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On the second day of the New Year the married daughters, together with their husbands and children, will go back totheir parents' house for the reunion dinners, to show their respect and deep affection. Bringing along with them arethe presents of waxed ducks, sausage meat, chickens, ducks, fruit, confectionary and the most important thing is theHongbao or red packets containing present money. After lunch or dinner the married daughters will return home withpresents given by the parents. In the olden time when it was a great distance to walk to the parents' place themarried daughters might stay for a few days there. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happy new year.2，送饿鬼 Sending off the Hungry GhostOn the sixth day of the New Year or the Hungry Ghost Day the rubbish in the house is being disposed off and clotheshave to be washed. It is the day to send off the Hungry Ghost. Together, old and young, they kick the hungry ghostout of the house by setting off more firecrackers so that wealth can come in easily into the house without anyobstruction.3，金童玉女 Golden Boy and Jade MaidenWhen the Spring Festival comes, pictures featuring the combination of a golden boy and a jade maiden, both of who areusually seen dressed in traditional Chinese clothes, can often be found on the doors of common households.Characterized with red round faces and bright sweet smiles, the two figures are considered as good omens that arecapable of bringing fortune and happiness for the whole family all year round.4,祭拜灶王爷 Sacrifice to the Kitchen GodThe 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary(初步行动) Eve, or xiaonian (accurately on February 1 ofthe 2005 Gregorian calendar). It is the day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God. Now however, mostfamilies make delicious food to enjoy themselves. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happy new year.On this day, images of the Kitchen God are burned as a symbolic act of departure. Often some paper money is alsoburned for traveling expenses. Many Chinese hang above the stove a picture of the Kitchen God, who not only watchesover the domestic affairs of a family, but is a moral force in the lives of all family members.The Kitchen God is said to go to the Heaven to report the good and evils of the family on this day for the JadeEmperor (the Supreme Deity(神) of Taoism) to give his rewards and punishments. Giving the Kitchen God a send-off,people offer sweets, pure water and soybeans,(大豆) and even apply sugar on the mouth of the God's Idol(偶像) so thathe won't speak ill of the family. According to the folk custom, "men do not worship the Moon while women do not offersacrifices to the Kitchen God". So sacrifices to the Kitchen God is confined to men.5，拜年Congratulation of Spring FestivalSpring Festival is the first day of the Lunar New Year. It goes down to the fifth, the fifteenth day and the end ofthe first month. Normally, people take congratulation to each other in the begin five days. 通常,人们花5天时间来拜年. On the first day, people visit eldership of their family (commonly with the same family name) and pay New Yearwhishes with kowtowing. This eldership involves grandpa, grandma, father, mother, granduncle, uncle and so on. Sometimes, eldership of good neighbors are involved. After that, adult men visit a grave to cherish the memory of thedead ancestor. The Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods.第一天,人们去拜访长辈.还有人去扫墓. On the second and third days, people visit eldership of their mother’s family. Young couple visit wife’s father,mother and their family. Young men visit their relatives, including their aunt’s family and mother’s relatives aswell. This process will go down to the fourth day. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happy new year.第2和3天,人们去拜访女方家的长辈. The fifth day is called Po Woo. On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth. No one visits families andfriends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck. 第5天叫做破五. 人们一般待在家里6，灯笼 LanternsVarious kinds of lanterns have become a symbol of festive occasions, when they can be seen hanging almost anywhere,such as along the streets, in the stores, or under the eaves. In particular, when the Lantern Festival comes, everyhousehold hangs lanterns, illuminating both the inside and outside of the house, which symbolize the family will havea particularly peaceful year. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happ new year.Traditional lanterns are made by pasting paper over a bamboo frame and placing a candle or an oil lamp inside. Thereare also flower lanterns, such as shrimp lanterns, fish lanterns and lotus lanterns.
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灯笼英文介绍：
Chinese lantern has originated from the Western Han Dynasty. Around the yearly Lantern Festival, people all hang red lanterns up, which are symbols of reunion, to create a festive atmosphere. Lanterns later become a joyous symbol for Chinese.
Chinese lantern synthesizes techniques of painting art, paper cutting, paper bundling and prickseaming. Palace lantern and gauze lantern are the most famous among the lanterns made in ancient China.
Nowadays, lanterns still paly an important role in home decoration, but the material of some lanterns have changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastics and iron wire, and their shape and colour have been quite different from traditional ones.
译文
中国的灯笼起源于西汉时期。在每年的元宵节前后，人们都会挂起象征团圆的红灯笼，来营造一种喜庆的气氛，后来，灯笼就成了中国人喜庆的象征。
中国的灯笼综合了绘画艺术、剪纸、纸扎、刺缝等工艺。在中国古代制作的灯笼中，以宫灯和纱灯最为有名。
如今，灯笼在居家装饰上仍扮演者重要的角色，但是有些灯笼的材料由原来的纸、竹子变成了布、塑料、铁线，而且灯笼的形状和颜色与传统也大不相同。
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their parents' house for the reunion dinners, to show their respect and deep affection. Bringing along with them arethe presents of waxed ducks, sausage meat, chickens, ducks, fruit, confectionary and the most important thing is theHongbao or red packets containing present money. After lunch or dinner the married daughters will return home withpresents given by the parents. In the olden time when it was a great distance to walk to the parents' place themarried daughters might stay for a few days there. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happy new year.2，送饿鬼 Sending off the Hungry GhostOn the sixth day of the New Year or the Hungry Ghost Day the rubbish in the house is being disposed off and clotheshave to be washed. It is the day to send off the Hungry Ghost. Together, old and young, they kick the hungry ghostout of the house by setting off more firecrackers so that wealth can come in easily into the house without anyobstruction.
