用英语说春节的风俗

根据中国传统，民间为了更充分的体现祈福，干脆将福字倒过来贴，表示幸福已到、福气已到”。据说真正贴福字的时间应该在大年三十的下午，日落之前，且顺序应该是从外向里贴，先贴“抬头福”（房内一进门正前方），再贴门福，以此类推，最后一个才能贴倒福，意味着一年的福气都要从外面流进来。

Thecharacterfu,or“happiness”isusuallywrittenonreddiamond-shapedposters.Theyareusuallystuckupsidedownonthedoors.ThisisbecausetheChinesecharacterdao(upsidedown)hasthesamesoundasanotherdao,whichmeans“arrive”.Placingfuupsidedownsymbolizesthearrivalofhappiness.

年夜饭

TheSpringFestival’sfamilyreuniondinner

对于很多人来说过年最期待，最重要的一项活动就是吃年夜饭了。在鞭炮声中全家人围坐在一起，共进晚餐，一同辞旧迎新。

Itisthemostsumptuousandceremoniousdinneroftheyearforafamily.Nomatterhowfartheyareawayfromhome,peoplemanagetoreturnforadinnerwithotherfamilymembersonChineseNewYear’sEve.Andmorethanenoughfoodisprepared,showingabundanceandwealth.

年夜饭也叫团圆饭，是农历除夕的最后一餐。这一餐也是必须相当的丰盛。一般来说大家都讲究要吃鱼，象征年年有余，也会有饺子、馄饨、八宝饭或年糕等主食。

Mostdisheshavetheirownculturalmeanings,allshowingpeople’sgoodwishesforthenewyear.Forexample,fishisalwaysserved,becausefishispronouncedinChineseas“yu”,whichmeanshavingmorethanjustenough.

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WatchingtheCCTVSpringFestivalEveGala