2018年中国新年风俗英文简介

,HappyLanternFestival,LuckyDogYear,ChineseNewYear/SpringFestival,:December23thoftheLunarCalendar(LittleNewYear):January15thoftheLunarCalendar(LanternFestival),December23thoftheLunarCalendarLittleNewYear,custom:worshippingthekitchengod,腊月二十三（小年.北）习俗祭灶：,December24thoftheLunarCalendar,custom:dusting,腊月二十四习俗：扫尘,Afterworshippingthekitchengod,peoplebegintothoroughlycleantheirhousestosweepawaybadluckandwelcomegoodluck.Dustingshowsthegoodwishofputtingawayoldthingsandwelcominganewlife,makingeverythinglookfreshinthenewyear.,December25thoftheLunarCalendar,custom:PastingWindowPaperandMakingTofu,腊月二十五习俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐,Thetimesforpastingwindowpaperaregone.Nowadays,thetraditionisreplacedbycleaningwindows.Tofuishomophonicwith“Tongfu(同福)(firstfortuneoftheyear)”,soitisconsideredasagoodfoodwhichbringshappiness.,December26thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:PreparationofMeatandShoppingfortheSpringFestival,腊月二十六习俗：割年肉、置年货,December27thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:BathingandGoingtotheMarket,腊月二十七习俗：洗浴、赶集,December28thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:LeaveningDoughandPastingSpringFestivalCouplets,腊月二十八习俗：发面、贴春联,SpringFestivalcouplet,paper-cut,December29thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:PayingTributetoAncestors,腊月二十九（小除夕）习俗：祭祖,December30thoftheLunarCalendar,腊月三十（除夕）,December30oflunarcalendar,alsocalled“Chuxi”(NewYearsEve),isthelastdayoftheyearaccordingtolunarcalendar.Itmeanssayinggoodbyetothelastyearandwelcomingthenewyear.ChuxiistoChinesepeoplewhatChristmasEveistoWesterners.,Inthemorning,everyfamilybeginskillingchickenandfishesaswellascuttingmeatandvegetablestopreparefortheReunionDinner.,7:00-11:30PreparingfortheReunionDinner,ReunionDinner,Althoughdifferentregionshavedifferentcustom,manywillpraytotheirancestorsbeforethedinneronthisday.TheyalsopresentthemaindishesoftheReunionDinnerincludingporkasofferingstotheirrespecttotheancestors.,11:30-11:50PrayingtoAncestors,Thetwowonderfulmealsatthisdayarecalled“ReunionDinners”,amongwhichtheNewYearsEveDinnerismuchmoreimportant.,12:00-18:00EnjoyingtheReunionDinner&GivingLuckyMoney,ShownduringtheChineseNewYearsEve,theSpringFestivalGalaisalargevarietyshowproducedbyChinaCentralTelevision.,20:00WatchingSpringFestivalGala,setofffirecrackers,February16thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:New-YearVisitsandCollectingFortune,正月初一习俗：拜年聚财,VisitingrelativesisstillconsideredamajoreventonthefirstdayofthefirstLunarmonth.,January2ndoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:MarriedDaughtersReturntoParentsHome,正月初二习俗：回娘家,Marrieddaughtersvisittheirparentswiththeirhusbandsonthisday,sothisdayisalsocalled“welcomeson-in-lawday”.Thecouplemustbringsomegiftsandredenvelopesalongwiththem,andgivethemtochildrenfromthewifessideofthefamily.Theyhavetoreturnhusbandsfamilybeforedinner.,January3rdoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:StayingatHome,正月初三习俗：忌出门,Accordingtocustom,peopleshouldnotpayvisitstoothersonthethirddayofthefirstlunarmonthasitisverylikelytoquarrelwithothersonthisday.However,thishasalreadybecomeobsolete.ItisarareopportunityforpeopletogetreunitedduringtheSpringFestival,solessandlesspeoplefollowthistradition.,January4thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:WorshipingtheGodofWealth,正月初四习俗：祭财神,ItisthedayforworshippingtheGodofWealth.Inthepast,ifanemployeewasnotinvitedtoworshiptheGodofWealthwiththeboss,he/shehadtoresignaccordingtotheunwrittenrule.,January5thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:BreakingFive,正月初五习俗：破五,Itisthedayto“driveawayfiveghostsofpoverty”(Povertyinintelligence,knowledge,literacy,fate,andfriendship).Peoplelightfirecrackersinthemorningforminsidetooutsideoftheirhousestoscareawayallthe“ghosts”.,赶五穷：智穷、学穷、文穷、命穷、交穷,January6thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:OpeningforBusiness,正月初六习俗：宜开业,Afterlightingfirecrackers,shopsreopenforbusinessonthisday.Itissaidthatboysoftheageof12arethemostwelcomedasthenumberof“12”asdouble“6”,whichmeans“everythingwillgowellsmoothly”.,January15thoftheLunarCalendar,Custom:RiceDumplingsandLightingSkyLanterns,正月十五（元宵节）习俗：吃元宵、放天灯,Asthefirstfullmoonnightinthenewyear,thefifteenthdayisalsocalledLanternFestival,namedafterthelong-timetraditionofappreciatinglanterns.,OneshouldnotmissYuanxiao.Thestuffingandroundshapesymbolizesweetlifeandreunion.,ricedumpling,theLunarCalendartheSolarCalendarworshippingthekitchengodDustingPastingWindowPaperMakingTofuBathingGoingtotheMarket,阳历,阴历,祭灶（神）,扫尘,糊窗户,洗浴,赶集,磨豆腐,LeaveningDoughPastingSpringFestivalCoupletsPayingTributetoAncestorsNewYearsEveReunionDinnerpraytotheirancestorsSpringFestivalGalaLuckyM