春节要大扫除的原因
每临春节，家家户户都要进行一次大扫除。人们喷刷房子、清洗家具，拆洗被褥，古称“扫年”。
扫尘习俗起源于尧舜时代，从古代驱除病疫的一种宗教仪式中演变而来。到了唐宋时期，“扫年”之风盛行。据宋人吴自牧《梦粱录》记载：“十二月尽……士庶家不论大小，俱洒扫门闾，去尘秽，净庭户……以祈新岁之安。”至今民间流行着“腊月二十四，掸尘扫房子”的谚语。
据说，这种习俗来源于古代的传说，古代神话中颛顼有一个不争气的儿子，好吃懒做，平日穿很破烂衣服，喝很稀的粥。有一年除夕夜晚，他又冻又饿，死在屋角。所以，除夕这天，人们乘大扫除机会，把家里的破烂衣服和剩饭剩菜拿出来，在新的一年来临前倒掉，表示不让贫穷到家里来。
古时有关扫尘的由来，却有一个颇为诡异的故事。传说人的身上都附有一个三尸神，他经常给玉皇大帝打小报告，说人间的坏话。在很短的时间内，玉皇大帝就收到了他99999张密报，说人间要谋反天庭。玉帝看后大怒，立即召见三尸神，命他把说玉帝坏话的人家墙上写上他们的罪行，再让蜘蛛结张大网，挂在屋檐下。玉帝又命王灵官除夕之夜下界，凡见到三尸神做了记号的人家，就满门抄斩。三尸神见阴谋将要得逞，自己可以独占美好的人间了，就飞快下凡，将每户人家的墙上都做了记号。
灶君发现了三尸神的阴谋，急忙找来各家的灶王爷商量对策：从送灶之日起，在除夕前家家打扫得干干净净。等王灵官大年夜奉旨下界察看时，发现家家户户都很干净，没有任何标记，百姓安分守己，辛勤劳动。玉帝从王灵官和灶君嘴里得知三尸神冤枉好人，怒火万丈，将三尸神永押于牢。从此，心地善良的灶君受到大家的拥戴，每年腊月二十三都要祭灶，二十四扫尘也随之成为民间的习俗。
在民间还流传着一则传说，扫尘习俗是因通州(今南通)佃农为迎接玉帝的年粮而来。早先，这里的佃农一年忙到头，除纳粮交租外，所剩无几。他们祈求灶王爷在腊月二十四日上天奉本时多说好话，以便玉帝开恩，从天仓拨点恩赐，在除夕前降下年粮——米雪，让他们饱饱地吃顿团圆饭。为了迎接玉帝的恩赐，佃农们每年都在腊月二十八日前，将宅院里外打扫得清清爽爽，以迎接天赐年粮，这样年复一年，春节扫尘的民族风俗一代代延续流传下来。
一到腊月二十四，家家户户就忙着打扫室里室外卫生，清洗蚊帐被褥，连箩筐家具也洗刷一遍，把内内外外都收拾得干干净净。然后把几件破旧的东西拿到村口放火烧掉，称为“送穷”，意思是把那些晦气全部送葬掉，以换来新一年的好运气。
按民间的说法：因“尘”与“陈”谐音，新春扫尘有“除陈布新”的`涵义，其用意是要把一切“穷运”、“晦气”统统扫出门。这一习俗寄托着人们破旧立新的愿望和辞旧迎新的祈求。
春节燃爆竹的来历
春节俗称过年。春节庙会是古老的传统民俗文化活动。随着时代的发展，国内各地每逢春节都会有一系列的庙会活动。
庙会，又称“庙市”或“节场”。是汉族民间宗教及岁时风俗，一般在春节，元宵节等节日举行。也是我国集市贸易形式之一，其形成与发展和地庙的宗教活动有关，在寺庙的节日或规定的日期举行，多设在庙内及其附近，进行祭神、娱乐和购物等活动。
庙会有的是一年一度，有的一个月内就有数天，会期除固定的，还有不定天数的。比如清末民初的会期：每月逢九、十、一、二是隆福寺，逢三是土地庙，逢五、六是白塔寺，逢七、八是护国寺。再加上正月初一开庙的东岳庙和大钟寺(一般开庙10天到半月)，初二的财神庙，十七、十八的白云观，三月初三的蟠桃宫等等。各类庙会几乎天天有，有时一天还不只一处，所以说北京又是庙会的天下.想把所有的庙会详尽地统计起来实在是不太容易。
庙会的庆祝时间最初是在举行各种宗教节日(佛道二教为主)庆典时，后来发展为某些固定日期，现代举办时间则多为春节、元宵节等节日。
在中国大陆，庙会主要在春节期间举行，主要内容是大量的各色小吃，各种小商品和游乐项目。庙会在中国北方保留的较为完好，在南方则在1949年后逐渐消逝，似乎仅南昌、苏州、武汉、成都等地尚存。以北京为例，庙会中典型的小吃、商品、以及娱乐主要有糖葫芦、爆肚、风车、兔爷、套圈和射击等。后来，随着经济的发展，来自全国各地的小吃也都融入庙会。如羊肉串和牛丸等小吃也十分受欢迎。表演则为旱船、秧歌、舞龙舞狮。部分庙会还有与其相关的表演，如北京地坛庙会上会有皇帝祭地的演出，北京大观园庙会会有元春省亲的表演。每逢春节，游园人数极多，乃至一天有数十万人。至于庙会形式上改不改革、上不上新项目，主办者似乎并不特别在意。当然，也有一些庙会着手进行改革与创新，多以展示各民族风情为主。
春节即将来临，为了迎接春节的到来，学校还要求同学们制作英文小报，制作英文小报是学校学习英文的重要途径，同学们要积极参加。下面整理了几篇有关春节的英文小报，希望对您有帮助~
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关于春节的来历与习俗的英语介绍
Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year， and they reach the peak on lunar new year‘s eve.
春节对于中国人来说是最重要的节日。在每年的春节都让人兴高采烈，尤其是大年三十那晚，更是达到了高潮。
Though the 15-day period， which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day （known as Lantern Festival）， is relatively long， it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.
春节历时15天，也就从大年初一开始，到元月十五元宵节结束。这段比较长的时间是中国人最忙的时候。他们为家庭聚会作安排，采购年货，准备丰盛的食物，以至于整个春节假期都忙忙碌碌的。许多人在春季期间都要回老家过年，跟朋友碰碰头，聚个餐。庆祝春节也包括大扫除和放烟火。
