The English statement of "National Day" is
National Day
Reference Wikipedia
Why do you use day on National Day but festivals on Spring Festival? Regarding the use of day and festivals, let’s start with “holiday”.
First of all, we need to realize that all the "false" we put now are actually national holidays, so please note that there is no capitalization here.
"Cambridge Dictionary"
It means:
a holiday celebrated throughout a nation
The most representative national holiday is National Day, so sometimes people refer to "National Day" when they say national holiday.
And some of these national holidays are called festivals. Why can these be called festivals, but others cannot?
Wikipedia:
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday.
festival is a celebration of a group around certain characteristics of that group's culture. It is usually marked as a local or national festival.
Let’s take a look at the explanation in the dictionary:
❶ The day or time of celebration, marked by banquets, ceremonies or other commemorative activities
❷ Regular commemorations, anniversary or celebration
❸ A period of time or project for holding festival activities, cultural activities or entertainment
like the Spring Festival Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival 1
Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festival 1
All have activities and ceremonies specially held for celebration, and we will gather together to eat holiday food specifically during this festival.
However, like New Year's Day, we only call it New Year's Day. That is, we call festivals that commemorate or celebrate the special contribution of an event or a group as day.
For example,
International Nurses International Nurses Day
Mother's Day Mother's Day 1
Valentine's Day Valentine's Day 1
April Fool's Day April Fool's Day 1
Qingming Festival is a relatively special saying, it can be used with day or festival. The common one is Qingming or Ching Ming festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day. There are several other statements, such as Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors’ Day. The translation varies according to the meaning it focuses on.
In addition to this, festivals can also represent events. What we often hear about is the "music festival" music festival. It does not necessarily have a fixed date, but it will be held every once in a while.
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