英语翻译守岁,就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉,熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗,也叫除夕守岁,俗名“熬年”.探究这个习俗的来历

英语翻译
守岁,就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉,熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗,也叫除夕守岁,俗名“熬年”.探究这个习俗的来历,在民间流传着一个有趣的故事：
太古时期,有一种凶猛的怪兽,散居在深山密林中,人们管它们叫“年”.它的形貌狰狞,生性凶残,专食飞禽走兽、鳞介虫豸,一天换一种口味,从磕头虫一直吃到大活人,让人谈“年”色变.后来,人们慢慢掌握了“年”的活动规律,它是每隔三百六十五天窜到人群聚居的地方尝一次口鲜,而且出没的时间都是在天黑以后,等到鸡鸣破晓,它们便返回山林中去了.
算准了“年”肆虐的日期,百姓们便把这可怕的一夜视为关口来煞,称作“年关”,并且想出了一整套过年关的办法：每到这一天晚上,每家每户都提前做好晚饭,熄火净灶,再把鸡圈牛栏全部拴牢,把宅院的前后门都封住,躲在屋里吃“年夜饭”,由于这顿晚餐具有凶吉未卜的意味,所以置办得很丰盛,除了要全家老小围在一起用餐表示和睦团圆外,还须在吃饭前先供祭祖先,祈求祖先的神灵保佑,平安地度过这一夜,吃过晚饭后,谁都不敢睡觉,挤坐在一起闲聊壮胆.就逐渐形成了除夕熬年守岁的习惯.
守岁习俗兴起于南北朝,梁朝的不少文人都有守岁的诗文.“一夜连双岁,五更分二年.”人们点起蜡烛或油灯,通宵守夜,象征着把一切邪瘟 病疫照跑驱走,期待着新的一年吉祥如意.这种风俗被人们流传至今.

Celebrating New Year's Eve,the old year is the last one night,not sleeping late at night to usher in the new year's arrival of a custom that is also called the New Year's Eve celebrating New Year's Eve.Common name to "endure for years." Explore the origins of this tradition,popular among the people in an interesting story :Swire period,a ferocious monster,scattered in the dense forests of the mountains,the people they control called "years." Its morphology ferocious nature brutal,the food animals,62-Worms day for a taste.From kowtow to eat large insects has been living,people talk about "the" jittery.Later,it gradually mastered the "year" activity rules It is every 365 days and fled to the local population living in the mouth tasted a fresh,but time is coming to the dark,cocks until dawn,they will return to the mountain.Calculate the "annual" raging date,the people who make it as a terrible night crossing to come,known as the "Year" and come up with a set of New Year customs approach :to this day every evening,every household has to make advance dinner flameout net favorite,then all the chickens circle cowshed tying prison,houses around the doors are shut,hiding in the house to eat,"evening",Since this dinner remains uncertain with the means,to hold the very rich,Apart from the youngest of the family to get together with harmony expressed reunion meal,have a meal before for ancestors,pray God bless ancestors,safely through this night,after dinner,no one can sleep.crowded embolden sat together chatting.Gradually formed a shot on New Year's Eve,the habit of celebrating New Year's Eve.Celebrating New Year's Eve custom rise in the Southern,a biography of the literati have a lot of the poetry celebrating New Year's Eve."Even two-year-old night,just before dawn hours of 2002."People point with candles or oil lamps,overnight vigils,a symbol of everything evil plague epidemic racing scare,and look forward to the new year lucky.This custom,people survive till now.