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1、节日风俗SpringFestival关于春节的单词：春节TheSpringFestival农历lunarcalendar正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵节TheLanternFestival过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival对联poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoet
2、ry春联SpringFestivalcouplets剪纸paper-cuts年画NewYearpaintings买年货specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping敬酒proposeatoast灯笼lantern:aportablelight烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)红包redpackets(cashwrappe
3、dupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)戏曲traditionalopera杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflantern
4、s守岁staying-up拜年payNewYear'scall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit禁忌taboo去晦气getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors压岁钱giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaningTheSpri
5、ngFestivalisknownasthemostimportantFestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theyb
6、elievethat’stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.节日风俗TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cros
7、s”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.FirecrackerisalsonecessaryforSpringFestival,thestoryofFirecrackeris:Lon
8、gago,inasmallvillage,thereappearedasavageanimalcalled“NIAN”,thisanimalalwayscameouttoeatpeopleintheEve.Oneday,villagersfoundthreethingscanmake“NIAN”scared:Redcolor,Fireandnoise.Sowhen“NIAN”camea
