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根据下面资料，回答题 Preparing the Chinese New Year
①Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the New Year is the most elaborate, colorful, andimportant. This is a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on having passed
through another year, a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the New Year. Common expressions heard at this time are Guonian (to have made it through the old year) and Bainian (tocongratulate the New Year).
②The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar. The corresponding date in the solar calendar varies from as early as January 21 to as late as February 19. The Chinese New Year, as the Western New Year, signifies turning over a new leaf. Socially, it is a time for family reunions, and for visiting friends and relatives. This holiday, more than any
other Chinese holiday, stresses the importance of family ties. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinnergathering is among the most important family occasions of the year.
③Preparations for the Chinese New Year in old China started well in advance of the NewYear's Day. The 20th of the Twelfth Moon was set aside for the annual housecleaning, or the"sweeping of the grounds". Every corner of the house must be swept and cleaned in preparation forthe new year.
④After the house is cleaned, it is time to bid farewell to the Kitchen God (Zaowang). InChinese folklore, the Kitchen God is regarded as the guardian of the family health. He is consideredthe inventor of fire as well as the censor of household morals. As the folktale goes, the Kitchen Godleaves the house on the 23rd of the last month to report to heaven on the behavior of the family. Atthis time, the family would do everything possible to obtain a favorable report from the Kitchen God.On the evening of the 23rd, the family would give the Kitchen God a ritualistic farewell dinner withsweet food and honey. Some say this is a bribe;others say it seals his mouth from saying bad things.
⑤Free from the watchful eyes of the Kitchen God,who is supposed to return on the first dayof the New Year, the family now prepares for the upcoming celebrations. In China, most stores usuallyclose shop on the last day of the year and remain closed for the first week of the New Year. Consequently, families are busy in the last week of the old year, stocking up on foods and gifts. Chinese
New Year presents are similar in spirit to Christmas presents, although the Chinese tend more often togive food items, such as fruits and tea. The last days of the old year are also the time to settle olddebts.
The Chinese New Year is a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselveson_______.
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