英语小短文关于春节的加翻译初一水平最好少一些

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I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival This is a time especially for rest and joy I need not study I wear good clothes and eat good food I have a good time from morning till night I am as happy as a king

我喜欢中国新年比喜欢其它任何节日更甚。这是一个专为休息和欢乐的时间。我不需要读书。我穿好衣服，吃好东西。我每天从早到晚日子过得轻松愉快。我和上帝一样快乐。

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春节是中国民间最隆重的传统节日。在夏历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”、“新年”。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。

Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as "New Year" and "New Year" The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities According to China's Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Year's Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival

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Spring festival is comingSpring Festival is on the traditional Chinese festivalsPeople used to call it "the Lunar New Year"It always starts between january the first and february the twentieth

Shortly before the festival ,Chinese people are busy shopping They buy vegetables,fish,meat and new clothes and many other thingsThey clean the houses and decorate them

春节到了,春节是中国的传统节日,人们习惯上成作农历年这个节日总是在每年的一月初到二月中旬之间

春节前的一段日子,中国人早早地开始买年货他们买蔬菜鱼和肉新衣服和种种其他的东西他们打扫房屋,把自己的家布置一新

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The Chinese New Year is a festival whose Chinese are most importantThe history of the Chinese New Year is very longStanza front stick in an on the face the New Year's Day of the implied meaning of the yellow word in red paper in top send message by word and the god of wealth resembles with hang deep red lantern etc The Chinese New Year is a close relatives the festival of the family reunionThe not far a long distance in child that leave the house returns to the homeThe family rounds to sit together a dumpling, use the dumpling symbol family reunionThe beginning of January is on thering is fiesta cooking stove etc rites before;In the stanza make New Year's visit the child New Year's Money, friend etc

春节是汉族最重要的节日。春节的历史很悠久。节前就在门脸上贴上红纸黄字的寓意的新年寄语及财神像和挂大红灯笼等 春节是个亲人团聚的节日。离家的孩子不远千里回到家里。家人围坐在一起包饺子,用饺子象征团聚。正月初一前有祭灶等仪式；节中有给儿童压岁钱、亲朋好友拜年等

一共有四篇你好好看吧

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people, people look forward to celebrate the Spring Festival