But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.
但是我们现在要谈的是越来越淡的年味。
Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.
现在的春节已经因为我国经济的发展和全球化的影响而改变了很多。
Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times， something that does not apply to society today. More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.
但是没有哪个春节是完全离得开“吃”的。从前，不论人们提前多久想要买年货，总是不能如愿，而现在早已今非昔比。过去常常还要闹饥荒。人们最好的庆祝时间就是他们能得到食物丰盛的时候，也就是春天或是元月初的那段时间。那也是为什么春节对于中国人如此重要的主要原因。
But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China， except for those who are still poor， can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.
但是三十年来的经济发展已经让中国人，除了那些仍然穷苦的人以外，随时都能享受美食。这得益于人民财富的增长，但是后者也导致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖威胁和健康问题。
In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many， especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.
在过去，庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的发展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人，特别是城市居民，不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。
Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In the past， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.
与春节相关的许多习俗也被改变了。在过去，人们常常会带着礼物走亲访友，互道祝福。今天许多人，特别是年轻人，用手机或是网络向亲朋好友发去“礼物”和祝福。有些人或许会说，这说明人们已经没有那么关心至爱亲朋了，但是我们应该把这种变化看作信息化时代省钱省力的好办法。
In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now， which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.
最近几年，许多人开始祈祷事业高升，财源滚滚，而不是求神拜佛，他们身体健康，长命百岁，家庭美满。但是这样的人数现在正在减少，说明人们开始变得更加理性。
春节习俗英文简介Customs of the Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year. Through the evolvement of thousands of years， a series of customs are spreading far and wide.
扫尘 Sweeping the Dust
“Dust” is homophonic with "chen”（尘）in Chinese， which means old and past. In this way， "sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life. In a word， just before the Spring Festival comes， every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.
贴春联 Pasting Spring Couplets
“The Spring Couplet”， also called "couplet” and "a pair of antithetical phrases”， is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription， usually an auspicious phrase， above the gate. The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival， every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past， the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them， while nowadays， it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market.
贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and "Up-sided Fu”
Paper-cuts， usually with auspicious patterns， give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looking forward to a good life. In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows， it is common for Chinese to paste the character "fu（福）”， big and small， on walls， doors and doorposts around the houses. "Fu（福）” shows people’s yearning toward a good life. Some people even invert the character "fu（福）” to signify that blessing has arrived because "inverted” is a homonym for "arrive” in Chinese. Now many kinds of paper-cuts and "fu（福）” can be seen in the market before the Festival.
守岁 Staying Up Late on New Year‘s Eve
The tradition of staying up late to see New Year in originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year， who was very ferocious. Year always went out from its burrow on New Year’s Eve to devour people. Therefore， on every New Year’s Eve， every household would have supper together. After dinner， no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together， chatting and emboldening each other. Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Year’s Eve is formed. Thus in China， "celebrating the Spring Festival” is also called "passing over the year （guo nian）”。 However， now there are less and less people in cities who will stay up late to see New Year in.
贴年画 Pasting New Year Prints
The custom of pasting New Year Prints originated from the tradition of placing Door Gods on the external doors of houses. With the creation of board carvings， New Year paintings cover a wide range of subjects. The most famous ones are Door Gods， Surplus Year after Year， Three Gods of Blessing， Salary and Longevity， An Abundant Harvest of Crops， Thriving Domestic Animals and Celebrating Spring. Four producing areas of New Year Print are Tɑohuɑwu of Suzhou， Yɑngliuqing of Tianjin， Wuqiɑng of Hebei and Weifang of Shangdong. Now the tradition of pasting New Year paintings is still kept in rural China， while it is seldom followed in cities.
吃饺子 Having Jiaozi
On New Year’s Eve， the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi. （See page 82 for more information about "jiaozi”）
看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Year‘s Gala
The New Year’s Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television （CCTV） since 1983. For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year， the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter to billions of people， creates many popular words and produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over twenty years， its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while having the dinner on New Year’s Eve.
放鞭炮 Setting off Firecrackers
The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China， the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder， "firecracker” is also called "鞭炮biānpào” （“炮” in Chinese means gun） and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks， which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. In the past few years， such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to fire and personal casualty caused by burning firecrackers. However， some Chinese thought that a Spring Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years， the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring Festival.
拜年和压岁钱 New Year‘s Visit and Gift Money
On the first day of the Chinese lunar year， everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends， wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors， wishing them health and longevity， while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. When friends meet， they will wish each other happiness and prosperity with a big smile. With the development of the new technology， there is a change on the way of giving New Years greetings. In recent year， it is common to send New Years greetings by such modern means of communication as telephones， emails and text messages.
逛庙会 Temple Fair
Temple fair， usually held outside temples， is a kind of folk custom in China. During the Spring Festival， temple fair is one of the most important activities， in which there are such performances as acrobatics and Wushu， numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of things for everyday life. In recent years， the temple fair has become a place for people to appreciate the traditional art and experience the traditional life.
Festival Greetings
Traditional Festival Greetings:
恭贺新禧 | Happy New Year
吉祥如意 | Everything Goes Well
恭喜发财 | Wishing You Prosperity
年年有余 | Surplus Year after Year
岁岁平安 | Peace All Year Round
新春大吉 | Good Luck in the New Year
In the past two years， it has become a vogue for relatives and friends to send short messages to greet each other during the Spring Festival. With best wishes， the warm greetings of text messages give a happy and joyful atmosphere of the Festival.
Festival Greetings via Text Message
① 送你一件外套，前面是平安，后面是幸福，领子是吉祥，袖子是如意，扣子是快乐，口袋里满是温暖，穿上吧，让它伴你每一天！新春快乐！
I will give you a coat as a present. The front is safety， the back happiness， the collar auspiciousness， the sleeves satisfaction， the buttons enjoyment and the pockets warmness. Wear every day. Wish you a happy New Year.
② 新年到了，不打算送给你太多，只给你五千万：千万要快乐！千万要健康！千万要平安！千万要知足！千万不要忘记我！
As the New Year comes， I will only give you five "do’s” as a present. Do be merry！ Do be healthy！ Do be safe！ Do be satisfied！ Do remember me！
介绍中国新年除夕习俗的英语文章
Before New Year‘s Eve
The celebration actually starts on New Year‘s Eve with the
family reunion dinner. By New Year‘s Eve， you should have
done the following:
Clean the entire home to get rid of all the things that are
associated with the old year.
