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1、春节习俗春节习俗 Spring FestivalTerms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 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 备年货special purchases for the Spring Festival看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Years GalaoThe New Ye

2、ars 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 merit

3、ing 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 Years Eve.扫尘 Sweeping the Dusto“Dust”is homophonic with“chen”（尘）in Chinese,w

4、hich 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

5、 will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.贴春联 Pasting Spring Coupletso“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 s

6、ides 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

7、on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival.贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and“Up-sided Fu”oPaper-cuts,usually with auspicious patterns,give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looki

8、ng 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 peoples yearning toward a good life.Some people even invert the character“fu（福）”to signify that bles

9、sing 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 Years EveoThe tradition of staying up late to see New Year in originated from an interesting folk tale.In ancient China

10、there lived a monster named Year,who was very ferocious.Year always went out from its burrow on New Years Eve to devour people.Therefore,on every New Years 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

11、emboldening each other.Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Years 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 P

12、rintsoThe 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,Salar

13、y and Longevity,An Abundant Harvest of Crops,Thriving Domestic Animals and Celebrating Spring.oFour producing areas of New Year Print are Tohuwu of Suzhou,Yngliuqing of Tianjin,Wuqing of Hebei and Weifang of Shangdong.Now the tradition of pasting New Year paintings is still kept in rural China,while

14、 it is seldom followed in cities.吃饺子 Having JiaozioOn New Years 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

15、important during the Spring Festival.You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.放鞭炮 Setting off FirecrackersoThe 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 o

16、f the gunpowder,“firecracker”is also called“鞭炮binpo”(“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.oIn the past few years,such a

17、n 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,

18、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 Years Visit and Gift MoneyoOn the first day of the Chinese lunar year,everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends,wishi

19、ng 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.逛庙会 Temple FairoTemple fair,usually held outside temples,is a kind of folk custom in China.During the Spr

20、ing 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

21、experience the traditional life.Lion dance,dragon dance,exhibit of lanterns 大街小巷节目Blessings:o金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home o生意兴隆 Business flourishes o岁岁平安 Peace all year round o恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity o和气生财 Harmony brings wealth o心想事成 May all your wishes come true o吉祥如意 Everything goes well o年年有余

22、|Surplus Year after Year新春大吉 Good Luck in the New Yearo国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace o招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful o一帆风顺 Wishing you every success o步步高升 Promoting to a higher position o出入平安 Safe trip wherever you goo祝你新的一年快乐幸福:Wish you happiness and prosperity in

23、 the coming year!o事业成功，家庭美满:Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!Festival Greetings via Text Messageo 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

24、 satisfaction,the buttons enjoyment and the pockets warmness.Wear every day.Wish you a happy New Year.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“dos”as a present.Do be merry!Do be healthy!Do be safe!Do be satisfied!Do remember me!Food names:o

25、年糕 Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake o团圆饭 family reunion dinner o年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve o饺子 Jiao-zi;Chinese meat ravioli；dumpling o汤圆 Tang-yuan;dumplings made of sweet rice,rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings o八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 糖果盘 candy trayo什锦糖

26、assorted candies-sweet and fortune o蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon-growth and good health o西瓜子 red melon seed-joy,happiness,truth and sincerity o金桔 cumquat-prosperity o糖莲子 candied lotus seed-many descendents to come o糖藕 candied lotus root-fulfilling love relationship o红枣 red dates prosperityo 花生糖 peanut candy-sweet