Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian)，usually a week before the lunar New Year，falls on Jan 17 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God，the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
小年，通常是农历新年的前一周，今年是1月17日。它也被称为灶神节，灶神是监督每家每户的道德品质的神灵。
deity
英 [ˈdeɪəti; ˈdiːəti] 美 [ˈdeɪəti，ˈdiːəti]
n. 神；神性
litte的英语怎么说，Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year，another sign of the start of spring.
Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year，another sign of the start of spring.
1、litter英[ˈlɪtə(r)]美[ˈlɪtər]，n.垃圾; (在公共场所乱扔的)废弃物; 乱七八糟的东西; 乱放的杂物; (供宠物，尤指猫，在室内便溺的)猫砂;v.乱扔; 使凌乱; 使饱含。
以下是关于小年你应该知道的六件事，小年是春天开始的另一个的标志。
1. Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God
祭灶王
In one of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God，dispatching the god&39;s conduct over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back by to the home through the pasting of a new paper image of him beside the stove. From this vantage point，the Kitchen God will oversee and protect the household for another year.
小年最具特色的传统之一是焚烧灶神的纸像，把灶神的灵魂派到天堂，禀报这家人过去一年的行为。之后，通过在灶台旁粘贴一张新的灶神画像，来欢迎灶神回家。从这个有利的角度，灶神将监督和保护家庭另一年。
灶神的贡品中包括猪头、鱼、豆沙、甜瓜、水果、水饺、麦芽糖和关东糖果。
dispatching
英 [dɪˈspætʃ]美 [dɪˈspætʃ]
litter [lit·ter || 'lɪtə(r)]n. 垃圾, 杂乱,轿 v. 乱丢; 弄乱; 铺草; 产仔;乱丢垃圾
v. 派遣，发送；迅速处理，快速办妥；杀死，处决
n. 派遣，调遣
stove
英 [stəʊv] 美 [stoʊv]
n. 火炉；窑；温室
vantage
英 [&39;væntɪdʒ]
n. 优势；有利情况；有利地位
2. House cleaning
扫尘土
3. Eat Guandong candy
吃关东糖
litter,乱丢的垃圾，强调乱。rubbish 英国人喜欢用，一般指干废料，如报纸等，体积较小破碎的没有用了。或者可以收集起来处理的废物，也可以指愚蠢的言语和思想。trash 美国人喜欢用,指小型无价值的杂物,或没有价值的作品。
Guandong candy，a sticky treat made out of glutinous millet and sprouted wheat，is a traditional snack that Chinese people eat on the Festival of the Kitchen God.
关东糖（灶糖）是由糯米和发芽的小麦制成的粘性食物，是中国人在灶神节吃的传统小吃。
glutinous
英 [ˈɡluːtənəs] 美 [ˈɡluːtənəs]
adj. 黏的，黏性的；胶状的，胶质的
4. Paste paper-cuts to windows
贴窗花
In the Little New Year，old couplets and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down，and new window decorations，New Year's posters，and auspicious decorations are pasted up.
在小年里，人们把上个春节的春联和剪纸取下，并贴上新的窗饰、年画和吉祥的装饰物。
垃圾用英语怎么说.>? litter 是最文明的讲法 garbage 是家常生活产生的垃圾,可以用以骂人 trash 是常指已经放在垃圾筒里等收的垃圾 junk 是形容东西垃圾的,比如垃圾食物 junk food,,垃圾邮件 junk mail 捡垃圾 用。
auspicious
英 [ɔːˈspɪʃəs] 美 [ɔːˈspɪʃəs]
adj. 有助于成功的，有利的；吉祥的
5. Bath and hair-cut
沐浴和理发
As the old Chinese saying goes，whether they're rich or poor，people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.
正如中国有句老话说的，“有钱没钱，剃头过年”。沐浴和理发的活动通常在小年进行。
6. Preparations for Spring Festival
春节准备
People start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors，entertain guests，and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.
从小年开始，人们就开始囤积必要的春节食品。在这个漫长的节日里，祭祖、招待客人、供养家人所需要的一切东西都必须提前购买。
A Spring Festival shopping list includes items such as meat，poultry and eggs，fruit and vegetables，rice and flour，cigarettes，alcohol，sugar，and tea，red paper，images of celestial horses and the Kitchen God. Incense and candles，snacks，new calendars，and toys must also be purchased. Not to be forgotten are new clothes for children and firecrackers to welcome in the New Year.
春节的购物清单包括肉、禽、蛋、水果和蔬菜、大米和面粉、香烟、酒、糖、茶、红纸、神马图和灶神。香、烛、小吃、新日历和玩具也必须购买。孩子们的新衣服和迎接新年的鞭炮也是不能够忘记的。
Please do not leave litter.请勿乱扔垃圾 问题七：乱扔垃圾用英语怎么说 乱扔垃圾 词典 litter; drop litter carelessly; throw litter about 双语例句 以下例句来源于网络，仅供参考 1 我们不应该到处乱扔垃圾和随地吐痰在。
provision
英 [prəˈvɪʒn] 美 [prəˈvɪʒn]
n. 规定；条款；准备；[经] 供应品
vt. 供给…食物及必需品
poultry
英 [ˈpəʊltri] 美 [ˈpoʊltri]
n. 家禽
