春节的资料[英文版]

Spring Festival is refers to the cultural circle of Chinese characters on the traditional lunar new year, commonly known as the "Festival", the traditional names for the new year, new year, new year, but verbal also known as of old, celebrate the new year, Chinese new year, is the Chinese nation most grand traditional Festival. [1]
During the Spring Festival, China's Han nationality and some ethnic minorities have to hold various celebration activities. These activities are to ancestor worship God, pay homage to their ancestors, Chujiubuxin, Ying Fuk Jubilee then, pray for good harvest as the main content, rich and colorful form, with rich ethnic characteristics. Influenced by Chinese culture, some of the Chinese character culture circle of some countries and nationalities also have the custom of celebrating the spring festival. People in the Spring Festival this day as far as possible to return home and family reunion, expressing the hope for the next year and the new year of life's good wishes.
The Spring Festival is not only a festival, but also the Chinese people's emotional release, psychological demands to meet the important carrier, is the Chinese nation's annual carnival and eternal spiritual pillar.
春节是指汉字文化圈传统上的农历新年，俗称“年节”，传统名称为新年、大年、新岁，但口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年，是中华民族最隆重的传统佳节。
在春节期间，中国的汉族和一些少数民族都要举行各种庆祝活动。这些活动均以祭祀祖神、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容，形式丰富多彩，带有浓郁的各民族特色。受到中华文化的影响，属于汉字文化圈的一些国家和民族也有庆祝春节的习俗。人们在春节这一天都尽可能地回到家里和亲人团聚，表达对未来一年的热切期盼和对新一年生活的美好祝福。
春节不仅仅是一个节日， 同时也是中国人情感得以释放、心理诉求得以满足的重要载体，是中华民族一年一度的狂欢节和永远的精神支柱。

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.

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