Spring?Festival,?which?falls?on?the?1st?day?of?the?1st?lunar?month?is?the?most?important?festival?in?China?and?a?time?for?family?reunion,?like?Christmas?in?the?West.

中國(guó)人最看中的節(jié)日就是春節(jié)（每年農(nóng)歷正月初一）。跟西方的圣誕節(jié)一樣，春節(jié)，是中國(guó)人闔家團(tuán)聚的大日子。

Traditionally,?Spring?Festival?starts?in?the?early?days?of?the?12th?month?of?the?lunar?calendar?and?lasts?until?the?middle?of?the?1st?lunar?month?of?the?following?year.

傳統(tǒng)意義上的春節(jié)，其實(shí)從農(nóng)歷臘月（十二月）初就開(kāi)始，一直到第二年農(nóng)歷正月（一月）中旬才結(jié)束。

With?the?modernization?of?China,?some?traditional?customs?are?still?followed?today,?but?others?have?fallen?by?the?way?side.

隨著中國(guó)現(xiàn)代化，一些春節(jié)傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗被保留至今，但另一些卻逐漸消失在我們的視野中。

As?we?are?preparing?for?the?most?important?festival,?let's?have?a?review?of?the?traditional?customs?that?celebrate?the?Spring?Festival.

我們忙著為過(guò)年準(zhǔn)備的同時(shí)，來(lái)回顧下春節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗吧。

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臘月二十三：小年祭灶

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Little?New?Year,?which?falls?the?23rd?day?of?the?12th?month?in?the?Lunar?calendar,?is?also?known?as?the?Festival?of?the?Kitchen?God,?the?deity?who?oversees?the?moral?character?of?each?household.

?農(nóng)歷臘月二十三是小年，又叫做祭灶節(jié)。灶神是中國(guó)神話傳說(shuō)中監(jiān)管一家善惡之神。

?People?make?sacrifices?to?the?Kitchen?Gold?on?this?day.

?人們?cè)谛∧赀@一天祭拜灶神。

A?paper?image?is?burnt?dispatching?the?god's?spirit?to?Heaven?to?report?on?the?family's?conduct?over?the?past?year.

?焚燒灶神的畫(huà)像，意味著送灶神上天，稟報(bào)這家人在過(guò)去一年的德行。

The?Kitchen?God?is?then?welcomed?back?by?pasting?a?new?paper?image?of?him?beside?the?stove.

接著人們會(huì)在灶旁貼上新的灶神畫(huà)像，意味著再把灶神接回來(lái)。

臘月二十四：掃舍去塵

Families?undertake?thorough?house?cleaning?on?the?24th?day?of?the?12th?month?in?the?Lunar?calendar,?sweeping?out?the?old?in?preparation?for?the?coming?year.

農(nóng)歷臘月二十四日，各家各戶(hù)會(huì)進(jìn)行大掃除掃舍去塵，預(yù)示著除舊迎新。

According?to?tradition,?ghosts?and?deities?must?choose?either?to?return?to?Heaven?or?to?stay?on?Earth?during?the?last?month?of?the?year.

根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)，各路鬼神在農(nóng)歷臘月必須決定自己是返回天庭還是繼續(xù)留在人間。?

It?is?believed?that?to?ensure?the?ghosts?and?deities'?timely?departure,?people?must?thoroughly?clean?both?their?bodies?and?their?dwellings,?down?to?every?last?drawer?and?cupboard.

據(jù)說(shuō)為了確保鬼神及時(shí)啟程離開(kāi)，人們必須徹底地沐浴干凈、清理住處，哪怕是抽屜柜子也不能疏忽。
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臘月二十五：推磨做豆腐

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People?turn?the?mill?and?make?tofu?on?the?25th?day?of?the?12th?month?in?the?Lunar?calendar,?as?legend?says?the?Jade?Emperor?will?descend?and?taste?the?soybean?curd?residue?to?experience?an?austere?life.

農(nóng)歷臘月二十五日，人們推磨做豆腐，因?yàn)閭髡f(shuō)玉帝會(huì)在這一日降臨人間，品嘗豆腐渣，體驗(yàn)人間清貧的生活。

According?to?Taoist?mythology,?the?Jade?Emperor?is?the?Taoist?ruler?of?Heaven?and?all?realms?of?existence?below,?including?that?of?Man?and?Hell.
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?道家神話里，玉帝是道家統(tǒng)治者，管理著天界及以下各界，包括人間和地獄。

?He?is?one?of?the?most?important?gods?of?the?Chinese?traditional?religious?pantheon.

玉帝是中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)宗教諸神中最重要的神祗之一。玉帝是中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)宗教諸神中最重要的神祗之一。

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臘月二十六：殺豬割年肉

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The?folk?saying?goes:?"butcher?a?pig?and?get?some?meat?to?prepare?for?the?New?Year?feast"?on?the?26th?day?of?the?12th?month?in?the?Lunar?calendar.

中國(guó)有一句俗語(yǔ)：“殺豬割年肉?！?農(nóng)歷臘月二十六正是殺豬割年肉的日子。

In?the?old?days,?many?people?could?not?afford?meat?and?they?saved?the?best?for?the?New?Year?feast.
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舊時(shí)許多人買(mǎi)不起肉，所以就把一年中最好的東西留到新年團(tuán)圓飯吃。

People's?livelihoods?have?improved?greatly?and?meat?is?now?a?very?common?dish?in?daily?diet,?but?the?Chinese?still?prefer?having?meat?during?festival?season.

如今人們的生活質(zhì)量得到了極大的改善，一日三餐里肉食已經(jīng)再常見(jiàn)不過(guò)，但春節(jié)期間人們?nèi)匀荤姁?ài)肉食。

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