Chinese and English Introduction to Chinese New Year

The Spring Festival generally refers to New Year's Eve and the first day of the first month. However, in folklore, the Spring Festival traditionally refers to the period from the Lunar Festival on the eighth day of the Lunar month, or the Zao Festival on the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the Lunar month, until the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year, with New Year's Eve and the first day of the first month as the climax. During the Spring Festival, the Han Chinese and many ethnic minorities in China hold various activities to celebrate. These activities are mainly to worship gods and buddhas, pay homage to ancestors, get rid of the old and bring in the new, welcome joy and receive blessings, and pray for a good year. The activities are colorful, with strong ethnic characteristics.

Spring Festival eve and the first day of the first lunar month generally. But in people, the Spring Festival, the traditional Lunar New Year Festival is stepped up another gear from the traditional Lunar New Year Festival. Festival is stepped up another gear from the Greek festival or the day of the 12th month, 23 or 24 kitchen. until the fifteenth day, culminating with New Year's Eve and the first day of the lunar month. The traditional Lunar New Year Festival is stepped up another gear from the Greek festival or the day of the 12th month, 23 or 24 kitchen. These activities are designed for worship deities and ancestral shrine to deliver and meet the millennium bringers of good fortune, in the hope of the harvest as the main content. These activities are designed for worship deities and ancestral shrine to deliver and meet the millennium bringers of good fortune, in the hope of the harvest as the main content. Rich and colorful activities with strong ethnic characteristics.

When the clock strikes midnight, the New Year's bell rings, and the sound of firecrackers resonates throughout the entire Chinese land. In this "year of yuan, the month of yuan, the time of yuan" of the "three yuan" moment, some places also in the courtyard base "Wang Huo", in order to show that the prosperous gas through the sky, prosperous and prosperous. Around the blazing fire, children set off firecrackers, joyfully jumping around, then, inside the house is bright lights, in front of the court is brilliant sparks, outside the house is the sound of the sky, the New Year's Eve to the climax of the lively atmosphere].

When neutrons is the turn of midnight, New Year bell sounded, the entire land of China over firecrackers Beidao Tianyu. In this "age, a month, when In this "age, a month, when Yuan," "3" times and in some places still yard barrier "Wanghuo" Airbus to show brisk gas, booming levels. Wanghuo burning in flames around, the children Wanghuo burning in flames around, the children set off fire crackers, joyous to jump and when that happens, the house is brightly lit, the lights. Pretrial is brilliant sparks house is the noisy sounds, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year is the noisy sounds. the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year festive atmosphere to a climactic.

Pressing the New Year's money is sent by the elders to the elders, some families are eating New Year's Eve dinner, everyone sitting at the table is not allowed to go, and so we all ate, sent by the elders to the elders, and encourage children and grandchildren in the new year! They encourage their children and grandchildren to learn and improve in the new year and to be good human beings. Some people are parents in the night when their children are asleep, put them under the pillow, more people are small children gathered in the main hall, shouting grandparents, mom and dad Happy New Year, kneeling in line; and then reach out for the red envelope. Even to the bedroom of the grandparents, all ran to the edge of the bed, yelling: "New Year's money, New Year's money!" The old man is still not lively enough, pretending to be petty, from bargaining to the siege of groping, and finally the old ancestor's red envelopes to dig out, we looted, only to whistling and scattered. The old man in this scenario but happy, think this is a good omen of the New Year everything goes well. The New Year's Eve money, reflecting the care of the elders to the younger generation, and the respect of the younger generation to the elders, is a folkloric activity that integrates the ethical relationship of the family.

New Year's money was distributed by the elder generation, and some homes are finished dinner, everybody sitting on the table and must not be so we are finished, issued by the elder generation and encouraged kids to learn directors in the new year, a good man. Some other parents at night after the children Xie Li had put in the new year, a good man. after the children Xie Li had put on their pillows, children and more people are gathered at the main hall. shouted grandparents, Mom and Dad a happy New Year and lined up a manifestation; then ask for a red envelope. Even the recovery of her mother's bedroom grandfather, went to bed together, a lot of noises special shout : "New Year money. New Year's money!" elderly home was not enough excitement and pretended stingy, besieged by bargain to explore Finally, the red packets tapped ancestors, the red packets were not enough for a New Year and lined up a manifestation; then ask for a red envelope. the red packets tapped ancestors, we rob a space before roaring and unfocused. They get such a kick out of this scene on the elderly that it is a good omen for the new year very well. New Year for the New Year's money, demonstrate the love of the older generation to generation, the respect for older and younger people. New Year for the New Year's money, demonstrate the love of the older generation to generation, the respect for older and younger people. Integration of family relations is a folk activities.