ItisdifficulttoknowwhentheSpringFestivaloriginated.TherearemanymythstoexplaintheoriginoftheSpringFestival.However,itisgenerallybelievedthattheSpringFestivaloriginatedfromtheactivitiesofofferingsacrificestogodsandancestorsattheendoftheyearintheYinandShangDynasties.ItissaidthattherewasacustomofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalasearlyasYaoandShun,andnowitisalsoanimportantfestivalinChina.

翻译：春节这一习俗源自何时很难考究，有很多神话故事来说明春节的来历，不过一般认为春节起源于中国殷商时期的年头岁末祭神、祭祖活动；传说最早在尧舜时就有过年的风俗，现在也是我国重要节日。