元旦即1月1日，是世界各國的一個重要節日，這一天又被稱爲新年，下面是小編給大家準備的元旦的英文簡介，一起來看一下吧!
From the above mentioned customs, we can see that there are especially many taboos during Chinese New Year. On Yuan Dan in particular, there are more taboos on speech and behaviour than those on other ordinary days. Similarly, there are more activities in pursuit of good cause than usual.
On probing the activities and taboos, we have no difficulty to understand that the theme behind is always related to fortune, wealth and goodness, and that people usually concern themselves with a good beginning for the year.
Some taboos may look superstitious on the surface, but they do produce efficacy. If we practise them circumspectively, they will yield practical results.
For example, the prohibition of bad words, quarrel, weeping and crying, together with the emphasis on thinking positively even when things are broken, provide some normative rules for people to follow. This gives people the opportunity to mend their ways, to develop good attitudes, and to form a habit of thinking positively and looking at the good side of things.
The prohibition of sweeping and disposing the rubbish in the first five days forces people to arrange their things and clear away the rubbish properly at the end of each year, so that no unwanted things will be carried forward to the new year.
At the same time, the taboo also compels people to learn to be thrifty. This is because to prevent accumulated things from becoming rubbish, people must be careful in the use of any paper or other things, and thus avoid waste of things.
The avoidance of medicine and sneeze on the first day looks like a joke and is absurd as far as the patient is concerned. However, because of the taboos, people will be conscious enough to take serious care of their health during the windy and snowing season. Thus, they will avoid falling sick in the New Year and wasting away the precious spring hours.
Nowadays, people have abandoned the custom of bringing along greeting cards when they go for New Year house visits. However, Chinese Malaysians still maintain the habit of sending New Year greeting cards by post before the New Year.
There are even non-Chinese sending New Year greeting cared in English or Malay languages to their Chinese friends. Moreover, the Chinese like to use colourful New Year cared to decorate their houses, so as to strengthen the New Year atmosphere.
Like the ancient days' greeting cards for he zheng which were displayed in the main hall, these modern New Year cards also reflect the social position of the persons who receive the cards. Thus, in the way, the ancient rite of he zheng has developed in Malaysia with a Malaysian colour.
【各國元旦習俗】1、泰國
潑水的傳統習俗意味着可以洗去過去一年的不順利，重新出發新的一年。泰國人在新年第一天都在窗臺、門口端放一盆清水，家家戶戶都要到郊外江河中去進行新年沐浴。爲慶賀新年，泰國人舉行在規模的“賽象大會”，內容有：人象拔河、跳象拾物、象跨人身、大象足球賽、古代象陣表演等。很是精彩動人。
2、土耳其
在土耳其，新年前大人小孩都會買一張新年彩票，圖個好彩頭。同時在12月份紅色系列的內衣一定是銷量最好的`，在女生們看來紅色不只是喜慶，更多的是誘惑氣息的性感。人人在新年除夕都要洗澡，然後穿上新衣裳，他們認爲這樣可去除過去一年的衰氣。
3、蘇格蘭
在蘇格蘭的元旦前夕，家家戶戶門前都會放着一些金錢，沒人看守，盜賊和乞丐在這天晚上，看見了也不動分毫。因爲當地風俗，新年前夕，先把金錢放在門外，翌日新年降臨，大清早打開門時，就看見門口有金錢，取其“一見發財”之意。
4、印度
在印度元旦早上，家家戶戶哭聲不斷，人人臉上涕淚橫流，他們以歲月易逝、人生苦短，用哭來迎新年，是對人生的慨嘆。有些地區的人們以禁食一天一夜來迎接新的一年，由元旦凌晨開始直到午夜爲止。由於這種怪異的習俗，印度的元旦被人稱爲“痛哭元旦”、“禁食元旦”。
5、瑞士
瑞士人舉行活動慶祝元旦，凡是參加慶祝活動的都裝扮成女性，象徵富有和善良。他們戴的假面具，面頰豐滿，都是用蠟製作的。同時，瑞士人有元旦健身的習慣，他們有的成羣結隊去爬山，站在山頂面對冰天雪地，大聲歌唱美好的生活;
6、悉尼
悉尼港大橋上焰火璀璨。當天，當新年的鐘聲敲響時，著名的悉尼港大橋上空焰火豔麗奪目。150萬觀衆在現場和附近觀看了這次盛況。
7、新加坡
在新加坡除夕時，孩子們有守歲的習慣，直到午夜家長祭祀神靈和祖先的活動結束後方能就寢，第二天清晨則起個大早，高高興興的從長輩那裏拿“紅包”去看舞龍、舞獅隊的沿街表演，男女老少穿着節日的盛裝，帶上禮品走訪親友，每個人臉上都洋溢着一種節日的氣氛。過年時，人們愛吃油炸糯米和紅糖做成的甜年糕。
8、德國
德國的新年，慶祝時間前後有一週。這期間，家家戶戶要擺上一棵樅樹和可樹，樹葉間系滿絹花，表示繁花如錦，春滿人間。德國人在除夕午夜新年光臨前一刻，爬到椅子上，鐘聲一響，他們就跳下椅子，並將一重物拋向椅背後，以示甩去禍患，跳入新年。
