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1、SpringfestivalChristmas四组ANDTheSpringFestivalFarandaway,themostimportanttraditionalholidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear,startsatthebeginningofspring.ItoccurssomewherebetweenJanuary30andFebruary20.EachChineseyearisrepresentedbyarepeatedcycleof1
2、2animalas,therat,ox,tiger,hare,dragon,snake,horse,ram,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.Thechinesenewyearisnowpopularlyknownasthespringfestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginingofspring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofnature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced
3、.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordnian,whichinmodernchinesesolelymeans"year",wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.Theorigin:Onelegendgoesthatthebeastnianhadaverybigmouththatwo
4、uldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubduenian.Hesaidtonian,“Ihearthatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?“So,itdidswallowm
5、anyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastnian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.Nowthatnianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.Be
6、foretheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawaynianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofnianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration
7、.Theterm"guonian",whichmaymean"survivethenian"becomestoday"celebratethe(new)year"astheword"guo"inchinesehavingboththemeaningof"pass-over"and"observe".Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareawaynianshouldithaveachancetorunlooseisstillaround.however,
8、peopletodayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.CharismasChrist