Nevertheless, a celebration is a celebration, regardless of its style of Chinese noisiness or western tranquility, a ritual with which people pray for a happy, prosperous new year.

无论是中国式的热闹还是西方的安静，都是庆祝节日的方式，归根结蒂是盼望能有富足幸福的新一年。

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People in southern China are very superstitious, regularly pray to gods of the Chinese mythology, while people in the north only pray during the Chinese New Year.

南方的中国人很迷信，经常要祈祷一些中国神话传说中的神仙，北方的人基本上只有在过年的时候会祈祷。

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Chinese pray at temples nearby to mark the New Year despite having their own calendar and New Year, which hasn't come yet.

尽管中国农历新年还未到，人们还是会在邻近的寺庙拜拜庆祝新年。

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Some members of the public joked about wearing masks and goggles to brave the incense fumes and smog to pray for blessings from the God of Wealth, an especially popular deity during Chinese New Year, the newspaper notes.

BBC: China media: Wukan frustration