不知道你要多长的……给你两篇（一长一短）,供参考： 1） Spring Festival Spring Festival is the most important festival in China In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal In many places people like to set off firecrackers Dumplings are the most traditional food Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes They can also get some money from their parentsThis money is given to children for good luck People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune 翻译： 春节是中国最最重要的节日春节前一天的晚上,一家人都聚在一起吃晚饭许多人都喜欢(在这时候)放炮竹饺子是传统的食物小孩子非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们能吃到很多美味的食物,穿漂亮的衣服他们还能收到父母给的压岁钱这些钱能给孩子带来好运人民也会把新年的画挂在墙上,为了来年的好运 2）The Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese peopleIt lasts about the first four days of the year,during which people do not work except for the workers on dutyStudents do not go to school,and shops are closed Several days before the new year,people begin to prepareFarmers kill pigs,sheep,cocks and hensCity dwellers buy meat fish and vegetablesHouses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doorsColourful lanterns are hung at the gate On the eve of the new year,each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinnerAfter the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes elveThen every family sets off long strings of all firecrackers and other fire works to wele the new yearOn the first day of the new year,almost everyone is dressed in his or her bestWhen people meet on the way,they say to each other "Happy New Year"Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each otherChildren indulge themselves in games 关于春节的英语作文（带翻译） The Lunar New YearThe Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty Students do not go to school, and shops are closedSeveral days before the new year, people begin to prepare Farmers kill pigs, sheep, cocks and hens City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables Houses are cleaned; coupletsare posted on the doors Colourful lanterns are hung at the gateOn the eve of the new year, each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes elve Then every family sets off long strings of all firecrackers and other fire works to wele the new year On the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best Whenpeople meet on the way, they say to each other “Happy New Year”。 Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other Children indulge themselves in games[参考译文]阴历新年阴历新年对中国人来说是个很重要的节日。 它大约要持续4天，在这期间，除了值班人员外，人们都放假。 工人不上工，学生上不学，商店关门。 新年前几天人们就开始准备。 农民们宰杀猪、鸡、羊。 城市居民买肉、鱼、蔬菜。 人们打扫房子，贴对联，挂彩灯。 新年除夕，各家各户围坐在一起吃团圆饭。 饭后，人们看电视，到了午夜12点，在这辞旧迎新的时刻，人们燃放各种烟花炮竹来庆祝。 新年第一天，即正月初一，所有的人都穿着最漂亮的衣服，路上相遇，互相道“新年好”，亲戚朋友拜年互赠礼物，孩子们尽情地玩耍。 春节英语作文带翻译 Spring Festival is the most important festival in China In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal In many places people like to set off firecrackers Dumplings are the most traditional food Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes They can also get some money from their parents This money is given to children for good luck People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune 1春节是中国最最重要的节日2春节前一天的晚上，一家人都聚在一起吃晚饭3许多人都喜欢（在这时候）放炮竹4饺子是传统的食物 5小孩子非常喜欢这个节日，因为他们能吃到很多美味的食物，穿漂亮的衣服6他们还能收到父母给的压岁钱7这些钱能给孩子带来好运8人民也会把新年的画挂在墙上，为了来年的好运 关于 春节 的英语作文 在那一天人们欢聚一堂。 春节通常是在每年的二月份，有时是在一月份。 在那天，家家户户会贴上代表幸运的春联，放爆竹，还要吃饺子呢！除夕夜那天，就像圣诞节前夕那天，家家户户聚在一起吃年夜饭，祝福彼此，并聊聊对新的一年的期望。 小孩子呢收到压岁钱作为新年的一份礼物！ Spring Festival day that the families get together Chinese people most like the Spring FestivalThe spring festival is usually in the February ,In the spring festival,every family all paste the lucky, Spring Festival couplets and they fire the cracker,they eat the dumplings, we are have make dumplings it,is very delious playing fireworks in the open air My brother and I played fireworks on that day We had many fireworks the families get together to have the new year's dinner,wish each other,talk about the wishes about the new yearSmall I hope make progress in study and everyone in families happy we are receive the money given to them as a lunar new year giftl like it very much 有关中秋节和春节的英语作文80字要高中水平的。 急用谢谢！ the Middle-Autumn FestivalThe Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often held in September or October During the festival, family members get united and have mooncakes together THere are various kind of mooncakes, such as bean paste, egg-yolk or meat The shape of a mooncake is round as it symbolizes a big moon Moreover, in the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people get together in a vacant place, eating delicious mooncakes while appreciating the beautiful moon hanging in the dark sky To conclude, the Midde-Autumn Festival is a very nice festival for Chinese peo 有关春节的英语作文 翻译如下：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 chinaChinese 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 Wele to have the Chinese New Year with my family! 关于春节的英语作文（带翻译） the Chinese Spring Festival 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 Year's 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 Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in ChinaBefore Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their housesAnd they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowersDuring Spring Festival ,the s usually give lucky money to childrenPeople often get together and have a big mealSome people eat dumpling for dinner春节 很久以前，中国历史上最重要的节日是春节，而且据说是中国的新年。 对于中国人来说，它的重要程度和西方的圣诞节一样。 这一年一度的庆典日期被定在了阴历相当于格里高利历，所以假日改变的日期从一月末变为二月初。 对于黄皮肤的中国人来说，这个解释实际是始于春节的前夕结束于第一个月圆之日的15。 而第一个月圆之夜一般情况下被称作元宵节，意味春节在全国大部分地区的官方节日时间上结束。 春节在中国是最重要最流行的节日。 很久以前，过春节时，人们常常需要整理打扫房间。 并且去花市买些鲜花。 春节期间，成年人常常要给小子压岁钱。 