大年三十：除夕守歲
![小年到十五的春節習俗 中英雙語]()
chinese people are supposed to stay up the whole night on the 30th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
臘月三十，人們熬夜守歲。
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
中國神話里，一頭叫「年」的妖怪會在新年的前一夜跑出來傷害人類，因此人們聚在一起，守歲聊天，祈禱能平安度過這一晚。因此，中國人將新年前夕熬夜的習俗稱為「守太歲」，意味著遠離疾病災禍，祈禱新年好運。
chinese people attach great importance to the spring festival eve,when all family members eat dinner together
中國人十分重視除夕（即新年前一夜），彼時闔家團圓，共享團圓年夜飯。
chinese people are supposed to stay up the whole night on the 30th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
臘月三十，人們熬夜守歲。
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
中國神話里，一頭叫「年」的妖怪會在新年的前一夜跑出來傷害人類，因此人們聚在一起，守歲聊天，祈禱能平安度過這一晚。因此，中國人將新年前夕熬夜的習俗稱為「守太歲」，意味著遠離疾病災禍，祈禱新年好運。
chinese people attach great importance to the spring festival eve,when all family members eat dinner together
中國人十分重視除夕（即新年前一夜），彼時闔家團圓，共享團圓年夜飯。