It means getting rid of the old year and welcoming a brand new year.

春节寓意着辞旧迎新。

And here, it says: Standing over the old year with three sheep.

上联，辞旧岁三羊开春。

Firecrackers are also set off to sound out the old year and welcome in a better new year.

人们会燃放鞭炮来辞旧迎新。

In the US, New York City is one of the preferred places to say goodbye to the old year.

在美国，纽约市是辞旧迎新的首选地之一。

The animal in charge of the old year hands over responsibility to the one in charge of the new year.

掌管旧一年的动物把责任交给掌管新一年的动物。

In these first weeks of winter, the old year is coming to a close, and so does Vivaldi's musical exploration of the seasons.

在冬天的头几周， 旧的一年即将结束，维瓦尔第对季节的音乐探索也即将结束。

They usually build a doll made of old rags and stuffed with fireworks and firecrackers to light them up and symbolize leaving the bad things from the old year behind.

他们通常会用破布做一个人偶，然后把烟花或者鞭炮塞在里面点燃，这象征着把过去一年里的霉运全部甩掉。

Kicking off at midnight, the fifteen-minute light show is preceded by music and art performances, as the festivities prepare revellers to bid farewell to the old year and all its bad luck.

午夜时分，15分钟的灯光秀会在音乐和艺术表演之前开始，庆祝活动让狂欢者们准备告别旧年和所有的厄运。

The Babylonian 12-month calendar was adapted by other ancient cultures including the Romans who made vows to a two-faced deity that simultaneously looked back on the old year and forward to the new.

巴比伦的12个月历法被包括罗马人在内的其他古代文化所改编，他向一位双面神发誓，同时回顾过去，展望新的一年。

The Babylonian 12-month calendar was adopted by other ancient cultures including the Romans who made vows to a two-faced deity that simultaneously looked back on the old year and forward to the new.

巴比伦的 12 个月历法被包括罗马人在内的其他古代文化所改编，他向一位双面神发誓，同时回顾过去，展望新的一年。

But in the corner, at the cold hour of dawn, sat the poor girl, with rosy cheeks and with a smiling mouth, leaning against the wall--frozen to death on the last evening of the old year.

在清晨的寒冷中，一个街角坐着一位小姑娘。她的双颊通红，嘴上还挂着微笑，静静靠在墙壁上——她在旧年的最后一天冻死了。