摘要
一天又一天,一年又一年。不知不觉,该过年了。
在西方,过圣诞节绝不是一两天,而有“圣诞季”的说法。在中国,尤其在北方,冬季是漫长的农闲季节,天寒地冻,大雪封门,人们有较为充足的时间来举办各色年节活动,为来年的忙碌而休养生息。旧时一进入腊月,人们便开始筹划过年事宜,济南谓之“忙年”,喜庆的气息便日渐浓厚。
For Jinanese, the most ceremonious time to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year is the Lunar New Year's Eve. When darkness is gathering, all of the family members sit together to have the"New Year's Eve Dinner"--the most ceremonious dinner of the whole year, and drink the family reunion wine. Before the dinner, nobody will forget their ancestors who have passed away. So, first of all, people will burn incense and paper in the streets or courtyards, which means inviting their ancestors to come back home.
出处
《走向世界》
2008年第2期18-21,共4页
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