写春节的英语作文六年级(实用20篇)

从“小年夜”到除夕

春节踏着农历12月24日零时的钟声，走入桂林的城乡。这天是桂林人的“小年夜”，也就是“过小年”。过小年这天，人们宰狗、杀鸭，庆贺春节来临。这天的爆竹声，带着人们送灶王爷“上天言好事”的心愿噼哩啪啦地炸响，声传高宇。人们认为灶神是一家之主，一家的善恶功过祸福都由它掌管，所以每年将尽，都要送灶神上天向玉帝奏明，为全家降福免灾。祭灶的仪式多由家里的长辈去办，他们将糖果放在灶头祭祀灶神，祈求灶神“上天言好事，下凡降吉祥”。用糖果祭灶神，目的是让糖“粘住”灶神的嘴巴，让他甜甜的嘴巴尽说好话。除夕夜幕降临后，再放爆竹接灶王爷下凡。这是桂林“过小年”的古俗，现在即便是鸣放鞭炮，也仅是古俗遗存的仪式罢了。

从腊月二十四到三十，人们忙着置办年货，打扫居室内外，以干干净净迎接新年。过节的传统食品种类繁多，且寓有美好的愿望：腊月二十九蒸年糕，年糕有甜、有成、有荤、有素，吃了年糕(高)，新的一年生活、工作蒸蒸日上，步步高升。

除夕的晚餐，人们喜欢阖家团聚，菜肴中必有“圆子”、“欢喜”，取其团团圆圆，欢欢喜喜之意。这个夜晚，万人空巷，都在家中守岁。守岁时，要把火盆的炭火烧得红红火火，以象征生活岁岁兴旺。当零时一到，老老少少喜气盈盈，以爆竹声声迎接新年。这喜炮声不绝于耳，此起彼伏，直到更深夜静，人们仍无睡意，炉火依然旺着，就是要去休息，也依然不会忘记把火盆的火偎好，留下火种，等明天一早燃上一盆好火。新年的火种犹如人的生命，它是新年财旺、家旺的好兆头。人们对火的感情如此深厚，或许是因为火给人类带来了文明、带来了温暖吧。爱火就如同热爱自己的生命，在新年尤其如此。

Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival？

Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China。 Christmas cards bee popular with students。 People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts。 A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on。 Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing （有吸引力的）to youngsters。 Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival。

This worry is fairly unnecessary。 Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture （合资企业）workers。 Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities。 Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（带有异国情调的） festival。 By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family。

I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China。 For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals。 For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to wele the beginning of a new year。 And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever。

The spring Festival is coming soon！ The festivel is considereded the most important one for Chinese people。 It is on the first day of lunar year。 It is also the day of reunion among family members。 During these days， people would say "happy new year！ or wish you make fortune！ to each other。 They would also visit their relatives and friends。 Children would be given "red packets"。 Children would have more to eat and play than usual。Playing firecrackers is also a popular game for children。

The Spring Festival comes, the streets very busy.

Every Spring Festival, every family to stick couplets on the Spring Festival. Spring Festival couplets is a couplet, posted by during the Spring Festival, so the name. First people in peach wood into hung on the door to ward off evil spirits, then simplified as inscribed on the peach wood door gods name. Use red paper to write Spring Festival couplets, represents the good fortune, happiness.

When delivery is at midnight, New Year bell sounded, the whole city, firecrackers moro tianyu. At this moment, some people still in the courtyard "very hot", as a prosperous air borne, is thriving. Around the burning exuberant, firecrackers, children with joy. At this time, the room is lit the lamp, the courthouse is bright sparks, outside is deafening noise, push the lively atmosphere of the New Years eve to the highest level.

Every Spring Festival, is also the housewife in the kitchen is the most busy time, wasnt done in a few days ago, the family reunion dinner is always in thirty by cooking at that day to come, but also on the first day of dumplings to package in 30 night out. At this time every the chopping block in unter den unter den busy chopping, chopping vegetables. At this point, the chopping block, firecrackers, and then to mingle with people,, the YangYangYingEr, interwoven into the New Years eve the cheerful music.

Eat dinner is the most lively happy Spring Festival every family, the abundance of only a table, with family reunions, sitting at the table, the reunion dinner with her sense of fulfillment is unspeakable. People is enjoying full table delicacies sumptuous dinner and enjoy the atmosphere of joy. We generally not two things here, it is a hot pot. A fish. Hot pot boiling, steaming, warm and seductive, thriving; "Fish" and "yu" homophonic, is the symbol of "happy enough to spare", yu also "more than" year after year. And radish commonly known as carrots, wish have a good heat; Lobster, fish Fried food, such as blasting wish prosperity home delivery, such as "fire boil oil". Finally is a sweetmeat, more blessings back sweet; in the day of the day, even if it doesnt drink, drink too much.

Every year, I am very much looking forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival, because of the busy, because of the family warmth.

