春节的另一个名字叫“过年”

春节对于中国人来说，是一个特别重要的节日。

通常的节日，或出自原始崇拜，或涉及历法节气，由于文化和习俗的不同，人们在庆祝的方式和形式上有一定程度上的差异，但基本差别不大——走上大街，少不了涌动的人潮、欢快的乐曲和绚丽的色彩，更热烈时会出现化妆的人群、狂欢的队伍。

中国的这个节日——春节，不完全是这样。中国的春节也欢腾，也喜庆，但中国的春节还有一个叫法：过年。

过年，就不仅仅是节日了，它还有独自的内容，用宁波籍作家冯骥才的话说：过年就是全家团圆的喜乐气氛;就是晚辈孝敬长辈围坐在桌前敬的那一杯酒;就是屋外烟花闪耀飘进鼻内的一股幽香……就是不管认识不认识，见面都说过年好的那种友好感觉;就是家家户户都贴上喜庆对联迎接新春，庆祝新的开始;就是满大街挂满了红灯笼充满了祝福话语的那种气氛……

我喜欢这段话，喜欢这样的日子。

Spring Festival plays a key celebration in China. Many traditional festivities across the world highlight primitive worship or celebrate special days or solar terms on calendar. Different cultures and lifestyles can be celebrated in different ways， but these are same differences： crowds， loud music and bright colors， parades. Chinese Spring Festival is a little bit different. Yes， celebrations and festivities of the Spring Festival are exciting. However， the traditional festival is also known as  （過年）， which is ceremoniously marked for a transition from the old year to another year which is completely new and brings about hopes for a better life. Its as if you reached a certain destination by taking a bus and now you start the next part of your journey by taking another bus. Spring Festival celebrations essentially consist of two major parts： it is about family and it is about the whole community no matter whether the community is a village， a town， a city， a province， or the whole nation.