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1、春节习俗盘点：三十儿晚上熬一宿Chinesepeoplearesupposedtostayupthewholenightonthe30thdayofthe12thmonthinLunarCalendar.在年三十晚上，中国人一般都会整晚通宵守岁。Thefolksayinggoeslike:三十儿晚上熬一宿。俗语叫做“三十儿晚上熬一宿”。Inancienttimes,therewasamonstercalled年(nian,oryear)thatwouldharmpeople。Later,peoplefoundoutthatthemonsterroutinelycame
2、outonNewYear’sEve,sopeoplebegantogettogetheronthisday,stayingupandchatting,hopingforpeacefulpassageofthetime。后来，人们发现怪兽会在每年的除夕出来，所以人们在那一天聚在一起，通宵聊天，希望安全度过这段时间。Thecustomofstayingupsymbolisesthewardingoffofalldiseasesanddisasters,wishingforgoodluckintheNewYear。熬夜的习俗，寓意着在新年远离疾病与灾难，期许着好运到来。No
3、wadays,Chinesepeoplewillrushbackhomeandhavereuniondinnerwithfamilymembersonthisday。如今，中国人会在除夕夜回家，与家人团聚，吃团圆饭。春节双语习俗盘点：大年初一串门走亲戚Todayisthe1stdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Onthefirstday,theoldestandmostseniormemberswillbevisited,thevisitsservetostrengthenfamilykinship。Thispracticeiscalle
4、d拜年(bainian,orwishingsomebodyaHappyNewYear)。Thevisitorwillbringasmallgifttothehouseholdwhichwillbevisited-usuallytwomandarinoranges,asthefruitsymbolisesgold,hencewealthandgoodfortune。GivingorangesinpairsbecauseofthepreferenceofnumbertwoinChinesecultureasthereisanidiomsaying好事成双(haoshich
5、engshuang,goodthingscomeinpairs)。Childrenorunmarriedwillreceive红包(hongbao,orredpacket)fromthesenior。Theredcolouroftheenvelopesymbolisesgoodluckandissupposedtowardoffevilspirits。Itistraditionaltoputbrandnewnotesinsideredpacketsandalsotoavoidopeningthepacketsinfrontoftherelatives。Thereisa
6、lsothetraditionofwelcomingguestswithteaandsweettreats,suchassugaredfruitswhicharesupposedtosweetenone’supcomingyear。Sweetsandfruitsareservedonaroundtray-theformresemblingtogethernessandhencethetrayismostcommonlytranslatedasthe“TrayofTogetherness”(八宝盒，babaohe)。Thesweetswillbearrangedinei
7、ghtunits,asthenumbereightsymbolisesluckastheChineseword8(ba)soundssimilartoprosperity(fa,发)。Inaddition,thefruitpomeloisalwaysconsumedatChineseNewYearasitsChinesename柚(you)soundsexactlysametotheword‘tohave’(有，you)inthelanguage.ThisfruitsignifiesabundanceinChinesefoodsymbolism。春节
