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春节简介•春节，即农历新年，俗称过年，一般指除夕和正月初一。•TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.过程千家万户乐团圆，欢天喜地就过大年二十三糖瓜儿粘，二十四写福字二十五扫尘土，二十六炖牛肉二七二八把面发，二九对联贴门口三十晚上闹一宿，大年初一扭一扭过春节•拜年（dropaSpringFestivalvisit）•吉祥话（alucktalk）•春节禁忌（taboos）•红包（redbag）拜年•不管是城里人，还是在农村，人们都要做的一件事就是拜年。民间流行的拜年活动先是从家里开始的。•Nomatterinthecityorinthecountryside,allthepeoplewilldoonethingthatistoextendSpringFestivalgreetings.Thisactivitybeginsatfirstbetweenfamilymembers.•返回吉祥话•给亲戚拜年，出门之后就作揖、问安，说点吉祥话，恭喜过年呐，恭喜发财呀，说点吉祥话，预示着第二年有个好的，这就是新一年来了以后有好运。•TodropaSpringFestivalvisitistogiveyournewyeargreetingswhenyouareout.Havealucktalk.Happynewyear!Mayyoucomeintoagoodfortune!Alucktalkcanbringlucktopeopleinthenewyear.返回春节禁忌•春节里边有很多禁忌，你初一这一天最好不要扫地，要扫地的话，你要从门口往门里扫，从外往里扫，因为这些垃圾（被人们认为）都是财富。•TherearemanytaboosduringtheSpringFestival.Oneshouldnotsweeponthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Ifyousweeponthatday,youshouldsweepfromoutdoorstoindoors,butnotfromindoorstooutdoors.•返回红包•虽然拜年的方式变化了，但对孩子们来讲，有一件事是不变的，那就是拜年时长辈们会给压岁钱，因为压岁钱多是放在红纸袋里的，所以人们也称之为“红包”。•AlthoughpeoplehavedifferentwaysofextendingtheSpringFestivalwishesnow,forchildren,onethingstillremainsunchanged.Thisis,whentheypayaSpringFestivalvisittotheirelders,elderswillgivethemYasuiqian,i.e.giftmoney.SinceYasuiqianismoneyputintoasmallredpaperenvelope,peoplealsocallit“redbag春节的习俗•贴春联(TheSpringFestivalcouplets)•倒贴“福”字(TheChinesecharacterfu)•爆竹(Firecrackers)•庙会(TempleFair)贴春联•春联也叫门对、春贴、对联、对子、桃符等，它以工整、对偶、简洁、精巧的文字描绘时代背景，抒发美好愿望，是我国特有的文学形式。•AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets,highlightingChinesecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.•返回倒贴“福”字•在贴春联的同时，一些人家要在屋门上、墙壁上、门楣上贴上大大小小的“福”字。为了更充分地体现这种向往和祝愿，有的人干脆将“福”字倒过来贴，表示“幸福已到”“福气已到”。•TheChinesecharacterfu(meaningblessingorhappiness)isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethereversedfuishomophonicwithfucomes,bothbeingpronouncedasfudaole.•返回爆竹•中国民间有“开门爆竹”一说。即在新的一年到来之际，家家户户开门的第一件事就是燃放爆竹，以哔哔叭叭的爆竹声除旧迎新。•BurningfireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomontheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesplutteringsoundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.•返回庙会•春节过了以后，就是在过去中国的农村里边，文艺的活动逐渐地展开了，有各种的文艺节目，像我们现在看到的北京花会一样，高跷、旱船，另外就是唱戏。•AftertheSpringFestival,allkindsofentertainmentprogramsusedtobegivenintheruralareasinChina.JustliketheflowerexhibitioninBeijingnow,theentertainmentprogramsincludewalkingonstilts,takingaboatongroundandoperas.春节的食俗•腊八粥(Congeewithnutsanddriedfruits)•年糕(NewYearcake)•饺子(jiaozi)腊八粥•我国喝腊八粥的历史，已有一千多年。最早开始于宋代，每逢腊八这一天，家家都要喝腊八粥。•Onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,seedsofJob'stears,jujubeberries,lotusseeds,beans,longanandgingko.•返回年糕•春节吃年糕，“义取年胜年，籍以祈岁稔。”寓意万事如意年年高。•SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone,niangaomeanshigherandhigher,oneyearafteranother.•返回饺子•“交子”即新年与旧年相交的时刻。饺子就意味着更岁交子，过春节吃饺子被认为是大吉大利。•PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythinkjiaoziinsoundmeansbiddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew.元宵节•每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日--元宵节。•TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.元宵节习俗•吃元宵（EatingYuanxiao）•猜灯谜（Guessinglanternriddles）•看烟火（Watchfireworks）吃元宵•元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。•YuanxiaoisthespecialfoodfortheLanternFestival.ItisbelievedthatYuanxiaoisnamedafterapalacemaid,Yuanxiao,ofEmperorWuDioftheHanDynasty.Yuanxiaoisakindofsweetdumpling,whichismadewithstickyriceflourfilledwithsweetstuffing.•返回猜灯谜•猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上，然后将纸条展示在灯笼上。•GuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.•返回看烟火•很多家庭在春节时会留下一部分烟花等着元宵节放。当新年的第一轮圆月升上夜空时，人们都会因燃放的烟火和空中的明月而兴奋。•OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.图片欣赏Pictureappreciation中国结（ChineseKnot）贴春联（TheSpringFativalcouplets）蒸花馍（Steamedsteamedflower）放鞭炮（squibbingfirecrackers）谢谢Thankyouverymuch.