如题所述
In Chinese mythology， a monster called nian would come out to harm people on New Year's Eve， so people get together， staying up and chatting， hoping for a peaceful passage of time. The custom of staying up (Chinese： shou tai sui) symbolizes the warding off of all diseases and disasters and wishing good luck in the New Year.
中国神话里，一头叫"年"的妖怪会在新年的前一夜跑出来伤害人类，因此人们聚在一起，守岁聊天，祈祷能平安度过这一晚。因此，中国人将新年前夕熬夜的习俗称为"守太岁"，意味着远离疾病灾祸，祈祷新年好运。
Most importantly the oldest and most senior members are visited with the visits strengthening family kinship.
最重要的习俗是，人们会拜访家中最年长的长辈，以加强家人之间的亲情。
春节习俗用英语介绍如下：
1、Sweeping the Dust 扫尘 。
“Dust” is homophonic with "chen”in Chinese，which means old and past。 In this way， "sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year。 This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life。
In a word， just before the Spring Festival comes， every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new。
“尘”与汉语中的“陈”同音，意思是旧的和过去的。所以春节前的“扫尘”，就是要彻底打扫房屋，扫除过去一年的霉运。这种习俗显示了一种良好的愿望，即把旧东西收起来，迎接新的生活。总而言之，就在春节到来之前，每家每户都要彻底打扫，告别旧年，迎来新的一年。
2、Pasting Spring Couplets 贴春联 。
“The Spring Couplet”， also called "couplet” and "a pair of antithetical phrases”， is a special form of literature in China。The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription，usually an auspicious phrase，above the gate。
The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line。 On the eve of the Spring Festival，every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival。
In the past，the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them， while nowadays， it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market。
“春联”，又称“对联”、“一对对立的短语”，这是中国文学的一种特殊形式。春联是由两边门上的两个对句和一个水平的书卷组成的，书卷上有铭文，通常是一个吉祥的短语。贴在门的右边的句子叫做对联的第一行和左边的第二行。
在春节前夕，每户人家都要在门上贴用红色纸张写的春联，营造节日的欢腾气氛。在过去，中国人通常用毛笔写他们自己的春联，或者请别人代他们写，而现在，人们在市场上买印刷的春联是很常见的。
