从大年初一到正月十五，春节习俗英文介绍大全！

　　首先几句吉利话祝各位小伙伴：
　　恭贺新年
　　AhappyNewYeartoyou！
　　恭喜发财
　　Mayyoucomeintoagoodfortune！
　　万事如意
　　Everythinggoeswell！
　　心想事成
　　Mayallyourwishescometrue！
　　大年初一，串门走亲戚
　　Onthefirstday，theoldestandmostseniormemberswillbevisited，thevisitsservetosrengthenfamilykinship。Thispracticeiscalledbainian，orwishingsomebodyaHappyNewYear。Thevisitorwillbringasmallgifttothehouseholdwhichwillbevisitedusuallytwomandarinoranges，asthefruitsymbolisesgold，hencewealthandgoodfortune。GivingorangesinpairsbecauseofthepreferenceofnumbertwoinChinesecultureasthereisanidiomsayinghaoshichengshuangorgoodthingscomeinpairs。
　　大年初二，媳妇回娘家
　　Onthisday，marrieddaughtersusuallygobacktotheirownfamilytovisittheirparents，relativesandclosefriends。Traditionally，marrieddaughtersdidnthavetheopportunitytovisittheirbirthfamiliesfrequently。Inolddays，sincemarrieddaughtersareconsideredasoutsiderandnolongerbelongingtotheirparentsfamily（在旧时代，人们认为嫁出去的女儿，泼出去的水），theyarenotrequiredtocomebackforreuniondinnerontheNewYearEveorcomebackonthefirstdayoftheNewYear。
　　大年初三，老鼠嫁女儿
　　Todayisthe3rddayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Afterbeingbusyvisitingandreceivingguestsfortwodays，Chinesepeoplecanrestforawhile。Actually，itisconsideredanunluckydaytohaveguestsorgovisiting。Peoplewillgotorestearlieratnightandgetuplateinthemorning。Thefolkloreisthe3rddayisforratmarriageday（老鼠娶亲）。Sopeoplewillrestrictnightactivitiesinordertogiveratstimefortheirwedding。
　　大年初四，迎接灶王爷
　　Todayisthe4thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Accordingtofolklore，itisagodsendoffdayonthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonth，anditisalsoagodwelcomingdayonthe4thdayoftheChineseNewYear。
　　TheKitchenGod（灶王爷）issaidtoreporttohisworktotheJadeEmperor（玉皇大帝）commentingonhumangoodandevil，untilthe4thdayofNewYeartoreturnbacktotheearth。
　　Chinesefolksayinggoes：Sendoffearly，welcomelate（送神早，接神迟）sothattheKitchenGodneedstobesentoffinthemorning，whiletowelcomeataboutfouroclockintheafternoon。
　　大年初五，开市接财神
　　Todayisthe5thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。ThisdayiscommonlyknownastheFestivalofPoWu（破五）。
　　Accordingtothetraditionalcustoms，itisbelievedthatmanyNewYeartaboos（新年禁忌）canbebrokenonthisday。Fromthisdayon，shopswillgenerallyreturntonormal。
　　ThereareseveralstoriesabouttheoriginoftheFestivalofPoWu，amongwhichthemostpopularoneisthatthisdayisthebirthdayoftheGodofFortune（财神）。So，peoplewillcelebratethisdaywithalargebanquet。
　　大年初六，千家送穷鬼
　　Todayisthe6thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Accordingtotraditionalcustoms，familiesusuallysendawaytheGhostofPoverty（穷鬼）onthisday。
　　Bydoingthis，Chinesepeoplewishtosendawaypovertyandwelcomethebeautifuldaysandgoodluckinthenewyear。
　　大年初七，人日捞鱼生
　　Todayisthe7thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Todayiscommonlyreferredtoasthedayofhuman（人日）anditisconsideredasbirthdayforeveryone。InmostpartofChina，peoplewillhavenoodlesonthisday，becausenoodlessymboliselongevityinChineseculture。Yushengliterallymeansrawfishbutsincefish（鱼）iscommonlyconflatedwithitshomophoneabundance（余），yusheng（鱼生）isinterpretedasahomophoneforyusheng（余升）meaninganincreaseinabundance。Therefore，yushengisconsideredasasymbolofabundanceandprosperity。
　　大年初八，谷日惜粮食
