小年到,春节的脚步更近了! “小年”一般可译为Little New Year,也可以用拼音xiaonian表示,后面再进行一定的说明解释。
也有日历将腊月廿三和廿四都标注为小年,原因在于南北方的小年会相差一天,北方多数人廿三过小年,而南方人的小年则要晚一天。 小年习俗繁多,用英文怎么讲呢?下面一起和双语君(微信ID:Chinadaily_Mobile)学习一下吧。 祭灶王 Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God In one of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God, dispatching the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back by to the home through the pasting of a new paper image of him beside the stove. From this vantage point, the Kitchen God will oversee and protect the household for another year. Most of the offerings are sweets of various varieties. It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen God's mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to heaven to make his report. 扫尘土 House cleaning 图源:CGTN Between Laba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar month, and Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning, sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year. 从腊八到小年这段时间,中国大部分家庭都会彻底清扫房屋,“辞旧迎新”。 According to Chinese folk beliefs, during the last month of the year ghosts and deities must choose either to return to Heaven or to stay on Earth. It is believed that in order to ensure the ghosts and deities' timely departure people must thoroughly clean both their persons and their dwellings, down to every last drawer and cupboard. 吃关东糖 Eat Guandong candy Guandong candy, a sticky treat made out of glutinous millet and sprouted wheat, is a traditional snack that Chinese people eat on the Festival of the Kitchen God. 贴窗花 Paste paper-cuts to windows In the Little New Year, old couplets and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Year's posters, and auspicious decorations are pasted up. 沐浴理发 Bath and hair-cut 下次剪头发要等到二月二了…… 图源:CGTN As the old Chinese saying goes, whether they're rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year. 办年货 Preparations for Spring Festival People start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance. 编辑:唐晓敏 许雅宁 |
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