là yuè
腊月
èr shí bā
二十八
:
fā miàn
发面
tiē huā
贴花
,
hǎo yùn
好运
quán jiā
全家

December 28th: Dough Rising and Decorating, Good Luck for the Whole Family
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zǒu走zài在zhōng guó中国de的dà jiē xiǎo xiàng大街小巷,rú guǒ如果nǐ你wén dào闻到kōng qì空气zhōng中piāo飘zhe着tián甜tián甜de的mài麦xiāng wèi香味,kàn dào看到chuāng hù窗户shàng上duō多le了yī一mǒ抹huǒ hóng火红,nà那yí dìng一定shì是là yuè腊月èr shí bā二十八dào到le了。

Walking through the streets and alleys of China, if you smell the sweet aroma of wheat in the air and see a splash of bright red on the windows, it must be December 28th of the lunar calendar.

mín jiān民间cháng常shuō说“èr shí bā二十八,bǎ把miàn面fā发”。

There is a common saying among the people: 'On the 28th, let the dough rise.'

zài在zhè ge这个rì zi日子lǐ里,chú fáng厨房chéng成le了jiā lǐ家里zuì最rè nào热闹de的dì fāng地方。

On this day, the kitchen becomes the liveliest place in the house.

dà jiā大家dōu都huì会xǐ jìng洗净shuāng shǒu双手,róu揉yí gè一个dà大miàn tuán面团,děng dài等待tā它zài在wēn nuǎn温暖de的dì fāng地方màn màn慢慢biàn变dà大。

Everyone washes their hands, kneads a big dough ball, and waits for it to slowly rise in a warm place.

wèi shén me为什么yí dìng一定yào要zài在zhè这yī tiān一天fā miàn发面ne呢?

Why must the dough rise on this particular day?

chú le除了zhǔn bèi准备guò nián过年de的zhǔ shí主食,gèng更yīn wèi因为“fā发”zhè ge这个zì字dài biǎo代表zhe着“fā cái发财”hé和“xīng wàng兴旺”。

Besides preparing the main food for the New Year, the word 'rise' also symbolizes 'getting rich' and 'prosperity.'

rén men人们bǎ把duì对xīn nián新年de的xī wàng希望róu揉jìn进miàn面lǐ里,zuò做chéng成xiǎo小yú鱼huò zhě或者xiǎo niǎo小鸟de的xíng zhuàng形状。

People knead their hopes for the New Year into the dough, shaping it into little fish or birds.

dāng当rè qì téng téng热气腾腾de的mán tou馒头chū出guō锅shí时,nà那gǔ股xiāng wèi香味jiù shì就是zhōng guó中国rén人xīn zhōng心中zuì最tà shí踏实de的xìng fú幸福gǎn感。

When the steaming hot buns come out of the pot, that aroma is the most comforting happiness in the hearts of Chinese people.

máng忙wán完le了chú fáng厨房,dà jiā大家hái还yào要máng zhe忙着“tiē huā huā贴花花”。

After finishing in the kitchen, everyone busies themselves with 'pasting decorations.'

hóng sè红色de的chūn lián春联、jīng měi精美de的nián huà年画,hái yǒu还有nà那yī zhāng一张zhāng张báo薄báo薄de的chuāng huā窗花,bǎ把jiā lǐ家里zhuāng shì装饰dé得hóng hóng huǒ huǒ红红火火。

Red couplets, exquisite New Year paintings, and thin paper-cut window decorations make the home bright and festive.

tiē贴chūn lián春联qí shí其实hěn很yǒu xué wèn有学问,yào要gēn jù根据héng pī横批de的fāng xiàng方向lái来jué dìng决定shàng xià lián上下联de的wèi zhì位置。

Pasting couplets actually requires knowledge; the position of the upper and lower lines depends on the direction of the horizontal inscription.

ér而nà那yī duǒ duǒ一朵朵jiǎn剪chū lái出来de的hóng huā红花,bù jǐn不仅shì是gǔ lǎo古老de的mín jiān yì shù民间艺术,gèng shì更是wèi le为了yíng jiē迎接hǎo yùn好运,gǎn zǒu赶走huài坏yùn qì运气。

The red flowers cut out are not only an ancient folk art but also meant to welcome good luck and drive away bad luck.

xiàn zài现在,shèn zhì甚至hái yǒu还有le了“lì tǐ jiǎn zhǐ立体剪纸”,tā men它们xiàng像xiǎo小diāo sù雕塑yī yàng一样shēng dòng生动,ràng让zhè这xiàng项gǔ lǎo古老de的chuán tǒng传统biàn dé变得yuè lái yuè越来越yǒu qù有趣。

Nowadays, there are even '3D paper cuttings' that look like small sculptures, making this ancient tradition more and more interesting.

cóng从fā miàn发面dào到tiē贴chuāng huā窗花,zhè xiē这些máng lù忙碌de的jiǎo bù脚步dōu都zài在gào sù告诉wǒ men我们:nián年,zhēn de真的jiù就zài在mén kǒu门口le了。

From dough rising to pasting window decorations, these busy steps tell us: the New Year is really just around the corner.

zhù yuàn祝愿dà jiā大家zài在xīn新de的yī nián一年lǐ里,rì zi日子xiàng像fā miàn发面yī yàng一样zhēng zhēng rì shàng蒸蒸日上,shēng huó生活xiàng像chuāng huā窗花yī yàng一样měi lì美丽jí xiáng吉祥!

Wishing everyone in the new year that your days rise like the dough and your life is as beautiful and auspicious as the window decorations!

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