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春节习俗 Customs of the Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year. Through the evolvement of thousands of years, a series of customs are spreading far and wide.Sweeping the Dust“Dust” is homophonic with “chen”（尘）in Chinese, which means old and past. In this way, “sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life. In a word, just before the Spring Festival comes, every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.Pasting Spring Couplets“The Spring Couplet”, also called “couplet” and “a pair of antithetical phrases”, is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious phrase, above the gate. The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past, the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them, while nowadays, it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market.
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tradition，英 [trəˈdɪʃn]，美 [trəˈdɪʃn]
n.传统;传统的信仰(或风俗)
复数： traditions
记忆技巧：tra〔= trans 转移〕+ dit 给予 + ion 表名词 → 代代相传 → 传统
例句：We shall carry forward the revolutionary tradition.
我们应该发扬革命传统。
近义词
convention，英 [kənˈvenʃn]，美 [kənˈvenʃn]
n.习俗;常规;惯例;(某职业、政党等成员的)大会，集会;(国家或首脑间的)公约，协定，协议
复数： conventions
记忆技巧：con 共同 + vent 来 + ion 表名词 → 大家来到一起 → 集会
例句：By convention the deputy leader was always a woman.
按惯例，这一领导职务的副职总是由女性担任。
依玛语录
1、春节(农历一月一日） Spring Festival；Chinese New Year's Day
由来：
Primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of New Year's Day.
原始信仰和祭祀文化是春节形成的重要因素。
习俗：
such as Lunar New Year's dinner, keeping the age, New Year's money, temple fairs, flower lanterns and other customs.
如团年饭、守岁、压岁钱、庙会、赏花灯等习俗。
2、元宵节（农历一月十五日） Lantern Festival（龙灯节直译）
由来：
The custom of burning lamps on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is related to the spread of Buddhism to the east.
正月十五燃灯的习俗与佛教东传有关。
习俗：
Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities，
such as watching lanterns, eating dumplings, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks.
元宵节主要有赏花灯、吃汤圆、猜灯谜、放烟花等一系列传统民俗活动。
3、清明节（公历4月5日前后，农历二月后半月至三月上半月间） Tomb-Sweeping Day
由来：
The Qingming Festival originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring and Autumn Festival in ancient times.
清明节源于上古时代的春祭，春秋二祭，古已有之。
习俗：
Tomb-sweeping, ancestor-sacrificing and outing are common basic etiquette and custom themes.
扫墓祭祖、踏青郊游是共同基本礼俗主题。
4、端午节（农历五月初五） Dragon Boat Festival（龙舟节直译）
由来：
Dragon Boat Festival, with a long history, evolved from the dragon totem worship held in Baiyue in ancient times.
端午节，历史悠久，由上古时代百越举行龙图腾祭祀演变而来。
习俗：
The Dragon Boat picking and rice dumplings are the two main themes of the Dragon Boat Festival.
扒龙舟与食粽子是端午节的两大礼俗主题。
5、中秋节（农历八月十五） Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival
由来：
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena，
and evolved from the worship of the moon on the autumn evening in ancient times.
中秋节源自天象崇拜，由上古时代秋夕祭月演变而来。
习俗：
offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes,
playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine.
中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗
6、重阳节（农历九月九日） Double-ninth Day（重九节直译）
由来：
The origin of Chongyang Festival can be traced back to ancient times. In ancient times,
there were activities of harvest sacrifice and Mars sacrifice in autumn and autumn.
重阳节的源头，可追溯到上古时代。古时季秋有丰收祭天、祭祀大火星活动。
习俗：
There are customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, visiting chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood,
offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and feasting for longevity.
有登高祈福、秋游赏菊、佩插茱萸、祭神祭祖及饮宴求寿等习俗。
参考资料来源：百度百科——中国传统节日
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