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Express the custom of Spring Festival in English.

1, eat New Year's Eve:

Eating New Year's Eve is the busiest and happiest time for every household during the Spring Festival. ?

The New Year's Eve dinner was cooked a few days ago, and it is always cooked on New Year's Eve.

In the north, Chinese New Year's jiaozi is also packed at night.

There are many famous halls in the New Year's Eve. There are jiaozi, wonton, long noodles, Lantern Festival and so on all over the country. ?

Northerners are used to eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival, which means that the old and the new alternate.

The custom of eating jiaozi was handed down from the Han Dynasty.

Legend has it that Zhang Zhongjing, a medical saint, saw that the poor people's ears were frozen, so he made "Quhan Joule Decoction" to treat the poor people's chilblains. ?

He used mutton, pepper and some herbs to dispel the cold and warm, wrapped his ears in skin, cooked them in a pot and distributed them to the poor. ?

After eating, people feel hot all over and their ears are hot. Later, people followed suit and spread it to today.

Translation:

Eating New Year's Eve is the most lively and enjoyable time for every household in the Spring Festival. The Chinese New Year's food was cooked a few days ago, and the New Year's Eve dinner was always cooked on the 30th. In the north, jiaozi on the first day of New Year's Day will also be wrapped up on the evening of 30th.

There are many kinds of New Year's Eve dinners, including jiaozi, wonton, long noodles and Yuanxiao. , and each has its own emphasis. Northerners are used to eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival, which means "making friends when you are young".

The custom of eating jiaozi was handed down from the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical saint, saw that the poor people's ears were frozen and rotten in the cold winter, so he made a kind of "cold-dispelling Joule soup" to treat frostbite for the poor people. He used mutton, peppers and some herbs to drive away the cold and warm, and made ear-shaped "corners" with dough bags, cooked them in a pot and distributed them to the poor. After eating it, people feel hot all over and their ears are hot.

Since then, people have followed suit and spread it to this day.

2. Stay up late or stay up all night on New Year's Eve:

Waiting for New Year's Eve is one of the most important activities. ?

New Year's Eve refers to the evening of the last day of the lunar calendar, which is connected with the beginning and end of the Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month).

New Year's Eve means "the end of a month". People must get rid of the old and the new. ?

They have to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new in the coming year.

The custom of observing the age has a long history. ?

The custom of observing the old age, which was first recorded in the Western Jin and Zhou Dynasties, not only cherishes the lost years like water, but also hopes for the coming New Year.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, wrote the poem "Shousui": "The cold retreats the winter snow, and the warm brings the spring breeze". Today, people are still used to celebrating New Year's Eve.

Translation:

Keeping New Year's Eve is one of the most important activities. New Year's Eve refers to the night on the last day of the twelfth lunar month, which is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month). New Year's Eve means "the month is poor and the year is over". People should get rid of the old department, which means getting rid of the old and getting new next year.

The custom of observing age has a long history. The custom of observing the age, which was first seen in the local chronicles of the Western Jin and Zhou Dynasties, not only contains the feelings of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, wrote the poem "Shousui": "Cold words and winter snow, warm with spring breeze". To this day, people are used to celebrating the New Year's Eve.

3. lucky money:

The lucky money is given by the elders to the younger generation, encouraging children and grandchildren to learn and grow up in the new year and be a good person. ?

Some parents put their children under pillows after they fall asleep at night. ?

More children gathered in the main hall to say Happy New Year to their grandparents and parents, knelt down in line, and then reached for red envelopes.

Giving lucky money in the New Year reflects the care and respect of the elders for the younger generation.

There are nursery rhymes: Samsung in the south, family happy New Year; The kowtow of the younger generation is the money of the older generation. If you don't want money, turn your back and leave.

Translation:

The lucky money is given by the elders to the younger generation, encouraging children and grandchildren to learn and progress in the new year and be a good person. In some families, parents put their children under pillows after they fall asleep at night, and in more families, children gather in the main hall, shouting Happy New Year to grandparents and parents, and queuing up to bow down; Then reach for the red envelope.

Giving lucky money in the New Year reflects the care of the elders for the younger generation and the respect of the younger generation for the elders.

There is a nursery rhyme: Samsung is in the south, and every family pays New Year's greetings; The younger generation kowtows and the older generation pays. If you want money, turn around and leave.