元旦英语【newyear'sdayorigin元旦的起源中英对照】chinaancienttimessaysthenewyear'sdayoryuanri,yuanlong.yuantonewmoonandyuandynasty,specificdatinspringbeforeeacharenotidentical,emperorhantooearly,simaqianandfirst"tooearlytocalender"themonthforyuan.中国古代称新年第一天为元旦或元日、元长、元朔、元春，具体日期在西汉以前各不相同，西汉汉武帝太初怨念，司马迁创“太初历”，以正月初一日为元。InalegendabouttheprosperouseraofYaoandShunsome4000yearsago,whenYaowastheking,hecreatedmanybenefitsforthepeopleandwaslovedbythem.However,sincehissonwasnotascapableashim,YaodidnotpassonhisthronetohissonbuttoShun,awiseandsaintlyman.YaosaidtoShun:"Youmustpassthethronetoarightperson.ThenIwillfeelatpeacewhenIdie."ShunpassedhisthronetoYu,whowasaherobecausehecouldcontrolflooding.JustlikeShun,Yualsodidalotofgooddeedsforthepeopleandwasreveredbythem.AfterYaodied,Shunsetthedayhemadesacrificestotheheavensandgods,aswellastothelateYao,asthefirstdayoftheyear,andthefirstdayofthe1stlunarmonthbecameknownasYuanDanorYuanZheng.ThiswasYuanDaninancienttimes.PreviousdynastieswouldorganizecelebrationsandsacrificesonYuanDan,forexamplesacrificingtotheimmortalsandtheirforefathers,writingSpringFestivalscrolls,writingcharacterfortunesanddragondancing.关于元旦节的传说，相传是再4000多年前远古的尧舜之时，尧天子在位时勤政于民，为老百姓办了很多好事，很受广大老百姓爱戴，但因其子无才太不成器，尧没把“天子”之位传给自己的儿子，而是传给了品德才能兼备的舜。尧对舜说：“你今后一定要把帝位传给值得的人，待我死后也可安心瞑目了”。后来舜把帝位传给了治洪水有功的禹，禹亦像舜那样亲民爱民为百姓做了很多好事，都十分受人爱戴。后来人们把尧死后，舜帝祭祀天地和先帝尧的那一天，当作一年的开始之日，把正月初一称为“元旦”，或“元正”，这就是古代的元旦。历代皇朝都在元旦举行庆贺典仪祈祀等活动，如祭诸神祭先祖，写门对挂春联，书写福字、舞龙灯。Peoplealsocelebratedthedaybymakingsacrificestoimmortalsandancestors,pastingspringfestivalscrollsontotheirhouses,settingofffirecrackers,stayingupallnight,eatingdinnersatreunionsaswellasputtingona"societyfire".ThesescenesareofsuchimpactthatthepoetXinLanintheJinDynastyimmortalisedthescenesofYuanDaninhispoemYuanZheng.民间也逐渐形成祭神佛、祭祖先、贴春联、放鞭炮、守岁、吃团圆饭以及众多的“社火”等娱乐欢庆活动。晋代诗人辛兰曾有《元正》诗(元正启令节，嘉庆肇自兹。咸奏万年觞，小大同悦熙)记述元旦庆贺情景。【元旦祝福】1.生意兴隆：wishyourbusinesssuccess2.大吉大利：wishyougoodfortuneandeverysuccess3.恭喜发财：mayprosperitybewithyou4.年年有余：mayyoualwaysgetmorethanyouwishfor5.新年新气象：astheNewYearbegin