春节对中国人意味着合家团聚热热闹闹过大年，从小年到正月十五，天天都有“节目”。来看看中国人过春节都有哪些习俗吧。
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The 23rd day of La Yue in north China and the 24th day of the month in south China are the Xiao Nian Festival on the Chinese lunar calendar. Xiao Nian is also called "Little (Chinese) New Year," symbolizing the start of the Spring Festival.
On this day, people usually do house-cleaning. It's said that most of the gods go back to heaven to state their work in the concluded year, so people can do the cleaning without disturbing or offending them.
中国北方的腊月二十三和南方的腊月二十四，俗称“小年”。
到了小年，各家各户都要打扫卫生。传说诸位神仙在腊月二十四日会上天去述职，这时候做大扫除不会打扰到他们。
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In our legends, the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the heaven, descend to earth to inspect the world on this day, to see if every household lives an honest, frugal, and diligent life. As traditional value leads, people who work hard but live poorly should be sympathized and rewarded. To show the frugality and pray for the emperor's reward, traditionally people make bean curd, or Tofu, cheap food in China.
In northeast China, people make a decent amount of Nian Dou Bao, a kind of bun made of glutinous millet stuffed with red bean paste. Nian Dou Bao is also a staple food during the Spring Festival.
腊月二十五，玉皇大帝会亲自下界，查察人间善恶疾苦，看各家各户是否如灶王所奏的那样勤勉节约，并定来年祸福。于是各家各户就做豆腐、吃豆腐渣以表示清苦，瞒过玉皇的惩罚，并降福来年。
中国北方人在这天还会做很多粘豆包，这种豆沙馅的包子是春节期间的传统食物。
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Many families typically eat pork and cook the meat. Other families, who don't raise pigs, go to the local fair for a hunk of meat. In the agrarian society in the past, people hardly have a chance to enjoy meat except for the Spring Festival. The meat also represents the biggest celebration throughout the year.
腊月二十六，*猪割年肉，过去穷苦人家只有在春节期间才能吃到肉。
