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1、 the spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and is when family members get together. people living away going home busiest time for transportation system the spring festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st luna

2、r month of the next year. spring festival eve lantern day preliminary eve lunar new year a time to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new uthe 24th of the twelfth month is set aside for the annual housecleaning. uevery household will give a thorough cleaning to their houses, clothes, bedc

3、lothes and all utensils,(器具) to bid farewell to the old year and to usher in the new. uit is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter. spring cleaning general house-cleaning sweeping the dust (扫尘） “dust” is homophonic (同音）with “chen” (尘）in chinese,

4、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. 新年除夕夜团圆饭 the new years eve - reunion dinner a reunion din

5、ner is held on new years eve where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. the new years eve dinner is very large and traditionally includes chicken. fish is included, but not eaten up completely (and the remaining stored overnight), as the chinese phrase nian nian you yu,

6、 or every year there is fish/leftover, is a homophone for phrases which could mean be blessed every year or have profit every year, since yu is also the pronunciation for profit. eating “jiaozi” (吃饺子) on nes years eve, the whole family will sit together to make jizozi and celebrate the spring festiv

7、al. the shape of jizozi 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 cant have a complete spring festival without having jiaozi. staying up late on new years eve(守夜) the tra

8、dition of staying up late to see new year is originated from an interesting folk tale. in ancient china there lived a monster named year, who was very terrible. year always went out from its burrow (洞穴) on new years eve to eat people. therefore, on every new years eve, every household would have sup

9、per together. after dinner, no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening (壮胆) 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

10、 nian)”. spring festival evening gala cctvs spring festival special 看春节联欢晚会the cctv new years gala the cctv new years gala is arguably the premier mainland chinese television event of the year. it is an evening gala of the drama, dance, and song, which is broadcast on the eve of chinese new year, li

11、ve on cctv-1, and by satellite on cctv-4 and cctv-9. because it is viewed by an estimated 700 million people on new years eve every year, the cctv new years gala has become a cultural phenomenon beginning in the early 1990s in the mainland china, and since then has become a necessity of new years ni

12、ghts. setting off firecrackers 放鞭炮 the firecracker is a unique (特有的) 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” and used to create a joyful atmosph

13、ere. the first thing every chinese household does is to burn firecrackers and fireworks, which means saying farewell to the old year and usher (迎接) in the new. new years visit and gift money(拜年和压岁钱) on the first day of the chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays formal call

14、s on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity(长寿), 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

15、 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. many customs accompany the spr

16、ing festival. some are still followed today, but others have weakened. decorating their houses featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity a luxurious family- reunion meal extend new years greetings set off firecrackers dumplings customs of the spring festival nian-gao; rise cake; new year ca

17、ke the dinner on new years eve firecrackers fireworks 点击输入标题 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 点击输入标题 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 spring festival couplets the first line of a couplet the second line of a couplet a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription 春联the spring couplet “the spring couplet”, also called “a pair of

18、 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

19、 called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. pasting paper-cuts and “up-sided fu” (贴窗花和“福” 字） paper-cuts, usually with lucky patterns, give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the festival and express the good wishes of chinese people looking forward to a good life

20、. 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” shows peoples yearning (向往) toward a good life. some people even invert the character “fu” to signify that blessing has arriv

21、ed because “inverted(倒转的)” is a homonym (同音) for “arrive” in chinese. peanut candy melon seed 点击输入标题 红枣红枣 red dates prosperity 花生糖花生糖 peanut candy sweet 什锦糖什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune 西瓜子西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 蜜冬瓜蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and go

22、od health 西瓜子西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 糖莲子糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 金桔金桔 cumquat - prosperity gift money 点击输入标题 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 点击添加文本 red envelope happiness good fortune new year paintings th

23、e god of wealth door gods kitchen god new year paintings felicity/good fortune on the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar) lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health. lantern festival the lantern festival or yuanxiao jie is a traditional chinese festival, which i

24、s on the 15th of the first month of the chinese new year. the festival marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year.“灯节 ”或者叫做“元宵节”是中国的传统佳节 ，在每年的农历正月十五这一天庆祝。元 宵节的到来也标志着春节的结束。 this is a festival for people having fun. on the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of la

25、nterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. there is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.按中国民间的传统，在这 天上皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要点起彩灯万 盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜 猜灯谜、共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节 ，其乐融融。 yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in sha

26、pe, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.元宵口感粘糯，口味香甜，外观 浑圆，象征着一家人团圆、美满和幸福。 time:the fifteenth day of the first lunar month lantern showlion dancing guessing riddles dumpling ball 金玉满堂 生意兴隆 business flourishes 岁岁平安 恭喜发财 wishing you prosperity 和气生财 harmony brings wealth 心想事成 吉祥如意 国泰民安

27、the country flourishes and people live in peace 招财进宝 money and treasures will be plentiful 一帆风顺 步步高升 promoting to a higher position 出入平安 safe trip wherever you go wishes treasures fill the home peace all year round may all your wishes come true everything goes well wishing you every success happy ch

28、inese new year! 新年快乐 a happy spring festival to you. 恭贺春节。 best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the new year. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。 may the joy and happiness around you today be there always. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。 wishes may you come into good fortune! 祝财源滚滚。 please accept our wishes for you and yours f

29、or a happy spring festival. 请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们春节快 乐。 rich blessing for health and abundant happiness in my wish for you in the coming year! 祝来年身体健康，万事如意。 点击输入标题 除旧布新 out with the old, and in with the new. 中国春节又很多传统 chinese new year has many traditions. 团圆饭是让加入聚集庆祝新年的时候 a reunion dinner is a time f

30、or family to celebrate the new year together. 春节是中国的农历新年，也是中国人最重要和最热闹 的节日。 在那天人们通常吃饺子以迎接新年的到来。 the spring festival is the most important and exciting festival in china .it marks the beginning of the chinese lunar new year. people usually eat jiaozi on that special day. 中国农历是以月亮为根基 the chinese lunar

31、calendar is based on the moon. 庆祝活动最高峰是除夕夜和大年初一。 the peak of the celebration activities fall on the new years eve and the day after. 正月十五元宵节是春节的尾声。 spring festival ends after the traditional lantern festival. 每逢佳节倍思亲。 holiday season is a time to think of family and special friends. 除夕夜家家户户都要吃团圆饭。 ea

32、ch family has a great reunion dinner on new years eve. discuss over the similarities and differences between christmas and spring festival free talk customs on spring festival in your hometown how did you spend your winter holiday? my new year wishes for you, great start for jan, love for feb, peace

33、 for march, no worries for april, fun for may, joy for june to nov, happiness for dec, have a lucky and wonderful 2011. i wish u to have a . sweetest sunday, marvelous monday, tasty tuesday, wonderful wednesday, thankful thursday, friendly friday, successful saturday. have a great year ahead ! new years resolutions new years eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. its a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. did your new year resolutions make our top ten