序
引言
一、绚丽多姿——古代中国的节日图景
1.先秦两汉：节日初成体系
2.魏晋南北朝：分裂割据时代的节日演变
3.隋唐五代：璀璨的盛世节俗
4.宋辽金元：民族融合与节日多样化
5.明清：节日的完备与世俗化
二、温暖祥和——汉族传统节日
1.四大节典：春节、清明、端午、中秋
2.佳节良辰：元宵、七夕、重阳、除夕
3.古风犹在：立春、冬至、腊八、小年
三、各具魅力——少数民族节日
1.蒙古族：白节、那达慕大会
2.藏族：藏历新年
3.伊斯兰教民族：开斋节、古尔邦节
4.其他少数民族：火把节、泼水节、三月三歌节、花山节
结束语
Introduction
I. Flowery and Various Festivals in Ancient China
1. Festival System Formed in Pre-Qin, Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties
2. Evolvement of the Festivals in the Splitting Period of Wei, Jin and Southern & Northern Dynasties
3. Resplendent Festivals in Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties
4. Ethnical Combination and Variety of Festivals in Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties
5. The Maturity and Secularization of the Festival System in Ming and Qing Dynasties
II. Traditional Festivals for Hall People
1. The Four Galas: Spring Festival, Qingming, Duanwu and Zhongqiu
2. Festivals of Yuanxiao, Qixi, Chongyang and Chuxi (New Year's Eve in the Lunar Calendar)
3. Festivals from Ancient Time: Spring Begins, Winter Solstice Day, Laba and Xiaonian
III. Festivals for Minority Groups with Various Fascinations
1. Festivals for Mongolian Minority: White Festival, Nadam Fair
2. New Year in Tibetan Calendar for Tibetans
3. Islamic Festivals: the Fast-Breaking Festival (or End of Ramadan) and Corban Festival
4. Festivals from other Minority Groups: Torch Festival,
Water-splashing Festival, Third-day-of-third-month
Singing Festival, Blossom Mountain Festival
Closing
附录 Appendix

万李娜撰著的这本《节日史话（中英文双语版）》按时间顺序讲述了中国节日的起源及发展，内容分三部分：绚丽多姿——古代中国的节日图景、温暖祥和——汉族传统节日、各具魅力——少数民族节日。
全书的编写首先注重知识准确性的基础上，还力求使文字叙述生动、规范，深入浅出，引人入胜；内容则注重富有情趣，具有灵动的时代色彩，希望能够集知识性、实用性、趣味性和时代性于一体；同时选配较多图片，彩色印刷，帮助读者更为真切地贴近历史；而汉、英双语对照的形式，将特别有助于非汉语母语的外国人士或是海外中国侨民的后裔用作学习中文的辅助读物。