Chinese New Year

農曆新年對華人來說是一年中最重要的節日，每個華人地區的慶祝方式也大同小異，大部分的人會趁這段期間回家鄉或與家人一同出遊。
Nóng lì xīn nián duì huá rén lái shuō shì yī nián zhōng zuì zhòng yào de jié rì, měi gè huá rén dì qū de qìng zhù fāng shì yě dà tóng xiǎo yì, dà bù fèn de rén huì chèn zhè duàn qí jiān huí jiā xiāng huò yǔ jiā rén yī tóng chū yóu.

台灣大部分的人口由華人組成且深受中華文化的影響，所以台灣人主要是以慶祝中國農曆新年為主。在台灣，除了除夕夜和家人一起吃團圓飯外，這期間還有許多不同的傳統習俗活動與慶典，例如:領紅包、辦年貨、平溪天燈節，許多旅客也會在農曆新年來台灣旅遊感受新年氣氛。
Tái wān dà bù fèn de rén kǒu yóu huá rén zǔ chéng qiě shēn shòu zhōng huá wén huà de yǐng xiǎng, suǒ yǐ tái wān rén zhǔ yào shì yǐ qìng zhù zhōng guó nóng lì xīn nián wéi zhǔ. Zài tái wān, chú le chú xì yè hé jiā rén yī qǐ chī tuán yuán fàn wài, zhè qí jiān hái yǒu xǔ duō bù tóng de chuán tǒng xí sú huó dòng yǔ qìng diǎn, lì rú: Lǐng hóng bāo, bàn nián huò, píng xī tiān dēng jié, xǔ duō lǚ kè yě huì zài nóng lì xīn nián lái tái wān lǚ yóu gǎn shòu xīn nián qì fēn.

由於台灣與英國春季開學時間不同，這幾年來的新年無法和家人一起度過，都是在英國與朋友們一起到倫敦中國城或中餐廳一起慶祝，其實在英國的中國農曆新年真的滿熱鬧的，每年在倫敦市中心都有中國文化的音樂和舞蹈表演，讓在英國讀書、工作的我們感受到有家的感覺，也讓來自世界各地的旅客更了解中華文化。
Yóu yú tái wān yǔ yīng guó chūn jì kāi xué shí jiān bù tóng, zhè jǐ nián lái de xīn nián wú fǎ hé jiā rén yī qǐ dù guò, dōu shì zài yīng guó yǔ péng yǒu men yī qǐ dào lún dūn zhōng guó chéng huò zhōng cān tīng yī qǐ qìng zhù, qí shí zài yīng guó de zhōng guó nóng lì xīn nián zhēn de mǎn rè nào de, měi nián zài lún dūn shì zhōng xīn dōu yǒu zhòng guó wén huà de yīn yuè hé wǔ dǎo biǎo yǎn, ràng zài yīng guó dú shū, gōng zuò de wǒ men gǎn shòu dào yǒu jiā de gǎn jué, yě ràng lái zì shì jiè gè dì de lǚ kè gèng liǎo jiě zhōng huá wén huà.

中國新年是農曆中最長的節日，對我來說是一年中可以與家人聚在一起最久的時間，也是自己從小到大最喜歡的節日之一。
Zhōng guó xīn nián shì nóng lì zhōng zuì cháng de jié rì, duì wǒ lái shuō shì yī nián zhōng kě yǐ yǔ jiā rén jù zài yī qǐ zuì jiǔ de shí jiān, yě shì zì jǐ cóng xiǎo dào dà zuì xǐ huān de jié rì zhī yī.

Lunar New Year is the most important festival of the year for Chinese people. The ways of celebration in each Chinese area are slightly different, and most people go home or travel with their family during that time.

Taiwan, whose population is mostly made up of Han Taiwanese, is deeply influenced by Chinese culture, so Taiwanese people mainly celebrate Chinese New Year. In Taiwan, in addition to the family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve, there are also many different traditional customs and activities, such as receiving red envelopes, doing New Year shopping and Pingxi Lantern Festival. Many tourists visit Taiwan to experience the New Year atmosphere.

Since Taiwanese and British schools start at different times in spring, in recent years, I have celebrated Chinese New Year with friends either in Chinatown London or in Chinese restaurants instead of spending time with my family. In fact, Lunar New Year in the UK is very busy. There are many Chinese cultural music and dance performances in central London, which makes me and those who study or work in the UK feel at home and lets visitors from all over the world know more about Chinese culture.

Chinese New Year is the longest festival in the lunar calendar. For me, it is the longest time that I can spend time with my family in a year and has also been one of my favorite holidays since childhood.