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1、春节的TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearisitselfcenturiesold-infact,toooldtoactuallybetraced.ItispopularlyrecognizedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days.PreparationstendtobeginamonthfromthedateoftheChineseNewYear(similartoaWesternChristmas),whenpeoplestartbuyingpresents,decorationmaterials,foodand
2、clothing.Ahugeclean-upgetsunderwaydaysbeforetheNewYear,whenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom,tosweepawayanytracesofbadluck,anddoorsandwindowpanesaregivenanewcoatofpaint,usuallyred.Thedoorsandwindowsarethendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchashappiness,wealthandlongevityprintedont
3、hem.TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheevent,asanticipationcreepsin.Here,traditionsandritualsareverycarefullyobservedineverythingfromfoodtoclothing.Dinnerisusuallyafeastofseafoodanddumplings,signifyingdifferentgoodwishes.Delicaciesincludeprawns,forlivelinessandhappiness,driedoyste
4、rs(orhoxi),forallthingsgood,rawfishsaladoryushengtobringgoodluckandprosperity,Fai-hai(AngelHair),anediblehair-likeseaweedtobringprosperity,anddumplingsboiledinwater(Jiaozi)signifyingalong-lostgoodwishforafamily.It'susualtowearsomethingredasthiscolorismeanttowardoffevilspirits-butblackandwhiteareo
5、ut,astheseareassociatedwithmourning.Afterdinner,thefamilysitupforthenightplayingcards,boardgamesorwatchingTVprogrammersdedicatedtotheoccasion.Atmidnight,theskyislitupbyfireworks.Onthedayitself,anancientcustomcalledHongBao,meaningRedPacket,takesplace.Thisinvolvesmarriedcouplesgivingchildrenandunma
6、rriedadultsmoneyinredenvelopes.Thenthefamilybeginstosaygreetingsfromdoortodoor,firsttotheirrelativesandthentheirneighbors.LiketheWesternsaying"letbygonesbebygones,"atChineseNewYear,grudgesareveryeasilycastaside.TheendoftheNewYearismarkedbytheFestivalofLanterns,whichisacelebrationwithsinging,danci
7、ngandlanternshows.AlthoughcelebrationsoftheChineseNewYearvary,theunderlyingmessageisoneofpeaceandhappinessforfamilymembersandfriends.农历新年的起源是它几个世纪的历史岁月，事实上，这由于年代过于久远而无法被准确的追溯。人们通常称之为春节并庆祝长达15天的时间。准备的工作通常在农历新年（类似于西方的圣诞节