人们常要在一起聚餐，有些人午夜还会吃饺子。 求关于春节的英语作文60词左右,要5篇 1、Today is an annual Chinese New Year, the first day of the new year,the traditional festival of ChinaAt this day, everyone has a happy reunion , the families round together to eat regiment rice for year, is really a happy affairSay for us, this festival is very happy, having a lot of delicious outside, can also take New Year's Money to buy the thing that oneself wants to buy for a long time今天是一年一度的春节，也就是新年的第一天，中国的传统节日。 在这一天，大家欢聚一堂，一家人围在一起吃团年饭，真是一件幸福的事情。 对于我们来说，这一个节日是十分快乐的，有很多好吃的之外，还可以拿压岁钱the spring festival is a very important 2、2festival for the chinese on the eve of the spring festival, we usually eat dumplings and watch the tv, some people also setoff fireworks0before, there is a dragon called 'nian' and every year on the eve of the spring festival, 'nian' es and eats people, so every year people setoff fireworks to scare off 'nian'i love this year's spring festival！春节是一个非常重要节日为中国人。 在春节的前夕，我们通常吃饺子并且也看春节联欢晚会， 还有许多人放烟花。 以前，有个龙称'年'每年在春节的前夕， '年'来并且吃人，人扣除烟花那么每年把'年'吓跑'。 我爱今年春节！去买自己很久想买的东西3We often make dumplings at the midnight of Spring Festival's Eve My sisters and brothers usually watches TV that shows the celebration of CCTV Do you known how to celebrate the begining of the chinese new year Usually, we eat the dumpings which we made at the midnight and hear the bell tone which could show us that the new year is ing As a child, I often play the firecracker outside with my brothers and sistersIt is always a happy time for us and my family Because it is the beging of the chinese, famlies often talk with each other The topics are always about the plans or the holps of this year4Today is an annual Chinese New Year, the first day of the new year,the traditional festival of ChinaAt this day, everyone has a happy reunion , the families round together to eat regiment rice for year, is really a happy affairSay for us, this festival is very happy, having a lot of delicious outside, can also take New Year's Money to buy the thing that oneself wants to buy for a long timeSprlingFestvalSprling Festval is the most important holiday in ChinaIt islike Christmas holidayDuring the Spring Festival,we can eata lot of nice food,and the food is different from some different placesLike our Guangdong,we eat carbonado and chicken, s will drink rackAnd,we also like to set off firecrackers,but it's very dangerous for the children,and it's not allowed in some big citiesMaybe some foreigners will ask like this＂Why children like Spring Festival so much＂Because the children can get some money from their parents,so do IIt's the happiest time all the year roundI like it very much 我的春节英语作文 可以比较简单 Spring Festival春节Spring Festival is an important festival in China春节在中国是个重要的节日In the festival,all family members go together and have a big dinner together在节日里，所有的家庭成员相聚一团，并一起享用晚餐We have chicken,duck,fish,pork and such as Dumplings are the most traditional food 我们吃鸡鸭鱼肉和类似的食物饺子是最传统的食物Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes They can also get some money from their parents 孩子们非常喜欢这个节日，因为他们可以享用美味，穿新衣他们可以从父母那儿拿到压岁钱After the dinner, we watch the Spring Festival party on television晚饭后，我们在电视上看春节联欢晚会We have chatting each other我们互相畅谈People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ” 人们访问亲朋好友并互相祝福好运People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest 人们喜欢春节，在这个时候，他们能好好休息一下 关于 春节 的英语作文 关于春节的英语作文（The Spring Festival） The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us All family members get together on New Year'Eve to have a big mealAt the same time, everyone celebrates to each otherAt about 12 o'clock,some parents and children light crackersThe whole sky is lighted brightly We may watch the fireworks excitedlyHow busy it is! On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cutlings The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door At that time, children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival It names the Lantern Festival So the Chinese New Year es to the end上一篇：春天（Spring）下一篇：时间（Time） none of them had seen a old man e to here;” in China The Chinese New Year is the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar And the night before the Spring Festival called “chuxi”&lt；除（chú）夕（xī）&gtNow peoples know how to get rid of “nian”; it always stay in a mountain till “chuxi” On the “chuxi”, it will go to a village to eat peoples and their animals Peoples are very afraid of “nian”! What's that” then;① On the day of the Chinese New Year，年（nián）兽（shòu）&gt, peoples will light the firecracker and maybe burn fire, but nobody knows how to fight with it, it's so strong that nobody can even hit it Another “chuxi”'s came Do you know why I can tell you Long time ago, there is an monster called “nian”&lt: “Oh, my eyes, light the red candle；年（nián）, it heard a very big noise, and it run away as fast as it can, everyone was escaping from the villageOnly an old lady led him into her house and give him a bowl of dumplingThen the old man tell the lady: “Don't afraid of the “nian”, and make some firecracker”Just as they finished the firecrackers, the “nian” es It roars and roars But suddenly a red light just shot straight into its eyes It fears the red things and the big noise You need to wear red cloths, it has been frightened, so every “chuxi”, peoples will light the firecrackers, paste the antithetical, stick the good fortune character and stay awake all nightChinese New YearHi, the Chinese New Year is ing, but do you know which day is Chinese New Year I know it is February 3, 2011In fact, Chinese New Year should be call “Spring Festival” or call “Chun Jie&lt；春（chūn）节（jié）&gt 转载请注明出处 » 写一篇关于，春节的英语作文。

