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Happy New Year.
新年快乐！
Join us as we explore lunar new year a holiday that dates back thousands of years.
和我们一起探索有几千年历史的农历新年吧。
Today will travel to China to explore the rich traditions that have been passed down from generations to celebrate the holiday.
今天我们将前往中国，探索代代相传的，有丰富传统的庆祝节日。
Another year of good fortune is beginning in China.
中国又迎来了好运的一年。
Fireworks pop high in the sky, dragon dance in the streets, and the city slows down to celebrate lunar new year.
烟花高高挂在天空，舞龙在街道上表演，城市放慢脚步庆祝农历新年。
In Chinese culture, it's the most important time of the year rooted in traditions and customs passed down through the ages.
在中国文化中，春节是一年中最重要的节日，这根植于代代相传的传统和习俗。
The celebration lasts for 15 magical days, full affair family to gatherness delicious food and good fortune.
庆祝活动持续15天，充满了家庭团聚、美食和好运。
Today, lunar new year is filled with happiness.
今天，农历新年充满了幸福。
But according to Legend, it didn't start out that way.
但是，根据传说，一开始并不是这样的。
A long long time ago in China, there was a big, scary, nasty beast named "nian" whose name means year, he had razor sharp teeth, giant claws and a really mean growl.
很久以前，有一个巨大的，可怕的，肮脏的野兽叫“年”，他有锋利的剃刀般牙齿，巨大的爪子和可怕的咆哮声。
Most of the time he lived in the wilderness, but on the darkest night of the year, when the new moon was in the sky, he would sneak into the village and scary everyone in sight, even the animals.
他大部分时间住在荒野里，但在一年中最黑暗的夜晚，当新月升起的时候，他会偷偷溜进村庄，吓唬所有人，甚至是动物们。
People dreaded the new moon for many many years.
人们害怕新月有很多很多年了。
Until a wise man taught them, the three things "nian" was afraid of: loud noises, fire, and the color red.
直到有一天，一个智者教给人们，“年”害怕几种东西：巨大的噪音，火和红色。
The next time "nian" came, the villagers fought back, they hit their drums as loud as they could, let every firecracker they had and wore the color red from head to toe.
下一次“年”来的时候，村民们进行了反击，他们尽可能大声地击鼓，燃放所有的鞭炮，从头到脚都穿着红色的衣服。
"nian" ran far away and never came back.
“年”跑得很远，再也没有回来。
After that, the people started celebrating the new moon instead of fearing it.
从那以后，人们开始庆祝新月，而不是只有恐惧。
That celebration became a 15-day festival of family food and good fortune called lunar new year.
庆祝节日变成了为期15天的家庭聚餐和好运的节日，也就是农历新年。
Every lunar new year is always represented by one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac chosen by the Jade emperor of China centuries and centuries ago.
每个农历新年都由中国十二生肖中的一种动物来代表，这十二生肖是几百年前由中国的玉皇大帝选出来的。
According to Legend, a long time ago in China, the Jade Amber held a great race.
根据传说很久以前，中国的玉皇大帝举行了一场盛大的比赛。
The first 12 animals to reach his palace would be the winners and they would each get a year named after them in their honor.
最先到达他宫殿的12只动物将成为获胜者，每只动物将获得以它们的名字命名的一年。
Doing the race, the ox was winning until he had to cross a rushing river.
在比赛中，公牛一直排在前面，直到他遇到了一条湍急的河流。
The rat was right behind him and couldn't swim very well.
老鼠就在他后面，游得不太好。
The kind ox let the rat ride on his back.
善良的牛让老鼠骑在他背上。
