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1、SpringFestivalTheNeoon15dayslaterChineseNeoon（滿月）15dayslater.The15thdayoftheneovements.Thelunarcycle（月運周期）isabout29.5days.Inordertocatchuponthonceeveryfeeasaddinganextradayonleapyear（閏年）.Thisisilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.ThecelebrationonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（萬物）,thegodsoft
2、hehouseholdandthefamilyancestors.Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofalltherituals（儀式）,unitedthelivingmembersemberedily.Thepresenceoftheancestorsisacknoatthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,togetherunity.Themunalfeastcalledsurroundingthestoveorbolizesfamilyunityandhonorsthepas
3、tandpresentgenerations.TheOriginofChineseNetheBeginingofSpring(thefirstofthetsincoodinationodernChinesesolelymeansyear,eofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofaneouththatanypeopleancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid,Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,b
4、utcanyouseansofyouranyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.Noanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirost.Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestof
5、Nianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.ThetermGuoNian,aymeanSurvivetheNianbeestodayCelebratethe(Neeaningofpass-overandobserve.Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareaentofthecelebration.TraditionalNeorefoodisconsumedduringtheNeeoftheyear.Vastamountsoftraditionalfoodisprep
6、aredforfamilyandfriends,asilyanypeopleattributevarioussuperstitiousaspectstothem.Otherfoodsincludeaustbepresentedbolizepleteness.Noodlesshouldbeuncut,astheyrepresentlonglife.InsouthChina,thefavoriteandmosttypicaldishesedglutinousrice（糯米）puddingandzongzi(glutinousriceed-antou)andsmallmeatdumpl
7、ingsendousamountoffoodpreparedatthistimeeanttosymbolizeabundanceandmeatonthefirstdayofthene.Onthesecondday,theChinesepraytotheirancestorsasetoiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitplestoprayforgoodfortuneandhealth.TheseventhdayoftheNeerstodisp
