The first day of the Chinese lunar year is called the Spring Festival. It is the Chinese people's most solemn traditional festival, but also a symbol of unity and prosperity, placing new hopes for the future of the festival.
It is recorded that the Chinese people have celebrated the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years. It was started by yu shun. One day in 2000 BC, shun was the son of heaven, leading his men to worship heaven and earth.
From then on, people take this day as the first year, is the first day of the first month. It is said that this is the origin of the lunar New Year, later called the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival used to be called New Year's day. The month in which the Spring Festival is held is called January.
中文意思：
中国农历的第一天叫做春节。它是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也是团结繁荣的象征，对节日的未来寄予了新的希望。
春节来源于公元前两千多年的一天，舜即天子位，带领着部下人员，祭拜天地。从此，人们就把这一天当作岁首，算是正月初一。据说这就是农历新年的由来，后来叫春节。
春节过去也叫元旦。春节所在的这一月叫元月。中国农历年的岁首称为春节。是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。
春节以前叫元旦。春节的月份叫做一月。
传说有一个叫“年”的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们都很怕它。
The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers is to scare away Nian.
贴红纸和方鞭炮的习俗就是为了吓跑年。
However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.
但是，现在人们大多忘记了为什么这么做的原因，只是觉得色彩和响声增加了过节的气氛罢了！