春节如期而至了，大街小巷热闹非凡。

每到过春节的时候，家家户户都要贴春联。春联是对联的一种，因在春节时张贴，故名。最初人们是以桃木刻成人形挂在门旁用以避邪，后来简化为在桃木板上题写门神的名字。春联多用红纸书写，代表着吉祥、幸福。

当午夜交正子时，新年钟声敲响之际，整个城市的上空，爆竹声震响天宇。在这一刻，有的人家还在庭院里垒"旺火"，以示旺气通天，兴隆繁盛。在熊熊燃烧的旺火周围，孩子们放爆竹，欢乐地活蹦乱跳。这时，屋内是通明的灯火，庭前是灿烂的火花，屋外是震天的响声，把除夕的热闹气氛推向了最高潮。

每到过春节的时候，也正是主妇们在厨房里最忙碌的时刻，年菜都在前几天做好了，而年夜饭总要在年三十当天由掌厨的做出来，而且大年初一的饺子也要在三十晚上包出来。这时家家的砧板都在噔噔噔地忙着剁肉、切菜。此时，砧板声、爆竹声，再夹杂着人们的说笑声，此起彼伏，洋洋盈耳，交织成除夕欢快的乐章。

吃年夜饭是春节家家户户最热闹愉快的时候，丰盛的年菜摆满一桌，合家团聚，围坐桌旁，共吃团圆饭，心头的充实感真是难以言喻。人们既是享受满桌的佳肴盛馔，也是享受那份快乐的气氛。我们这里一般少不了两样东西，一是火锅.一是鱼。火锅沸煮，热气腾腾，温馨撩人，说明红红火火;"鱼"和"余"谐音，是象征"吉庆有余"，也喻示"年年有余"。还有萝卜俗称菜头，祝愿有好彩头;龙虾、爆鱼等煎炸食物，预祝家运兴旺如"烈火烹油"。最后多为一道甜食，祝福往后的日子甜甜蜜蜜，这天，即使不会喝酒的，也要多少喝一点。

每年，我都很期待春节的到来，因为热闹，因为一家人在一起的温馨。

（1） How Do People in My Hometown Observe Spring Festival

（2） My College Life ---- A Summary of the First Term in Zhejiang

Gongshang University

Spring Festival in my Hometown

The Spring Festival, the most jubilant and important festival in China, is observed by most Chinese people at home and abroad. Our hometown is not an exception.

Similar with other places in china, we prepare for the festival about half a month before. With the lunar New Year approaching, the red lanterns are hung up along the main streets, making the ancient town filled with the festival atmosphere. While people clean up their houses, decorate it with traditional decorations such as Chinese knots and paper cutting. Each family pastes up Spring Festival couplets to convey their best wishes for the coming year.

On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family sits around, having a

sumptuous feast of reunion. It is worth mentioning that the food we have called maiyouzhi is unique. There is a flat piece of wheat sheet covering various vegetable and meat then rolling them up. What a delicious it is! After dinner, the family always watches the Spring Festival Gala Evening, and sets up fireworks to watch in the New Year.

On the first day of the New Year, people pay visits to the relatives and friends to send New Year’s greetings to each other and wish everything smoothly in the new year. The kids can get a lot of lucky money from the elders.

During the whole holiday, there are varied activities in the town such as lion and dragon dance, and all the citizens enjoy them very much.

People celebrate the festival until the Lantern festival. However, the wonderful memory and the joy of the Spring Festival will last long.

It’s really my honor to be part of Zhejiang Gongshang University.

My College Life

How time flies! I have been in Zhejiang Gongshang University for a semester. In retrospect, my college life is busy but colorful. Different from my senior high school’s life, the whole new life I led is much freer. I arranged my time,

becoming the master of myself.

First of all, study is still the core of my life. I major in Japanese which is both interesting and challenging. We are required to be accomplished in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating. As a result I had to spend most of time in improving my abilities. Besides of the regular courses, I often attended the lecture and went to the library to eich my knowledge, and I do benefit from what I learnt.

As to the after school life, what I consider most meaningful is joining the YVP to serve society. I think it is the responsibility for every university student to make contribution to the community. Little as my effort is, I tried my best to help the people around us. Once the YVP organized us to sell secondhand books and raise the money to help the people indeed.

In addition, I quite enjoy the travels and the bees. Travels let me experience the sunshine, fresh air as well as the special taste of the local customs and practices. While the bees keep the friendship shining, and friends are as if family members. Both of them lit up my life.

All in all, the college life is a journey, and I have long way to go; all the memory is the most precious treasure, and I will value every moment.

The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!

On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time, children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

春节，中国新年，是我们大家最重要的节日。所有的家庭成员都得到新大吃一顿。同时，大家互相庆祝。大约十二点，一些家长和孩子们放鞭炮，天空是明亮的。我们可以兴奋地看烟花!

