春節(jié)一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民間，傳統(tǒng)意義上的春節(jié)是指從臘月初八的臘祭或臘月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一為高潮。在春節(jié)期間，我國的漢族和很多少數(shù)民族都要舉行各種活動以示慶祝。這些活動均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除舊布新、迎禧接福、祈求豐年為主要內(nèi)容。活動豐富多彩，帶有濃郁的民族特色。

　　當(dāng)午夜交正子時，新年鐘聲敲響，整個中華大地上空，爆竹聲震響天宇。在這“歲之元、月之元、時之元”的“三元”時刻，有的地方還在庭院里壘“旺火”，以示旺氣通天，興隆繁盛。在熊熊燃燒的旺火周圍，孩子們放爆竹，歡樂地活蹦亂跳，這時，屋內(nèi)是通明的燈火，庭前是燦爛的火花，屋外是震天的響聲，把除夕的熱鬧氣氛推向了最高潮。

　　壓歲錢是由長輩發(fā)給晚輩的，有的家里是吃完年夜飯后，人人坐在桌旁不許走，等大家都吃完了，由長輩發(fā)給晚輩，并勉勵兒孫在在新的一年里學(xué)習(xí)長進，好好做人。有的人家是父母在夜晚待子女睡熟后，放在他們的枕頭下，更多的人家是小孩子們齊集正廳，高呼爺爺奶奶、爸爸媽媽新年快樂，列隊跪拜;而后伸手要紅包。甚而追討到爺爺媽媽的臥房，一齊跑到床沿，大嚷特嚷：“壓歲錢，壓歲錢!”老人家還嫌不夠熱鬧，故作小氣，由討價還價到圍攻摸索，最后把老祖宗的紅包挖掘出來，大家搶掠一空，才呼嘯而散。老人家逢此情景卻樂不可支，認為這是新年事事順利的好兆頭。過年給壓歲錢，體現(xiàn)出長輩對晚輩的關(guān)愛，和晚輩對長輩的尊敬，是一項整合家庭倫理關(guān)系的民俗活動。

　　Spring Festival eve and the first day of the first lunar month generally. But in people, the Spring Festival, the traditional Lunar New Year Festival is stepped up another gear from the Greek festival or the day of the 12th month, 23 or 24 kitchen. until the fifteenth day, culminating with New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month. During the Spring Festival, China's Han ethnic minorities and many have held various activities to mark the occasion. These activities are designed for worship deities and ancestral shrine to deliver and meet the millennium bringers of good fortune, in the hope of the harvest as the main content. Rich and colorful activities with strong ethnic characteristics

　　When neutrons is the turn of midnight, New Year bell sounded, the entire land of China over firecrackers Beidao Tianyu. In this "age, a month, when Yuan," "3" times and in some places still yard barrier "Wanghuo" Airbus to show brisk gas, booming levels. Wanghuo burning in flames around, the children set off fire crackers, joyous to jump and when that happens, the house is brightly lit, the lights. Pretrial is brilliant sparks house is the noisy sounds, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year festive atmosphere to a climactic.

　　New Year's money was distributed by the elder generation, and some homes are finished dinner, everybody sitting on the table and must not be followed. so we are finished, issued by the elder generation and encouraged kids to learn directors in the new year, a good man. Some other parents at night after the children Xie Li had put on their pillows, children and more people are gathered at the main hall. shouted grandparents, Mom and Dad a happy New Year and lined up a manifestation; then ask for a red envelope. Even the recovery of her mother's bedroom grandfather, went to bed together, a lot of noises special shout : "New Year money. New Year's money! "elderly home was not enough excitement and pretended stingy, besieged by bargain to explore Finally, the red packets tapped ancestors, we rob a space before roaring and unfocused. They get such a kick out of this scene on the elderly that it is a good omen for the new year very well. New Year for the New Year's money, demonstrate the love of the older generation to generation, the respect for older and younger people. Integration of family relations is a folk activities.