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December 26th: The Aroma of Stewed Meat Carries the Flavor of the New Year
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là yuè腊月èr shí liù二十六dàole

December 26th has arrived.

rú guǒ如果zhè shí hòu这时候zǒuzàizhōng guó中国dexiǎoxiàng zi巷子yí dìng一定huìwén dào闻到zhèn zhèn阵阵yòu rén诱人deròuxiāng

If you walk through the alleys of China at this time, you will definitely smell the tempting aroma of meat.

zhèyī tiān一天zhōng guó中国mín jiān民间yǒuyí gè一个zhòng yào重要dechuán tǒng传统jiào zuò叫作dùn zhū ròu炖猪肉jiàoshā zhū gē nián ròu杀猪割年肉

On this day, there is an important folk tradition in China called 'stewing pork,' also known as 'slaughtering the pig and cutting the New Year's meat.'

zàiguò qù过去zhū ròu猪肉shìfēi cháng非常zhēn guì珍贵deshí wù食物pǔ tōng普通rén jiā人家píng shí平时hěnshǎochīròu

In the past, pork was a very precious food, and ordinary families rarely ate meat.

dà jiā大家xīn xīn kǔ kǔ辛辛苦苦yǎngleyī nián一年deféi zhū肥猪zhí dào直到là yuè腊月èr shí liù二十六zhèyī tiān一天cáihuìshā diào杀掉

Everyone worked hard to raise a big fat pig for a year, and it was only on December 26th that they would slaughter it.

zì jǐ自己liúyī bù fèn一部分guò nián过年chīshèng xià剩下demài diào卖掉huàn qián换钱

They keep some for the New Year and sell the rest for money.

zhè zhǒng这种zàiguò nián过年qī jiān期间chīderòujiùbèichēng wéi称为nián ròu年肉

The meat eaten during the New Year period is called 'New Year's meat.'

dà jiā大家zuìxǐ huān喜欢zuòchénghóng shāo ròu红烧肉yīn wèi因为hóng hóng liàng liàng红红亮亮deyán sè颜色xiàng zhēng象征zhexīnyī nián一年derì zi日子néngguòhóng hóng huǒ huǒ红红火火

People like to make it into braised pork because the bright red color symbolizes a prosperous new year.

chú le除了zhǔn bèi准备ròu shí肉食zhèyī tiān一天dà jiā大家háiyàolǐ wài里外yī xǐ一洗

Besides preparing meat, on this day people also 'clean inside and out.'

rén men人们huìjiā lǐ家里deměi gè每个jiǎo luò角落dōudǎ sǎo打扫gān jìng干净diàoguò qù过去yī nián一年dehuī chén灰尘diàoshùn xīn顺心deshì qíng事情

They clean every corner of the house, washing away the dust of the past year and also the unhappy things.

tóng shí同时jí shì集市shàngbiàn dé变得gé wài格外rè nào热闹

At the same time, the market becomes especially lively.

rén men人们máng zhe忙着mǎiyān jiǔ烟酒mǎimǎibiān pào鞭炮měi gè每个rénshǒu lǐ手里dōuzhemǎn mǎn满满denián huò年货liǎnshàngdàizhekāi xīn开心dexiào róng笑容

People are busy buying cigarettes, alcohol, fish, and firecrackers; everyone carries full bags of New Year's goods with happy smiles on their faces.

cóngzhèyī tiān一天nián wèi ér年味儿zhēn de真的nóngle

From this day on, the flavor of the New Year really becomes strong.

yī guō一锅rè qì téng téng热气腾腾xiāng wèi pū bí香味扑鼻dedùn ròu炖肉bù jǐn不仅shìwèi le为了tián bǎo填饱dǔ zi肚子gèng shì更是wèi le为了wèi láo慰劳yī nián一年dexīn kǔ辛苦

That pot of steaming, fragrant stewed meat is not only to fill the stomach but also to reward the hard work of the year.

gào sù告诉měiyí gè一个rénjiùdeyī nián一年jiù yào就要jié shù结束leměi hǎo美好dexīnshēng huó生活zhèng zài正在guōmàn màn慢慢dùnxiāng

It tells everyone: the old year is about to end, and a beautiful new life is slowly stewing in the pot.

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