　　 春节 带给了很多人欢乐，那么春节到底有什么魅力呢下面我精心整理了60词的春节 英语 作文 ，供大家参考，希望你们喜欢!

　　60词春节的英语作文

　Spring Festival

　The Spring Festival es after New Year's Day。It's usually in January or February。It's the Chinese New Year's Day。The Spring Festival is the biggest festival in China。All of the Chinese like this festival。When it es，people are busy。They usually do some cleaning，go to the stores to buy some new clothes and a lot of meat，vegetables and fruit。

　翻译：

　春节是在新年的第一天。通常是在一月或二月。这是中国新年的日子。春节是中国最大的节日。所有的中国人喜欢这个节日当它来了，人正忙着他们通常透过清洁、去商店去买些新的衣服和超多的肉类、蔬菜、水果。

　The Spring Festival

　On the eve of the festival，everyone in the family es back home from other places。They get together and have a big supper 。They eat dumplings，New Year's cake and some other delicious food in their houses。Some people like New Year's cake，but more people think dumplings are the most delicious food of all。Some families have a party。They sing，dance and have a good time。I like this festival very much because I can play with my friends and I can get "red envelopes"。

　翻译：

　节日的前夕，家里人是从其他地方回来的他们聚在一齐吃一顿丰富的晚餐，他们吃饺子，新年的 蛋糕 和一些 其它 美味的食物自我的房屋有些人喜欢新年的蛋糕，但更多的人认为水饺是最好吃的食物。一些家庭举行一个聚会他们 唱歌 ，跳舞，玩得很开心的我喜欢这个节日得并不多，因为我能够玩我的朋友和我还能得到“红包”。

　Chinese Spring Festival

　Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of spring。It began in the last day of the lunar year，end in the 15th day of lunar New Year，also is the Lantern Festival。During the Spring Festival，people use red lantern and Spring Festival couplets decorate a house，put on all kinds of colored clothes，often visit friends and relatives or together eat dumplings，fish，meat and other delicious food。

　翻译：

　中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临。它开始于农历年的最后一天，结束于农历正月十五，也就是 元宵节 。在春节期间，人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子，穿上各式各样的彩色衣服，经常 拜访 亲戚朋友或聚在一齐吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。

优秀小学的春节英语作文

　The Spring Festival

　There are many festivals in China Among them, I like the Spring Festival mostNot only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gatheringBefore the festival, people come home no matter where they areUsually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve And then families sit together and share their lives or planesSome will play games or hang out to have some funOn the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meetChildren can get lucky money from relativesIn the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to themIn short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it

　在我国，一年有很多节日，在这些节日中，我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日，更因为它是新一年的开始，给人们带来新的希望，也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方，人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。通常，我们会在 除夕 夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐，之后家人团座一起，分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一，人们通常会早起，会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里，人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之，春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

　Spring Festival time

　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，being 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。

　During Spring Festival，the most improtant days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days。Many customs acpany the Spring Festival。

　During Spring Festival time，you can see kinds of decorations。you can go to temple fairs and enjoy superb performances of the dances， stilt-walking and amazing acrobatic shows。so i like it 。

　翻译：

　春节是中国人民最重要的节日，所有的家庭成员聚在一齐，就像西方的 圣诞节 。住远离家的所有人回去，成为最繁忙时光交通系统从春节约半个月。机场、火车站和长途汽车站挤满了回家的海归。

