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1、如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.春节庆祝
2、活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings. Most of Chinese people will s
3、top the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。大多数中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这一天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到
4、正月十五。House Cleaning房屋打扫To clean houses on the New Year Eve is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago. The dust is traditionally associated with “old” so cleaning their houses and sweeping the dust mean to bid farewell to the “old” and usher in the “new”. Days before the New Year, Ch
5、inese families clean their houses, sweeping the floor, washing daily things, cleaning the spider webs and dredging the ditches. People do all these things happily in the hope of a good coming year.春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。灰尘在传统上与“旧”联系在一起，所以打扫房屋和扫除灰尘意味着辞“旧”迎“新”。春节的前几天，中国的各家各户都打扫房屋，扫地，清洗日用品，清除蛛网和疏浚沟
6、渠。人们兴高采烈做所有这些事情，希望来年好运。House decoration房屋装饰One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed. New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.1 / 18如果
7、您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red fumeans good luck and fortune, so it is c
8、ustomary to post fuon doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。Waiting for the First Bell Ringing of Chinese New Year等待春节的第一声钟鸣The first bell ringing is the symbol of Chinese
9、 New Year. Chinese people like to go to a large squares where there are huge bells are set up on New Years Eve. As the New Year approaches they count down and celebrate together. The people believe that the ringing of huge bell can drive all the bad luck away and bring the fortune to them. In recent
10、 years, some people have begun going to mountain temples to wait for the first ringing. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, is very famous temple for its first ringing of the bell to herald Chinese New Year. Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate Chinese New Year.第一次钟声是春节的象征。中国人喜欢到一个大广场，那里有为除夕设
11、置的大钟。随着春节的临近，他们开始倒计数并一起庆祝。人们相信了大钟的撞响可以驱除霉运，带来好运。近年来，有些人开始去山上寺庙等待第一次钟声。苏州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的钟声宣布春节的到来。现在有许多外国人也去寒山寺庆祝春节。Staying up late (Shousui)熬夜（“守岁”）Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Years Eve. After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Years arriv
12、al.守岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。New Year Feast年夜饭Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Years Feast is a must banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat 3
13、/ 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher every year. In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is Jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在
14、中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕点），因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。Setting Firecrackers燃放鞭炮Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration. However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the gov
15、ernment has banned this practice in many major cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration. Right as the clock strikes 12 oclock midnight of New Years Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening. Fa
16、milies stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears.放鞭炮曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城镇和农村地区的人们仍然坚持这种传统的庆祝活动。除夕夜一旦时钟撞响午夜12点钟，
17、城市和乡镇都被烟花的闪闪光芒映亮，鞭炮声震耳欲聋。一家人熬夜就为这个欢乐的时刻，孩子们一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火机兴高采烈地点放着他们在这个特殊节日的快乐，尽管他们吓得捂着耳朵。New Year Greetings(Bai Nian)春节的问候（拜年）On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and Gongxi (congratulations), wishing each other g
