2023 is a year of the Rooster according to the Chinese 12-year animal zodiac cycle.
按照十二生肖来说，今年2023年属于兔年。
The main traditional celebrations of the festival include eating reunion dinner with family, giving red envelopes, firecrackers and new clothes.
农历新年主要的传统习俗有吃团圆饭、发红包、放鞭炮和穿新衣。
Many cultural activities are arranged during the festival. Rural areas and small towns retain more traditional celebrations than the cities, such as setting off firecrackers, ancestor worship, and dragon dances.
新年期间会有很多传统民俗活动。郊区和乡镇比起都市保留较多的传统庆祝活动，例如放鞭炮、祭拜祖先和舞龙舞狮。
Reunion dinner 团圆饭
Chinese New Year is a time for families to be together. Wherever they are, people come home to celebrate the festival with their families. The New Year’s Eve dinner is called “reunion dinner”, and is believed to be the most important meal of the year. Big families of several generations sit around round tables and enjoy the food and time together.
中国新年是一个让家人们团聚在一起的时刻，不论人在哪里，人们都会回家和家人一起庆祝新年。除夕夜的晚餐称为团圆饭，被视为一年中最重要的一顿饭。几代同堂的大家族围坐在桌子旁边，享受美食和相聚在一起的时光。
Giving Red Envelopes 发红包
Giving red envelopes is a custom at Chinese New Year.Red envelopes have money in and are given to children and seniors. It is not a customs to give red envelopes to (working) adults, except by employers.Red envelopes are used in the hope of giving good luck (as well as money) to the receivers.
发红包是新年的习俗，红包里装着钱给小孩和长者。习俗上不会发红包给有工作的成年人，但是雇主会发给职员。红包含有希望给对方带来好运和财富的意思。
Setting off Firecrackers 放鞭炮
It has long been a Chinese tradition to set off firecrackers when the New Year clock strikes.The tradition is to set off one string of small firecrackers first, followed by three big firecrackers, which symbolize “sounding out” the old year and “sounding in” the new year. The louder firecrackers, the better and luckier it’s believed it will be for business and farming in the coming year.
在新年放鞭炮已经是一个历史悠久的传统。传统上会先放一串小的鞭炮，再接着放三串大的鞭炮，象征吓走旧的一年、迎来新的一年。人们相信如果鞭炮声越响，来年的事业和收获将会越好。
