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Page1TheSpringFestivalPage2Content12OriginoftheSpringFestivalCustomsoftheSpringFestivalPage3TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear，whichisalsocalledastheChineseNewYearortheLunarNewYear.Inchina,itiscalledChunjieorGuonian.Page4•TherearemanylegendsabouttheoriginoftheSpringFestival.•Onelegendgoesthattherewasanextremelycruelbeastnamed“Nian”,whichhadaverybigmouththatwouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve.Peoplewereveryscared.1Page5Thevillagersfoundthatthebeastwasafraidofloudnoises,redcolorandflames.Sothattheylightedfirecrackers,putonredcoupletsontheirgates,beatgongsanddriveNianaway.Sincethen,thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn.Page62Page71.Thespringfestivaltransportation（春运）Page8WhyChineseNewYearissostruckachordwithpeople?ItbecausetheSpringfestivalhasbeennotonlyaneffectivetimenodeforChinesepeopletoharmoniouspersonalandcomprehendaffection,butalsoaneffectiveplatformtocommunicatehearts.“Oneyeardosenotrush,rushthirtynights”,“moneyornot,homefortheholiday.”Thesewords,itisaprofoundexpressionoftheChineseNewYearofthehistoricalaccumulationofheavyloads,aswellastheSpringfestivalsacredstatusintheeyesoftheChinesepeople.为什么春节会如此波动中国人的心弦？就是因为春节自古以来就是中国人和谐人事、领悟亲情的一个有效的时间节点，也是沟通人心的一个有效平台。“一年不赶，赶三十晚”，“有钱没钱，回家过年”。这些话很深刻的表达了春节所负载的厚重历史沉淀，以及春节在人们心中的神圣地位。Page92.PurchasenecessitiesfortheNewYear（购置年货）Page10“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”(尘)inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.3.SweepingtheDust（扫尘）Page11OntheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillputondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousfeelingoftheFestival.Also,picturesofthegodsofdoorswillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspirits.SpringcoupletsDoor-god4.PastingSpringCoupletsandNewYearpictures(贴春联和年画)Page125.PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”（贴窗花和福字）Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheSpringFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”onwallsordoors.“Fu”showspeople’syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”meansfuarriveinChinese.Page136.setofffireworks/firecrackers烟花fireworkFirecrackers鞭炮Page147.NewYearFeast（年夜饭）SpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.TheNewYear'sFeastisamustbanquetwithallthefamilymembersgettingtogether.ThefoodeatenontheNewYearEvebanquetvariesaccordingtoregions.InsouthChina,Itiscustomarytoeat“niangao”becauseasahomophone（同音字）,niangaomeanshigherandhighereveryyear.Inthenorth,atraditionaldishforthefeastisJiaozi.Theshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingot（金元宝）fromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.Page15【Foodnames】春节食品名称:•年糕Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake•团圆饭familyreuniondinner•年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve•饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli•八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding•汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings•糖果盘candytray:•什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune•蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth•西瓜子redmelonseed-joy,happiness,•金桔cumquat-prosperity•红枣reddates-prosperity•糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome•糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship•花生糖peanutcandy-sweetPage16theSpringFestivalGala（春晚）TheSpringFestivalGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisanessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.Page17Page18OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,peoplepayformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity,whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.NewYear‘sVisitandGiftMoney（拜年和压岁钱）Page19Withthedevelopmentofmobilecommunication,moreandmorepeopleareusinginstantmessengerssuchasQQ,WeChat,microblogandsoontoexpresstheirgoodwishestorelativesorfriendswhoarefarawar.Alotofinterestingemoji（表情包）arecreatedtomaketheatmosphereactive.Page20TraditionalFestivalGreetings:金玉满堂TreasuresFillTheHome生意兴隆BusinessFlourishes岁岁平安PeaceAllYearRound恭喜发财WishingYouProsperity和气生财HarmonyBringsWealth心想事成MayAllYourWishesComeTrue吉祥如意EverythingGoesWell国泰平安TheCountryFlourishesAndPeopleLiveInPeace一帆风顺WishingYouEverySuccess步步高升PromotingToAHigherPosition出入平安SafeTripWhereverYouGoPage21TempleFair逛庙会Inrecentyears,thetemplefairhasbecomeaplaceforpeopletoappreciatethetraditionalartandexperiencethetraditionallife.•舞狮liondance•舞龙dragondance•戏曲traditionalopera•杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville•灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns•灯会exhibitoflanternsPage22ChineseSpringFestivalisbecomingacultureofcardshandedworld,presentedbythetraditionalhappyandpeacefulfestiveseason,toshowtheworldthecharmofChineseculture.俄罗斯人在学习包饺子RussianislearningmakedumplingsOh!It’sdelicious!Page23Page24美国总统奥巴马和国务卿希拉里在白宫都发出对中国新年的问候，祝福农历兔年（YearoftheRabbit），奥巴马表示：不同文化背景和信仰的人们欢度春节之际，“让我们举家庆祝，尽享挚爱之人的陪伴”。“许多亚裔美国人会传承他们丰厚的传统并再次提醒我们，美国的力量源自丰富文化和多样人口，”(