元旦的含义【英文版】
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Fromtheabovementionedcustoms,wecanseethatthereareespeciallymanytaboosduringChineseNewYear.OnYuanDaninparticular,therearemoretaboosonspeechandbehaviourthanthoseonotherordinarydays.Similarly,therearemoreactivitiesinpursuitofgoodcausethanusual.Onprobingtheactivitiesandtaboos,wehavenodifficultytounderstandthatthethemebehindisalwaysrelatedtofortune,wealthandgoodness,andthatpeopleusuallyconcernthemselveswithagoodbeginningfortheyear.
Sometaboosmaylooksuperstitiousonthesurface,buttheydoproduceefficacy.Ifwepractisethemcircumspectively,theywillyieldpracticalresults.Forexample,theprohibitionofbadwords,quarrel,weepingandcrying,togetherwiththeemphasisonthinkingpositivelyevenwhenthingsarebroken,providesomenormativerulesforpeopletofollow.Thisgivespeopletheopportunitytomendtheirways,todevelopgoodattitudes,andtoformahabitofthinkingpositivelyandlookingatthegoodsideofthings.Theprohibitionofsweepinganddisposingtherubbishinthefirstfivedaysforcespeopletoarrangetheirthingsandclearawaytherubbishproperlyattheendofeachyear,sothatnounwantedthingswillbecarriedforwardtothenewyear.Atthesametime,thetabooalsocompelspeopletolearntobethrifty.ThisisbecausetoPventaccumulatedthingsfrombecomingrubbish,peoplemustbecarefulintheuseofanypaperorotherthings,andthusavoidwasteofthings.
Theavoidanceofmedicineandsneezeonthefirstdaylookslikeajokeandisabsurdasfarasthepatientisconcerned.However,becauseofthetaboos,peoplewillbeconsciousenoughtotakeseriouscareoftheirhealthduringthewindyandsnowingseason.Thus,theywillavoidfallingsickintheNewYearandwastingawaythePciousspringhours.
Nowadays,peoplehaveabandonedthecustomofbringingalonggreetingcardswhentheygoforNewYearhousevisits.However,ChineseMalaysiansstillmaintainthehabitofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsbypostbeforetheNewYear.
Thereareevennon-ChinesesendingNewYeargreetingcaredinEnglishorMalaylanguagestotheirChinesefriends.Moreover,theChineseliketousecolourfulNewYearcaredtodecoratetheirhouses,soastostrengthentheNewYearatmosphere.Liketheancientdays'greetingcardsforhezhengwhichweredisplayedinthemainhall,thesemodernNewYearcardsalsoreflectthesocialpositionofthepersonswhoreceivethecards.Thus,intheway,theancientriteofhezhenghasdevelopedinMalaysiawithaMalaysiancolour.
元旦寄语【英文版】
PleaseacceptourwishesforyouandyoursforahappyNewYear.
请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。
MaythecomingNewYearbringyoujoy,loveandpeace.
愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。
WishingyouhappinessduringtheholidaysandthroughouttheNewYear.
祝节日快乐，新年幸福。
AhappyNewYeartoyou.
恭贺新年。
SeasonsgreetingsandsincerewishesforabrightandhappyNewYear!
献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
IwouldliketowishyouajoyousnewyearandexPssmyhopeforyourhappinessandgoodfuture.
祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。
