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1、熬夜（“守岁”） stay up late or all nighton new years *shousui means to stay up late or all night on new years *. after the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the new year’s arrival.
守岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。
2、贴春联post spring festival couplets
during the spring festival,*ry family pastes the spring festival couplets on their doors to express sincere blessings and good wishes.
春节期间，每家每户都在门口张贴春联以表达真诚美好的祝愿。
3、年夜饭new year feast
spring festival is a time for family reunion. the new year`s feast is a must banquet with all the family members getting together. the food eaten on the new year * banquet varies according to regions. in south china, it is customary to eat niangao (new year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher *ry year. in the north, the traditional food for the feast is jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.
春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕点），由于作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。