大年三十：除夕守岁
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chinese people are supposed to stay up the whole night on the 30th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
腊月三十，人们熬夜守岁。
in chinese mythology,a monster called nian would come out to harm people on new year's eve,so people get together,staying up and chatting,hoping for a peaceful passage of time.the custom of staying up (chinese:shou tai sui) symbolizes the warding off of all diseases and disasters and wishing good luck in the new year
中国神话里，一头叫“年”的妖怪会在新年的前一夜跑出来伤害人类，因此人们聚在一起，守岁聊天，祈祷能平安度过这一晚。因此，中国人将新年前夕熬夜的习俗称为“守太岁”，意味着远离疾病灾祸，祈祷新年好运。
chinese people attach great importance to the spring festival eve,when all family members eat dinner together
中国人十分重视除夕（即新年前一夜），彼时阖家团圆，共享团圆年夜饭。
chinese people are supposed to stay up the whole night on the 30th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
腊月三十，人们熬夜守岁。
in chinese mythology,a monster called nian would come out to harm people on new year's eve,so people get together,staying up and chatting,hoping for a peaceful passage of time.the custom of staying up (chinese:shou tai sui) symbolizes the warding off of all diseases and disasters and wishing good luck in the new year
中国神话里，一头叫“年”的妖怪会在新年的前一夜跑出来伤害人类，因此人们聚在一起，守岁聊天，祈祷能平安度过这一晚。因此，中国人将新年前夕熬夜的习俗称为“守太岁”，意味着远离疾病灾祸，祈祷新年好运。
chinese people attach great importance to the spring festival eve,when all family members eat dinner together
中国人十分重视除夕（即新年前一夜），彼时阖家团圆，共享团圆年夜饭。