导读：守岁，就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉，熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗，也叫除夕守岁，俗名“熬年”。“一夜连双岁，五更分二年。”人们点起蜡烛或油灯，通宵守夜，象征着把一切邪瘟病疫照跑驱走，期待着新的一年吉祥如意。这种风俗被人们流传至今。

　　The Spring Festival

　　The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

　　The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the GREgorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty from the people s sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

　　Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

　　Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

　　On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.

　　The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.

　　After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called Seeing the New Year in.

　　Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What s more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.

　　Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.

　　Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black charACTers on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.

　　译文

　　春节对中国人来说是最重要的节日，是所有家庭成员聚在一起的时候，就像欧美地区的圣诞节一样。所有居住在外的人都回去了，从春节开始大约半个月成为交通系统最繁忙的时间。机场、火车站和长途汽车站挤满了回家的人。 春节是在第一个月的第一天，通常比阳历晚一个月。它起源于商朝，从人们在旧一年结束时对神和祖先的祭祀开始，并开始于新的一年。

　　严格地说，春节每年从农历第十二月初开始，一直持续到明年的第一月中。其中，最重要的日子是春节前夕和前三天。中国政府现在规定，中国农历新年有七天假。 许多习俗伴随着春节。今天仍有一些人被跟踪，但是其他人已经被削弱了。

　　在第十二个太阴月的第八天，许多家庭都会做腊八粥，美味的糯米饭，小米粥，种子工作的眼泪，枣，莲子，豆类，龙眼和白果。

　　第十二个月的第二十三天被称为预备日。这时，人们向灶神献上祭品。然而现在，大多数家庭都做美味的食物来享受生活。除夕过后，人们开始为即将到来的新年做准备。这就是所谓的新年。店主们很忙，因为每个人都出去买新年必需品。原料不仅包括食用油、大米、面粉、鸡肉、鸭肉、鱼和肉，还有水果、糖果和各种坚果。此外，各种各样的装饰品、新衣服和鞋子，以及送给老人、亲朋好友的礼物，都在购买清单上 。新的一年到来之前，人们彻底清洁室内和室外的家园，以及他们的衣服、被褥和所有的器具。然后人们开始装修自己的特色洁净室欢乐和喜庆的气氛。所有的门板都贴上春联，突出红色纸上的黑色字体。

　　内容不同，房主希望有一个光明的未来，祝你在新的一年里好运。此外，门和财富之神的照片将被张贴在前门，以避邪和欢迎和平与丰富。

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