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Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the New Year was perhaps the most elaborate, colorful, and important. This was a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on having passed through another year, a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the New Year. Common expressions heard at this time are GUONIAN to have made it through the old year, and BAINIAN to congratulate the New Year.

中国农历年的岁首称为春节。是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。据记载，中国人民过春节已有４千多年的历史，它是由虞舜兴起的。公元前两千多年的一天，舜即天子位，带领着部下人员，祭拜天地。从此，人们就把这一天当作岁首，算是正月初一。据说这就是农历新年的由来，后来叫春节。春节过去也叫元旦。春节所在的这一月叫元月。

所有传统中国节日, 新年是或许最精心制作, 五颜六色 , 非常重要的。这一时刻，人们互相道别旧的一年，迎接新一年的到来。我们通常会听到“过年”和“新年”的2种说法。“guò nián”为已过去的旧年, 和“bài nián”祝贺新年。

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