春節進入了30天倒計時，從現在開始，年味將越來越濃。在中國古代，從小年開始，人們就開始忙活著準備過年了。一起來了解一下過年都有哪些傳統。

The 23rd day of La Yue in north China and the 24th day of the month in south China are the Xiao Nian Festival on the Chinese lunar calendar. Xiao Nian is also called "Little (Chinese) New Year," symbolizing the start of the Spring Festival.

北方臘月二十三、南方臘月二十四是小年，人們在小年這天開始進入過年的節奏。

On this day, people usually do house-cleaning. It's said that most of the gods go back to heaven to state their work in the concluded year, so people can do the cleaning without disturbing or offending them.

小年這天，人們通常會打掃房屋。據說多數神仙都會在這天回天庭匯報工作，因此人們在這天大掃除不會觸犯神靈。