元旦，即公历的1月1日，是世界多数国家通称的“新年”。元，谓“始”，凡数之始称为“元”；旦，谓“日”；“元旦”即“初始之日”的意思。问渠那得清如许，为有源头活水来，以下是勤劳的小编帮大家收集的元旦节的英语范文推荐【优秀4篇】，希望对大家有一些参考价值。
Traditions of the season include the making of New Year‘s resolutions. That tradition also dates back to the early Babylonians. Popular modern resolutions might include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking. The early Babylonian’s most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment.
The tradition of using a baby to signify the new year was begun in Greece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to celebrate their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket, representing the annual rebirth of that god as the spirit of fertility. Early Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.
Although the early Christians denounced the practice as pagan, the popularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church to reevaluate its position. The Church finally allowed its members to celebrate the new year with a baby, which was to symbolize the birth of the baby Jesus.
The use of an image of a baby with a []New Years banner as a symbolic representation of the new year was brought to early America by the Germans. They had used the effigy since the fourteenth century.
Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year andends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.
The Chinese calendar is based on a bination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese an extra month once every few years. This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.
New Years Eve and New Years Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.
The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.
The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Years Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great munity. The munal feast called "surrounding the stove". It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations
I got up today, and pursued my vovage! Because, today is a very important and memorable day, that is, New Years day. New Years day, it represents the beginning of a New Year, it will take a new face to greet the New Years day.
Yesterday, I and many students left to decorate the classroom. We sweep every corner of the classroom to clean, then hang garland, write on the blackboard the four Chinese characters - happy New Years day.
New Years day party began, some magic, some performance guzheng, someone performing pipa, she pluck the strings skillfully, sweet music flowed from her fingertips, from time to time, sometimes fast, like a mountain stream, like a Wan Lichuan sounds, I was intoxicated by the beautiful piano. Until the end of the play, I havent think straight. Listen to a big round of applause rang out from the classroom.
Show one by one, I see more dazzling. Applause also unceasingly connection, they all show is very wonderful.
New Year draws to a close soon we took two pictures, a boy, a girl, the two pictures do for us memorial in 20xx.
This year's New Year's day is really busy! Look! People put on new clothes, each streets there are so many colorful figure shook, flow like water, no head, before after see the tail. Shop just open the door, people like to open the gate of the tide, store up. The square festival of lights shine as bright as day. Every family cleaned the house and yard, affix Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, hang lanterns, above and the patterns of the cow, this, of course, is the year of the ox. The door also put the "f" word. The adults carry bags visiting relatives and friends in his hand.
In the evening, the children all came running out to set off fireworks, look! "Small missile" like really missile, rushed to the night sky, a moment later, exploded in the air, many petals fall down slowly. I saw "bee" and drag the red green light in mid-air buzzing fly; "Pearl" in your hands like a magic weapon, lit up the half sky; Kaleidoscope spewing decorated with more than two meters tall; "DeLaoShu sent one hundred" squeak, on the ground. Father lit a firecracker, such as "bursts" bursts rang the core of fast burning out, his hands flung to the ground, "pa" 1, fireworks exploded in the air...
On New Year's day, every individual is permeated with cheerful smile on his face.
今年的元旦真热闹啊！看！人们都穿上了新衣服，每条大街小巷都有那么多五颜六色的身影在晃动，像河水一样流淌，前不见头，后不见尾。商店刚开门，人们便像开了闸的潮水一样，把商店灌得满满当当。节日的彩灯把广场照耀得像白昼一样明亮。家家户户都清扫了房屋和庭院，贴上了春联、年画，挂起了灯笼，上面还有牛的图案，这当然是牛年了。门口还贴了倒“福”字。大人们手里拎着大包小包走亲访友。
到了晚上，小朋友们都跑出来放烟火了，瞧！“小导弹”就像真的导弹一样，冲向夜空中，不一会儿，在空中爆炸了，许多花瓣慢慢地降落了下来。我又看到“小蜜蜂”曳着红绿光在半空中嗡嗡飞翔；“夜明珠”拿在手上像法宝，映亮了半个天空；万花筒喷出的彩花有两米多高；“地老鼠”发出一百声吱吱声，在地上乱窜。爸爸点燃了一个爆竹，等“哧哧”响的芯子快燃完了，他的手猛地往地上一扬，“啪”地一声，爆竹在空中爆炸了……
在元旦，每一个人脸上都洋溢着欢快的笑容。