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1、中国传统节日（中英文对照简介）目录TheSpringFestival（春节）LanternFestival（元宵节）QingmingFestival（清明节）DragonBoatFestival（端午节）DoubleSeventhFestival（七夕）Mid-AutumnFestival（中秋节）DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）WinterSolsticeFestival（冬至）TheSpringFestival（春节）ThefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthistheNewYearintheChineselunarcalendar.Am
2、ongthetraditionalChinesefestivals,thisisthemostimportantandthemostbustling.Sinceitoccursattheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring,peoplealsocallittheSpringFestival.ChinesehavemanytraditionalcustomsrelatingtotheSpringFestival.Sincethe23rddayofthe12thlunarmontha,peoplestarttopreparefortheevent.E
3、veryfamilywillundertakethoroughcleaning,dotheirSpringFestivalshopping,createpaper-cutsforwindowdecoration,putupNewYearpicturesb,writeSpringFestivalcoupletsc,makeNewYearcakesd,andalsoprepareallkindsoffoodtobidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew.NewYear'sEveisthetimeforahappyreunionofallfamilymem
4、bers,whentheysitaroundthetabletohaveasumptuousNewYear'sEvedinner,talkingandlaughing,untildaybreak,whichiscalled"stayinguptoseetheyearout".WhenthebelltollsmidnightonNewYear'sEve,peopleeatdumplings.Inancienttimes,midnightwascalledzishi(aperiodofthedayfrom11p.m.to1a.m.).Dumplings(jiaozi)areeate
5、nbecauseitsoundsthesameas"changeoftheyearandtheday"inChinese.Fromthefirstdayofthelunaryear,peoplepayNewYearcallsonrelativesandfriends,whichisanimportantcustomfortheSpringFestival.SettingofffirecrackersisthefavoriteactivityofchildrenintheSpringFestival.Accordingtolegend,thiscoulddriveoffevils
6、pirits.Thecontinuoussoundoffirecrackerscanbeheardeverywhere,addingtotheatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.Manyplacesholdtemplefairs.Thewonderfuldragonlanterndanceandtheliondanceperformances,alongwithvarioushandicraftarticlesandlocalsnacksattractthousandsofpeople.Withthedevelopmentofthetimes,s
7、omechangeshavetakenplaceinthecustomsofspendingtheSpringFestival.Forexample,topreventenvironmentalpollution,manycitieshavebannedfirecrackers.Butthisdoesnothaveanimpactonthehappyatmosphereofthefestival.OnNewYear'sEve,familymembersgettogethertohavedin
