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中国的春节是几月几号？
农历/阴历一月一号。
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2016 年是什么年？（生肖zodiac）
猴年/monkey
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The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month 叫什么？
Preliminary Eve. 小节夜 (xiaojie ye).
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when do people sweeping the dust? 他们什么时候需要扫尘 saochen (sweeping the dust)？
过年以前他们需要扫尘 saochen: sweeping the dust
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为什么有些字"春”“福”倒过来贴？ Why some couplets characters paste upside-down, such as "spring" and "good fortune"?
"倒"和"到"同音，所以春倒过来是“春到"，"福到"的意思。 "upside-down" and "arrive" are harmony, therefore it mean " Spring come“ and ”luck come“
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中国的春节每年都一样吗？都在公历(Gregorian Calendar)的同一天吗？
不，每年不一样。每年不同天。
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去年是什么年？生肖（zodiac）是什么？
羊年Goat/sheep
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The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. What do Chinese do this day? 12月23号是小节夜。这一天中国人做什么？
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. 在这个时候，人们献祭给灶神（神厨）。送灶神回天堂，准备一些糖果甜拜灶神，希望祂能为他们说些好话报告天帝。
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How do people clean house during this season? 这个扫尘和有一般哪里不一样？他们需要怎么扫？
Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.
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春节庆祝到哪一天才结束（end），这天叫什么节日? The Spring Festival end which day and what is this day called?
春节庆祝到阴历一月十五日才结束。这天叫元宵节。 Spring Festival end 15th day of the 1st lunar Month. It called Lantern Festival.
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春节和美国的什么节日很相同？差不多 （similar）
圣诞节
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生肖一共有几种动物？
十二种，每十二年回来同一个动物。
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小节夜以后人們就开始做什么？ After the Preliminary Eve， What the Chinese people do? 他们买些什么年货?你能说说看吗？ What kind of New Year Goods do they purchase? Can you give some examples? Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. 食物：油，米，面，鸡肉，鸭肉，鱼等肉类。 甜食：坚果/果仁/糖果/年糕等类。 装饰品/衣服/鞋/ 玩具。。。
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in". 人们就开始购年货。迎春。
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为什么中国人春节要吃鸡，鱼，豆腐？这些代表什么？ Why Chinese eat chicken, fish and toufu during Spring Festival dinner? What are these mean? Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", ?"yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness.
Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", ?"yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness.
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春节庆祝到哪一天才结束（end），这天叫什么节日? The Spring Festival end which day and what is this day called?
春节庆祝到阴历一月十五日才结束。这天叫元宵节。 Spring Festival end 15th day of the 1st lunar Month. It called Lantern Festival.
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春节和美国的圣诞节（shengdanjie）有哪些地方很相同（一样）？
一家人在一起过节。一起吃大餐庆祝节日。中国人给小朋友们红包。美国人送礼物给家人。
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On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month 叫什么？ 农历12月8号叫什么？
腊八laba
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他们买些什么年货?你能说说看吗？ What kind of New Year Goods do they purchase? Can you give some examples?
Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. 食物：油，米，面，鸡肉，鸭肉，鱼等肉类。 甜食：坚果/果仁/糖果/年糕等类。 装饰品/衣服/鞋/玩具。。。
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After dinner at New Year Eve, what the people do in China? What is this call in Chinese?
Staying up late on New Year Eve. 守岁 shousui
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What do they do the first five days after the Spring Festival? How do Chinese called this？
The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely. It called 拜年。
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说说看，春节是什么？中国人怎么过春节？
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腊八laba那天中国人吃什么？为什么?
腊八粥 On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.
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After cleaning their house, people start decorate their house. They paste some wish on their door panels? What is this call? Usually what color are these?
贴春联/ couplets。 All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace a
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What activities people usually do during New Year Eve, 守岁 Staying up late? 他们一般在守岁shousui的时候做些什么？
After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.
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Can you say three phrases of New Year greeting in Chinese.
Traditional Festival Greetings: 新年快乐！ 新年好！ 恭喜发财！gōngxǐ fācái  Wishing You Prosperity 恭贺新禧 gōnghè xīnxǐ Happy New Year 吉祥如意 jíxiáng rúyì Everything Goes Well 年年有余 niánnián yǒuyú  Surplus Year after Year 岁岁平安 suìsuì píngān  Peace All Year Round 新春大吉 xīnchūn dàjí Good Luck in the New Yea
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