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Chinese New Year中国新年 xin nian 二0一一年是中国的兔年 中国的Zodiac 有十二只动物。它们是∶ Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. tu xin哪天是中国的新年？ 二0一一年二月四日是中国的新年。 今年是兔年。 l) 兔年快乐！ Chun jie hao 春节好! According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, 2/4/11 is also the first day of Spring. 中国新年也叫春节 （Spring Festival ） The Origin Of the Chinese New Year Celebration The Origin of 中国新年 celebration is too old to be traced, but manyof the colorful legends and traditions have something with a monstrous beast 叫 Nian。 Nian is cruel and ferocious, 很凶 that the ancient 中国人 believed would devour 男人和女人 on New Year’s Eve.  To keep 年 away, red-paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit and firecrackers are set off through the night, because Nain is said to fear the color red, the light of fire ,and loud noises. Early the next morning, as feelings of triumph and renewal fill the air at successfully keeping Nain away for another year, the most popular greeting heard is 恭喜 gong xi, or “congratulations”.  焰火 yuanhuo Spring couplets are paper scrolls and squares inscribed with blessings and auspicious words, such as “good fortune” and “springtime. couplets Couplet poems are written and pasted on the front door to scare away 年。 The paper squares are usually pasted upside down, because the Mandarin word for “upside down”, dao, is a homonym of the word “arrival”. 福 fu fortune The Chinese character upside down “倒” is a homophone with the character Arrival “到”。 by saying “your word is upside down”, you are also saying your “fortune arrives！” Many places are decorated with red and gold for good wishes for the New Year. Lanterns are lit for the night. 鱼 is a homophone with 余 yu, meaning surplus. By having