1、春节The Spring FestivalThe Chinese New Year is on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendars. Among the traditional Chinese festivals, this is the most important and the most bustling. Since it occurs at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, people call it the Sprin
2、g Festival.中国的新年在中国农历的正月初一。 在中国的传统节日中,这是一个最重要、最热闹的节日。因为农历新年在冬末春初,所以人们称之为春节。Chinese have many traditional customs relating to the Spring Festival. From the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, people start to prepare for the event. Every family will undertake a thorough cleaning, do their Spring Festiva
3、l shopping, create paper-cuts for window decoration, put up New year pictures, write Spring Festival couplets, make New Year cakes, and also prepare all kinds of food to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. 关于中国春节中国人有很多传统习俗。 从腊月二十三起,人们就开始准备过年了。家家户户要大扫除,买年货,贴窗花,挂年画,写春联,做年糕,准备各种食品辞旧迎新。New Yea
4、rs Eve is the time for a happy reunion of all the family members, when they sit around the table to have a sumptuous New Years Eve dinner, talking and laughing, until daybreak, which is called “staying up to see the year out”. When the bell tolls midnight on New Years Eve, people eat dumplings.除夕之夜是
5、家人欢聚的时候,一家人围坐在一起,吃一顿丰盛的年夜饭,说说笑笑,直到天亮,这叫守岁。 除夕零点的钟声一响,人们还要吃饺子。From the first day of the lunar year, people visit relatives and friends, to greet each other, which is an important custom for the Spring Festival. 从年初一开始,人们要走亲戚、看朋友,互相拜年。拜年是春节的重要习俗。Setting off firecrackers is the favorite activity of chi
6、ldren in the Spring Festival. According to legend, this could drive off evil spirits. The continual sound of the firecrackers can be heard everywhere, adding to the atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity.放爆竹是春节期间孩子们最喜欢的活动。传说燃放爆竹可以驱除妖魔。到处可以听到的接连不断的爆竹声增添了节日喜庆的气氛。Many places hold temple fairs during the Spring Festival. The wonderful dragon lantern dance and lion dance performances, along with various handicraft articles and local snacks attract thousands of people.春节期间,很多地方举办庙会。庙会上精彩的舞龙舞狮表演,各式各样的工艺品和地方小吃,吸引了成千上万的人们。