　　Todayisthe8thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Itisbelievedtobethebirthdayofmillet，animportantcropinancientChina，atypicalagriculturalsociety。Peopletakethe7thdayasthebirthdayofhumanwhile8thdayofbirthdayofthemainfoodforhuman。ItiscalledMilletDay（谷子节or谷日）。Accordingtothefolkproverbs，ifthisdayisbrightandclear，thenthiswholeyearwillbeaharvestyear；however，ifthisdayiscloudyorevenrainy，thenthewholeyearwillsufferfrompoorharvest。
　　大年初九，拜天公寿诞
　　Todayisthe9thdayof1stmonthinLunarCalendar。ItisbelievedtobethebirthdayoftheJadeEmperor（玉皇大帝）whoistheSupremeDeityofTaoism。ItisoneofthemostimportantcelebrationsinChineseculture，theJadeEmperorsbirthdayistoutedasgranderthanthefirstdayoftheChineseNewYearasitislikeathanksgivingcelebration。Beginningfromthemidnightofthe8thdayoftheChineseNewYearto4oclockbeforethedawnoftheninthday，peoplewillkeepsettingofffirecrackers。Onthisday，peopleusuallyoffersacrificestotheJadeEmperor。
　　大年初十，祭石头生辰
　　Todayisthe10thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。ItisbelievedtobethebirthdayoftheGodofStone（石神）。OntheverynextdayofthebirthdayoftheJadeEmperor，peoplewillcelebratethebirthdayoftheGodofStone。
　　Onthisday，itisforbiddentomoveanystone，includingstoneroller，stonemillandevenChineseherbdruggrinderwhichwasmadebystone，sothisdayisalsoknownasShiBuDong（石不动），meaningnotmoveanystone，and十不动，literallymeaningtennotmoving）。
　　Inaddition，itisalsoforbiddentocutintoamountainforrockandbuildahousewithrocks，orbadthingswillhappentothecrops。
　　正月十一，岳父请女婿
　　Todayisthe11thdayofthe1stmonthonLunarCalendar。Thisdayisforfathersinlaw（wifesfather）toentertainsonsinlaw（wifeshusband）。Thereisalotoffoodleftonthe9thdayoftheChineseNewYearwhencelebratingthebirthdayoftheJadeEmperor，sotheleftoverofthatdaycanbeusedtoentertainthesonsinlaw。
　　正月十二，选灯塔灯棚
　　Todayisthe12thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Thisdaydoesnothavemuchsignificance。
　　FromtheChineseNewYearsEvetothe11thday，thefoodthatpeopleeatismostlyrichandoily。So，fromthisdayon，peoplestarttotakealightdietandmoisturizedryheatbyclearingthebowels。
　　Moreimportantly，asitwillbeLanternFestivalthreedayslater，so，preparingworkshouldstartonthisday。Familieswillbuysomelanternsandbuildthelanternshack。
　　正月十三，点灯买灯笼Todayisthe13thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。InthesouthernpartofChina，thisdayisthedaytoappreciatelanterns。Onthisday，ChinesepeopleinanendlessstreamwillgotoTownGodsTemple（城隍庙）toappreciatelanterns。
　　Afolksayinggoeslike：13rdand14thareforgodstoenjoylanterns，15thand16thareforordinarypeople，whereas17thand18tharefortheghosts。（十三十四神看灯，十五十六人看灯，十七十八鬼看灯）
　　正月十四，春夜猜灯谜
　　Todayisthe14thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。Onthisday，thelanternfairisofficiallyopenforcitizenstobuylanterns。PerformanceslikedragondancingandliondancingforLanternFestivalbegintopracticeinthestreets。
　　TheLanternRiddles（灯谜）isaverytraditionalwordpuzzlegamesinChina。Adultsandchildrenalllovesolvingtheproblem。
　　正月十五，上元食汤圆
　　Todayisthe15thdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。TodayiscommonlycelebratedbyallChinesepeopleasYuanXiaoJie（元宵节）ormorewellknownasLanternFestivalinEnglish。ThisfestivalisalsocalledShangYuanJie（上元节）。
　　YuanxiaoisalsoknownasTangYuan（汤圆）。Accordingtothelegend，duringtheperiodofYuanShikais（袁世凯）rulefromAD1912to1916，hedislikedthenameYuanXiao（元宵）becauseitsoundedidenticaltoremoveYuan（袁消），andsohegaveorderstochangethenametoTangYuan。
　　ThisdayofficiallymarkstheendofChineseNewYearcelebration。