最新中国新年风俗英文简介

December 25th of the Lunar Calendar
custom: Pasting Window Paper and Making Tofu
腊月二十五 习俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐
The times for pasting window paper are gone. Nowadays, the tradition is replaced by cleaning windows. Tofu is homophonic with “Toufu (first fortune of the year)”, so it is considered as a good food which brings happiness.
中国新年风俗英文简介
Chinese New Year / Spring Festival
December 23th of the Lunar Calendar (Little New Year)
January 15th of the Lunar Calendar (Lantern Festival)
December 23th of the Lunar Calendar
Little New Year custom: worshipping the kitchen god
腊月二十三（小年） 习俗：祭灶
the Kitchen God
As the legend goes, there is a kitchen god in each house who is responsible for the kitchen and oversees the conduct of the family. On this day, the kitchen god returns to Heaven to report the conducts of the family to the Emperor of Heaven.
Therefore, worshipping the kitchen god aims to “please him.” People put out some sweet and sticky foods, such as rice dumplings and malted sugar. In this way, the lips of the kitchen god will stuck together, and he cannot report any wrong doings of the family. Thus the family can lead an auspicious life.
Custom: Bathing and Going to 腊月二十七
the Market
习俗：洗浴、赶集
According to the traditional folk customs of the Han ethnic group, people should take a bath and do their washings to get rid of bad luck from the past year and welcome the new year. Besides the purpose of purchasing goods, people also go shopping to enjoy the exciting atmosphere of the Spring Festival in advance.
paper-cut
It is common for Chinese to paste the character “fu（福）”, big and small, on walls, doors and doorposts around the houses. “Fu（福）” shows people’s yearning toward a good life. Some people even invert the character “fu（福）” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for “arrive” in Chinese.
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December 28th of the Lunar Calendar
Custom: Leavening Dough and Pasting Spring Festival Couplets
腊月二十八 习俗：发面、贴春联
festive ornaments
Spring Festival couplet
December 29th of the Lunar Calendar
Custom: Paying Tribute to Ancestors
December 24th of the Lunar Calendar custom: dusting
腊月二十四 习俗：扫尘
After worshipping the kitchen god, people begin to thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and welcome good luck. Dusting shows the good wish of putting away old things and welcoming a new life, making everything look fresh in the new year.
December 26th of the Lunar Calendar
Custom: Preparation of Meat and Shopping for the Spring Festival
腊月二十六 习俗：割年肉、置年货
December 27th of the Lunar Calendar