Time & Duration of Spring Festival 春节的准确日期
According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, begins with the New Moon and ends on the Full Moon, which is from the first day to the 15th day of the first month in a new year. The last day (the 15th day of the first lunar month) of the New Year is known as the Lantern Festival. The actual date is changed according to the Chinese lunar calendar every year.
单词解析
1）Chinese lunar calendar 农历
2）Lunar <adj.> (usually before noun) connected with the moon 月亮的，月球的
3）the Lantern Festival 元宵节
Two Features of Spring Festival 春节的两大特点
Equal to Christmas of the West in significance, the Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China. Two features distinguish it from the other festivals. One is seeing off the old year and greeting the new. The other is family reunion.
单词解析
1）Significance <noun> the meaning of something 意义/含义
2）Distinguish <verb> distinguish between A and B, to recognize the difference between two people or things 区别；区分
3）See off <phr.> say goodbye to something / somebody
4）Reunion <noun> an occasion or party attended by a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time 重逢；团聚；聚会
Customs of Spring Festival 传统习俗有哪些
Paste couplets(Chinese: 贴春联): it’s a kind of literature. Chinese people like to write some dual and concise words on red paper to express their new year’s wishes. On the arrival of New Year, every family will paste couplets.
单词解析
1）Paste <verb> 粘贴
2）Literature <noun> 文学; 文学作品
3）Dual <adj. & noun> 对偶; 双数
4）Concise <adj.> 简明的; 简练的;
Family reunion dinner(Chinese: 团圆饭): people traveling or residing in a place far away from home will back to their home to get together with their families.
单词解析
Reside /rɪˈzaɪd/ <verb> to live in a particular place 定居于
Stay up late on New Year’s Eve(Chinese: 守岁): it’s a kind of way for Chinese people to welcome New Year’s arrival. Staying up late on New Year’s Eve is endowed with auspicious meaning by people. The old do it for cherishing their past time, the young do it for their parents’ longevity.
单词解析
1）Endow <verb> (formal) to give something to someone or something 给予；赋予
2）Auspicious <adj.> (formal) showing signs that something is likely to be successful in the future 吉利的；吉祥的
3）Longevity /lɒnˈdʒevəti/ <noun> 长寿
4）Cherishing 珍爱( cherish的现在分词 ); 缅怀
Hand out red packets(Chinese: 发红包): elders will put some money into red packets, and then hand out to the younger generation during spring festival. In recent years, electric red packets are popular among younger generation.
Set off firecrackers(Chinese: 放鞭炮): Chinese people think the loud sound of the firecrackers can drive away devils, and the fire of the firecrackers can make their life thriving in the coming year.
单词解析
1）Hand out <phr.> to give a number of things to the members of a group 分发
2）Devil /ˈdɛvlz/ <noun> 恶魔；魔鬼
Thrive <verb> to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. 兴旺发达；繁荣
Modern Chinese New Year Activities
With the popularity of smart phone and other mobile devices, more and more people show interest in greeting by smart phone, which is very popular among younger generation.
Greet by smart phone 手机大拜年
Sending congratulations through smart phone gradually becomes the most popular way to greet people during Chinese New Year. Congratulations with text and graphics by smart phone is vivid and convenient. Even the friend is far away from you, he/she still can receive congratulations immediately. Chinese people prefer WeChat or QQ, while western people prefer FaceBook or WhatsApp. Besides, red packet in WeChat makes Chinese people crazy. No matter how much money they can receive from WeChat friend, people still pretty enjoy it and never tire of it.
单词解析
1）Graphics 图形，图样
2）Vivid <adj.> 清晰的; 生动的; 逼真的; 鲜明的;
3）Never tire of doing something, to do something a lot, especially in a way that annoys people 不厌其烦地做
Lover rental 租个对象回家过年
Different from western culture, elders will still pay much attention to their children’s life even they have been an adult. When single youngsters who have exceeded the lawful marriage age, the elder generation will press them to look for a marriage partner quickly during Spring Festival, this creates new business—fake boy/girl friend rental.
单词解析
1）Exceed <verb> (formal) to be greater than a particular number or amount 超过
2）Fake <adj.> 假的; 伪造的
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