Introduce the traditional Spring Festival in China in English.

Spring Festival, as its name implies, is the Spring Festival.

Expert from Shanghai Observatory: Modern folk festivals are also called Chinese New Year. In fact, the origins of New Year and Spring Festival are different.

So ","how can it be? Folklore: In ancient China, there was a monster with tentacles on its head, which was fierce and unusual. Nian lived in the harbor, and before climbing ashore on New Year's Eve every year, he devoured livestock and died. In "Nian", trees were overgrown and white grass was not educated; in "Nian", everything grew and flowers were everywhere. How did it take a year? Red, fire and exploding are the most feared. Since then, red couplets and firecrackers have been used to drive away "beasts" every New Year's Eve. Every candle is brightly lit, keeping more unresolved. Since this morning, friends have greeted and plotted to congratulate each other on the "Year of Peace". This custom has been passed down and it has become the most solemn festival.

There is another saying: In China's ancient Shuo Wen Jie Zi, "the grain on the word is guaranteed by a group". Because cereal crops are usually harvested once a year. So "Year" will be extended for many years.

Although there was a custom of celebrating the Spring Festival in ancient China, it was not called the Spring Festival at that time. Because at that time, the Spring Festival refers to the "spring" among the 24 solar terms.

Then spring is used to represent the whole spring. It is said that the official name is Lunar New Year, which is the New Year after the Revolution of 1911. Since the solar calendar was to be used at that time, in order to distinguish between agriculture and Yang, I had to rename the lunar calendar "Spring Festival".

Shortly after the Spring Festival, spring began again, and a new round of sowing and harvesting season began. People have every reason to welcome this festival by singing and dancing. So, a New Year message in red paper and yellow characters was posted in front of frontispiece. When Miss Chun comes to the door, she will read the sentence with good wishes for the New Year. This idea really comes. Things with the same meaning hang red lanterns, put "fire breathing" and idols.

Spring Festival is a family holiday, and children who are far away from home have to go all the way back to their parents' home. The night before the real Chinese New Year is the night of your family reunion, and you should sit together and eat jiaozi. It is the first jiaozi noodle in China, and the word "harmony" is "pro"; Jiaozi and turnkey are homophonic "jump" and "turn" and get together, so jiaozi symbolizes reunion.

The festive atmosphere lasted for a month. On the first day of the first month of the first month, this former kitchen began to hold an ancestor worship ceremony; There are ceremonies such as saving money for children, relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings; After half a month, it will be the Lantern Festival, and the lanterns are fully wrapped. Tourists come to see it with great excitement, and the festival after the Spring Festival will be over.