他们唱歌送走旧年，迎接新年。

They sang the old year out and the New Year in.

我们在爆竹声里送旧年，迎新春。

We send the last year and welcome the New Year in the sound of firecrackers.

总之，就在春节到来之前，为了告别旧年迎接新年，家家户户都会彻底打扫一下房屋。

In a word, just before the Spring Festival comes, every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.

守岁，就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉，熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗，也叫除夕守岁，俗名“熬年”。

Shou Sui, that is, the last day of the old do not sleep at night, stay up all night to greet the new year's arrival of the customs, also known as New Year's Eve Shou Sui, the common name "boil years."

拯救赎回，欢天喜地，享受盛宴，歌舞升平，谦卑恭让，崇敬畏惧----这些都可能是你的回答，这就是新旧年交替时节人们长期扮演的角色。

Redemption and rejoicing, feasting and singing, humility and awe — these would all be parts of your answer, as would the perennial cast of characters who people this turning time of year.