小年作文（附英语翻译）
第一篇
阴历12月23日被称为初步的前夕。在这个时候,人神献祭到厨房。然而,现在大多数家庭使享受美味的食物。
在初步的前夕之后,人们开始为新年做准备。这就是所谓的“看到新年”。
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".
第二篇
小年除了祭灶仪式(People ceremony)外，前前后后还有许多风俗。如扫尘、贴对联、剪窗花、洗浴婚嫁等。可以说“小年”是“大年”春节的序曲，在民间人们把这段时间称之为“迎春日”。
There are many of the customs in addition to people ceremony in off-year. Such as Spring dust, stick couplets, Cut window, Bath and hair,and Marriage held，etc. It can be said that off year is the prelude of the Spring Festival. This time is known as "early spring day" by the folk people.
第三篇
小年之所以被称为小年，是因为在大年初一的前一周的一天要做好过年的准备啦!大多数人们都要买好春联，准备年货，要干干净净过个好年。
今年，我在信阳过年过年，1月16日，我早早地起了床，走到阳台，只见大街上大红灯笼高高挂起，“年味”愈加浓重，妈妈带着我来到商业中心区域，只见商业中心“人头攒动”、“车水马龙”，街道两侧随处可见迎新春标语，市民们纷纷进入商场、超市购买年货。信阳整个城市洋溢在一派喜庆气氛中。
Off-year called off-year, because one day before the day of the week to prepare for New Year! Most people want to buy a good Spring Festival couplets, prepare necessities and clean it's good to have a good year.
This year, I in xinyang Chinese New Year New Year's day, January 16, I got up early and went to the balcony, I saw on the street to raise the red lantern, "hit" more and more strong, my mother took me to the commercial center area, only commercial center "crowded", "traffic", on both sides of the street can be seen everywhere spring signs, citizens into the market, the supermarket to buy them. The whole city of xinyang overflow in a festive atmosphere.
第四篇
今天是农历12月23日——小年，是中国的传统节日之一。
晚上吃完晚饭后，我们开始辞灶。妈妈拿来两个干净的盘子，里面放满了辞灶用的供品。有杏仁、牛皮糖、水果等，每一样都非常精致。爸爸端来了一碗米、一碗水，拿来香，把香插进米里。爸爸说，糖是给灶王爷吃的，吃了之后嘴会甜，就会在玉皇大帝那里多说我们家里的好事;米和水是为灶王爷的马准备的，好让马吃了有力气带灶王爷上天。我这才知道，准备这些东西都是有说法的。然后，爸爸拿来纸钱，烧掉之后，爸爸、妈妈轮流磕了头，妈妈还一边说着“上天言好事，回宅降吉祥”。我也学着妈妈的样子虔诚地磕了几个头，心里想着希望我们的愿望能够实现。
周围邻居家辞灶的鞭炮声噼噼啪啪地响个不停，非常热闹。我家没买鞭炮。爸爸提议：“我们放没有危险的烟花吧!”“好的。”我一边高兴地回答，一边拿出了爸爸从上海给我买得奇幻玩具灯。提前做好分工：爸爸点火，妈妈配音，我来照出各种各样的灯火图案。只听点火!嗤——，碰!美丽的烟花不停地变化着，有的像星星一样在闪烁，有的像小毛虫一样在蠕动，有的像美丽的彩带在飘舞，漂亮极了!我们又连续放了好多“烟花”，都那么壮观。作文
今年小年，我做了许多有趣的事，让我懂得了的我国的传统文化知识。
Today is the lunar December 23, however, is one of the traditional festival in China.
In the evening after dinner, we began to CiZao. Mother brought two clean plates and filled with CiZao offerings. There was an almond, candy, fruit, etc., everything is very delicate. Dad brought a bowl of rice, a bowl of water, incense, incense inserted into the rice. Sugar, dad said, is to the kitchen god to eat, eat after the mouth is sweet, will say our house in the jade emperor's good thing; Rice and water is for the kitchen god horse, let the horse eat have strength to bring the kitchen god, heaven. I didn't know it, ready to these things are said. After then, dad took paper, burn, mom and dad take turns upon his head, says the mother also as "auspicious" god say good, back to the house drop. I also learn to the appearance of the mother devoutly upon a few head, thinking about hope our wishes can be achieved.
Around the neighborhood CiZao firecrackers cracked ringing off the hook, very lively. My family didn't buy firecrackers. Dad proposal: "we put no dangerous fireworks!" "Good." I'm glad to answer, while took dad bought me from Shanghai to fantasy toys lamp. Ahead of time division: dad ignition, mother dubbing, I to reflect all kinds of lamp design. Listen to the ignition! Before - and touch! Beautiful fireworks keeps changing, some like stars flickering, some like small caterpillars in peristalsis, some like beautiful ribbons in playing, gorgeous! We have put a lot of consecutive "fireworks", is so spectacular.
However this year, I made a lot of interesting things, let me know how the knowledge of the traditional culture of our country.