在“家”過大年
〔巴西〕 永思源 中央財經大學
2018年春節臨近，我收到了一個令人驚喜的邀請，就是去一個中國家庭過年。下面我就敘述一下我對那年春節的美好回憶。
事情還要從2016年説起，那年8月我在巴西孔子學院遇到了我的第一位中文老師，她叫孫丁。從那時開始，我們逐漸建立了深厚的友誼，也正是因為她，我才走進中文與中國文化的新天地。
2018年，我獲得孔子學院獎學金赴中國北京學習中文的機會，孫丁老師繼續在巴西孔院教中文，但她很早就跟父母商量好，想邀請她最好的兩個巴西學生——我和孫木蘭去她的家鄉過年。這真是我收到過的最棒的邀請之一！
孫丁老師的家鄉在中國山西省襄汾縣，離北京不遠。於是我們就決定乘坐火車去，這個選擇也讓我們體驗到了一個獨特的中國現象——“春運”。在坐了將近15個小時“人滿為患”的火車後，我們終於在大年三十的下午到達目的地。一齣火車站我們就看到了在外等候的孫丁老師的爸爸和妹妹丫丫，他們熱情地歡迎我們的到來。
當我們到達孫丁老師家的時候，進門第一眼就看到餐桌上擺滿了中國美食，令我驚訝的是這些菜竟然都是我最愛吃的。後來我才得知是孫丁老師告訴了她媽媽我們喜歡什麼樣的中國菜，甚至我們最喜歡吃什麼餡兒的餃子。滿桌豐盛的年夜飯是阿姨和叔叔花了一整天的時間親手為我們準備的，這讓我們備感溫暖與感動。
晚飯過後，我們一起坐在沙發上看央視春晚。與此同時，我們也與遠在我家鄉巴西的孫丁老師進行了視頻通話，那一刻我感覺他們一家人也團聚了。
大年初一一早，我們剛起床就收到叔叔和阿姨特意準備的壓歲錢和春節禮物，我的禮物是一個小提琴模型，因為我在巴西時就經常聽到孫丁老師告訴我她的父母非常喜歡聽我唱歌和拉琴。直到今天，我仍然滿懷深情和敬意地保存著這份特別的禮物，每次看到它，我都會想起我那兩位可愛的“粉絲”。
永思源在中央財經大學
春節的另一個重要習俗是拜年，吃過餃子後，我們給周圍的鄰居和孫丁老師的親戚拜年，送去新春祝福。拜年時我們受到大家的熱情歡迎，每當有人稱讚我們的中文很好時，我總是説那是我們的中文老師孫丁培養的結果。這讓我們驕傲，也讓叔叔阿姨感到欣慰。
在接下來的日子裏，孫丁老師的家人帶我們遊覽了襄汾及周邊的其他景點，其中最吸引我的是丁村。丁村是孫丁老師姥爺的故鄉，在村子裏，我們欣賞到了古雅精巧的院落房屋，感受到了傳統獨特的風俗，體會到了樸素平和的生活方式。這一切都給我一種祥和寧靜的感覺。令我驚奇的是，我在那裏竟看到了我最喜歡的中國美食紀錄片《舌尖上的中國》的一處拍攝地。
我很感激叔叔阿姨同意和兩個“老外”在一起過一個不同尋常的春節，他們為我們精心細緻地準備了一切，像對待自己孩子一樣無微不至地照顧著我們。我真的感覺自己就像身在巴西和家人在一起，既安全又溫暖。同時，我們有一個共同點：他們的大女兒孫丁暫時不在身邊，而我的家人遠在一萬八千公里外的地球另一端，我們填補著彼此的感情空缺。在短短的幾天裏，我們建立了家人般深厚的感情。
不知不覺中就到了説再見的時刻，也是這次行程中最難捨的部分。當叔叔阿姨送我們到火車站準備進站時，我記得我聲音顫抖地説：“謝謝爸爸媽媽，下次見！”那一刻的感覺的確像極了我來中國讀書前在巴西機場與父母不捨地告別。
毋庸置疑，那次在“家”過大年是我在中國最難忘的經歷之一，每次回想都記憶猶新，心生溫暖。中國人的純樸、親切、熱情、好客深深地感動著我，我將常懷感恩，永遠銘記於心！
Celebrate the New Year at “Home”
〔Brazil〕 Santos Heitor Alexander， Central University of Finance and Economics
As the 2018 Spring Festival approached， I was surprised to receive an invitation to spend the festival with a Chinese family． I still remember the good memory of the Spring Festival that year．
The story started in 2016， when I met Sun Ding， my first Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute in Brazil in August． From then on， we gradually built a deep friendship， and it was because of her that I entered a new world of Chinese language and Chinese culture．
In 2018， I received a scholarship from the Confucius Institute to study Chinese language in Beijing， and Sun continued to teach Chinese in Brazil． She had discussed with her parents earlier the plan that she wanted to invite two of her best Brazilian students， Sun Mulan and I， to her hometown for the New Year’s Eve． It was truly one of the best invitations I’ve ever received！
Sun’s hometown is in Xiangfen county， North China’s Shanxi Province， which is not far from Beijing． We decided to go to Shanxi by train， a choice that allowed us to experience a unique Chinese phenomenon – Spring Festival travel rush． After a nearly 15－hour “overcrowded” train ride， we arrived at our destination on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve． As soon as we left the railway station， we saw Sun’s father and sister， Yaya， and they welcomed us warmly．
