1、he Spring Festival is the year of the lunar calendar. The other name is the Chinese New Year. It is the largest, most lively and important ancient traditional festival in China. It is also the unique festival of Chinese people. It is the most concentrated expression of Chinese civilization.
There is a legend in the origin of the Spring Festival. In ancient China, there was a monster called Nian, with long horns and ferocious abnormalities. Nian lived deep in the sea for years, and climbed to the shore every new years Eve. Therefore, on the eve of new years Eve, people from villages and villages fled to deep mountains to avoid the harm of year animals.
On one new years Eve, an old man begging from the village came in. The villagers were in a hurry to panic. Only an old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and advised him to go up the mountain to avoid the year beast. The old man stroked his beard and said, if the mother-in-law let me stay at home, I must drive the beast out of the year. The old lady continued to persuade, begging the old man to laugh but not to speak. In the middle of the night, the year beast ran into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from that in previous years: the old woman of the east village, the door was pasted with scarlet paper, and the house was full of candlelight. Year the beast all over the body tremble, the strange cry. Near the door, there was a sudden bang bang bang noise in the hospital. The original year is the most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, the mother-in-laws family door opened wide, and I saw a smiling old man in a red robe in the hospital. Year farmed and flee.
The second day is the first day of the first month. The people who came back from the refuge were surprised to see the village safe and sound. At this time, the woman suddenly realized, and hurriedly told the villagers the promise of begging the elderly. This incident soon spread around the village, and people knew the way to drive Nian beast. since then, every year on New Years Eve, every family puts on red couplets and firecrackers. Early in the morning, I would like to say hello to you. This custom has become more and more popular and has become the most solemn traditional festival of Chinese people.
2、中文版：春节是指传统的农历新年，在现代人们把春节定于农历正月初一，但一般至少要到正月十五(上元节)新年才算结束，在民间传统意义上的春节是指从腊月的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶一直到正月十九。春节是农历的岁首，另一名称叫过年，是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日，也是中国人所独有的节日，是中华文明最集中的表现。
春节的来历有一种传说，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。“年”长年深居海底，每到除夕才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“年”兽的伤害。
有一年除夕，从村外来了个乞讨的老人。乡亲们一片匆忙恐慌景象，只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“年”兽，那老人捋髯笑道：“婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把‘年’兽撵走。”老婆婆仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。半夜时分“年”兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内烛火通明。“年”兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。将近门口时，院内突然传来“砰砰啪啪”的炸响声，“年”浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来“年”最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。“年”大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。
第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱赶“年”兽的办法。从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹，户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。
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