Put away all brooms and brushes.
Pay all your debts.
Resolve differences with family members， friends， neighbors and business associates.
Buy the following:
Red money envelopes，
Oranges and/or tangerines，
Fill a "Cheun hup（a circular red tray separated in eight compartments） with melon seedslotuschocolate coinsnuts etc.
Flowers （especially plum blossoms， peach blossoms， water lilies），
A new set of clothes and shoes for children， preferably something red or orange.
Get new dollar bills from the bank. Insert the new dollar bills into the red envelopes. Now the red envelope is called a lai see or lucky money envelope.
On New Year‘s Eve
Get together with close family members （not including married daughters and their families） for the "reunion” dinner.
Pay respect to ancestors and household gods. Acknowledge the presence of ancestors because they are responsible for the fortunes of future generations.
Open every door and window in your home at midnight to let go of the old year.
On New Year‘s Day
Decorate your home with symbols of good fortune. Here are some suggestions:
Colors: Bright red （happiness）； gold/orange （wealth &； happiness）。
Fruits: Oranges and tangerines （good health &； long life）； tangerines with leaves intact （long lasting relationships； being fruitful and multiply）； persimmons （happiness and wealth）。
“Chuen Hup” circular candy tray （candy for sweet and circular for togetherness and continuity）。
Flowers: If flowers bloom on New Year‘s Day， it will be a prosperous year.
Red banners or couplets with New Year wishes and symbols of good fortune in gold.
中国传统节日中英对照：春节
春节，是农历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个传统节日。春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到了民国时期，改用公历，公历的一月一日称为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。
春节到了，意味着春天将要来临，万象复苏草木更新，新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬，早就盼望着春暖花开的日子，当新春到来之际，自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。 千百年来，人们使年俗庆祝活动变得异常丰富多彩，每年从农历腊月二十三日起到年三十，民间把这段时间叫做“迎春日”，也叫“扫尘日”，在春节前扫尘搞卫生，是我国人民素有的传统习惯。
然后就是家家户户准备年货，节前十天左右，人们就开始忙于采购物品，年货包括鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱、南北炒货、糖饵果品，都要采买充足，还要准备一些过年时走亲访友时赠送的礼品，小孩子要添置新衣新帽，准备过年时穿。
在节前要在住宅的大门上粘贴红纸黄字的新年寄语，也就是用红纸写成的春联。屋里张贴色彩鲜艳寓意吉祥的年画，心灵手巧的姑娘们剪出美丽的窗花贴在窗户上，门前挂大红灯笼或贴福字及财神、门神像等，福字还可以倒贴，路人一念福倒了，也就是福气到了，所有这些活动都是要为节日增添足够的喜庆气氛。
春节的另一名称叫过年。在过去的传说中，年是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。年一来。树木凋蔽，百草不生；年一过，万物生长，鲜花遍地。年如何才能过去呢？需用鞭炮轰 ，于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗，这其实也是烘托热闹场面的又一种方式。
春节是个欢乐祥和的节日，也是亲人团聚的日子，离家在外的孩子在过春节时都要回家欢聚。过年的前一夜，就是旧年的腊月三十夜，也叫除夕，又叫团圆夜，在这新旧交替的时候，守岁是最重要的年俗活动之一，除夕晚上，全家老小都一起熬年守岁，欢聚酣饮，共享天伦之乐，北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗，饺子的作法是先和面，和字就是合；饺子的饺和交谐音，合和交有相聚之意，又取更岁交子之意。在南方有过年吃年糕的`习惯，甜甜的粘粘的年糕，象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜，步步高。 待第一声鸡啼响起，或是新年的钟声敲过，街上鞭炮齐鸣，响声此起彼伏，家家喜气洋洋，新的一年开始了，男女老少都穿着节日盛装，先给家族中的长者拜年祝寿，节中还有给儿童压岁钱，吃团年饭，初二、三就开始走亲戚看朋友，相互拜年，道贺祝福，说些恭贺新喜、恭喜发财、恭喜、过年好等话，祭祖等活动。
节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户，也充满各地的大街小巷，一些地方的街市上还有舞狮子，耍龙灯，演社火，游花市，逛庙会等习俗。这期间花灯满城，游人满街，热闹非凡，盛况空前，直要闹到正月十五元宵节过后，春节才算真正结束了。
春节是汉族最重要的节日，但是满、蒙古，瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗，只是过节的形式更有自己的民族特色，更蕴味无穷。
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 （c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC） 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.
