大年初八：放生祈福
![小年到十五的春節習俗 中英雙語]()
the eighth day is believed to be the birthday of millet,an important crop in ancient china
初八被認為是中國古代一種重要糧食——谷的生日。
according to folk proverbs,if this day is bright and clear the year will be a harvest year;however,if this day is cloudy or even rainy,the year will suffer from poor harvest
根據民間俗語，這一天如果晴朗明亮就預示著大豐收，而如果多雲甚至下雨就預示著今年會歉收。
meanwhile,people also set free captive animals on this day,with a blessing for all living beings to flourish in the new year
此外，這一天人們還會放生動物，祝福新的一年裡所有生物都繁榮興旺，生生不息。
the eighth day is believed to be the birthday of millet,an important crop in ancient china
初八被認為是中國古代一種重要糧食——谷的生日。
according to folk proverbs,if this day is bright and clear the year will be a harvest year;however,if this day is cloudy or even rainy,the year will suffer from poor harvest
根據民間俗語，這一天如果晴朗明亮就預示著大豐收，而如果多雲甚至下雨就預示著今年會歉收。
meanwhile,people also set free captive animals on this day,with a blessing for all living beings to flourish in the new year
此外，這一天人們還會放生動物，祝福新的一年裡所有生物都繁榮興旺，生生不息。