18、ood luck, happiness during the new year. In Chinese villages, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.3 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!在春节第一天或此后不久，大家都穿着新衣服，带着弓向亲戚和朋友打招呼并恭喜（祝贺），彼此祝愿在新的一年里好运，幸福。在中国农村，有些村民可能有数以百计的亲戚，所以他们不得不拿出两个多星期来走亲访友。
19、On the first day of the new year, its customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.春节第一天，按习惯，小一辈人要拜见老一辈，祝愿他们健康长寿。Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now, some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes ra
20、ther than pay a visit personally.因为探亲访友花费大量时间，所以，现在有些忙碌的人就送春节贺卡来表达他们的良好祝愿，而不是亲自去拜访。Lucky Money压岁钱It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift. The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters; hence the name lucky money. Parents and grandparents first
21、 put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Years Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year. They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children bot
22、h lucky money and lucky color.这是孩子们的父母和祖父母给他们作为春节礼物的钱。压岁钱据说能带来好运，能驱魔；因此，就有了“压岁钱”的称呼。父母和祖父母先把钱放入特制的小红包里，年夜饭后或当孩子们来拜年时，将红包发给他们。他们之所以要把钱放到红包里，是因为中国人认为红色是个幸运色。他们想给自己孩子既有压岁钱还有幸运色。中国新年（Chinese New Year）或春节（Spring Festival）是最重要的中国传统节日（traditional Chinese holiday），也叫农历新年（Lunar New Year）。这个节日从农历正月初一（the firs
23、t day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar）开始，直到正月十五元宵节（Lantern Festival）结束。除夕（Chinese New Years Eve）的字面含义是Year-pass Eve。据说当初春节是为了纪念与一头叫做年的神话野兽进行的斗争（fight against a mythical beast called Nian）。4 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!中国的阴阳历（lunisolar calendar）而不是公历（Gregorian calendar）决定了春节的日期。天干（heave
24、nly stems）和地支（earthly branches）用来纪年。阴阳（yin and yang）与五行（the five elements of Chinese astrology）也用来描述一个具体年份。很多人混淆了他的农历生年（Chinese birth-year）和公历生年（Gregorian birth-year）。有些算命的人（sign calculators）也会混淆农历和阳历。12年形成一个属相（animal zodiac）循环（cycle）；60年形成一个综合循环。十二属相（zodiac animal signs）包括：鼠（rat）、牛（ox）、虎（tiger）、兔（r
25、abbit）、龙（dragon）、蛇（snake）、马（horse）、羊（ram/sheep）、猴（monkey）、鸡（rooster）、狗（dog）与猪（pig）。春节在很多国家和地区（countries and territories）都是公共假期（public holiday），包括中国大陆、中国台湾、中国香港、中国澳门、马来西亚、新加坡、文莱（Brunei）、印度尼西亚和菲律宾。还有一些国家以其它方式纪念中国春节，包括澳大利亚、加拿大、法国、新西兰和美国等。在正式假期（official holiday）前后，庆祝活动（celebrations/festivities）一直在进行。各国对
26、春节规定的法定假期（statutory holiday）长短不一。春节期间的庆祝活动中最重要的是拜访亲朋好友（visits to kin, relatives and friends），即拜年（new-year visits）。青年人（juniors）和孩子（children）可以从已婚者（the married）和长辈（the elders）那里拿到红包（red packets/envelope）。红包也叫压岁钱，是从压祟钱（the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirits）发展而来。钱数应为偶数（even numbers），因为
27、奇数（odd numbers）不吉利。数字4被认为不吉利，因为和死同音（a homophone with death）；数字8吉利，因为和发（wealth）同音。互赠礼物（gift exchange）也是人们之间常有的事儿。春节前一般要彻底打扫卫生（a thorough cleaning），以扫掉前一年的坏运气（to sweep away the bad luck of the preceding year）并迎接好运（to be ready for good luck）。房间要用带有吉利话（auspicious phrases）的剪纸（paper cutouts）和春联（couplets）进
28、行装饰。信佛（Buddhism）和信道（Taoism）的人会将神坛（altar）与塑像（statues）清理干净。某些地区的人会有送神（sending the God home）的仪式。灶王爷（Kitchen God）的纸人（6 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!paper effigy）会被烧掉以便让他去向玉帝（Jade Emperor）汇报这家人的好事（good deeds）和劣迹（transgressions）。除夕最大的事儿就是吃团圆饭（reunion dinner），与西方的圣诞晚餐（Christmas dinner）的重要性类似。年夜饭上往往会有鱼，但某些地区的人不
29、吃它，留到第二天，以示年年有余（May there be surpluses every year），因为在汉语中鱼（fish）与余（surplus）同音。在北方（northern China），习惯上一定会在饭后开始包饺子（dumpling/jiaozi）并在午夜（around midnight）煮食。饺子象征财富（wealth），因为它外形像银锭（Chinese tael）。在南方（southern China），通常要做年糕（niangao/new year cake）。它的汉语发音表示越来越富有（increasingly prosperous）。现代的人们有时会进行倒计时（countd
30、own）来迎接春节。从上世纪八十年代开始，中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会（CCTV New Years Gala）会在每年的春节到来前开始播出。鞭炮（firecrackers）和焰火（fireworks）也是制造节日气氛的重要工具，不过在很多城市被禁放（banned）以防止火灾（fire hazards）。政府会组织大型焰火（large-scale fireworks）燃放来庆祝节日。初一从接神（welcoming the deities of the heavens and earth）开始，随后就是拜年等活动。初二是已婚妇女回娘家（for married daughters to visit
31、their birth families/parents）的日子。有些人认为初三、初四不适合拜年，而适合上坟（grave-visiting）。初五被认为是财神爷（god of wealth/fortune god）的生日。正月十五要吃元宵（rice dumplings: a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup）。户外还要燃起蜡烛（candles）以引领游魂（wayward spirits）回到自己的家。人们也会提着点燃的灯笼（lighted lanterns）逛街。春节期间也有一些令局外人困惑的迷信（superstitious beliefs）
