Every winter a sixth of the world's population including more than 1 billion Chinese citizens celebrate Chinese new year the fifteen day festival also known as Lunar new year or the spring festival kicks off on the second new moon after the winter solstice or according to the gregorian calendar in use since the sixteenth century sometime between january twenty first and february nineteenth.
每年冬天，世界上六分之一的人口，包括超过10亿的中国公民，都会庆祝中国新年。这个15天的节日也被称为农历新年或春节，在冬至后的第二个新月开始，或根据16世纪以来使用的公历，在1月21日至2月19日之间的某个时候。
but Chinese new year goes back a lot further than the sixteenth century.
但是中国的新年要追溯到比16世纪远得多的地方。
it's based on the ancient Chinese calendar which existed as early as the fourteenth century bc.
它是以早在公元前14世纪就存在的中国古代历法为基础的
Even though China adopted the western calendar in 1912and began marking january first as the official start of the year Chinese new year remains the country's most important social and economic holiday over the centuries holiday festivities have spread far beyond China and now take place all over the world.
尽管中国在1912年采用了西历，并开始将1月1日作为一年的正式开始，但中国的新年仍然是几个世纪以来中国最重要的社会和经济节日。节日庆祝活动已经远远超出了中国，现在已经在世界各地举行。
In fact the biggest celebration outside of China takes place in the United States sanford .
事实上，中国以外最盛大的庆祝活动是在美国桑福德举行的
Cisco to be exact
确切地说，
ever since the gold rush in the eighteen forties and fifties brought an influx of Chinese immigrant workers to northern California.
自从19世纪40年代和50年代的淘金热给加州北部带来了大批中国移民工人以来
The city has held a massive parade for Chinese new year according to Chinese tradition each year is named for one of the twelve animals associated with the Chinese zodiac.
根据中国的传统，这座城市每年都会举行大规模的农历新年游行，以与中国十二生肖有关的十二种动物之一的名字命名。
Two of those animals the dragon and the rabbit are particularly important to Chinese new year you'll see dragons everywhere because the Chinese are said to have descended from the mythical creature and on the fifteenth day of the new year known as the festival of lanterns.
其中两种动物龙和兔子对中国新年特别重要，你会发现到处都是龙，因为据说中国人是这种神话中的生物的后裔，在新年的第十五天，也就是众所周知的元宵节
Many people display paper lanterns in the shape of rabbits
很多人展示纸灯笼，以兔子的形状
These symbolized Chinese goddess named Chang blue
这些象征性的中国女神叫常蓝
Ong with her when she jumped on the moon to prepare for Chinese new year.
据说，当她跳上月球准备过年时，她带了一只兔子
Lots of people clean out their houses to rid them of ghosts and bad luck associated with the old year.
许多人清理他们的房子，以驱除与旧年有关的鬼魂和厄运。
They might get a new haircut and clothes settle disagreements or pay off debts in order to start the year fresh in this way.
为了以这种方式开始新的一年，他们可能会换个新发型，穿上衣服来解决分歧或还清债务。
The Chinese new year customs resembled the western custom of new year's resolutions in the late night hours of Chinese new year's Eve.
中国的新年习俗类似于西方在除夕夜深夜许下新年决心的习俗。
Many families make dumplings together
很多家庭一起包饺子
this food is said to bring good fortune to the household long noodles are also a traditional Chinese new year's dish.
据说这种食物能给家里带来好运，长面也是中国传统的年菜
But if you want to live a long life never cut the noodles while eating them and be sure to wear red.
但是如果你想长寿，吃面条的时候千万不要切面，一定要穿红色的。
The color of good luck and avoid black which many people associate with death whether they are superstitions or resolutions
吉祥和避开黑色的颜色，许多人将其与死亡联系在一起，无论是迷信还是决心
One thing's for sure
有一件事是肯定的
there's a lot of tradition associated with Chinese new year that we bet you didn't know
有很多与中国新年相关的传统，我们打赌你不知道
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