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春节的习俗英语 春节的习俗英语 扫尘SweepingtheDust “Dust”ishomophonicwith"chen”(尘)inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,"sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Inaword,justbeforetheSpringFestivalcomes,everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew. 贴春联PastingSpringCouplets “TheSpringCouplet”,alsocalled"couplet”and"apairofantitheticalphrases”,isaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandahorizontalscrollbearinganinscription,usuallyanauspiciousphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival.Inthepast,theChineseusuallywrotetheirownspringcoupletwithabrushoraskedotherstodoforthem,whilenowadays,itiscommonforpeopletobuytheprintedspringcoupletinthemarket. 贴窗花和“福”字PastingPaper-cutsand"Up-sidedFu” Paper-cuts,usuallywithauspiciouspatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter"fu(福)”,bigandsmall,onwalls,doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses."Fu(福)”showspeople’syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter"fu(福)”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause"inverted”isahomonymfor"arrive”inChinese.Nowmanykindsofpaper-cutsand"fu(福)”canbeseeninthemarketbeforetheFestival. 守岁StayingUpLateonNewYear‘sEve ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearinoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryferocious.YearalwayswentoutfromitsburrowonNewYear’sEvetodevourpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldeningeachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,"celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled"passingovertheyear(guonian)”。However,nowtherearelessandlesspeopleincitieswhowillstayuplatetoseeNewYearin. 贴年画PastingNewYearPrints ThecustomofpastingNewYearPrintsoriginatedfromthetraditionofplacingDoorGodsontheexternaldoorsofhouses.Withthecreationofboardcarvings,NewYearpaintingscoverawiderangeofsubjects.ThemostfamousonesareDoorGods,SurplusYearafterYear,ThreeGodsofBlessing, 本文来源:https://www.dywdw.cn/7bc8dcd4bed126fff705cc1755270722182e596c.html