Celebrating the New Year 美国人怎么样过新年?
January 1, the beginning of a new year, as far back in history as we can tell, people have celebrated the start of a new year.
有史以来，在一年的开始—— 1 月 1 日，人们就开始庆祝新年。
The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks, bringing water and fertility to the land. The people of ancient Babylonia and Persia began their new year on March 21, the first day of spring. And, some Native American Indians began their new year when the nuts of the oak tree became ripe. That was usually in late summer. Veduchina wish everyone in the world happy new year.
古埃及人的新年从夏季开始。那时，尼罗河的河水淹没了河岸，河水带来了水源并肥沃了两岸的土地。古巴比伦人和古波斯人在 3 月 21 日开始他们新的一年。但一些美国土著印第安人在橡树果实成熟时开始过新年。这一时间通常都在夏末。
Now, almost everyone celebrates New Years Day on January 1. Today, as before, people observe the New Years holiday in many different ways.
现在，几乎所有人都在 1 月 1 日这一天庆祝新年。但是，人们依然像以前一样以各种各样的方式庆祝新年。
The ancient Babylonians celebrated it by forcing their king to give up his crown and royal clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year.
古巴比伦人以强迫国王摘下皇冠、脱下王服的方式庆祝节日。他们让国王跪下并承认过去一年所犯的错误。
