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1、春节是中国传统的新年,它从中国农历正月的第一天开始到第十五天结束,一共十五天。春节也预示着春天的来临。在新年的前一段时间,人们开始准备食物、买新衣服和打扫房间。很多家庭会在门上贴上春联。按照习俗,所有的准备是希望新的一年会带来幸福和好运。在中国,红色是好运的象征。SpringFestivalistheChineseNewYear.Itstartsonthe1standendsonthe15thoflunarJanuary.SpringFestivalcelebratesthecomingofspring.Severalday
2、sbeforetheNewYear,everyfamilypreparesrichfood,buysnewclothes,andcleansthehouse.ManyfamiliesbuyorwriteSpringFestivalcoupletsandputthemonthedoor.PeoplebelievethateverythingmustbenewandcleanfortheSpringFestivalcelebrationsothattheNewYearwillbringhappinessandgoodluck.I
3、nChina,redrepresentsluck.在除夕夜,人们通常要到十二点以后才睡觉,这叫“守岁”,“岁”也是“年”的意思,通常人们用岁表示年龄,即一年是一岁。守岁是送走旧的一年迎来新的一年,所以在晚上12点时,很多家庭都会放鞭炮以示新的一年的到来。新年的第一天,也就是初一,人们基本上都呆在家里。从年初二开始,人们起的很早,互相拜年并致以新年的祝福等。OnNewYear’seve,peoplesetofffireworksfromaroundmidnighttoseeouttheendofthepreviousyeara
4、ndwelcomeintheNewYear,called“shǒusuì”.“suì”meansyear.OnthefirstdayoftheNewYearpeopleusuallystayathome.Onthe2nddaypeoplegetupearlyandexchangeNewYear’sgreetingswithrelatives,friends,neighbors,etc.传统就是,从新年第一天开始直到正月十五,每天都要吃不同的主菜。从饺子、面条、春卷、年糕到汤圆。除了祭好五脏庙以外,每一种食物也有含义:比如饺子
5、看起来就像金元宝,这意味来年的丰衣足食。The tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Besides culinary s
6、atisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead. 中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节(中国新年)的庆祝。“年”这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火,所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好祝福,并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。Theterm"passyear"isusedfortheSpr
7、ingFestival(ChineseNewYear).Theword"Year"inChinesecharactersusedtomeanahorriblebeast.Tocombatthebeast,theChinesehang"goodluck"wishesonredpaperonthedoorandusefireworksinthebeliefthatthebeastfearsredandfire.ThistraditioninmanywaysresembletheWesternbeliefofusinggarlic
8、andcrossestofightvampires.Pastingpapercutsand"upsidedfu"贴窗花和倒着的“福”字通常带有吉祥图案的窗花传递节日喜庆和热闹的气氛和表达中国人期待幸福生活的美好愿望。除了贴窗花,在墙上,门上和房子周围的门框上贴大小福字是中国人表达对美好生活