Happy New Year

Story 11. Happy New Year!

故事11 新年快乐！

Do you like to celebrate the New Year? Yes, we do. During the New Year celebration, we usually eat delicious food, wear beautiful clothes, shoot firecrackers, have parades and so on.

你喜欢庆祝新年吗？ 是的，我们喜欢。庆祝新年的时候，我们通常会吃美味的食物、穿漂亮的衣服、放鞭炮、参加游行等等。

In different countries, people celebrate the New Year in different ways.

不同国家的人们庆祝新年的方式各不相同。

Chinese New Year is called Spring Festival. We usually eat dumplings in North China, give children lucky money, hang spring couplets on doors and so on.

中国新年叫做春节。我们通常会在 中国北方吃饺子，给孩子们发压岁钱，在门上贴春联等等。

In Spain, on New Year's Eve, they eat 12 grapes when the clock strikes 12. People believe 12 grapes can bring good luck for the next 12 months. The faster you eat, the happier you will be.

在西班牙，新年前夜时钟敲响12下的时候，人们会吃12颗葡萄。 大家相信12颗葡萄能给接下来的12个月都带来好运。 你吃得越快，接下来的一年就会越开心。

In Italy, people also shoot firecrackers. But there is one special custom. They break old glasses, old bowls and old plates. It represents that they are getting rid of bad things.

在意大利，人们也会放鞭炮。 不过他们有一个特别的习俗。 他们会摔碎旧玻璃杯、旧碗和旧盘子。 这代表着他们要把所有不好的东西都赶走。