迎财神，/yíng cái shén/ Welcomed the God of Wealth in Chinese 又叫做“接财神”，是中国民间古老的传统节日习俗。因为中国民间传说正月初五是财神的生日，所以过了年初一，接下来最重要的活动就是接财神，在财神生日到来的前一天晚上，各家置办酒席，为财神贺辰。
“接财神”的风俗在中国各地有许多不同之处，有些地方是正月初一接财神，有些地方则正月初四、初五接。
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Chinese Traditions
学中文【吉祥物】Chinese Mascots (Lucky Things) – 福blessing, 发财get rich, 红包red envelopes, 龙dragon
中国传统吉祥物是在数千年的历史中逐渐形成的，早在《周易》和《尚书》里，就有吉祥、王福的表述，上古先民也曾把星辰、草木、鸟兽当作神物后世的人们给许多自然物和人造物赋予了吉祥寓义，我国的吉祥物也就越来越多，蔚成大观。
Traditional Chinese mascots have gradually formed in thousands of years of history. As early as in the “Book of Changes” and “Shang Shu”, there are expressions of auspiciousness and Wang Fu. Ancient ancestors also regarded stars, vegetation, birds and animals as The people of the later generations of the gods gave many natural and man-made objects auspicious meaning, and there are more and more mascots in our country.
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