如何向老外介绍中国春节？
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p> 这个节日有什么含义吗？</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> (<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="vampires">vampires</span>.</p><p> 中文中过年这个词组用以表示对春节(中国新年)的庆祝。年这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为年害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂春联写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="special">special</span>?</p><p> 为什么新年那么特别呢？</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span> <span word="features">features</span> 12 <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rat">Rat</span>, <span word="Ox">Ox</span>, <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>, <span word="Rabbit">Rabbit</span>, <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="Snake">Snake</span>, <span word="Horse">Horse</span>, <span word="Sheep">Sheep</span>, <span word="Monkey">Monkey</span>, <span word="Rooster">Rooster</span>, <span word="Dog">Dog</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pig">Pig</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Snake">Snake</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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