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元旦NewYear

Itfallsonthefirstdayoftheyear.Itmarksthebeginningofayear.

thewholeyearsworkdependsonagoodstartinspring.

春节SpringFestival

SpringFestivalisthe

dayofthefirstlunarmonth(阴历正月).Ontheeveofthefestival,people

willpastespringpoems(贴春联)withluckywords.Theyprepare

isnosweepingonspringfestivalforpeoplethinkitwillsweepaway

goodluck.Peopleoftencomebackhometoenjoyfamilyreunion,the

wholefamilywillgettogetherforthebigdinner.Theyalsoexchange

greetingwithotherfriendsandrelatives.

元宵LanternFestival

SpringFestival.Onthisday,peopleofteneatsweetdumplings(元宵)for

goodluck.Theywillvisitthedisplayoflanterns(灯展)orgofortemple

fair(庙会)

清明Qingming

Qingming—ItisalsocalledTomb-SweepingDay.ItfallsonApril4thor

thepapermoneyforthedead.

端午DragonBoatFestival

towatchthewonderful“DragonBoatRace”(龙舟大赛)，Ricedumpling

isamustonDragonBoatFestival.

中秋Mid-autumnDay

“Ladyinthemoon”(嫦娥)andeatmooncakes.

腊月二十三——小年

December23oftheLunarCalendar(LittleNewYear)Custom:

WorshipingtheKitchenGod

Asthelegendgoes,thereisakitchengodineachhousewhois

responsibleforthekitchenandoverseestheconductofthefamily.On

godwillstucktogether,andhecannotreportanywrongdoingsofthe

family.Thusthefamilycanleadanauspiciouslife.习俗：祭灶民俗传说

中，每家都有一位灶神掌管饮食，也记录一家人的言行。今天，灶神

就要返回天庭汇报这一户人一年的大小事，所以祭灶的主题就是“拉

拢灶神”。在厨房内摆放些甜而粘牙的如汤圆、麦芽糖等食物，灶神

的嘴被粘住，就少汇报些坏事，才能天降吉祥。

腊月二十四December24oftheLunarCalendarCustom:Dusting

housestosweepawaybadluckandwelcomegoodluck.Dustingshows

thegoodwishofputtingawayoldthingsandwelcominganewlife,

makingeverythinglookfreshinthenewyear.习俗：扫尘祭灶后，人们

便开始大扫除，扫尘除灾，以迎祥纳福。扫尘也是辞旧迎新，求的是

万象更新的新年新气象。

腊月二十五December25oftheLunarCalendarCustom:Pasting

WindowPaperandMakingTofu

Thetimesforpastingwindowpaperaregone.Nowadays,thetraditionis

replacedbycleaningwindows.Tofui