中华民俗之新年必做的事和禁忌_BEC初级作文

中华民俗之新年必做的事和禁忌

拜访亲戚朋友(尤其是比你年长的)，传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿(另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包,称为"来喜"。)

Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in two's, do not just give one. This is your way of passing good luck to the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees and associates.

给每个孩子两份"来喜"(我觉得应该指钱是偶数的)，因为好事成双,不要只给一份.这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法.企业主(老板)也要给员工和同事红包。

Don'ts:

千万不要做这些：

Don't wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning.

不要穿白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；

Don't buy new shoes for the first month of the New Year, because the sound of shoe in Chinese is "hai". "Hai" is similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start the year.

不要在新年的第一个月买新鞋，因为在汉语里鞋的发音是"孩"(好像是四川地区的发音)，它与叹息"唉"相近，中国人认为这不是新年伊始的好兆头。

Don't wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn't a good thing to 'wash away your wealth' right at the start of the New Year.