大年初一：金雞報(bào)曉

The first day of Chinese New Year, also known as the "day of chicken", officially begins at midnight.
午夜零點(diǎn)時(shí)分，人們正式跨入新年第一天，也叫“金雞報(bào)曉”。

It is traditional to light firecrackers and make as much of a din as possible to chase off the evil monster nian.
傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗是，人們會(huì)燃放鞭炮，盡可能制造大的喧鬧聲趕走邪惡的妖怪“年”。

Most importantly the oldest and most senior members are visited with the visits strengthening family kinship.
最重要的習(xí)俗是，人們會(huì)拜訪家中最年長(zhǎng)的長(zhǎng)輩，以加強(qiáng)家人之間的親情。

Senior members of the family hand out red envelopes containing cash (Chinese: ya sui qian), a form of blessing and to suppress aging and the challenges of the coming year, to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers.
而家中的長(zhǎng)輩會(huì)給晚輩（主要是兒童和青少年）紅包（中國(guó)人稱之壓歲錢），代表著對(duì)晚輩的祝福，也是祈禱自己在來年身體康健、萬(wàn)事如意。