成都過(guò)年習(xí)俗(英語(yǔ)版)

Chengdu,theChineseNewYearcustoms成都過(guò)年習(xí)俗

小孩小孩你別哭，過(guò)了臘八就殺豬Liketheoldsayinggoesthesong,aftertheLabaFestival,ChengdubegantheNewYear.Peoplewillstartpreparationstocking（年貨）,suchasbuyingnewclothes,buyshoes,buyspecialfoodandmore,childrenwillbuyfirecrackers（鞭炮）.臘月23，祭灶每家都有一個(gè)灶神像，這一天要買(mǎi)灶糖，祭灶神。Eachonehasakitchengodphotoandthatdaytobuycandykitchen,theKitchenGodworship（祭拜）.二十四，掃房子這一天，每家每戶(hù)都會(huì)對(duì)家里進(jìn)行徹底的清潔。據(jù)說(shuō)這樣會(huì)掃除一年的壞運(yùn)氣，干干凈凈迎新年。Onthisday,everyhouseholdtoconductathoroughhousecleaning.Itissaidthatthiswillwipeoutoldyear'sbadluck,haveacleanNewYear.三十晚上熬一夜大年三十，嫁出去的女兒都會(huì)回娘家，和家人團(tuán)聚，吃一頓豐盛的團(tuán)圓飯，晚上回家守歲。這一天早上，我們主要吃湯圓，不吃餃子。NewYear'sEve,willbemarrieddaughterbacktoherparents,andtheirfamilies,eatingasumptuousreuniondinner（豐盛的團(tuán)圓飯）,stayupatnighttogohome.Onthisdayinthemorning,wemainlyeatriceballs,butdonoteatdumplings.大年初一街上扭初一，一般人們不會(huì)早起，也不會(huì)待在家里，也不會(huì)去別人家串門(mén)，一般會(huì)去游喜神方，就是向喜神在的方向走。

Firstday,peoplegenerallydonotgetupearly,donotstayathome,donotgotosomeone'shomestoppingby,generallygoingto喜神方。正月十六，過(guò)厚臉皮年一般正月十五過(guò)后年就過(guò)完了，但在成都正月十六還要過(guò)一天，稱(chēng)為過(guò)厚臉皮年，這一天不能待在家里，要出門(mén)走走，叫做游百病。老人們說(shuō)這樣新的一年里可以健健康康。

Afterthefifteenthyearofthegeneralhadfinished,butalsoinChengduSixteenthaday,hadcalledcheeky（厚臉皮）years,thisdaycannotstayathome,togooutforawalk,calledthetravelsickness.Oldpeoplesaythisnewyearcanbeperfectlyhealthy.THANKS!就這樣，在成都，臘八到正月十六，年就過(guò)完