{"id":8528,"date":"2013-02-09T18:44:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T22:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=8528"},"modified":"2013-02-03T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T22:47:16","slug":"the-spring-festival-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-spring-festival-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spring Festival (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is China&#8217;s longest and most important holiday. This festival has a history going back thousands of years, and there are tons of interesting customs and traditions associated with it. Learn more about the Spring Festival while learning a lot of useful Chinese vocabulary with this video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7jyfCh5g6w4\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7jyfCh5g6w4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u6625\u8282 &#8211; ch\u016bn ji\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>Spring Festival<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u9ec4\u91d1\u5468 &#8211; hu\u00e1ng j\u012bn zh\u014du<\/p>\n<p>Golden Week<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5546\u4ee3 &#8211; sh\u0101ng d\u00e0i<\/p>\n<p>Shang Dynasty (1600-1100 BC)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e74 &#8211; ni\u00e1n<\/p>\n<p>Nian<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u97ad\u70ae &#8211; bi\u0101n p\u00e0o<\/p>\n<p>firecrackers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u7ea2\u8272 &#8211; h\u00f3ng s\u00e8<\/p>\n<p>red<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u8fc7\u5e74 &#8211; gu\u00f2 ni\u00e1n<\/p>\n<p>pass the year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u6625\u8fd0 &#8211; ch\u016bn y\u00f9n<\/p>\n<p>Spring Festival rush<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u798f &#8211; f\u00fa<\/p>\n<p>good fortune<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u798f\u5012\u4e86 &#8211; f\u00fa d\u00e0o le<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;fu&#8221; is upside-down<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u798f\u5230\u4e86 &#8211; f\u00fa d\u00e0o le<\/p>\n<p>good fortune has arrived<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u9664\u5915 &#8211; ch\u00fa x\u012b (FIRST TONE!!)<\/p>\n<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e74\u591c\u996d &#8211; ni\u00e1n y\u00e8 f\u00e0n<\/p>\n<p>New Year&#8217;s family dinner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u997a\u5b50 &#8211; ji\u01ceo zi<\/p>\n<p>dumplings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e74\u7cd5 &#8211; ni\u00e1n g\u0101o<\/p>\n<p>New Year cake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e74\u5e74\u6709\u4f59 &#8211; ni\u00e1n ni\u00e1n y\u01d2u y\u00fa<\/p>\n<p>Have leftover\/extra every year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e74\u5e74\u6709\u9c7c &#8211; ni\u00e1n ni\u00e1n y\u01d2u y\u00fa<\/p>\n<p>There is fish every year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u6625\u8282\u8054\u6b22\u665a\u4f1a &#8211; ch\u016bn ji\u00e9 li\u00e1n hu\u0101n w\u01cen hu\u00ec<\/p>\n<p>Spring Festival New Year Gala<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u76f8\u58f0 &#8211; xi\u00e0ng sheng<\/p>\n<p>cross-talk<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u7ea2\u5305 &#8211; h\u00f3ng b\u0101o<\/p>\n<p>red envelope<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u751f\u8096 &#8211; sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o<\/p>\n<p>Chinese zodiac<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u86c7\u5e74 &#8211; sh\u00e9 ni\u00e1n<\/p>\n<p>Year of the Snake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22 &#8211; g\u014dng x\u01d0 f\u0101 c\u00e1i<\/p>\n<p>congratulations and be prosperous<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50 &#8211; x\u012bn ni\u00e1n ku\u00e0i l\u00e8<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50 &#8211; ch\u016bn ji\u00e9 ku\u00e0i l\u00e8<\/p>\n<p>Happy Spring Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is China&#8217;s longest and most important holiday. This festival has a history going back thousands of years, and there are tons of interesting customs and traditions associated with it. 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