腊月二十三，灶王爷上天：小年习俗知多少 May Kitchen God give a good report

Preparations for Spring Festival 备年货

People start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.
从小年开始，人们就开始为春节储备必需品。在长假期间祭祀祖先、招待客人和家庭所需的一切物品都必须提前购买。

A Spring Festival shopping list includes items such as meat, poultry and eggs, fruit and vegetables, rice and flour, cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, and tea, red paper, images of the Kitchen God. Incense and candles, snacks, new calendars, and toys must also be purchased. Not to be forgotten are new clothes for children and firecrackers to welcome in the New Year.
春节年货清单包括肉、家禽、蛋、水果蔬菜、大米面粉、烟酒糖茶、红纸和灶神像等物品。香烛、零食、新日历和玩具也必不可少。孩子们的新衣服和迎接新年的鞭炮也不能忘记。

英文来源：中国日报网

编辑：董静