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二0一一年是中国的兔年中国的Zodiac有十二只动物。它们是∶LegendhasitthattheLordBuddhasummonedalltheanimalstocometohimbeforehedepartedfromearth.Onlytwelvecametobidhimfarewellandasarewardhenamedayearaftereachoneintheordertheyarrived.tu xin哪天是中国的新年？二0一一年二月四日是中国的新年。今年是兔年。l)兔年快乐！Chunjiehao春节好!AccordingtotheChineseLunarCalendar,2/4/11isalsothefirstdayofSpring.中国新年也叫春节（SpringFestival） TheOriginOftheChineseNewYearCelebrationTheOriginof中国新年celebrationistoooldtobetraced,butmanyofthecolorfullegendsandtraditionshavesomethingwithamonstrousbeast叫Nian。Nianiscruelandferocious,很凶thattheancient中国人believedwoulddevour男人和女人onNewYear’sEve. Tokeep年away,red-papercoupletsarepastedondoors,torchesarelitandfirecrackersaresetoffthroughthenight,becauseNainissaidtofearthecolorred,thelightoffire,andloudnoises.Earlythenextmorning,asfeelingsoftriumphandrenewalfilltheairatsuccessfullykeepingNainawayforanotheryear,themostpopulargreetingheardis恭喜gongxi,or“congratulations”. 焰火yuanhuo Springcoupletsarepaperscrollsandsquaresinscribedwithblessingsandauspiciouswords,suchas“goodfortune”and“springtime.couplets Coupletpoemsarewrittenandpastedonthefrontdoortoscareaway年。 Thepapersquaresareusuallypastedupsidedown,becausetheMandarinwordfor“upsidedown”,dao,isahomonymoftheword“arrival”.福fufortune TheChinesecharacterupsidedown“倒”isahomophonewiththecharacterArrival“到”。bysaying“yourwordisupsidedown”,youarealsosayingyour“fortunearrives！” ManyplacesaredecoratedwithredandgoldforgoodwishesfortheNewYear. Lanternsarelitforthenight. 鱼isahomophonewith余yu,meaningsurplus.Byhavingfishonthedinnertable,有鱼，peopleexpresstheirwishesthattheywillbedoingsowellfortheyearandtheywillactuallyhavesurplus.Youoftenseefishassociatedwiththenewyearcelebrations. ChineseredenvelopesMonetarygiftsareusuallypresentedinredenvelopesduringfestiveoccasions,likeweddings,birthdays,andtheNewYear.Whiletheirmaintaskistobeargifts,theirseconddutyistoshowertherecipientwithluck,joy,andprosperity TaboosIt’sunluckytosweepthefloorduringthefirstfivedaysoftheLunarNewYear,becauseonemightaccidentallysweepone’sgoodluckandwealthoutofthehouse.Badlanguageandtalkofdeathareseverelyfrownedupon.Ifadishisbroken,it’svitaltosay“suisuipingan”,meanseveryyearwillbesafeandsecure. OnthefirstdayoftheLunarNewyearOfferingritualhomagetoone’sancestors.Reverenceisthenpaidtothegods.Newclothesarewornandvisitsaremadetofriends,neighbors,andrelativestoexchangegoodwishesof“gongsifacai”,whichmeans“congratulationsandprosperity”.恭喜发财 AllofTaiwan’stemplesareusuallyverybusyduringthistimeofyearaslargenumbersofpeoplecrowdintothemwithelevatedincensestickstoprayforgoodluck. TheDragonAndTheLionDanceOneofthemostspectacularsightsduringtheLunarNewYearFestivalisthedragonandliondance.Theheadsofthesefearsomebeastsaresupposedtowardoffevil,andthenimblemovementsofthedancersprovideagrandspectacleenjoyabletoeveryone. 兔年快乐！Tuniankuaile新年快乐！Xinniankuaile兔年好！Tunianhao过年好！Guonianhao恭喜发财！Gongxifacai春节好！Chunjiehao恭贺新禧！Gonghexinxi 结束语谢谢大家聆听！！！20