alexamies Posted February 7, 2008 at 04:53 PM Report Posted February 7, 2008 at 04:53 PM Can anybody tell me what "大节套小节" means? The context is a news article I am reading with the sentence: 从农历腊月初八到正月十六，时间跨度长达３９天，河北省民俗文化协会会长袁学骏近日接受记者采访时表示，我国的春节是一个“大节套小节”的年节系列。 http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/07/content_7579149.htm Quote
trevelyan Posted February 8, 2008 at 09:25 AM Report Posted February 8, 2008 at 09:25 AM The big holiday (大节) encompasses or subsumes a number of smaller holidays (小节). Quote
iqueen Posted February 28, 2008 at 05:34 AM Report Posted February 28, 2008 at 05:34 AM From Feb 7 2008 to Feb 21 2008, Chinese Spring Festival, 大节. Feb 14, 2008, 小节 Quote
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