年初一到年十五传统春节风俗

       说起圣诞节，估计大家都会滔滔不绝，但说起中国传统的春节，大家又知不知道怎么用英语来个简短介绍呢？赶紧来看看吧。跟老外侃圣诞不算什么，不如侃侃春节。不过很多这些风俗连小编自己都不了解，也许我们现在过的春节已经不是正宗的春节了吧。

        New Year celebrations is a grand event of China. New Year festivities lasts for one month in China. Chinese New Year is also called Springfestival. It begins from the middle of the last month of the year and ends up in the first month of the new year. These last day celebrationsin China is called Lantern Festival。

        欢庆新年是中国的一次盛会。在中国欢庆新年会持续一个月。中国新年也被称作春节。它起始于一年最后一个月的中旬，结束于新年的第一个月。在中国组后一天庆祝活动被称作元宵节。 

　　History of Chinese New Year

　　追溯历史：名叫“年”的怪兽

ChineseNew Year has a very interesting and unique history. According to theChinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallowhumans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came onlywhen people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises.They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was namedas GuNian meaning "Pass over the Nian". Chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it as a New Year。

中国新年有一个非常有趣和特别的历史。根据中国的传说，从前有一个经常出来吃人的野兽。只有当人们意识到叫作‘年’的野兽害怕红色和噪音那时起，才解除了害怕野兽到来的痛苦。他们开始放鞭炮和用红色来吓走野兽。从那时候起，这一天被称作过年的日子，意味着赶走了‘年那个野兽’。中国人把这一天看做吉祥的一天，因为它给人们带来了新生活，故在这一天庆祝新年的到来。

　　Chinese New Year Dates

　　农历新年，年年不同

Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year. Chinese calendar is a combination of solar and lunar calendar. Chinese New Year falls on second new moon after the winter solstice(冬至). Chinese calendar has a 12 year cycle and each year is named after animal. Chinese believe that every person resembles an animal and this reflects their traits. Year 2006 was the Year of the Dog. People born on this date are said to be very loyal and trustworthy。

农历新年的日期，年年不同。中国历是阳历和阴历的结合。冬至之后的第二个新月是中国春节。中国农历有12年的周期，每一年以一个动物命名。中国人相信每个人像他的属相，属相反映了他们的个性。2006年是狗年，在狗年出生的人据说是非常忠诚和可信的。 

　　Chinese New Year Celebrations

　　新年找乐，日日不同

Lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of New Year celebrations. Every day has a special importance to it. Chinese ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manner. Given below are the line wise celebrations of the New Year in China:

在持续15天的庆祝新年活动中可以看到许多令人兴奋的事物。对于春节，每一天都有特殊的重要性。中国人把节日仪式化了，以通常方式庆祝每一天。以下是中国庆祝新年的明智方式。

　　年初一：祭拜天地

Day1: People began their day by offering prayers and welcome the gods ofheaven and earth. Most of the people stay away from meat to ensurehealthy living。

人们通过送祝福和欢迎天地神仙开始这一天。大多数人远离肉食来确保健康生活。

　　年初二：狗狗过生日

Day 2:Successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods.Chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. This is dayis considered to be the birthday of all dogs。

祝福连续送给祖先和其它神。中国人对狗的照看很细心，喂它们吃的食物也很好，初二被看做是所有狗狗的生日。

　　初三初四：走亲访友，媳妇回娘家

Day3 and 4: These are very important days for the families to keep up their relations. It calls for every son-in-law to pay respect to theirparents-in-law。

初三初四：这些天对于家庭来说维持关系来说很重要，它要求每个女婿在这一天拜访岳父岳母。

　　年初五：“破五”祭财神

Day5: According to the traditions, nobody visits friends and relativeshouses as it would bring bad omen. They stay back home to worship theGod of wealth. The day is called Po Woo。

初五：根据传统，没人在这一天走亲访友，因为会带来凶兆。他们会呆在家里祭财神，这一天也被称作‘破五’。

　　年初六：百无禁忌，出门活动筋骨

Day6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and even visit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits。

初六：在这一天，人们可以自由的会见远亲和近邻，甚至去附近寺庙祈福。

　　年初七：吃面条，祝长寿

　　Day 7: This is Chinese farmers' day. They display their backbreaking

produce. They also prepare a drink from seven different types of vegetables. On this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol oflong life and fish representing success。

正月初七是中国的人胜节，展示了他们的辛劳付出，他们也准备由七种蔬菜榨成的饮料。在这一天，每人吃长寿面和代表着成功的鱼。

　　年初八：凌晨拜天公

Day8: It's an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. Theyalso offer midnight prayers to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven。

初八：这是与家人和朋友度过的又一天。他们也给天神‘天公’送去午夜祝福。

　　年初九：玉皇大帝登场

Day 9: Prayers are offered to Jade Emperor。

把祝福送给玉皇大帝。

　　初十、十一、十二、十三：大吃大喝，最后记得回归清淡

Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrate the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system。

正月初十至十二，人们和相爱的人一起吃丰盛大餐度过，为了净化肠道系统，十三吃清淡的饭菜。

　　年十四：准备闹元宵

Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day。

　年十四：人们开始准备在第二天举行的元宵佳节相关东西。

　　年十五：吃元宵看灯火

Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their families

正月十五：因为这是第一个看到满月的晚上，人们挂出五颜六色的灯笼，边吃tangyuan 边和家人一起度过元宵节。