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1、Happy Lantern FestivalLucky Monkey YearChinese New Year/Spring FestivalDecember 23th of the Lunar Calendar(Little New Year)January 15th of the Lunar Calendar(Lantern Festival)December 23th of the Lunar CalendarLittle New Yearcustom:worshipping the kitchen god腊月二十三(小年)腊月二十三(小年)习俗:祭灶习俗:祭灶December 24th
2、 of the Lunar Calendarcustom:dusting腊月二十四腊月二十四习俗:扫尘习俗:扫尘After worshipping the kitchen god,people begin to thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and welcome good luck.Dusting shows the good wish of putting away old things and welcoming a new life,making everything look fresh in the new
3、 year.December 25th of the Lunar Calendarcustom:Pasting Window Paper and Making Tofu腊月二十五腊月二十五习俗:糊窗户、磨豆腐习俗:糊窗户、磨豆腐The times for pasting window paper are gone.Nowadays,the tradition is replaced by cleaning windows.Tofu is homophonic with“Tongfu(同福)(first fortune of the year)”,so it is considered as a
4、 good food which brings happiness.December 26th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Preparation of Meat and Shopping for the Spring Festival腊月二十六腊月二十六习俗:割年肉、置年货习俗:割年肉、置年货December 27th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Bathing and Going to the Market腊月二十七腊月二十七习俗:洗浴、赶集习俗:洗浴、赶集December 28th of the Lunar CalendarCust
5、om:Leavening Dough and Pasting Spring Festival Couplets腊月二十八腊月二十八习俗:发面、贴春联习俗:发面、贴春联Spring Festival coupletpaper-cutDecember 29th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Paying Tribute to Ancestors腊月二十九(小除夕)腊月二十九(小除夕)习俗:祭祖习俗:祭祖December 30th of the Lunar Calendar腊月三十(除夕)腊月三十(除夕)December 30 of lunar calendar,also
6、called“Chuxi”(New Years Eve),is the last day of the year according to lunar calendar.It means saying goodbye to the last year and welcoming the new year.Chuxi is to Chinese people what Christmas Eve is to Westerners.In the morning,every family begins killing chicken and fishes as well as cutting mea
7、t and vegetables to prepare for the Reunion Dinner.7:00-11:30 Preparing for the Reunion Dinner Although different regions have different custom,many will pray to their ancestors before the dinner on this day.They also present the main dishes of the Reunion Dinner including pork as offerings to their
8、 respect to the ancestors.11:30-11:50 Praying to Ancestors The two wonderful meals at this day are called“Reunion Dinners”,among which the New Years Eve Dinner is much more important.12:00-18:00Enjoying the Reunion Dinner&Giving Lucky Money Shown during the Chinese New Years Eve,the Spring Festival
9、Gala is a large variety show produced by China Central Television.20:00 Watching Spring Festival Galaset off firecrackersJanuary 1st of the Lunar CalendarCustom:New-Year Visits and Collecting Fortune正月初一正月初一习俗:拜年聚财习俗:拜年聚财Visiting relatives is still considered a major event on the first day of the fi
10、rst Lunar month.January 2nd of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Married Daughters Return to Parents Home正月初二正月初二习俗:回娘家习俗:回娘家Married daughters visit their parents with their husbands on this day,so this day is also called“welcome son-in-law day”.The couple must bring some gifts and red envelopes along with t
11、hem,and give them to children from the wifes side of the family.They have to return husbands family before dinner.January 3rd of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Staying at Home正月初三正月初三习俗:忌出门习俗:忌出门According to custom,people should not pay visits to others on the third day of the first lunar month as it is v
12、ery likely to quarrel with others on this day.However,this has already become obsolete.It is a rare opportunity for people to get reunited during the Spring Festival,so less and less people follow this tradition.January 4th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Worshiping the God of Wealth正月初四正月初四习俗:祭财神习俗:祭财神
13、It is the day for worshipping the God of Wealth.In the past,if an employee was not invited to worship the God of Wealth with the boss,he/she had to resign according to the unwritten rule.January 5th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Breaking Five正月初五正月初五习俗:破五习俗:破五It is the day to“drive away five ghosts of
14、 poverty”(Poverty in intelligence,knowledge,literacy,fate,and friendship).People light firecrackers in the morning form inside to outside of their houses to scare away all the“ghosts”.赶五穷:智穷、学穷、文穷、赶五穷:智穷、学穷、文穷、命穷、交穷命穷、交穷January 6th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Opening for Business正月初六正月初六习俗:宜开业习俗:宜开业
15、After lighting firecrackers,shops reopen for business on this day.It is said that boys of the age of 12 are the most welcomed as the number of“12”us double“6”,which means“everything will go well smoothly”.January 15th of the Lunar CalendarCustom:Rice Dumplings and Lighting Sky Lanterns正月十五(元宵节)正月十五(元宵节)习俗:吃元宵、放天灯习俗:吃元宵、放天灯As the first full moon night in the new year,the fifteenth day is also called Lantern Festival,named after the long-time tradition of appreciating lanterns.One should not miss Yuanxiao.The stuffing and round shape symbolize sweet life and reunion.rice dumpling