When we arrived at Sun’s home， the first thing we saw was a table of Chinese cuisines． To my surprise， all of these dishes were my favorites． I later learned that Sun had told her mother what kind of Chinese food we like and even what kind of dumplings we like best． We were touched by the sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner that our aunt and uncle had spent the whole day preparing for us．
After dinner， we sat together on the couch to watch the CCTV Spring Festival Gala． At the same time， we also had a video call with Sun， who is far away in Brazil， which is my hometown． At that moment I felt that their family was also reunited．
We woke up early on the first day of the Lunar New Year and received the lucky money and gifts from Sun’s parents． My gift was a violin model． Back in Brazil， Sun’s parents had told her that they loved to listen to me singing and playing the violin． To this day， I still keep this special gift with deep love and respect， and I would think of these two lovely “fans” every time I see it．
One of important customs of the Spring Festival is to pay new year’s greetings to each other． After eating dumplings， we paid new year’s greetings to our neighbors and Sun’s relatives as well． We were warmly welcomed during the process． Whenever someone praised our Chinese skills， I always said that it was the result of the teaching effort of our teacher Sun Ding． This made us very proud and also comforted Sun’s parents greatly．
In the following days， they took us to visit Xiangfen and surrounding scenic spots， among which Dingcun village attracted me most． The village is the hometown of Sun’s grandfather． In the village， we enjoyed the elegant and exquisite courtyard houses， felt the traditional and unique customs and experienced the simple and peaceful way of life． All this gave us a sense of peace and tranquility． To my surprise， I saw a place where my favorite Chinese food documentary， A Bite of China， was filmed．
I am grateful to Sun’s parents for agreeing to spend an unusual Chinese New Year with two Laowai， foreigners． They prepared everything for us in advance and took care of us as if we were their own children． I really felt like I was in Brazil with my family， safe and warm． At the same time， we had one thing in common： Their eldest daughter， Sun Din， was temporarily away， and my family was 18，000 kilometers away on the other side of the world， so we filled the emotional gap between us． In just a few days， we built a family－like bond between us．
Time passed quickly and we had to say goodbye， which was the hardest part of the trip． As Sun’s parents walked us to the railway station， my voice trembled as I said， “Thank you， mom and dad， see you next time！” That moment was indeed like saying goodbye to my parents at the airport in Brazil before I flew to China．
Undoubtedly， that trip was one of the most memorable experiences I had in China． Every time I look back on it， I remember it vividly and feel warm． The simplicity， kindness， warmth and hospitality of the Chinese people touched me deeply and I will always be grateful and remember it forever！
