Lin Yutang

记旧历除夕 How I Celebrated New Year’s Eve 林语堂 Lin Yutang 中国阴历新年，是中国人一年中最大的佳节，其他节日，似乎均少节期的意味。五日内全国均穿好的衣服，停止营业，闲逛，赌钱，打锣，放鞭炮，拜客，看戏。那是个黄道吉日，每人都盼望有一个更好更荣华富贵的新年，每人都乐于增多一岁，而且还准备了许多吉利话向他邻居祝贺。 The Old Chinese New Year, of the lunar calendar, was the greatest festival of the year for the Chinese people, compared with which every other festival seemed lacking in completeness of the holiday spirit. For five days, the entire nation dressed in its best […]