chinese new year

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1、ChineseNewYearInChina,theNewYearSeasonlastsforanentiremonth…TheChineseNewYearseason(alsocalledtheSpringFestival)doesn'tbeginandendonasingleweekend.Instead,itrunsfromthemiddleofthelastmonthofthepreviousyear(basedontheChinesecalendar)tothemiddleofthefirstmonthoftheNewYear.TheChinesecalendarisa

2、combinationsolar/lunarcalendar,basedonanumberofrathercomplexastronomicalcalculations,includingthelongitudeofthesun. ChineseNewYearfallsonthesecondnewmoonafterthewintersolstice(allmonthsbeginwithanewmoon).In2003(year4701ontheChinesecalendar)ChineseNewYearsfallsonFebruary1st. Atmidnightatthetu

3、rnoftheoldandnewyear,peopleusedtoletofffire-crackerswhichservetodriveawaytheevilspiritsandtogreetthearrivalofthenewyear.Inaninstantthewholecitywouldbeengulfedinthedeafeningnoiseofthefirecrackers.HowdidChineseNewYearcometobecelebrated?Accordingtoanancientlegend,peoplewereoncetormentedbyabeast

4、calledaNian-aferociouscreaturewithanextremelylargemouth,capableofswallowingseveralpeopleinasinglebite.RelieffromtheNiancameonlywhenanoldmantrickedthebeastintodisappearing.Inreality,NewYearsfestivitiesprobablyevolvedfromadesiretocelebratetheendofwinterandthefertilityandrebirththatcomewiththes

5、pring,muchliketheancientRomanfestivalofLupercalia.Today,NewYearsisaboutfamilyreunionsandwishingeveryonegoodfortuneinthecomingyear. SometraditionalwaystocelebrateChineseNewYear:·CleanHouse-BeforetheNewYeararrives,theChineseconsideritveryimportanttogivethehouseathoroughcleaning,sweepingawayany

6、badluckthatmayhaveaccumulatedoverthepastyear.·Decorate!-Doorsandwindowpanesarealsooftenpaintedred,consideredtobealuckycolor. Inaddition,peopleliketohangpapercutsondoorsandwindows. (PapercuttingisanancientChineseartformdatingbacktotheHandynasty).·Don'tcleanforthefirstfewdaysoftheNewYear-ifyou

7、doanysweepingduringthistime,yourisksweepingawayyourgoodluck.·OfferaSacrificetotheKitchenGod-ManyfamilieshaveaposteroftheKitchenGodintheirkitchen. ThecustomistoofferaceremonialsacrificetotheKitchenGod,tomakesurethathegivesagoodreportonthefamily'sbeh