According to tales and legends， Chinese New Year started with a mythical beast called the Nian . The Nian would eat villagers， especially children in the middle of the night.One year， all the villagers decided to hide from the beast. An older man appeared before the villagers went into hiding and said that he would stay the night and would get revenge on the Nian. The old man put red papers up and set off firecrackers. The day after， the villagers came back to their town and saw that nothing had been destroyed. They assumed that the old man was a deity who came to save them. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the color red and loud noises.Then the tradition grew when New Year was approaching， and the villagers would wear red clothes， hang red lanterns， and red spring scrolls on windows and doors and used firecrackers and drums to frighten away the Nian. From then on， Nian never came to the village again.
The night before Chinese New Year， Li Mei’s father puts lucky money into a red envelope. He hides it in the house for Li Mei to find. Li Mei loves to hunt for the red envelope. It is so much fun!
来源：【赣南日报】春节是我们中国人一生当中最隆重最欢乐的节日。它承载着国人最热烈的情绪和最好的情感。The Spring Festival,is the most ceremonious and joyful festival in our Chinese life.
“The Spring Couplet”， also called “couplet” and “a pair of antithetical phrases”， is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription， usually an auspicious phrase， above the gate. Whether the family is rich or poor， educated or ignorant， everyone must put on the Spring Couplet to symbolize the hopes for the coming new year.“春联”或“对联”对立在中国是一种特殊的文学形式。
春节起源中国，发展于中国，但韩国人却说春节起源于韩国，存在偷换概念和强词夺理之嫌疑。春节的发展可以总结为:起源于上古，萌发于周，兴于汉唐，盛于明清，并发展至今，他明没有因为政权和不同的民族更迭而消失，而是蓬勃发展。
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together， just like Christmas in the West.
根据英文版的网络所述，春节的英文常见者有三:Chinese New Year、Spring Festival、和Lunar New Year，然而此三者并非皆为英文词典所收。既要忙着大扫除、贴春联，还要忙着讨红包、打麻将，当然，以下的新年节庆英文，更是要学起来啦!
On the last night of the year, a monster comes out of the sea. The monster’s name is Nian. The monster is hungry!
In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts. May the kind of New Year outshine all the rest.
这个新年假期，有没有给宝宝读新年主题的绘本呢？赶在新年的尾巴，推荐几本我喜欢的英文绘本。1. My First Chinese New Year 《我的第一个春节》适合年龄：2-5岁内容简介：本书以一个小女孩的口吻，讲述了人们是如何迎接春节的。
英语小故事29：Dumplings are really popular in China来自：锐超国际英语（微信公众号）文/录音：Grace In China, dumplings are very popular.在中国，饺子非常受欢迎。
Welcome to ALO7’s Power to Learn. Today’s story is The Tortoise and the Hare， retold by Jenny Lam and Sheila Higginson， and narrated by Judy Luxton.
格林希尔即将推出关于中国传统节日的课程，英文版生动的故事配上有趣的图片，让小朋友更能直观地了解到中国的传统节日。如果碰到歪果仁还能用英语高逼格地给他们讲中国传统故事。心动了吗？ 小编今天是来剧透的，我们就一起来看下有哪些故事吧！
