中国传统节日+春节

中国的传统节日

中国的传统节日颇为不少，如春节、元宵节、端午节、中秋节、重阳节等等，还有许多少数民族的民俗节日。随着时间的推移，这些节日逐渐成为中华民族的传统节日。近年来，随着民族文化的复兴和发展，人们越发珍视传统节日。对于普通百姓来说，这些传统节日就是与家人团圆的宝贵时间。许多传统的节日食品，如春节的年糕、中秋的月饼，也成为了人们传递问候和祝愿的最佳选择。（171）

Traditional Chinese Festivals

China has many traditional festivals, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-autumn Day, Dragon Boat Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, etc. along with some particular festivals celebrated by ethnic minorities. As time passed, these gradually developed into traditional festivals for the Chinese nation. In recent years, with the rehabilitation and development of traditional culture，people began to attach more value to these native festivals. For ordinary people, these traditional festivals are precious time for reunion with their family members. Many traditional festival foods, such as Niangao for Spring Festival, mooncakes for Mid-autumn Day, have become best choices for people to send their greetings and wishes to their relatives and friends.

The Spring Festival

春节，又称农历新年，它是中国最重大的传统节日。时间通常在一月底，二月初，象征着一年辛劳后，冬春之交的休息和放松，也象征着喜庆。春节前，人们打扫屋子、在大门上贴上红红的对联、放鞭炮。据传说，这样做是为了驱赶一个叫“年”的魔鬼。除夕之夜，一大家子定会在在一起会餐，最受欢迎的主食是饺子，人们认为它能带来好运吉祥。在新年的第一天，每人都穿上新衣服，走亲访友并且鞠躬祝福，为的是新年能有好运气。

The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the greatest traditional festival. It is usually a time between late January or early February, which means rest and relaxation between winter and spring after a year’s toil, and means celebration as well. Before the Spring Festival, people clean their houses, put red couplets on their gates, and set off firecrackers, according to fairy tales, for driving a demon named Nian away. On the eve of the Spring Festival, a get-together banquet is a must, and the most popular food is Jiaozi, which is supposed to bring good fortune. On the first day of the new year, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and congratulations wishing each other good luck during the new year.

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