Chengdu,theChineseNewYearcustoms成都過年習俗

小孩小孩你別哭，過了臘八就殺豬Liketheoldsayinggoesthesong,aftertheLabaFestival,ChengdubegantheNewYear.Peoplewillstartpreparationstocking（年貨）,suchasbuyingnewclothes,buyshoes,buyspecialfoodandmore,childrenwillbuyfirecrackers（鞭炮）.臘月23，祭灶每家都有一個灶神像，這一天要買灶糖，祭灶神。Eachonehasakitchengodphotoandthatdaytobuycandykitchen,theKitchenGodworship（祭拜）.二十四，掃房子這一天，每家每戶都會對家里進行徹底的清潔。據(jù)說這樣會掃除一年的壞運氣，干干凈凈迎新年。Onthisday,everyhouseholdtoconductathoroughhousecleaning.Itissaidthatthiswillwipeoutoldyear'sbadluck,haveacleanNewYear.三十晚上熬一夜大年三十，嫁出去的女兒都會回娘家，和家人團聚，吃一頓豐盛的團圓飯，晚上回家守歲。這一天早上，我們主要吃湯圓，不吃餃子。NewYear'sEve,willbemarrieddaughterbacktoherparents,andtheirfamilies,eatingasumptuousreuniondinner（豐盛的團圓飯）,stayupatnighttogohome.Onthisdayinthemorning,wemainlyeatriceballs,butdonoteatdumplings.大年初一街上扭初一，一般人們不會早起，也不會待在家里，也不會去別人家串門，一般會去游喜神方，就是向喜神在的方向走。

Firstday,peoplegenerallydonotgetupearly,donotstayathome,donotgotosomeone'shomestoppingby,generallygoingto喜神方。正月十六，過厚臉皮年一般正月十五過后年就過完了，但在成都正月十六還要過一天，稱為過厚臉皮年，這一天不能待在家里，要出門走走，叫做游百病。老人們說這樣新的一年里可以健健康康。

Afterthefifteenthyearofthegeneralhadfinished,butalsoinChengduSixteenthaday,hadcalledcheeky（厚臉皮）years,thisdaycannotstayathome,togooutforawalk,calledthetravelsickness.Oldpeoplesaythisnewyearcanbeperfectlyhealthy.THANKS!就這樣，在成都，臘八到正月十六，年就過完