你知道“春节”吗？ nǐ zhī dào “ chūn jié ” ma ？ Do you know about the "Spring Festival"? 春节是中国的新年。 chūn jié shì zhōng guó de xīn nián 。 The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year. 春是“春天”，节是“节日”。 chūn shì “ chūn tiān ”， jié shì “ jié rì ”。 "chun" means "spring season," and "jie" means "holiday." 你知道春节是什么时候吗？ měi yī nián dōu bù yī yàng ， yīn wèi wǒ men yòng nóng lì 。 It varies every year because we use the lunar calendar. 每一年都不一样，因为我们用农历。 nóng lì ， jiǎn dān de shuō shì nóng yè de rì lì 。 The lunar calendar is simply an agricultural calendar. 农历，简单地说是农业的日历。 chūn jié shì nóng lì xīn nián de dì yī tiān 。 The Spring Festival is the first day of the lunar new year. 春节是农历新年的第一天。 èr líng èr wǔ nián de chūn jié shì yī yuè èrshíjiǔ hào 。 In 2025, the Spring Festival is on January 29th. 2025年的春节是1月29号。 nǐ zhī dào shí èr shēng xiào ma ？ Do you know about the Chinese zodiac? 你知道十二生肖吗？ měi yī nián yǒu yī zhī dòng wù 。 Each year is represented by an animal. 每一年有一只动物。 xiàn zài hái shì lóng nián ， mǎ shàng jiù shì shé nián le 。 It is still the Year of the Dragon, but soon it will be the Year of the Snake. 现在还是龙年，马上就是蛇年了。 rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。 If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake. 如果你在蛇年出生，你的生肖就是蛇。 rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。 If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake. 你可以告诉别人：“我属蛇。” nǐ kě yǐ gào sù bié rén ：“ wǒ shǔ shé 。” You can tell others: "My zodiac sign is Snake." 春节的时候中国人做什么呢？ chūn jié de shí hòu zhōng guó rén zuò shén me ne ？ What do Chinese people do during the Spring Festival? 春节一般有一个星期的假期。 chūn jié yī bān yǒu yī gè xīng qī de jià qī 。 The Spring Festival usually has a one-week holiday. 很多人回老家和家人一起过春节。 hěn duō rén huí lǎo jiā hé jiā rén yī qǐ guò chūn jié 。 Many people return to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families. （Full transcript please check on Youtube Daily Chinese With Yuli ）