spring festival

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1、SpringFestivalTheNeoon15dayslaterChineseNeoon（满月）15dayslater.The15thdayoftheneovements.Thelunarcycle（月运周期）isabout29.5days.Inordertocatchuponthonceeveryfeeasaddinganextradayonleapyear（闰年）.Thisisilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.ThecelebrationonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（万物）,thegodsoft

2、hehouseholdandthefamilyancestors.Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofalltherituals（仪式）,unitedthelivingmembersemberedily.Thepresenceoftheancestorsisacknoatthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,togetherunity.Themunalfeastcalledsurroundingthestoveorbolizesfamilyunityandhonorsthepas

3、tandpresentgenerations.TheOriginofChineseNetheBeginingofSpring(thefirstofthetsincoodinationodernChinesesolelymeansyear,eofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofaneouththatanypeopleancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid,Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,b

4、utcanyouseansofyouranyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.Noanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirost.Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestof

5、Nianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.ThetermGuoNian,aymeanSurvivetheNianbeestodayCelebratethe(Neeaningofpass-overandobserve.Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareaentofthecelebration.TraditionalNeorefoodisconsumedduringtheNeeoftheyear.Vastamountsoftraditionalfoodisprep

6、aredforfamilyandfriends,asilyanypeopleattributevarioussuperstitiousaspectstothem.Otherfoodsincludeaustbepresentedbolizepleteness.Noodlesshouldbeuncut,astheyrepresentlonglife.InsouthChina,thefavoriteandmosttypicaldishesedglutinousrice（糯米）puddingandzongzi(glutinousriceed-antou)andsmallmeatdumpl

7、ingsendousamountoffoodpreparedatthistimeeanttosymbolizeabundanceandmeatonthefirstdayofthene.Onthesecondday,theChinesepraytotheirancestorsasetoiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitplestoprayforgoodfortuneandhealth.TheseventhdayoftheNeerstodisp