ChineseFestivalsChineseMainfestivalsTheSpringFestivalBlessingIdiomsBlessingIdioms时间通常在一月底、二月初，象征着一年辛劳后，冬春之交的休息和放松，也象征了喜庆。ItisusuallyatimeinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary,whichmeansrestandrelaxationbetweenwinterandspringafterayear'shardwork,andmeanshappinessandcelebrationaswell.春节前，人们打扫屋子、在大门上贴大红对联、放鞭炮。据传说，这样做是为了驱赶一个叫“年”的魔鬼。除夕之夜，一大家子定会在一起会餐，最受欢迎的主食是饺子，人们认为它能带来好运吉祥。在新年的第一天，每人都穿上新衣服，走亲访友并且鞠躬祝福，为的是新年能有好运气。农历正月十五，一年中第一个月圆之夜，为元宵节。The15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth,thefirstfullmoonaftertheSpringFestival,istheoccasionfortheLanternFestival.过元宵节，有吃元宵和观灯的习俗。元宵以糯米粉为皮，内裹糖馅，圆形，是“团圆”的象征。元宵节观灯始于公元一世纪，沿至当代仍在各地盛行。ItiscustomarytoeatspecialsweetdumplingscalledYuanxiaoandenjoydisplayedlanternsduringthisfestival.Yuanxiao,roundballsmadeofglutinousriceflourstuffedwithsugarfillings,symbolizereunion.Thecustomofenjoyinglanternsatthistimeoftheyeardatesbacktothefirstcentury,andhascontinuedtobepopularthroughoutChinauptopresent.每到元宵节之夜，许多城市举办灯会，展出各种彩灯，造型新奇，千姿百态。Onthisfestivenightmanycitiesholdlanternfairstodisplaymanyexoticandsometimesweirdlyshapedmulti-coloredlanterns.QingmingFestivalQingmingFestivalQingmingFestival,isalsoknownastheFestivalofPureBrightness.On12thofthe3rdlunarmonth,usuallyaroundApril4thor5th,Peoplewouldcleanancestors'graves,holdmemorialceremonies,offertopayrespectstothedead,andflykites.Offeringstothedead,whichincludetheburningofceremonialpapermoney,arebothtohonorancestorsandtoprayforayearofgoodluck.ItissaidthatthisfestivalwassetuptomemorializeJieZitui,amanofnotedloyaltyduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476B.C.).Hehelpedhislordwhenhislord'scrownandpowerwereinjeopardy.Whenhislord'spowerwasrestored,Mr.Jierefusedtoacceptapositionhislordofferedtohim.Heescapedwithhismothertoamountain.Hislordsetafiretotrytoforcehimout,andthenforcehimaccepttheposition.Mr.Jiediedinthefire.TocommemorateMr.Jie,hislordsetasidethedayhediedastheoriginalQingmingFestival.ChineseValentine’sDayVocabularyInChineselunarcalendar,the7thdayoftheseventhlunarmonthisregardedastheChineseValentine'sDay.Traditionallyon