春節的另一個名字叫“過年”

春節對于中國人來說，是一個特別重要的節日。

通常的節日，或出自原始崇拜，或涉及歷法節氣，由于文化和習俗的不同，人們在慶祝的方式和形式上有一定程度上的差異，但基本差別不大——走上大街，少不了涌動的人潮、歡快的樂曲和絢麗的色彩，更熱烈時會出現化妝的人群、狂歡的隊伍。

中國的這個節日——春節，不完全是這樣。中國的春節也歡騰，也喜慶，但中國的春節還有一個叫法：過年。

過年，就不僅僅是節日了，它還有獨自的內容，用寧波籍作家馮驥才的話說：過年就是全家團圓的喜樂氣氛;就是晚輩孝敬長輩圍坐在桌前敬的那一杯酒;就是屋外煙花閃耀飄進鼻內的一股幽香……就是不管認識不認識，見面都說過年好的那種友好感覺;就是家家戶戶都貼上喜慶對聯迎接新春，慶祝新的開始;就是滿大街掛滿了紅燈籠充滿了祝福話語的那種氣氛……

我喜歡這段話，喜歡這樣的日子。

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.