春節(jié)進(jìn)入了30天倒計(jì)時(shí)，從現(xiàn)在開始，年味將越來越濃。在中國古代，從小年開始，人們就開始忙活著準(zhǔn)備過年了。一起來了解一下過年都有哪些傳統(tǒng)。

The 23rd day of La Yue in north China and the 24th day of the month in south China are the Xiao Nian Festival on the Chinese lunar calendar. Xiao Nian is also called "Little (Chinese) New Year," symbolizing the start of the Spring Festival.

北方臘月二十三、南方臘月二十四是小年，人們?cè)谛∧赀@天開始進(jìn)入過年的節(jié)奏。

On this day, people usually do house-cleaning. It's said that most of the gods go back to heaven to state their work in the concluded year, so people can do the cleaning without disturbing or offending them.

小年這天，人們通常會(huì)打掃房屋。據(jù)說多數(shù)神仙都會(huì)在這天回天庭匯報(bào)工作，因此人們?cè)谶@天大掃除不會(huì)觸犯神靈。