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本期文本
一元复始，万象更新。
New Beginning, All things renew.
元旦已至。
New Year's Day is here.
在中国文化里，新的一年已然开启。
A new year has begun in Chinese culture.
“元”意为第一，代表着万物之首。
Yuan means first, representing the number one.
“旦”象征着太阳自地平线冉冉升起。
Dan symbolizes the sun rising from the horizon.
“元”与“旦”二字相合，意为太阳升起的首日，既象征着新年的第一天，也寄托着希望、机遇与新生的美好寓意。
Yuan and Dan together mean the first day when the sun rises, symbolizing the first day of the new year, representing hope, opportunity, and New Life.
元旦的起源，可追溯至古代的农历正月初一。
The origin of New Year's Day can be traced back to the first day of the lunar calendar in ancient times.
数千年前，我们的祖先便已有了庆贺元旦的习俗。
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors already had the custom of celebrating New Year's Day.
不同时期，元旦的日期与习俗虽不尽相同，但它作为一年之首日的内涵始终未变。
The date and customs were different in different periods, but the concept of New Year's Day as the first day of the year never changed.
中华人民共和国成立后，公历1月1日被正式定为元旦。
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, January 1st of the Gregorian calendar was set as New Year's Day.
而农历正月初一，则成为了我们如今的春节。
While the first day of the lunar calendar became the Spring Festival.
