青青： Huzi, tomorrow is mid-autumn festival, lets go and buy mooncake.
胡子： For us to eat or to give someone?
青青： Of course to eat.
胡子： Then just buy plain packaged, good quality, inexpensive ones.
青青： Yes, the beautiful packaging is a waste.

吃粽子、插艾草、喝雄黄酒……端午节临近，一些淡出人们生活的端午习惯正被人们捡起。

一直以来，人们将端午节视为爱国诗人屈原的纪念日。

屈原沉江后，古人将竹筒装米投入江中，万舟齐发、呐喊鼓乐吓退蛟龙，后来演变成吃粽子、赛龙舟。

经过千百年传承，屈原的爱国主义情怀与端午节已密不可分。

端午节到来之前，家家户户要把房子打扫干净，端午那天，大人们早早起床，在自家门上插上艾草，不少人家还会在屋子正中挂上钟馗“驱鬼”。

接着，大人们包粽子，做零食。

大家会戴上香包、香囊来辟邪。

然后，一家大小来到江边，把粽子等祭品扔向江里…… 随着传统节日慢慢沉寂，加上许多青年人不了解传统节日习俗，每到端午，很多人只是吃些粽子了事。

传统文化面临严重考验。

今年，端午节被列入国家法定节假日。

中国有更多人，开始准备顺应端午节的传统风俗，过个原滋原味的端午节。

清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。

今年，清明首次成为法定假日。

清明节又叫踏青节，按阳历来说，它是在每年的4月4日至4月6日之间。

中国绘画史上最著名作品之一的《清明上河图》描绘了北宋时期生活在首都汴京的人们过清明节的场景。

当时的人们在这一天除了扫墓，还有踏青、踢毽子、拔河、荡秋千等传统项目。

拔河原是一种军队训练项目，大约兴起于春秋战国时代。

不过那时候不叫“拔河”，而称为“牵钩”，它不仅仅可以锻炼身体，而且是一项游戏。

今天的“拔河”运动依然十分简单有趣，双方人数相等的队伍分别站在绳索的两边，中划一条界线。

一声号令后，两只队伍拽住绳索使劲往自己一方拔，直到有一方将对方拉过界线为赢。

青青：Hu zi, today is the tomb-sweeping Day. I need to sweep tomb. Please ask for leave for me.
胡子：No problem. There must be many people sweeping tombs. It would be more convenient to take subway.
青青：It would be more convenient to drive by myself cause I need to bring flowers with me.
胡子：That's reasonable. Set out as early as possible. Keep away from rush hour.

青青：Hu zi, happy new year!
小薇：Uncle Hu zi, wish you earn lots of money.
胡子：Hey, happy new year. Xiao Wei, so smart. Here is new year lucky money for you.
小薇：Thank you, uncle Hu zi. Wish all your dreams come true, everything goes well with you.
胡子：This girl is so sweet mouthed and lovely.

在中国，农历12月又被称作腊月，农历12月8日就叫腊八节。

传说很久有户农家，就老俩口和一个儿子。

老俩口都是勤快人，整天早出晚归。

家境虽不富裕，但一年四季吃穿不愁。

转眼间，他们的儿子已经长大，娶了媳妇。

谁知他们却懒得出奇，什么活也不干。

过了几年，老俩口去世了。

地里颗粒无收，家里吃穿已尽。

到了腊月初八这天，天寒地冻，两人又饿又冷，突然发现床缝里有些豆子，就用手一粒粒抠出来；又发现地缝里还有米粒，也都挖出来。

他俩把找到的东西，放进锅里，做成粥，吃了最后一顿，后悔莫及。

从此以后，乡亲们每到腊月初八这天，家家熬一锅杂米粥让孩子们吃，告诉他们要勤劳。

就这样，一传十，十传百，越传越远，形成了腊月初八吃“粥”的习俗。

青青：Hu zi, come over to my home for rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit.
胡子：Oh, my god! Tomorrow is Laba Festival. I forgot it clearly. What did you prepare?
青青：Peanuts, lotus seed, date, longan, red Bean, raisin and walnut.
胡子：Wow, you made my mouth water.

