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歪果仁说不出的“年味儿”都在这儿
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现在大家过外国的节日比较多，商场里也总是在情人节、万圣节、圣诞节等节日进行布置。所以国家规定了传统节日要放假，借以感受传统节日的魅力。
小年，往往意味着人们开始筹备年货，迎接新一年的到来，至此，【年味儿】将越来越浓。
PS.农历腊月二十三为北方的小年（腊月二十四为南方小年）
关于“小年”的说法，小编在网上看到有N个翻译的版本，有的翻译成off-year,也有些叫non-bearing day，但其实小编搜索了国外的很多新闻网站，歪果仁更喜欢把小年直接翻译成：Xiao Nian
所以，小年可以直接说拼音Xiao Nian, 说完拼音再给歪果仁解释一下就可以了。比如：
In Chinese, today is called ‘Xiao Nian’, which literally means ‘little new year’. It should probably be called ‘pre-new year’ instead.
Xiao Nian is a special festival for Chinese people.
The 23rd day of the year's last lunar month marks a traditional Chinese holiday called Xiao Nian, which means Preliminary Eve, the prelude to the Lunar New Year's Eve celebration.
让歪果仁说不清道不明的中国年味儿，到底是什么呢？
年味儿
1
【祭灶王】
Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God
小年这天，也是民间祭灶的日子。民间传说，每年腊月二十三，灶王爷都要上天向玉皇大帝禀报这家人的善恶，让玉皇大帝赏罚。因此送灶时，人们在灶王像前的桌案上供放糖果、清水、料豆、秣、对联、草；其中，后三样是为灶王升天的坐骑备料。祭灶时，还要把关东糖用火融化，涂在灶王爷的嘴上。这样，他就不能在玉帝那里讲坏话了。
“In one of the most distinctive traditions of the Xiao Nian is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God(灶王爷), dispatching the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back by to the home through the pasting of a new paper image of him beside the stove. From this vantage point, the Kitchen God will oversee and protect the household for another year.”
2【扫房子】
House Cleaning
“尘”与“陈”谐音，故而扫尘旨在除旧迎新，拔除不祥。扫帚将墙壁上下扫干净、擦洗桌椅、冲洗地面……各家各户都要不留死角地彻底清扫，做到窗明几净。
In Xiao Nian, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning("做大扫除"的英文说法), sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year.
3【贴窗花】
Paste Paper-cuts to Windows
剪贴窗花是最盛行的民俗活动。内容有各种动、植物等掌故，如喜鹊登梅，燕穿桃柳，孔雀戏牡丹 ，狮子滚绣球 ，三羊（阳）开泰，二龙戏珠，鹿鹤桐椿（六合同春），五蝠（福）捧寿，犀牛望月，莲（连）年有鱼（馀），鸳鸯戏水，刘海戏金蝉，和合二仙等等。贴上窗花寓意着新的一年越来越好。
In Xiao Nian, old couplets and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Year's posters, and auspicious decorations are pasted up("贴"的英文说法).
4【洗澡理发】
Bath and Hair-cut
民间有“有钱没钱，剃头过年”的说法。而沐浴理发的活动，多集中在小年前后进行。大人、小孩都要洗浴、理发。
As the old Chinese saying goes, whether they're rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking bath and haircut is often taken today.
5
【置办年货】
Preparations for Spring Festival
中国人几千年来总把过年当做件大事。过年之前要做很多准备，要买很多东西，有吃的、用的、穿的、戴的、耍的、供的、干的、鲜的、生的、熟的，统名之曰“年货”。一进腊月，各闹市皆拥挤不堪，都是买年货的人，但各种东西也都涨了不少，商人趁机作一笔好生意，故有“腊月水土贵三分”之谚。
People start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since Xiao Nian Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.
6【贴春联】
Paste up/stick spring couplets/scrolls
春联俗称“门对”、“春贴”、“对联”、“对子”，雅称“楹联”。中华传统民俗文化。喜庆的大红春联是对联的一种，在春节时张贴，故名春联。贴福字、贴窗花、贴年画、贴挂千，这些都具有祈福、装点居所的传统民俗功能。
是中国的一种古老的传统民间艺术，他反映了人民大众的风俗和信仰，寄托着人们对未来的希望。
Chinese characters that are auspicious for the coming year are generally written on two pieces of red paper with ink and a brush, and glued by the sides of the doors.
7【放烟花】
Set off fireworks
过小年时，还有放烟花、鞭炮的习俗，因为这是年前的第一炮，很重要。中国人过节都喜欢热热闹闹的，鞭炮的声响，可以渲染过节气氛，但是由于空气污染等因素，近年很多城市都是不让小年卖鞭炮、放鞭炮了。其实最重要的只要人团圆，家就热闹了，节日的气氛也就有了。
Chinese people traditionally set off fireworks during Spring Festival, in the belief that this helps scare off the Nian and brings good fortune at the beginning of the year and good luck throughout the year.
8【拜年】
Pay lunar New Year’s calls/visits; give Spring Festival greetings
拜年是中国民间的传统习俗，是人们辞旧迎新的一种方式。家长带领小辈出门谒见亲戚、朋友、尊长，以吉祥语向对方祝颂新年，卑幼者必须叩头致礼，谓之“拜年”。
It’s important that you pay relatives and friends a new year’s call during the holiday. This is done at people’s homes from New Year’s Day to the 15th day, or the Lantern Festival. People give each other best wishes and gifts. This is also a time for the younger generation to bow or kowtow to the elders for health, good fortune, work, and so on and to get a red package in return.
