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1、用英语介绍春节习俗Precedingdays春节前OnthedaysbeforetheNewYearcelebrationChinesefamiliesgivetheirhomeathoroughcleaning.ThereisaCantonesesaying"Washawaythedirtonninyabaat"(年廿八，洗邋遢),butthepracticeisnotusuallyrestrictedonnin'ya'baat(年廿八,the28thdayofmonth12).Itisbelievedthecleani
2、ngsweepsawaythebadluckoftheprecedingyearandmakestheirhomesreadyforgoodluck.Broomsanddustpansareputawayonthefirstdaysothatluckcannotbesweptaway.Somepeoplegivetheirhomes,doorsandwindow-framesanewcoatofredpaint.homesareoftendecoratedwithpapercutoutsofChineseauspiciou
3、sphrasesandcouplets.Purchasingnewclothing,shoes,andreceivingahair-cutalsosymbolizeafreshstart.InmanyhouseholdswhereBuddhismorTaoismisprevalent,homealtarsandstatuesarecleanedthoroughly,andaltarsthatwereadornedwithdecorationsfromthepreviousyeararealsotakendownandbur
4、nedaweekbeforethenewyearstarts,andreplacedwithnewdecorations.Taoists(andBuddhiststoalesserextent)willalso"sendgods"(送神),anexamplewouldbeburningapapereffigyofZaoJuntheKitchenGod,therecorderoffamilyfunctions.ThisisdonesothattheKitchenGodcanreporttotheJadeEmperorofth
5、efamilyhousehold'stransgressionsandgooddeeds.Familiesoftenoffersweetfoods(suchascandy)inorderto"bribe"thedeitiesintoreportinggoodthingsaboutthefamily.ThebiggesteventofanyChineseNewYear'sEveisthedinnereveryfamilywillhave.Adishconsistingoffishwillappearonthetablesof
6、Chinesefamilies.ItisfordisplayfortheNewYear'sEvedinner.ThismealiscomparabletoChristmasdinnerintheWest.InnorthernChina,itiscustomarytomakedumplings(jiaozi饺子)afterdinnerandhaveitaroundmidnight.DumplingssymbolizewealthbecausetheirshapeislikeaChinesetael.Bycontrast,in
7、theSouth,itiscustomarytomakeanewyearcake(Niangao,年糕)afterdinnerandsendpiecesofitasgiftstorelativesandfriendsinthecomingdaysofthenewyear.Niangaoliterallymeansincreasinglyprosperousyearinyearout.Afterthedinner,somefamiliesgotolocaltemples,hoursbeforethenewyearbegins
8、toprayforaprosperousnewyearbylightingthefirstincenseoftheyear;howeverinmodernpractice,manyhouseholdsholdpartiesandevenholdacountdowntothenewlunaryear.Be
