老外的龙年春节愿望
<p>随着中国国际地位的提升，以及中西方文化融合的加快，来中国居住的外国人越来越多，他们也被中国散发独特魅力的传统节日——春节——所深深吸引。老外们是如何在中国体验和欢度春节呢，他们有什么春节愿望要许呢？</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="fading">fading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ruminating">ruminating</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> ... <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="months">months</span>/<span word="weeks">weeks</span>/<span word="days">days</span>/<span word="hours">hours</span>/<span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="January">January</span> 1 <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="in">in</span> 46 <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span> <span word="had">had</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Janus">Janus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beginnings">beginnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guardian">guardian</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 31, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="Janus">Janus</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span>, <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> 25, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="March">March</span> 25 - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Annunciation">Annunciation</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixteenth">sixteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="XIII">XIII</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>? <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="abode">abode</span>.</p>
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