173.1中秋节一直都被喻为最诗情画意的一个节日。

173.2农历八月十五这一天，天上的月亮分外明亮，特别的圆。

173.3说起中秋的起源，最为人熟悉当然是嫦娥奔月了。

173.4相传，远古的时候，天上出现了十个太阳，烤得大地冒烟，海水枯竭，老百姓无法再生活下去。

173.5这件事惊动了一个叫后羿的英雄，他登上山顶，拉开神弓，一口气射下了九个多余的太阳，解救百姓于水火之中。

173.6不久，后羿娶了个美丽的妻子，叫嫦娥。

173.7一天，后羿得到一包药，据说吃下这个药，就能立刻升天成仙，然而，后羿舍不得扔下妻子，就将药交给嫦娥珍藏。

173.8不料，此事被别人看到，等后羿外出后便逼嫦娥交出不死药，嫦娥在危急之时，取出药一口吞了下去。

173.9嫦娥吞下药后，身体立刻飞离地面，向天上飞去，由于嫦娥牵挂丈夫，便飞落到离人间最近的月亮上成了仙。

173.10从此，中秋节拜月的风俗在民间传开了。

173.11时至今天，中秋节最令人记忆的是月饼和灯笼。

173.12当然，圆月当空的节日，是人们团圆的大好日子。

Today is 5, May in lunar calendar, which is a Chinese traditional festival - Dragon Boat Festival. As one of the Chinese traditional festival, it has a history of more than 2000 years. How it is originated varies from one person to another and the most famous one is to memorize Qu Yuan, the ancient Chinese great poet. It is said on historical literatures that 5 May in lunar calendar in B.C. 278 when the patriotic poet Qu Yuan in Chu State heard the news that the capital of Chu State was defeated by troop of Qin State, he was so indignant, grievous and heartbroken that he jumped into Miluo River after wrote down the last work, showing his Patriotism to his motherland. People who lived along the river gathered together and rowed boats to salvage him. Some people set up altars and throw Zongzi (a traditional Chinese rice-pudding) into the river, preventing fish and shrimp from eating his body. From that time on, the custom has been handed down to now with a history of more than 2000 years. Every 5 May in lunar calendar is celebrated as a traditional festival to memorize Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet. The most popular thing on that day is to eat Zongzi and that’s why the day is also called “Zongzi Festival”. On the day, Chinese people would put sticky rice into water, wash Zongzi leaves and wrap Zongzi with various types. In terms of stuffing, the wrapped Zongzi smells good and tastes sweet. In Southern China, stuffing is various such as sweetened bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. The custom of eating Zongzi to memorize Qu Yuan has been popular for thousands years and has spread to Korean Peninsula, Japan and countries in Eastern and Southern Asia.


--Translated by Veronica_Yum@CSLPOD

Spring Festival is the traditional Chinese New Year, and is the most important Chinese festival of the year. In China, the Spring Festival is also called "Chinese New Year." New Year's Eve, every household will be put on the new couplet, parents, brothers and sisters together to make dumplings, a reunion dinner. New Year's Day, people will go to relatives and friends New Year, New Year, when we like to say "Congratulations and be prosperous", "Spring has arrived", gave each other New Year's blessing. Grandparents, parents will give children lucky money, want the child to grow up healthy. Today is the most important Chinese festival of the year - Spring Festival. New Year Spring Festival and the Gregorian calendar is different for all countries, the Gregorian calendar on January 1 is New Year, the Spring Festival is a festival in China and Chinese around the world. Lunar New Year is calculated according to Chinese New Year, long long ago, Chinese people have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival, so that the Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese New Year.

Translated by sbourne@CSLPod