　春节期间，最重要的一天是春节前夕，前三天。春节有许多习俗。

　在春节期间，你能够看到各种装饰。你能够去庙会，享受一流的表演的舞蹈，和惊人的杂技节目。所以我喜欢它。

为什么中国人喜欢过春节，用英语翻译如下：Why do Chinese people like Spring Festival？其中春节是Spring Festival，中国人Chinese people

春节简介英文版范文

　春节，即中国农历新年，俗称新春、新岁、岁旦等，口头上又称过年、过大年。以下是我整理的春节简介英文版范文，希望对大家有所帮助。

　英文介绍春节

　The term "pass year" is used for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) The word "Year" inChinese characters used to mean a horrible beast To combat the beast, the Chinese hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire This tradition in many ways resemblethe Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires

　中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节（中国新年）的庆祝。“年”这个字在中文里

　是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好 祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。

　The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig This year is the year of Sheep Each animal represents a different "personality" According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac However, in spite of being fast, the cat was not picked as its then-close friend, the rat, did not wake it This action sparked off a rivalrythat continues till this day

　中国的十二生肖代表了十二种动物，他们的顺序是：鼠、牛、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、 鸡、狗和猪。今年是羊年。每一种动物有他们自己的“性格”。根据传说，人们当初和动物 们开了一个会，最先到会的动物们就可以进入十二生肖。而身为猫最好的朋友，老鼠却没有 把猫叫醒去开会。因此，它们之间的战争一直持续到今天。

　Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of spring It began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar New Year, also is the Lantern Festival The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China

　During the Spring Festival, People usually use red lantern and decorate the doors and windows with red papercutsbecouse red means good luckPeople usually clean house toobecouse they want to sweep away bad luck, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fish, meat and other delicious food The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and together they play each other the fireworks, with happy Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities

　中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临。它开始于农历年的最后一天，结束于农历正月十五，也就是元宵节。在中国春节时非常重要的一个节日。在春节期间，人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子，因为红色意味着好运，人们通常会大扫除，扫去一年的霉运，迎来新一年的好运。穿上各式各样的彩色衣服，经常拜访亲戚朋友或聚在一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。孩子们盼望着收到红包的压岁钱，他们一起放烟花，相互玩的跟开心。大街上有舞龙、舞狮和其他一些狂欢活动。

　介绍春节的英语演讲稿

　Today , my partner and I will compare Spring Festival with Christmas in three aspects

　1、Origin and Legend

　2、Customs

　3、Decoration

　As we know, Spring Festival is the grandest and the most important annual event for Chinese people, but nowadays a few people concern the origin and story behind the holiday So first of all, I want to introduce the origin and legend of Spring Festival to you

　(1)Origin and Legend

　Origin

　The origin of the festival can be traced back to the worshiping activitiesin the Shang Dynasty (17th century BC - 1046 BC)People attributed their food, clothes and harvest to the god and ancestor’s will, so they held sacrifice ceremonies to pray for blessing and peace at the end of each year

　The date for the ceremony wasn’t fixed till the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), when Emperor Wudi commanded to use the lunar calendar There was a big festival fair launched by the government, and civil people also gathered for celebration New custom activities also arose, such as burning the bamboo (setting off fireworks nowadays), hanging peach boards (pasting Spring Couplets nowadays) and staying up at night

　Chinese New Year Story - Legend of Monster Nian

　Many existing customs and activities of the festival actually can be traced back to a popular story of the Monster Nian, which helps to explain why and how the festival is celebrated

　in ancient time, there was a ferocious monster named “Nian” with sharp teeth and horns Secluding itself in the dark sea for a long time, the beast would go onshore by the end of the lunar year and hunt people and livestockHowever, the monster was afraid of red color and loud sound, Hence, on every New Year's Eve, people would paste red spring couplets, light candles and burn bamboos (set off firework) to ward off all the evil spirits The entire village and town were ablaze with lights, and people would stay up to welcome the New Year

　(2)Customs

　1 New Year’s Eve Dinner

　Having reunion dinners is one of the most important customs of Spring Festival

　Chinese Dumplings: The Chinese dumpling now enjoys worldwide popularity Its history can be traced back to South and North Dynasty (420 –589) This kind of tradition has a meaning of changing of years, because “jiao” has the meaning of changing In some places, people even put a clean coin into the dumplings, because they think the one who eats the coin will become wealthier

