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Malfoy Becomes the "Mascot" of Chinese New Year
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2026niánshìnóng lì农历niánzhōng guó中国dechūn jié春节kuàidàole

2026 is the Year of the Horse in the lunar calendar, and the Chinese New Year is approaching.

zuì jìn最近hěnduōzhōng guó中国nián qīng rén年轻人dejiā lǐ家里chū xiàn出现leyí gè一个tè bié特别dexīnmiàn kǒng面孔

Recently, a special new face has appeared in many young Chinese people's homes.

bú shì不是chuán tǒng传统decái shén财神ér shì而是hā lì · bō tè哈利·波特diàn yǐng电影dejué sè角色dé lā kē · mǎ ěr fú德拉科·马尔福

He is not the traditional God of Wealth, but a character from the "Harry Potter" movies—Draco Malfoy.

wèi shén me为什么mǎ ěr fú马尔福huìzàichūn jié春节qī jiān期间tū rán突然huǒqǐ lái起来ne

Why has Malfoy suddenly become popular during the Spring Festival?

zuìzhòng yào重要deyuán yīn原因zài yú在于dezhōng wén中文míng zì名字

The most important reason lies in his Chinese name.

mǎ ěr fú马尔福demíng zì名字fān yì翻译chéngzhōng wén中文shìmǎ ěr fú马尔福

Malfoy's name translated into Chinese is "马尔福" (Mǎ'ěrfú).

zàizhèsāndài biǎo代表leniánérdài biǎo代表lefú qì福气hǎo yùn好运

In these three characters, "马" (mǎ) represents the Year of the Horse, and "福" (fú) means blessing and good luck.

yīn wèi因为2026niánzhèng hǎo正好shìniánsuǒ yǐ所以mǎ ěr fú马尔福tīng qǐ lái听起来jiùxiàngshìniándefú qì福气fēi cháng非常jí lì吉利

Since 2026 is exactly the Year of the Horse, "马尔福" sounds like "the blessings of the Year of the Horse," which is very auspicious.

xiàn zài现在zàihěnduōgòu wù购物wǎng zhàn网站shàngdōunéngkàn dào看到mǎ ěr fú马尔福zhǔ tí主题dechūn jié春节zhuāng shì pǐn装饰品

Now, on many shopping websites, you can see Malfoy-themed Spring Festival decorations.

bǐ rú比如yìnyǒutóu xiàng头像dechūn lián春联huò zhě或者yìnzhebiāo zhì xìng标志性xiào róng笑容dehóng sè红色

For example, couplets printed with his portrait, or red "福" characters featuring his signature smile.

zhōng guó中国yǒuyí gè一个chuán tǒng传统jiù shì就是dàozhetiēyīn wèi因为dàodàofā yīn发音yī yàng一样yì si意思shìfú qì福气dàole

There is a Chinese tradition of pasting the "福" character upside down because the word for "upside down" sounds like "arrived," meaning "blessings have arrived."

xiàn zài现在yī xiē一些nián qīng rén年轻人mǎ ěr fú马尔福dezhào piān照片dàozhetiēzàiménshàngkāi wán xiào开玩笑shuōzhèshìmǎ ěr fú马尔福dàole

Now, some young people paste upside-down photos of Malfoy on their doors, joking that "Malfoy has arrived."

hā lì · bō tè哈利·波特xì liè系列zàizhōng guó中国yì zhí一直fēi cháng非常shòu huān yíng受欢迎yōng yǒu拥有dà liàng大量defěn sī粉丝

The "Harry Potter" series has always been very popular in China, with a large fan base.

mǎ ěr fú马尔福debàn yǎn扮演zhětāng mǔ汤姆·fèi ěr dùn费尔顿zhù yì注意dàolezhè ge这个yǒu qù有趣dexiàn xiàng现象háizàishè jiāo社交píng tái平台shàngzhuǎn fā转发lexiāng guān相关xiāo xī消息zhèràngzhōng guó中国defěn sī粉丝mengǎn dào感到fēi cháng非常jīng xǐ惊喜kāi xīn开心

Tom Felton, who plays Malfoy, noticed this interesting phenomenon and shared related posts on social media, which made Chinese fans very surprised and happy.

zhè zhǒng这种liú xíng流行wén huà文化chuán tǒng传统jié rì节日jié hé结合zàiyì qǐ一起defāng shì方式ràngchūn jié春节biàn dé变得gèng jiā更加nián qīng年轻yǒu qù有趣

This way of combining pop culture with traditional festivals makes the Spring Festival younger and more fun.

bù guǎn不管shìchuán tǒng传统dezhuāng shì装饰hái shì还是zhè wèi这位lái zì来自mó fǎ魔法shì jiè世界dejí xiáng wù吉祥物dōudài biǎo代表lerén men人们duìxīn nián新年deměi hǎo美好zhù yuàn祝愿

Whether it's traditional decorations or this "mascot" from the magical world, they all represent people's good wishes for the New Year.

xī wàng希望zàijí jiāng即将dào lái到来demǎ nián马年dà jiā大家dōunéngmǎ shàng yǒu fú马上有福

We hope that in the upcoming Year of the Horse, everyone will "immediately have blessings"!

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