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主播：Jordania | 翩翩

音乐：What Makes You Beautiful 

一、The feelings about Chinese New Year对中国新年的感受

Jordania arrived in China on December 13, 2019，正好赶上the time of COVID outbreaking疫情爆发。

原本是so excited to experience the Lunar New Year，但由于疫情，the whole country was on lockdown（封城）。

今年是Jordania在中国的third Lunar New Year，但她还没有celebrate it properly（正儿八经地过一次春节），一直在想象着，how the Lunar New Year was celebrated before COVID ever happened（疫情爆发前，中国新年是什么样的）。

二、New Year's Customs in America美国的新年习俗

l  go through the old things and the things they no longer want or can no longer fit辞旧迎新，扔掉旧衣服以及不合适，或者不想要的东西

l  The family comes together and have a meal together.家人团聚。

l  在菜品里，有一些certain foods are never skipped from the menu（新年菜单必须要有的）：

black-eye peas黑眼豌豆

collard greens羽衣甘蓝

pork猪肉

cornbread玉米面面包

²  绿叶菜：The greens are the representation ofpaper money.代表金钱。