中国春节
, also New Year, has more than 4,000 of . one of the , it is the and the most for . It is also the time for the to get , is with Day to the . the ( 17th - 11th BC)， , , is full of rich and , and with the of and . from and it in ways。
中国的春节，也被称为农历新年，迄今已有四千多年的历史。对于中国人来说，这是规模最大，最重要的传统节日。就如同西方的圣诞节一样，春节是一家团聚的日子。春节起源于商朝(公元前11-17世纪)，为了庆祝全家团圆和表达对春暖花开的期盼，节日期间会准备丰富多彩的活动。不同地区和不同少数民族人们会用自己独特的方式庆祝这一传统节日。
Time 节日时长
It on the day of and for half of a . But in folk , this from the 23rd day of the to the 15th day of the ( ) in the . days, the New Year’s Eve and the day of the New Year is the peak time. The days are in year to the 。
春节从农历新年第一天开始，几乎要持续一整个月。但在民间传统中，这一节日从腊月23日就开始了，直到正月十五(元宵节)。在这些天里，除夕和春节第一天是最热闹的时候。根据农历，每年除夕和春节所在的公历日期都有所不同。
春节由来
It is said that the of in when to in the last of . At that time, the by , and so on. , to as well on that day. It is the time that all the farm were done and have free time. The time to the and was not the Han (-). The of and even the are not as as . It is also the time that is , so held all of to it。
据说，春节起初源于人们在农历腊月祭祀先祖，在那期间，人们为了祭祀会做大扫除，沐浴换衣等等。后来人们开始在那一天敬奉神明。春节期间正好各种农耕活动结束，人们有空余时间。最开始的祭祀日期由于农耕活动并不固定，直到汉朝(公元前202年-公元220年)才固定下来。祭祀神明和先祖的传统延续下来，但并不像以前那样浩大。春节也是春天的开始，所以人们会举办各种仪式迎接春天的到来。
春节传说
are many in . In folk , it is also “” ( “ a year”). It is said that the “nian” (year) was a was and and ate one kind of a day. were it and had to hide on the when the “nian” came out. , that “nian” was very the red and . So that, use red and or to away “nian”. As a , the of red and off 。
中国文化中有很多关于春节的传说。在传统文化中，春节亦被称为“过年”。传说“年”是一种凶猛异常的怪物，每天都会吃一种动物(包括人)。人们非常惧怕他，当“年”夜间出来活动时，人们会找地方躲起来。后来，人们发现“年”非常害怕红色和爆竹，于是，人们用红色和鞭炮来驱赶“年”。久而久之，春节用大红色和放鞭炮的习俗就保留了下来。
春节活动
the New Year 7 days the New Year’s Eve. to , to the on Dec. 24, on Dec. 26th and so on. have to do on each day. will end Jan. 15th of the 。
新年的准备工作在除夕前的七天就开始了。根据中国农历，人们从腊月二十四开始打扫屋子，二十六日杀猪宰羊等等。每一天都有不同的活动，所有这些活动将在正月十五结束。相关推荐：春节十五天个个数，每天过得不一样>>
and 传统习俗
does a and food, fish, meat, nuts and , all of and , etc, for the . Also, new must be , for . Red with , one line on each side of the gate, are at gate. The 'Fu' is on the of the door and -cut 。
过年期间，每家每户都会做大扫除，购买丰富的食物，包括鱼肉坚果，水果糖果等。另外，春节必须买新衣服，尤其是给小孩子购买。门上贴上新对联和福字，窗户上还要贴上窗花。
春节禁忌
The is a for a new year, so it is as the omen of a year. have many this . Many bad to “”， “”， “”， “” and “” or “” are . In some , are more . They it if the of rice is , they they will have to eat in the next year. is on this day, , will have sick for the year and take 。
春节是新的一年的开始，预示着一年的运气，所以过年期间有很多禁忌，比如“死”“破”“杀”“鬼”“病”这类字眼是谈话中要避免的。在某些地方还有一些特殊的禁忌，比如新年米缸空了不是好兆头，因为这预示着新的一年将没东西吃，春节那天也不能吃药，这会预示着新的一年疾病产生，医药不断。
Food 节日美食
Food this has its , is the of food . and the are at this time. Cold and hot are all . Fish is an dish then, ’s hope of a year。
春节期间的食物也很有特色，代表着中国传统饮食文化，饺子和团圆饭是不可或缺的，冷盘热菜都得上，鱼也是春节一道重要的菜肴，它代表了人们年年有余的期望。
Best to Go 节日去去处
In , have own and to the . , , Xian and are some good to go if one to come the time . If one does not want to so long, but want to the of New Year, the is the best 。
在中国，不同的地方庆祝春节的方式和传统各不相同。北京、广州、西安和平遥是不错的春节去处。如果国外的朋友不想去这么远的地方，当地的中国城是感受春节氛围的好地方。
