚集and holiday meals. 膳食
People are like to eat turkey and some fruits
On that day people are all happy.
But in Canada Thanksgiving Day is On October the second Monday

⑦ 西方节日的英语作文100字

Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. However, to many people, its meaning is lost. It has become simply another day for huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers or reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans’ and Canadians’ yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!

自己再改一下 里面有些单词貌似初二的学生还没有学的样子 呵呵

⑧ 英语作文西方节日

西方节日吗？Should Chinese Celebrate Western Festivals? 10 Today, more and more young people are crazy about western festivals. When western festivals come, they usually go to restaurants or shopping malls to have fun.
Why do the young enjoy western festivals so much? Since they worship everything new, and they can’t resist the temptation. In their opinions, western festivals symbolize the fashion, while our Chinese traditional festivals are out of date. No wonder we always feel so boring ring our traditional holidays. If we still turn a blind eye to our traditional festivals, our culture and civilization will disappear someday. Accordingly, it is high time for us to pay close attention to our Chinese festivals.

⑨ 介绍中国和西方的节日的英语作文

I like Spring Festival very much because ring the Festival we can get pocket money from our parents and relatives. We also can eat a lot of sweets, biscuits and oranges for the big day.
Before Spring Festival, the family will went around the shopping canters there and buy clothes for each member of the family.
On the eve of Spring Festival, the family will have a reunion dinner. Mother will cook special dishes for the family. It was the best home-cooked meal of the year.
It is the most exciting festival in my mind