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Spring Festival

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Spring Festival is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. Marking the beginning of the lunar calendar and the start of the Chinese New Year, Spring Festival is a time filled to the brim with culture and customs. In this video, learn all about "Chunjie", it's importance, and how it's celebrated every year.
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春节
chūn jié
(noun) Spring Fesitival; Chinese Lunar New Year
 (noun) Spring Fesitival; Chinese Lunar New Year
 
农历
nóng lì
(noun) the lunar/traditional calendar
 (noun) the lunar/traditional calendar
 
新年
xīn nián
(noun) New Year; Lunar New Year; Spring Festival
 (noun) New Year; Lunar New Year; Spring Festival
 
习俗
xí sú
(noun) custom; habit
 (noun) custom; habit
 
家家户户
jiā jiā hù hù
(noun) every household
 (noun) every household
 
年货
nián huò
(noun) things used for Spring Festival; special purchases for the Spring Festival
 (noun) things used for Spring Festival; special purchases for the Spring Festival
 
春联
chūn lián
(noun) Spring Festival couplets
 (noun) Spring Festival couplets
 
除夕
chú xī
(noun) Luna New Year's Eve
 (noun) Luna New Year's Eve
 
年夜饭
nián yè fàn
(noun) New Year's Eve dinner
 (noun) New Year's Eve dinner
 
守岁
shǒu suì
(verb) to stay up all night on New Year's Eve (a tradition for Chinese people)
 (verb) to stay up all night on New Year's Eve (a tradition for Chinese people)
 
钟声
zhōng shēng
(noun) bell sound
 (noun) bell sound
 
拜年
bài nián
(verb) to wish someone a happy New Year; to make New Year's visits
 (verb) to wish someone a happy New Year; to make New Year's visits
 
祝愿
zhù yuàn
(noun) wish
 (noun) wish
 
吉祥
jí xiáng
(adj.) auspicious; lucky
 (adj.) auspicious; lucky
 
喜庆
xǐ qìng
(adj.) festive; joyful; jubilant
 (adj.) festive; joyful; jubilant
 
春 节
chūn jié
Spring Festival
 
春 节
chūn jié
是
shì
农 历
nóng lì
的
de
正 月
zhēng yuè
初
chū
一
yī
The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar
 
是
shì
中 国
zhōng guó
的
de
农 历
nóng lì
新 年
xīn nián
。
。
and is the new year of the Chinese lunar calendar.
 
中 国 人
zhōng guó rén
过
guò
春 节
chūn jié
有
yǒu
很
hěn
多
duō
传 统
chuán tǒng
习 俗
xí sú
Chinese people have a lot of traditions and customs for celebrating the Spring Festival.
 
家 家 户 户
jiā jiā hù hù
要
yào
大
dà
扫 除
sǎo chú
、
、
买
mǎi
年 货
nián huò
Every family throughly cleans, buys spring festival goods
 
贴
tiē
窗 花
chuāng huā
、
、
挂
guà
年 画
nián huà
、
、
写
xiě
春 联
chūn lián
、
、
蒸
zhēng
年 糕
nián gāo
puts up window decorations, hangs new year's pictures, writes spring festival couplets, and steams rice cakes
 
准 备
zhǔn bèi
辞 旧 迎 新
cí jiù yíng xīn
。
。
to prepare to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
 
春 节
chūn jié
的
de
前 夜
qián yè
叫
jiào
“
“
除 夕
chú xī
”
”
The night before the spring festival is called "new year's eve"
 
除 夕
chú xī
之
zhī
夜
yè
是
shì
家 人
jiā rén
团 聚
tuán jù
的 时 候
de shí hou
on new year's eve is when family members gather
 
一
yī
家 人
jiā rén
吃
chī
一
yī
顿
dùn
丰 盛
fēng shèng
的
de
年 夜 饭
nián yè fàn
the family eats a rich new year's eve dinner
 
说 说 笑 笑
shuō shuō xiào xiào
，
，
直 到
zhí dào
天 亮
tiān liàng
tells jokes till daylight comes
 
这
zhè
叫
jiào
守 岁
shǒu suì
。
。
this is called shou sui (staying up all night to see the new year come).
 
除 夕
chú xī
零 点
líng diǎn
的
de
钟 声
zhōng shēng
一
yī
响
xiǎng
Once the sound of the bell at midnight on new year's eve sounds
 
人 们
rén men
还
hái
要
yào
吃
chī
饺 子
jiǎo zi
。
。
people will eat dumplings.
 
过
guò
了
le
除 夕
chú xī
就
jiù
是
shì
大 年
dà nián
初
chū
一
yī
After new year's eve is new year's day
 
人 们
rén men
要
yào
互 相
hù xiāng
拜 年
bài nián
everyone will wish each other happy new year
 
说
shuō
一 些
yì xiē
祝 愿
zhù yuàn
幸 福
xìng fú
健 康
jiàn kāng
的
de
吉 祥
jí xiáng
话
huà
。
。
and wish everyone health and happiness.
 
放
fàng
爆 竹
bào zhú
,
,
是
shì
春 节
chūn jié
期 间
qī jiān
,
,
孩 子
hái zi
们
men
最
zuì
喜 欢
xǐ huan
的
de
活 动
huó dòng
Setting off fireworks is the favorite activity of children during the Spring Festival
 
阵 阵
zhèn zhèn
烟 花
yān huā
，
，
声 声
shēng shēng
爆 竹
bào zhú
bursts of fireworks, noisy firecrackers
 
给
gěi
节 日
jié rì
增 添
zēng tiān
了
le
喜 庆
xǐ qìng
的
de
气 氛
qì fēn
。
。
gives the festival an added jubilant atmosphere.

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