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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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去年是什么年？生肖（zodiac）是什么？
羊年Goat/sheep
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中国的春节每年都一样吗？都在公历的同一天吗？
不，每年不一样。每年不同天。
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春节和美国的什么节日很相同？similar
圣诞节
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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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The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month 叫什么？
Preliminary Eve. 小节夜 (xiaojie ye). The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve.
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小节夜以后中国人就开始做什么？ After the Preliminary Eve， What the Chinese people do?
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in". 购年货。迎春。
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After cleaning their house, they will decorate their house. Chinese 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 and abundance.
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腊八laba那天中国人吃什么？
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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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. What do Chinese do at 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. 送灶神回天堂，准备一些糖果甜拜灶神，希望祂能为你说些好话报告天皇。
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他们什么时候需要扫尘 saochen (sweeping the dust) 这个扫尘和有一般哪里不一样？他们要怎么扫？
过年以前他们需要扫尘 saochen: sweeping the dust Clean every corner in their house.
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为什么有些字"春”“福”倒过来贴？ Some couplets characters are upside-down, such as "spring" and "luck". why?
"倒"和"到"同音，所以是"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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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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这个扫尘和有一般哪里不一样？他们要怎么扫？
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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Beside couplets some Chinese also decorate something that use only scissors or knife to create beautiful pictures or letters. What is this? What is the Chinese name call?
paper cutting, 剪纸 (jianzhi)
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说说看，中国人怎么过春节？
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为什么中国人春节要吃鸡，鱼，豆腐？what are these mean? Why Chinese eat chicken, fish and toufu during Spring Festival dinner? What are they 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.
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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 activities they usually do during New Year Eve? 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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What do they do the first five days after the Spring Festival?
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. Traditional Festival Greetings: 恭贺新禧 gōnghè xīnxǐ Happy New Year 吉祥如意 jíxiáng rúyì Everything Goes Well 恭喜发财 gōngxǐ fācái  Wishing You Prosperity 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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