突破口語之獨白(2):Chinese New Year中國新年

To the Chinese people, Spring Festival is as important as Christmas to people in the West. According to the Chinese tradition, preparation for the festival starts from the beginning of the last lunar month and festival celebrations extend until the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month. As a matter of fact, nowadays few Chinese people can afford spending a whole month on festival activities due to the fast-paced life. However, most of the working people can enjoy a week-long public holiday, during which the most important are the New Year's Eve and the first three days of the first lunar month.

對中國人來說，春節就像西方人的聖誕節一樣重要。按照中國的傳統，節前的準備從最後一個農曆月的月初開始，並將一直持續到新年第一個農曆月15號的元宵節爲止。事實上，由於快節奏的生活，現在很少中國人能夠把整個月時間花費在春節的各種活動上。然而，多數工薪人員能夠享有一個一星期長的公衆假日，期間最重要的是除夕以及第一個農曆月的頭三天。