[多项选择]中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日，在中国也被称为春节。新年的庆祝活动从除夕开始一直持续到元宵节(the Lantern Festival)，即从农历(lunar calendar)最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。各地欢度春节的习俗和传统有很大差异，但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚，一起吃年夜饭。为驱厄运、迎好运，家家户户都会进行大扫除。人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联(couplets)，对联的主题有健康、发财和好运。其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探亲访友等。

参考答案:Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations start from the New Year’s Eve to the Lantern Festival. That is from the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar to the AEth day of the first month of the new year. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. Every family will also thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red couplets with themes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting firecrackers, giving money in red envelops, and visiting relatives and friends and so on.