除夕（7）

New year's Eve

People stay at home on New Year's Eve.

除夕，人们留在家里。

To observe the year out on new-year's eve

除夕守岁

Do you stay up late on Spring Festival's Eve?

你们除夕守夜吗？

Some people stayed up all night on New Year's Eve,

虽然大除夕的夜里，人家有通宵不睡的，

but we children would just doze off.

但是我们小孩子是要瞌睡了。

Although the holiday does not have religious origin,

虽然新年节日并不源于宗教，

many churches hold "Watch Night" services on New Year' s Eve.

但许多教堂在除夕举行守岁仪式。