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从前 cóngqián

过年 guònián

一般 yībān

要 yào

从 cóng

农历 nónglì

腊月 làyuè

就 jiù

开始 kāishǐ

准备 zhǔnbèi

In the past, people would start preparing for the New Year starting from the lunar month.

每 měi

到 dào

腊月 làyuè

三十 sānshí

儿 r

便 biàn

挨门 āimén

串 chuàn

户 hù

残害 cánhài

生灵 shēnglíng

On the eve of every Spring Festival, it would go from door to door, terrorizing the people.

腊 là

在 zài

十二月 shí'èryuè

进行 jìnxíng

所以 suǒyǐ

农历 nónglì

十二月 shí'èryuè

也 yě

叫 jiào

腊月 làyuè

"La" was done in the twelfth month, so the twelfth month of the lunar calendar was called "la yue."

我们 wǒmen

前面 qiánmiàn

提到 tídào

的 de

腊月 làyuè

正月 zhēngyuè

都 dōu

是 shì

中国 Zhōngguó

农历 nónglì

的 de

说法 shuōfǎ

"La yue" [twelfth month] and "zheng yue" [first month] are terms from the Chinese lunar calendar.