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jiā

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coincidence of two major festivals

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释义

名词、形容词

指两个相隔时间短的重大节日。

DEFINITION

Noun , Adjective

The celebration of two major festivals or holidays in quick succession.

 

由来
  • 新加坡是一个多元化的社会，不同种族和宗教群体有各自的重要节日。然而,由于各族群的历法有异，不同节日的日期在官方使用的公历上可能每年都有所不同。若出现重大节日接连庆祝的情况，便会称之为“双佳节”。
  • 例如，在1997年，公历2月7至8日正好是华族农历新年 (即农历正月初一、初二)，而翌日2月9日恰好是回教徒庆祝的开斋节 (Hari Raya Puasa，即伊斯兰历十月的第一天。)
  • “双佳节” 一词的使用语境不仅限于各种族或宗教群体的重大节日。例如，在2013年，开斋节为阳历的8月8日，即新加坡国庆日 (8月9日) 的前一天。尽管国庆日是跨族群、举国欢庆的日子，本地媒体也称该年的开斋节与国庆日双假期为 “双佳节”。
ETYMOLOGY
  • In Singapore’s multi-cultural society, the various ethnic and religious groups have their respective major festivals. As different ethnic groups follow their respective calendars, their festivals may fall on different dates in different years of the Gregorian calendar. When two major festivals occur one after the other in a given year, this is referred to as “双佳节”.
  • For instance, this occurred in 1997, when Chinese New Year (celebrated on the first and second days of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar) fell on 7–8 February, while Hari Raya Puasa (celebrated on the first day of the tenth month of the Islamic lunar calendar) followed immediately on 9 February.
  • The term also applies when major festivals coincide with national holidays that are not tied to specific ethnic groups, for example in 2013, when Hari Raya Puasa fell on 8 August, a day before Singapore’s National Day (9 August).
例句
樟宜机场集团昨天发表文告说，8 月份的乘客人次之所以增加，是因不少人趁国庆日与开斋节双佳节长周末出外旅游。（《联合早报》，24/9/2013）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Changi Airport Group issued a statement yesterday saying that the increase in passengers in August was because many had taken advantage of the coincidence of two major festivals, National Day and Hari Raya Puasa, to travel abroad over the long weekend. (Lianhe Zaobao, 24/9/2013)
参考资料
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