The English introduction to the Chinese Spring Festival, including the origin, legends, customs, changes, preferably with a translation, thank you!

Spring Festival's history is glorious, the legend in early neolithic age when they had many legends "Spring Festival" customs. About the origin of " Spring Festival", have a kind of legend is: ancient China has a kind of call "years" the beast. "Year", head long feelers, fierce abnormalities. "Year" in the seabed, each elder deep in the heart. the seabed, each elder deep to specific day (New Year's eve) is now just climbed out, swallowed cattle damage lives. Therefore, every day, New Year's eve CunCunZhaiZhai people FuLaoXieYou fled to the mountains, to avoid "nian" damage. A NianChuXi, from the village outside a begging the old man. Village a hurried panic scene, nobody answered him. hurried panic scene, nobody answered him, only village as an old woman gave the old man some food, and urged him quickly up the hill avoid "year", the old man beard pulls up say with smile. The old woman continue to persuasion, begging the old man smiling without a word. At midnight, "year" rush into village. It found the village atmosphere is different from the village as the family's home, wife: DaGongZhi room. It found the village atmosphere is different from the village as the family's home, wife: DaGongZhi room door post candle lit. "Nian" was a shake, call loudly. Nearly the door, hospital suddenly spread produced crackling sound, Fried " year" shuddered, again dare " year" shuddered, again dare not go up. Originally, "nian" most afraid of red, the light of fire, and exploding. At this time, her mother-in-law's door open Originally, "nian" most afraid of red, the light of fire, and exploding. At this time, her mother-in-law's door open, see an old man in red's court in laughing. The second day is the first month, seek refuge back people see the village safe, very surprised. At this time, the old woman is suddenly enlightened, quickly to the villagers told begging the old man's promise. quickly spread around the village, people know driven "nian" way. Since then, every year New Year's eve put up red couplets, firecrackers, Family candle lit, ShouGeng for years. Since then, every year New Year's eve put up red couplets, firecrackers, Family candle, ShouGeng for years. Kicks in early morning, still walk a friend congratulate. This custom widely spreads, has become China's folk ceremonious traditional festival. This custom widely spreads, has become China's folk ceremonious traditional festival.

Han Chinese Spring Festival custom, general with eat rice cakes, dumplings, lily, glutinous dumplings, Fried eggs, big meatballs, whole fish, wine, FuJu, apple, peanut, melon seeds, candy, fragrant teas and food for the Lord; Accompanied by dust flying dust, wash bedding, prepare often, Spring Festival couplet, and other traditional festivals. candles and point wood-pile, firecracker, ShouSui, give money, happy New Year, relatives, send ceremony, ', going to the flower market, make poses, jump doors of numerous activities, extremely use up happiness. Chinese New Year and hang Chinese knot habit. 30 before tianjin people have to the culture street QiaoXiangGe please Chinese knot custom, take QiaoXiang fortune meaning; Wenzhou people have to go to their religious praying, hoping to in the New Year, together with family achieve happiness. Among them, the more for Buddhism.