　Fish:In China, there is a blessing speech as ‘NianNian You Yu’, which means ‘May you have surpluses and bountiful harvests every year’In southern China, some people just eat the middle part of the fish on the New Year Eve, leaving the head and tail to the next day to symbolize completeness

　Spring Rolls: It was first eaten on fourth day of February in Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 – 420) Fresh vegetables or ingredients in spring time are wrapped inside and people eat it to welcome a new spring Now it has also become a dessert in some places in the reunion dinner, which contain people’s wish to welcome a new start Hot Pot: Hot pot is a necessary dish in some places in the country Eating hot pot makes people feel warm and the atmosphere is very kind The red color indicates that the following year is booming

　Rice Dumplings: Since the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), people have had the custom of eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern FestivalIn south part of the country, the rice dumplings are called Tangyuan in Chinese The making process is similar with that of the traditional dumplingsBut in north part of the country, the rice dumplings are called Yuanxiao, and are made by wrapping glutinous rice flour onto stuffing

　2 Firecrackers and Fireworks

　People will set off firecrackers in the early morning of New Year’s Day Once they wake up, it is the first thing they do People wish to welcome the good luck inside when they open their doors in the morningFireworks are also set off in the evening of Lantern Festival

　3 CCTV New Year's Gala

　This is a comprehensive art and performance event on the festival's evePerformances include basic elements such as skits, cross talk (Xiangsheng), songs and dancesThe performance always ends with the song “Cannot

　Forget Tonight”

　4 Red Envelope

　Red envelope, also known as lucky money, is prepared for children by adults and the elderly and given after the reunion dinner In folk culture, the children will live safe and sound for the whole year if they get lucky moneyWechat Red Envelope has also become popular in recent years During the Spring Festival, young people are inclined to send Wechat envelopes to each other as a way of greeting It is fast and convenient way to contact with friends from afar

　5 Visting Friends and Relatives

　People drop in at relatives and friends' houses, greeting one another with 'Happy New Year'In ancient times younger people had to salute the elderly by kowtowing; today they salute them by offering good wishes 6 Spring Couplets

　On the New Year’s Eve, all the door panels will be pasted with the Spring Couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with characters on red paper in black or gold ink, giving an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity 上联：迎新春江山锦绣 [yíng xīn chūn jiāng shān jǐn xiù]

　下联：辞旧岁事泰辉煌 [cíjiùsuìshì tàihuīhuáng]

　横批：春意盎然 [chūn yìàng rán]

　Upper Scroll: Ring in the spring; landscape is splendid

　Lower Scroll: Ring out the past; everything is glorious

　Horizontal Scroll: A Refreshed Spring

　上联：迎新春事事如意 [yíng xīn chūn shìshì rú yì]

　下联：接鸿福步步高升 [jiē hóng fú bù bù gāo shēng]

　横批：好事临门 [hǎo shì lín mén]

　Upper Scroll: Everything goes well as you expect

　Lower Scroll: Career rises steadily as you want

　Horizontal Scroll: Luck Knocks on the Door

　上联：事事如意大吉祥 [shìshì rú yì dà jí xiáng]

　下联：家家顺心永安康 [jiājiāshùn xīn yǒng ān kāng]

　横批：四季兴隆 [sì jì xīng lóng]

　Upper Scroll: May you have good luck in everything

　Lower Scroll: May you feel content and your family healty

　Horizontal Scroll: Flourishing in Four Seasons

　(3)Decoration

　1、Pasting the “Fu”

　The character “Fu”, meaning good fortune or happiness, is used to express people’s good wishes and yearning for the future, so people usually paste it gates or some furniture in the house during the Chinese New Year Pasting the “Fu” upside down, meaning the arrival of happiness or good fortune, is a widely accepted and popular custom among Chinese people

　2、Paper-Cuts

　Auspicious words or pictures are cut on red paper and pasted on windows to express good wishes for the future during the happy event

　3、New Year Pictures

　They originated in Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) with simple patterns to drive away evil Now they are a kind of decoration for the festival New meanings and patterns such as conventions, women and babies have been added to the old pictures

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Spring festival is the most important festival to chinese just like Christmas to western people