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chinese new year ( spring festival)
中国新年(春节）

opening windows and/or doors is considered to bring in the good luck of the new year.
打开窗户和门可以在新的一年里带来好运。

switching on the lights for the night is considered good luck to 'scare away' ghosts and spirits of misfortune that may compromise the luck and fortune of the new year.
在晚上不关灯也可以带来好运 （吓走那些带来厄运的鬼和灵物）

candy is eaten to ensure the consumer a sweet year.
吃糖以带来“甜蜜”的一年。

it is important to have the house completely clean from top to bottom before new year's day for good luck in the coming year. (however, as explained below, cleaning the house after new year's day is frowned upon)
从头到尾的打扫一遍房子非常重要，也是为了好运。

some believe that what happens on the first day of the new year reflects the rest of the year to come. asians will often gamble at the beginning of the year, hoping to get luck and prosperity.
一些人认为这一年都会和新年的第一天类似，所以亚洲人在年初就开始赌博，希望得到好运和繁荣。

wearing a new pair of slippers that is bought before the new year, because it means to step on the people who gossip about you.
穿一双年前买的新拖鞋，因为它意味着你将踩到那些说你闲话的人。

the night before the new year, bathe yourself in pomelo leaves and some say that you will be healthy for the rest of the new year.
在除夕夜，你要用柚子叶来沐浴，因为你会因此在这一年里都健康。

christmas（圣诞节）:
in poland, santa claus gives gifts on two occasions: on the night of december 5 (so that children find them on the morning of december 6), and on christmas eve (so that children find gifts that same day).
在波兰，圣诞老人在两个时候给礼物：12月5日晚上（孩子们12月6日早晨找到礼物） 和圣诞节（孩子们可以在同一天拿到礼物）

german children also put shoes out at their doors on the night of december 5, and find them filled with candy and small gifts the next morning. 德国孩子还把鞋子放到门外在12月五日晚，然后他们可以在次日早上看到鞋子里都是糖果和小礼物。

santa claus or father winter also visits hungary on december 6, bringing small gifts, and is often accompanied by a black creature called krampusz; while on christmas the little jesus delivers the presents.圣诞老人和冬天父亲（对不起我真的不知道如何翻译 father winter，抱歉） 还会去拜访匈牙利在十二月六日晚上，也是带着县礼物，还经常带着一个黑色的生物叫做krampusz；在圣诞节网上，小基督会来送礼物。

in italy, spain and latin america the celebration is on the evening of the 24th, with presents opened at midnight.
在意大利，西班牙，和拉丁美洲庆祝于24日晚上，他们在半夜打开礼物

traditionally in spain gifts were brought by the magi on epiphany (january 6), and in scotland, presents were traditionally given on hogmanay, which is new year's eve.
传统上，在西班牙的礼物通常由东方三博士在主显节（一月六日）传颂。在苏格兰，礼物在传统上是在苏格兰的除夕夜送发的。

in holland, santa claus brings toys and treats to their homes and, instead of in stockings or under trees, leaves then in the childrens shoes.在荷兰，圣诞老人把玩具和礼物送到家而不是放在袜子里或树下，而是放在孩子们的鞋里。

我在加拿大，所以汉语不好，翻译有所不周请多多包涵。

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