1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。关于元旦英语演讲稿大全篇一Chinese New Year is the most important festivity for the Chinese people. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year.Every year has an animal’s name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, m
2、onkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. The other eleven years were named after the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the ox’s back then at the end jump
3、ed over the ox’s head to arrive first!The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of animal.On Chinese New Year’s Eve all family members enjoy a big, delicious meal. It is very important for the Chinese to be with their families on this occ
4、asion. Fish is always part of the dinner because it represents abundance.On New Year’s Day all Chinese children wear new clothes with bright colors. Red is considered a lucky color. Parents and relatives give children the traditional New Year’s gift called lucky money. This money is put
5、into bright red and gold envelopes. Fill under the pillow. in the morning of new year , the kid wakes up to see the “;lucky money;, express that oneself become one year older. Red is a traditional color for festivals, celebrations, weddings and birthdays.The lion dancers are always part of the festi
6、vities. The lion has a big head and long body made of cloth. The lion dance is accompanied by drums, cymbals and noisy firecrackers. According to ancient traditions the great noise frightens away evil spirits.The dragon is the most important figure of the Chinese New Year festivities and parades. Th
7、e dragon is considered a lucky figure. A parade dragon can be 20 to 30 meters long! Sixty or more men move under a long cloth that represents the dragon’s tail.During the parade children represent the animals of the Chinese calendar. There are also acrobats and musicians in beautiful costumes.
8、Happy New Year!篇二Good afternoon, dear teachers and friends!I' m happy to make a speech here. Thank you for your coming. Now, the topic for my speech today is “;Western Festivals.; I would like to talk about Christmas.Christmas is originally a Christian festival, as you can see from the formation
9、 of this word, “;Christ-mas.; The first part of the word refers to Jesus Christ, and the second part “;mas; comes from the word “;mass,; referring to a main religious ceremony in some Christian churches. At first, it was celebrated for the birth of Jesus Christ. Nowadays, although some churches stil
10、l observe this festival for its religious reason, for most people, including Chinese people, Christmas has already become a day of secular celebrations, when people exchange greetings and gifts. However, it is still a biggest festival in the West. It is as important to the Westerners as the Spring F
11、estival is to the Chinese people.Christmas day is on the 25th of December, and Christmas Eve is of course the evening of the previous day, the 24th December.Christmas holiday usually lasts for two weeks, during which most schools have a Christmas break. Many families put the Christmas tree in their
12、house, and hang many decorations on the tree. Under the tree, they usually place many Christmas presents. Giving out presents and receiving presents are what kids like best about this festival.On Christmas Eve, kids would put stockings at the end of their bed, wishing the Santa Claus would come and
13、give them presents.As to the tradition of giving and receiving presents in Christmas, I think it has something to do with the nativity story. In the nativity story, on the birthday of baby Jesus, there was a bright star shining in the East. There were three kings in the East who saw the star, and th
14、ey followed the star all the way to Bethlehem where the star stopped. They came to a manger where baby Jesus was lying. They worshiped the little baby and gave him presents. I think this is a beautiful story. It shows a spirit of sharing and love.I like Christmas for the presents kids will receive a
15、nd for its lovely story.Thank you very much!篇三The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each ch
16、ild will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think &jiaozi& in sound means &bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new&.That Chinese people pay more attention to be polite,while it is different from other countries .And chinese culture is brilliant and they know how to use a brush to writeNow dragon is the symb