亚洲国家如何庆祝农历新年 Lunar New Year

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自古以来，春节就是中华民族最隆重、最热闹的传统佳节。但是，并不是只有中国人才过农历新年，韩国、越南、泰国、印度尼西亚、马来西亚等亚洲国家同样也会庆祝春节。亚洲人的新年节俗丰富而有特色，许多传统的庆祝方式至今盛行。一起看看亚洲各国人们如何欢度农历新年~

「Celebrating Luna New Year. 」

欢度农历新年。

The Lunar New Year has typically been called the Chinese New Year.

农历新年通常被称为中国新年。

That's not wrong, and it's not right.

这其实不完全准确。

There's a whole another group of Asian countries that also celebrate based on the lunar calendar.

还有另外一群亚洲国家也以农历为基础来庆祝新年。

「Most east Asian countries celebrate the holiday between late January and early February. 」

大多数东亚国家在1月底到2月初庆祝新年。

「Many southeast Asians and south Asians celebrate between late March and early April. 」

许多东南亚人和南亚人会在3月底到4月初庆祝。

「The lion dance is a tradition in many countries. 」

舞狮是许多国家庆祝新年的传统活动。

They're really warding off the evil spirits, which is the intention of the dance, to get rid of all the evil things that have happened in the year before and to welcome boldly the new year.

他们真的在辟邪，这就是舞狮的本意，除掉前一年发生的一切不好的事情，大胆地迎接新的一年。

「Small gifts of money are another custom. 」

装着钱的小礼物是新年的另一种习俗。

They're not meant to be a lot of money.

里面并不需要很多钱。

It sort of helps people say, "You are part of my life."

它在某种程度上告诉人们说：“你是我生命的一部分。”

「Koreans often give the money in silk pouches. 」

韩国人经常把钱放在丝绸包里。

「In China and some other countries, red envelopes are customary. 」

在中国和其他一些国家，红包是一种习俗。

If you do present a red envelope, make sure you do it with two hands and that you use new bills because you don't wanna put a ratty five dollar bill in a red envelope.

如果你要送红包，一定要用两只手送，而且要用新的钞票，因为你可不想把一张破破烂烂的五美元钞票放进红包里。

That would not be a good idea.

那可不是个好主意。

「Lunar New Year is a time for traditional dress. 」

农历新年是传统服饰的节日。

「Vietnam, Ao Dai. 」

越南人的越南长衫。

「Korea, Hanbok. 」

韩国人的韩服。

「China, anything red! 」

中国，红色衣服都可以！

Red is supposed to be prosperity, health, so if you ever went to a Chinese New Year dinner, and you were wearing white or black, you should just go home and change.

红色应该是繁荣、健康的象征，所以如果你去参加中国新年晚宴，穿成白色或黑色，你应该回家换身合适的衣服。

A lot of the celebratory components center on food, a lot of food.

很多庆祝的元素都集中在食物上，很多食物。

「New Year dishes are rich with symbolism. 」

年菜富有象征意义。

「China Dumplings-prosperity. 」

中国的饺子象征繁荣。

「South Korea Tteokguk-good luck. 」

韩国的年糕汤象征好运连连。

「Vietnam Banh Tet-the moon. 」

越南的糯米糕象征月亮。

「Some countries end the holiday with a lantern festival. 」

一些国家会以元宵节结束农历新年。

That's at the end of the celebration.

庆祝活动到此结束。

It also closes off the Lunar New Year celebration.

它会结束农历新年的庆祝活动。

「Lunar New Year is also celebrated in the U. S. 」

在美国也庆祝农历新年。

Understanding a little bit more of the sources of the rich culture that we have as a country, that's what really makes this country so incredible.

多了解一点我们这个国家丰富文化的来源，这才是这个国家这么不可思议的原因。

It's a tradition that we get to celebrate here, even though most people who celebrate are halfway around the world, and to share it and share boldly I think is very, very special.

这是我们在这里庆祝的一个传统，尽管大多数庆祝的人都在地球的另一边，我认为一起分享、大胆分享才是最最特别的。