As the most important festival in China, the Spring Festival, also known as "Chinese New Year", symbolizes unity, prosperity, and new hopes. The 2022 Spring Festival is coming! In Zhengzhou, a city with a long history and rich culture, what are the most interesting traditional customs of the Spring Festival? Hi, I'm Gayane from Armenia. I will introduce you some Chinese folk culture.
春节作为中国最为隆重的传统节日，又被称作“中国年”，象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望。2022年的“中国年”春节来了！在历史悠久的文化名城郑州过春节，哪里的“年味”最有趣？大家好，我是Gayane，来自亚美尼亚。让我通过这些中国民俗文化告诉你。
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The Spring Festival in 2022 will be dominated by tigers. With the arrival of the Year of the Tiger, tiger-themed toys and dolls will become the mascot of 2022. These works, simple but elegant, show the diligence and wisdom of Chinese folk artists.
2022年春节最耀眼的明星，非“虎”莫属。带有老虎元素的玩具玩偶，随着中国传统农历年虎年的到来，成为最火的吉祥物。这些俗雅并存的艺术品，是中国民间艺人勤劳智慧的结晶。
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Paper-cuttings are made at the start of a new year. To some extent, they show how Chinese people welcome the spring since ancient times. It requires the creation of specific images on paper using only a pair of scissors. With some parts closely connected and some parts widely separated, a beautiful structure of hollows in the paper is formed.
窗花一剪，新年到来。贴窗花，与立春关系密切，是中国自古以来人们迎春的方式。剪纸作品采取镂空的方法在纸上剪出或刻出，形成了阳纹的剪纸必须线线相连，阴纹的剪纸必须线线相断，由此产生千刻不落，万剪不断的结构。
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Couplets are essential for the Spring Festival. All families will put up red couplets to cheer for the traditional Chinese festival. Spring Festival couplets are well-loved and widely circulated for their symbol of auspiciousness and sincere wishes, catchy and harmonious rhythms, and beautiful calligraphy.
迎新年，贴春联！家家户户将红红的春联贴起来，迎接这个喜气洋洋的中国传统佳节。春联以象征吉祥、表达美好愿望的积极内容，朗朗上口、和谐动听的韵律，优美的书法艺术形式，深受喜爱，广为流传。
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Happy Spring Festival ！
新春快乐！
