春节的桃花和红灯笼 Close-Up Of Red Flowers On Tree (© David Ng+EyeEm/Getty Images)

春节的桃花和红灯笼 Close-Up Of Red Flowers On Tree (© David Ng+EyeEm/Getty Images)

春节快乐，兔年大吉！ Happy the Year of Rabbit!

兔年的春节

兔年快乐！今天是农历新年的开始，我们迎来了兔年。兔子十二生肖中的第四种动物。中国的新年也称为春节，也是家庭团聚的传统日子。春节的起源蕴含着深邃的文化内涵，在传承发展中承载了丰厚的历史文化底蕴。在春节期间，全国各地均有举行各种庆贺新春活动，带有浓郁的各地地方特色。而从年初一开始便进入迎禧接福、拜祭神祖、祈求丰年主题。元日子时交年时刻，鞭炮齐响、烟花照天、辞旧岁、迎新年等各种庆贺新春活动达于高潮。年初一，人们都早早起来，穿上最漂亮的衣服，打扮得整整齐齐出门，恭祝新年大吉大利。

Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year

Today is the start of the Lunar New Year, which ushers in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the sign of the rabbit are believed to be ingenious, sweet, happy, quiet, and persistent. Famous rabbits include Albert Einstein, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Messi, and Ingrid Bergman. The Lunar New Year celebration starts with the first new moon in January and goes for the next 15 days, until the year's first full moon lights up the night sky. Historically it has been an occasion for feasting and honoring deities as well as ancestors. We're doing our part by sharing this lovely winter image of a mountain hare in Derbyshire, England.