中国春节的英文简介

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1、SpringFestivalisonthetraditionalChinesefestivals.Peopleusedtocallit"theLunarNewYear".ItalwaysstartsbetweenjanuarythefirstandfebruarythetwentieitsthemostimportantfestivalinChinaSpringFestivalThemostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival.ItissaidthattheSpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivitykno

2、wnastheWinterSacrifice.Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimitivesociety.TheSpringFestivalmarksthebeginningoftheChineseLunarNewYear,sothefirstmealisratherimportant.PeopleusuallyeatJiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoononthatspecialday.AsforrecreationalactivitiesduringtheSpingFestival,theDra

3、gonDanceandLionDancearetraditionallyperformed.OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.传说有一个叫“年”的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们都很怕它。Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackersistoscareawayNian.贴红纸和方鞭炮的习俗就是为了吓跑年。However,peopletod

4、ayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.但是，现在人们大多忘记了为什么这么做的原因，只是觉得色彩和响声增加了过节的气氛罢了！TraditionsofChineseNewYearBeforeNewYear'sEveThecelebrationactuallystartsonNewYear'sEvewiththefamilyreuniondinner.ByNewYear'sEve,youshouldh

5、avedonethefollowing:Cleantheentirehometogetridofallthethingsthatareassociatedwiththeoldyear.Putawayallbroomsandbrushes.Payallyourdebts.Resolvedifferenceswithfamilymembers,friends,neighborsandbusinessassociates.Buythefollowing:Redmoneyenvelopes,Orangesand/ortangerines,Filla"Cheunhup(acircularre

6、dtrayseparatedineightcompartments)withmelonseedslotuschocolatecoinsnutsetc.Flowers(especiallyplumblossoms,peachblossoms,waterlilies),Anewsetofclothesandshoesforchildren,preferablysomethingredororange.Getnewdollarbillsfromthebank.Insertthenewdollarbillsintotheredenvelopes.Nowtheredenvelopeiscal

7、ledalaiseeorluckymoneyenvelope.OnNewYear'sEveGettogetherwithclosefamilymembers(notincludingmarrieddaughtersandtheirfamilies)forthe"reunion"dinner.Payrespecttoancestorsandhouseholdgods.Acknowledgethepresenceofancestorsbecausetheyarerespo