除夕夜,是中国人的不眠夜,吃了年夜饭之后,全家老少团聚在一起,点灯熬夜通宵不睡,称为“守岁”或“熬年”。守岁,顾名思义就是守候新岁,全家人聚在一起,说闲情话家常,畅谈着新年的打算和希望,一直等待新旧交接时刻的到来。在农村有些地方,除夕夜一家人聚在一起除了吃年夜饭之外,还要踩芝 New Year’s Eve, is the Chinese people’s sleepless nights, eat dinner, the whole family reunited together, turn on the lights stay up all night do not sleep, known as “Shou Sui ” or “boil ”. Shou-Sui, as the name suggests is waiting for the new year, the whole family together, that free-time homely words, talked about the New Year’s plans and hopes, has been waiting for the arrival of old and new hand in hand. In some places in rural areas, New Year’s Eve family together in addition to eating New Year’s Eve, but also on the Chicago