EnglishPod:chinese new year

2019-08-16

A: I’m so excited about Chinese New Year! When do I get to visit Grandma? Grandma makes the best dumplings in the world!
B: Ha ha, right. Sounds to me like you’re more excited about the dumplings than seeing your Grandma.
A: Of course I miss Grandma, too. I bet she’s gonna teach me how to play Mahjong! Hey, Dad, are you going to buy me firecrackers this year? We’re going to have the best fireworks! I’m really looking forward to lighting them!
B: Son, firecrackers aren’t toys; they’re dangerous!
A: No, fireworks are awesome!

B: Whoa, don’t you remember? Last year when I set off the firecrackers, you covered both your ears and hid behind your mother?
A: Dad! I was scared because... because I saw a bug. That’s all.
B: Hahaha... really?
A: Oh, and I can’t wait to watch the dragon dance!Dad, can I sit on your shoulders this time?
B: Hey, I offered last year...
A: Well, I... anyways, I was just thinking of the red envelopes. I wanna make a list of all the things I’m gonna buy with my red envelope money! I can’t wait! I’m gonna have so much money! Mom, can I get a pen and a piece of paper?

A: I want a new transformer, no, two transformers... the Optimus Prime, and...maybe the wheeljack?I’ll get a PSP game, hahaha, and I’ll buy the entire class lunch at MacDonald’s...

• firecracks(爆竹)/firewokers（烟花）
• red envelopes(红包)
• Lunar New Year 中国年
• the traditional Chinese holidays
• It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar
• lunar calenda
• ends with the Lantern Festival, which is on the fifteenth day of the First month of the New Year

the origin of New Year:

As far as the century-old legend is concerned, the celebration of the festival is dedicated to terrable mythical monster named Nian, who preyed on the villagers and used to terrorise them. Then an old wise man advised his fellow vlllagers to make lound nosies with drums and firecrakers so that the lound nose could petrify(把。。吓呆) the demon Nian thus awarding him away. Moreover he futher advised the villagers to hang red paper cut-outs and scroll them on the doors for Nian was scared of the color red. The villagers did and the Nian was fully conqured. From then on the anniversary of the date is recognized as "the passing of the Nian",which also became synonymous with celebrating the New Year.
Lunar New Year can be tracked of time which related to facilitate agriculture.The date of Chinese New Year changes every year as it is entirely based on the lunar calendar.For while the western Gregorian calendar is based on the earth’s orbit around the sun, China and most Asian countries do use the lunar calendar which is based on the moon’s orbit around the earth. Thus Chinese.