The Chinese character "fu" （meaning blessing or happiness） is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down， for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes”， both being pronounced as "fudaole." What‘s more， two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.
People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time， all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken， fish and bean curd cannot be excluded， for in Chinese， their pronunciations， respectively "ji“， "yu" and "doufu，" mean auspiciousness， abundance and richness. After the dinner， the whole family will sit together， chatting and watching TV. In recent years， the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station （CCTV） is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom， each family will stay up to see the New Year in.
Waking up on New Year， everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift， wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi， or dumplings， for breakfast， as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new”。 Also， the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.
Southern Chinese eat niangao （New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour） on this occasion， because as a homophone， niangao means "higher and higher， one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives， friends， and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings， gifts and chat leisurely.
Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However， such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security， noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement， some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to， some break little balloons to get the sound too， while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.
The lively atmosphere not only fills every household， but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing， dragon lantern dancing， lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.
China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people， and they have different customs.
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春节的介绍（英文）
Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival， also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar， so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.
To the ordinary Chinese， the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Years Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month， which normally is called the Lantern Festival， means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.
Preparations for the New Year begin the last few days of the last moon， when houses are thoroughly cleaned， debts repaid， hair cut and new clothes purchased. Houses are festooned with paper scrolls bearing auspicious antithetical couplet （as show on both side of the page） and in many homes， people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.
“Guo Nian，" meaning ”passing the year，" is the common term among the Chinese people for celebrating the Spring Festival. It actually means greeting the new year. At midnight at the turn of the old and new year， people used to let off fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year. In an instant the whole city would be engulfed in the deafening noise of the firecrackers.
On New Years Eve， all the members of families come together to feast. Jiaozi， a steamed dumpling as pictured below， is popular in the north， while southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.
有关春节的英文作文
春节
Spring Festival
春节是中国的传统节日。中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临。春节到了，全家老小欢聚在一起。春节期间城里到处张灯结彩。我们以宴会和焰火庆祝春节。欢迎和我的家人共度春节！
Spring Festival is a traditional festival in china.Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmthof spring. The whole family got together happily for the spring festival. Decorations are hanging up everywhere in the city on the springfestival. we have the Spring Festival's celebrations with feasts and fireworks. Welcome to have the Chinese New Year with my family!
阻断疫情传播，这个春节应有“新年俗”。
To stop the spread of the epidemic， this Spring Festival should have a "New Year custom"
春节期间，拜年团聚、走亲访友是我们的传统.然而，这种人群集聚正是传染性病毒“喜欢”的，也是控制疫情的`大敌.控制传染源、切断传播途径、保护易感人群是传染病防控的三原则，为了更好地“切断传播途径”，遏制住新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情蔓延势头，我们有必要在特殊时期暂时放下老传统，形成一些“新年俗”。
During the Spring Festival， it is our tradition to have a new year reunion and visit relatives and friends. However， this kind of crowd gathering is exactly what infectious virus "likes" and is also the enemy of epidemic control. The three principles of infectious disease prevention and control are to control the source of infection， cut off the route of transmission and protect the susceptible population. In order to better "cut off the route of transmission" and curb the spread of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection， it is necessary for us to put down the old tradition temporarily and form some "New Year customs" in a special period.
减少串门不聚会.传统年俗中“温情脉脉”的聚会聚餐，在当前这个特殊时刻，有可能暗藏凶险.截至24日24时，广东已累计发现聚集性疫情14起，其中13起为家庭聚集，1起为工作同事聚集.各地为更好地防控疫情，纷纷取消庙会、电影放映等聚集性活动.个人也不妨委屈一下“传统”，减少拜年、聚会、聚餐，多用电话、微信、短信等非接触方式拜年.来日方长，非常时段，不必计较这朝朝夕夕。
Reduce visits to parties. In the current special moment， the gathering and dining of "tender feelings" in the traditional customs may be dangerous. As of 24：00 on the 24th， 14 aggregate epidemics have been found in Guangdong， including 13 family gatherings and 1 work colleague gatherings. In order to better prevent and control the epidemic， temple fairs， film shows and other gatherings have been cancelled. Individuals may also be able to aggrieve the "tradition"， reduce new year's greetings， parties， dinners， and more non—contact ways such as telephone， wechat and SMS. It's a long time coming. It's very special. Don't worry about the day and night.