32、或者传统文化观念（traditional cultural beliefs）。比如贴红菱形纸（red diamond-shaped poster）的福（auspiciousness）字。它常常被倒着贴（hanging upside down），因为汉语的倒（upside down）与到（arrive）是同音字（homophones）。金元宝（yuanbao ingots）象征财富。除了春联，年画（New Year pictures）、中国结（Chinese knots）、剪纸（papercutting）等都用来增加气氛。舞龙（dragon dance）和舞狮（lion dance）也是人们庆祝
33、春节的传统活动。人们打招呼会说一些吉祥话，如新年快乐（7 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!Happy New Year）、恭喜发财（Congratulations and be prosperous）、岁岁平安（Everlasting peace year after year）等。The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together,春节是我国民间最重要的传统节日，这是一家团聚的时刻,just
34、like Christmas in the West.就像西方的圣诞节一样.It originated in the Shang Dynasty from the peoples sacrifices to gods and ancestors春节起源于殷商时期祭神祭祖活动，at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.在辞旧迎新之际。During the last ten days before Spring Festival,在春节前最后十天，store owners are busy as everybody goes
35、out to purchase necessities for the New Year.大小商铺生意兴隆，因为人们都忙于置年货。Materials not only include edible oil, rice, poultry, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and all kinds of nuts.年货包括油、米、鸡、鸭、鱼、肉，还有糖饵果品及各式各样的果仁。 Whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children 除此之外，人们还要准备各种各样的
36、装饰物，为小孩子添置新衣新鞋， as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives are all on the list of purchasing. 以及准备过年时走亲访友、孝敬长辈的礼品。Before the New Year comes, people completely clean the inside and outside of their homes.春节前，人们会把屋子里里外外都打扫得干干净净。Then they begin decorating their clean rooms with an atmosphe
37、re of joy and festivity.然后，他们会把家装饰得充满节日气氛All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets.门的两侧贴上春联，Also, pictures of the gods of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits大门前还要贴上门神和财神的画像以避邪and welcome peace and abundance. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on
38、 window glass.迎福。在窗户玻璃上贴上红色剪纸。According to custom, each family will stay up to count down for the New Year on the eve of the Spring Festival.按照传统，除夕晚上全家老少都要一起熬夜守岁，倒数新年。Lighting firecrackers was once the most typical custom during the Spring Festival.在过去，点爆竹是春节最典型的习俗。People thought the banging and po
39、pping could help drive away evil spirits.人们认为鞭炮齐鸣能驱赶邪气。Children will get money as a New Years gift, wrapped up in red packets.7 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!孩子会得到装在红包里的压岁钱。A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days.一系列的春节
40、活动，比如舞狮子、耍龙灯、演社火、逛庙会等都将持续数天。 The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is over.直到元宵节过后，春节才算真正结束。【Greeting Season】:春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵
41、节 The Lantern Festival【Customs】：过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping年画 New Year paintings 敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern: a porta
42、ble light 烟花 fireworks8 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good lu
43、ck.)舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices
44、 to ones ancestors压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift9 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!【Culture Note】：In the old days, New Years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred y
45、ears old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning【Food names】：年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on N
46、ew Years Eve饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health10 / 18如果
47、您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship花生糖 peanut candy - sweet【Blessing】:Treasures fill the home 财源广进Business flo
48、urishes 事业兴隆Peace all year round 岁岁平安Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴May all your wishes come true 心想事成Everything goes well 万事如意The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛11 / 18如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝你新的一年快乐幸福Wish you success in your career and happ