Chinese New Year

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We chinese use the same calendar as Europeans do. However，we use the lunar calendar at the same time. Each year is given the name of one of the following twelve animals：the rat，the ox，the tiger，the hare，the dragon，the snake，the horse，the goat，the monkey，the rooster，the dog and the pig. This list lasts for twelve years and then starts again. The year 2008 is the year of the rat. What name will be used for 2009?

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon，and the full moon comes on the fifteenth day of the month. The Chinese New year always starts between January 21 and February 20. We call it Spring Festival.

Before the Spring Festival，the Chinese people give their houses a thorough cleaning. Women make many kinds of cakes，and everybody buys new clothes.

On the last day of the old year，there is a big family dinner. All the members of the family try to be present at this meal. Even if they are far away，they will still try to get back home to their parents. Everybody is happy at this time.

After dinner，the children keep awake to welcome the New Year. Some people think that their parents will live longer if their children keep awake to greet the New Year. The New Year celebrations last for fifteen days，from the new moon to the full moon.

我们中国人使用的日历和欧洲人使用的日历一样，但我们同时还使用农历。农历的每个年份都用下列十二种动物之一的名字来命名：鼠，牛，虎，兔，龙，蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡，狗，猪。这个序列持续12年，然后再重新循环。2008年是鼠年，那么2009年该用什么动物的名字来命名呢?

中国农历的每月始于新月这一天，每个月的第十五天是月圆之日。中国的新年一般是在1月21日到2月20日之间，我们把它称为春节。

在春节到来之前，中国人要将他们的房子彻底地打扫一遍。妇女们制作各式各样的糕点，每个人都给自己买身新衣服。

中国人在除夕之夜要吃团圆饭，所有的家庭成员都要到场。不管离家多远，他们都要返回家中，回到父母身边，和家人团聚。每个人在这个时候都会感到高兴、快乐。

吃完年饭，孩子们彻夜不睡，以迎接新年的到来。人们认为如果子女守夜来迎接新年，那么他们的父母就会长寿。春节的庆祝活动要持续十五天，从新月之日一直到满月之日。