節(jié)日主題 | 小年（灶王節(jié)）Little New Year/ the Festival of the Kitchen God

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小年

2020年1月17日是小年，通常是農(nóng)歷新年的前一周。它也被稱為灶神節(jié)。

Little New Year, which is called ‘Xiaonian’ in Chinese, usuallya week before the lunar New Year, falls on Jan 17 in 2020. It is also known as theFestival of the Kitchen God.

在中國，有許多與慶祝灶神和準(zhǔn)備春節(jié)有關(guān)的習(xí)俗。以下是一些你應(yīng)該知道的關(guān)于小新年的傳統(tǒng)知識(shí)。

There are numerous customs associated withhonoring the Kitchen God and preparing for the Spring Festival.

Here are sometraditional thingsyou should know about the Little New Year.

民間習(xí)俗

祭灶王吃灶糖

Offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God

民間傳說，每年臘月二十三，灶王爺都要上天向玉皇大帝稟報(bào)這家人的善惡，讓玉皇大帝賞罰。于是人民便敬獻(xiàn)祭灶，意為用糖糊住灶王爺嘴，上天后說些甜言蜜語。

Theofferingsto the Kitchen God are sweets of various varieties.

It is thought that this willseal the Kitchen God's mouthand encourage him to onlysay good things about the familywhen he ascends to heaven to make his report.

掃塵土

House cleaning

"掃塵”就是年終大掃除，家家戶戶這天都要打掃環(huán)境，清理各種器具，拆洗被褥窗簾。到處洋溢著歡歡喜喜搞衛(wèi)生，干干凈凈迎新春的氣氛。

Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families in China undertake a thorough house cleaning,sweeping out the oldin preparation for the New Year.

辦年貨

Preparations for Spring Festival

從小年開始，人們就開始儲(chǔ)備必要的春節(jié)食品。在這個(gè)漫長的節(jié)日里，祭祖、招待客人、供養(yǎng)家人所需要的一切東西都必須提前購買。

People start tostock up necessary provisionsfor the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.

在去市場之前，春節(jié)購物清單必須列好，包括肉類、家禽和雞蛋、水果和蔬菜、大米和面粉、酒精、糖、茶、紅紙和灶神。熏香和蠟燭、小吃、新日歷和玩具也必須購買。不要忘記給孩子們買新衣服迎接新年。

Before setting out to the market, a Spring Festival shopping list must be made, including items such as meat, poultry and eggs, fruit and vegetables, rice and flour, alcohol, sugar, and tea, red paper, and the Kitchen God. Incense and candles, snacks, new calendars, and toys must also be purchased. Not to be forgotten are new clothes for children to welcome in the New Year.