出门记得戴口罩.新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎，最长潜伏期达14天.携带病毒的人脸上没有写字，在不得不与人接触的场合，一个小口罩将起到阻挡病毒入侵的大作用.中科院院士、国家卫健委高级别专家组成员高福在接受央视采访时，10分钟内至少8次提到“口罩”一词，他强烈呼吁近期出门戴口罩，要形成“口罩文化”.为安全着想，不要怕麻烦和累赘，请把口罩戴起来，也请劝家人把口罩戴起来。
Wear a mask when you go out. The longest incubation period of new coronavirus infected pneumonia is 14 days. There is no writing on the face carrying virus. In the situation of having to contact with people， a small mask will play an important role in preventing virus invasion. Gao Fu， academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and member of the high level expert group of the national health and Health Commission， mentioned the word "Mask" at least eight times in 10 minutes in an interview with CCTV. He strongly called for wearing a mask in the near future to form a "mask culture". For the sake of safety， don't be afraid of troubles and encumbrances. Please put on the mask， and also advise your family to put on the mask.
见面不必行“握手礼”.“菌从手来，病从口入.”北京市卫生健康委主任建议大家见面拱手不握手，保持1.5米以上距离.也许有人觉得这么做有点草木皆兵，但在病毒仍在“暗处”加快蔓延的非常时期，谨慎一些没什么坏处.另外，要做好消毒，特别是出门回家后要勤洗手.当然，我们在战术上重视“敌人”，也要在战略上藐视“敌人”，适当放松心态，不要过度焦虑、恐惧，保持好心情，有利于提高免疫力。
You don't have to shake hands to meet. "Germs come from the hand， and diseases come from the mouth." The director of Beijing Municipal Commission of health and health suggested that people should keep a distance of more than 1.5 meters without shaking hands. Some people may think it's a bit of overkill， but it's no harm to be cautious when the virus is still spreading in the dark. In addition， do a good job in disinfection， especially wash your hands frequently after going home. Of course， we should attach importance to the "enemy" tactically， despise the "enemy" strategically， relax our mind properly， do not worry and fear excessively， keep a good mood， which is conducive to improving our immunity.
互相理解，彼此包容.突如其来的疫情打乱了很多人的春节计划，多少影响了过节心情.在这个非常时刻，为阻断病毒传播，需要大家保持平和的心态，互相理解，彼此包容，共克时艰.当我们采取一些“非常举措”时，比如不上亲戚朋友家拜年、戴口罩、见面不握手，不妨技巧性地做一些解释；而当我们看到别人“如临大敌”采取一些“非常举措”、甚至“特殊防护举措”的时候，也不妨抱以支持、理解、包容的态度。
Mutual understanding and tolerance. The sudden outbreak disrupted many people's plans for the Spring Festival and affected their mood. At this very moment， in order to block the spread of the virus， we need to keep a peaceful mind， understand each other， tolerate each other and overcome the difficulties together. When we take some "extraordinary measures"， such as not going to relatives and friends' home to pay a new year's visit， wearing masks， and not shaking hands when meeting， we can skillfully make some explanations； when we see others taking some "extraordinary measures" or even "special protective measures"， we can also take a supportive， understanding and inclusive attitude.
非常时期，不聚会不聚餐，不是人情淡薄，而是生命至上.暂时的“委屈”，都是为了温情长存.新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情形势严峻，除西藏之外内地30个省份都已有疫情；24日全天，全国新增病例多达444例，累计死亡患者已达41例.如今，30个省份都启动了“一级响应”，我们也应有所“响应”，行动起来，形成“新年俗”，让病毒无机可乘.转变观念，更换方式，照样能过个好年。
In an extraordinary period， it's not the lack of human feelings， but the supremacy of life. Temporary "grievances" are all for the sake of warmth. The situation of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus is severe， with 30 provinces in the mainland except Tibet already suffering from the disease. On the whole day of the 24th， 444 new cases and 41 deaths occurred in China. Now， 30 provinces have launched a "first level response"， and we should also "respond" to it. We should take action to form a "New Year's custom" so that the virus has no chance. We can still have a good year by changing our ideas and ways.
