在旧年的最后一天, 大家都忙于为后二天的食物做准备, 或去理店整理一下自己的发型来迎接新年。 传统规定, 所有食物的准备需在新年之前, 以便避免一些锋利的仪器, 譬如刀子和剪刀,因为它们会削减新年的"运气"。 厨房和井在新年的第一天将不会被利用。

在除夕的晚上，所有的家庭成员会聚集一起吃年夜饭。 既便有的家庭成员不能出席, 空位也将会被保留以象征那个人的存在。 在随后的午夜宴会上, 年轻的家庭成员会向他们的父母以及长辈们鞠躬以表尊敬。

Zài jìu nián de zuì hòu yī tiān, dà jiā dōu máng yú wéi hòu èr tiān de shí wù zuò zhǔn bèi, huò qù lǐ diàn zhěng lǐ yī xià zì jǐ de fā xíng lái yíng jiē xīn nián。chuán tǒng guī dìng, suǒ yǒu shí wù de zhǔn bèi xū zài xīn nián zhī qián, yǐ biàn bì miǎn yī xiē fēng lì de yí qì, pì rú dāo zǐ hé jiǎn dāo, yīn wéi tā men huì xuē jiǎn xīn nián de " yùn qì " 。chú fáng hé jǐng zài xīn nián de dì yī tiān jiāng bú huì bèi lì yòng 。

Zài chú xī de wǎn shàng，suǒ yǒu de jiā tíng chéng yuán huì jù jí yī qǐ chī nián yè fàn。jì biàn yǒu de jiā tíng chéng yuán bú néng chū xí, kōng wèi yě jiāng huì bèi bǎo líu yǐ xiàng zhēng nà gè rén de cún zài。zài suí hòu de wǔ yè yàn huì shàng, nián qīng de jiā tíng chéng yuán huì xiàng tā men de fù mǔ yǐ jí cháng bèi men jū gōng yǐ biǎo zūn jìng 。

On the last day of the old year, everyone was busy either in preparing food for the next two days, or in going to the barbers and getting tidied up for the New Year's Day. Tradition stipulated that all food be pre-pared before the New Year's Day, so that all sharp instruments, such as knives and scissors, could be put away to avoid cutting the "luck" of the New Year. The kitchen and well were not to be disturbed on the first day of the Year.

All members of the family would gather for the important family meal on the evening of the New Year's Eve. Even if a family member could not attend, an empty seat would be kept to symbolize that person's presence at the banquet. At midnight following the banquet, the younger members of the family would bow and pay their respects to their parents and elders.