在一年的第一个清晨，许多老年人早早起床，贴上颠倒的礼物，或在前门挂上对联。一些房子的窗户上贴上红纸。

中国新年持续十五天。所以在这十五天里，我们总是登门拜访我们的亲戚。那时，孩子们最快乐，因为他们可以从父母、祖父母、叔叔、阿姨那里得到很多红包。春节的最后一天是另一个节日。它把元宵节命名为元宵节。

所以中国新年就要到了。

Dear John,

How time flies! Four moths have passed since we saw each other last time. I cannot help but miss you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I would like to tell you something about it。

The Spring Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is the most important and enjoyable one. A few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are put up on the doors of every household. They are said to frighten away the ghosts. On that day, people are dressed up. Firecrackers ring out in the air, which adds to the atmosphere of the festival. People after a year’s hard work begin to relax and visit one another. Presents and dinners are given to celebrate the happy reunionof friends and relatives. Families get together. They have jiaozi and enjoy the New Year TV show. Customs may vary from place to place, but the same happy atmosphere is to be found everywhere in the country。

Now, I hope you have some idea of Chinese Spring Festival。

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

Topic 1: Festivals

春节The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

买年货 do Spring Festival shopping

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

New Year’s Day 元旦 Christmas Day 圣诞节 New Year’s Eve 除夕 Spring Festival 春节

April Fools’Day 愚人节 Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节 Lantern Festival 元宵节 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

Labor Day 劳动节 Day of the Dead 清明节 lucky money 压岁钱 世界爱滋病日(12月1日)-----WORLD AIDS DAY

介绍春节

假如你是李华，你校的外教要在中国过春节，请你根据以下内容，用英文写一篇短文介绍我国的春节，并祝他们节日愉快。

时间 一般在二月份，中国农历正月初一，前后要持续半个月

风俗 :

1. 12生肖命名，如狗、猴、虎等，今年是猪年

2. 春节前人们要大扫除，大年夜全家人在聚集一起吃年夜饭

3. 年初一、初二走访亲友，给孩子们压岁钱

写作要求：

(1)必须包括以上全部内容(题目已经写好);

(2)只能使用5个句子。

参考词汇： 农历Chinese Lunar Calendar 压岁钱lucky money

A brief Introduction of the Chinese Spring Festival

The Chinese Spring Festival comes on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year, which is usually in February. There is a name for each year, such as the dog, the monkey, the tiger or one of the twelve animals, and this year is the year of the pig.

Before the New Year’s Day, the Chinese people usually give their houses a good cleaning and on the last evening of the old year, all the members of a family will get together and have a big meal. On the first or second day of the new year, people usually go to visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.

I wish you have a good time during the Spring Festival.

[高中优秀英语作文：《春节》

Chinese New Year is a lovely festival. So I bought some beautiful flowers. Before Chinese New Year, my family went to the shopping mall and bought a lot of things. There will be a big dinner for every family. My family eats the big dinner together. I was very happy in Chinese New Year.

Spring Festival is coming,I am very happy.On this winter holiday,I went to visit my grandparents with my parents.

My grandmother is very zeal.Our dinner is very delicious.After the dinner,the people gave me money in red envelopes.I am very happy in this family with my grandparents.

Sometimes,we go to climb the mountains.The mountain is very high.Look!There is a clean river near the mountain.And there are some beautiful flowers,grass and big trees.Some trees are orange trees,the others are banana trees.Oh,I am very tired but interesting.

I am very happy on this holiday because I like Spring Festival very much.What about you?

Long-awaited New Year arrived, we put on new clothes, they sat by the fire, eating a big family reunion dinner, have a squid stew pork bellies, stewed fish, native village tofu cooked spinach, celery Fried pig blood samples, starch and so on... Now think of all my mouth water. We to eat while watching the CCTV Spring Festival evening party, private and held the crosstalk jokes we laugh and havoc, in imperceptible in 2016, the ringing of firecrackers echoed throughout, the colorful fireworks in the sky like a flower blooming, adorn the boundless night like day.

On the first day morning, I woke early to grandpa grandma happy New Year, my grandparents gave me early prepared New Years money, I took my New Years money very happy, I want to save money, and then use it when you are going to use it.

Dad also took me to my grandmas New Year, I met the dog four years ago, it has a black hair, we call it "black", it has now grown into a big black dog, far to see us just shook tail to meet us. I carry a "black face" to the mountain to play, also made a palm leaf fan and a handful of dust, "brown" behind me is like a loyal guard, when I left my grandmas, it has been sent we get in the car, Im a bit reluctant to leave it.

I had a very happy Spring Festival!

盼望已久的春节终于来了，我们换上了新衣服，一家人围坐在火炉旁，吃着丰盛的年夜饭，有墨鱼炖猪肚、红烧边鱼、乡里豆腐煮土鸡、芹菜炒猪血粑、小炒菠菜等等……现在想起来我都口水直流。我们以便吃一边看着中央电视台的春节晚会，大兵和张卫国的相声段子把我们笑得人仰马翻，在不知不觉中2016年的钟声敲响了，密密麻麻的鞭炮声响彻了神州大地，绚丽的烟花像鲜花一样在天空中绽放，把茫茫的黑夜点缀得如同白昼一般。

大年初一早上，我早早起来给爷爷奶奶拜年，爷爷奶奶把早准备好的压岁钱给了我，我拿着压岁钱好高兴，我要把压岁钱存起来，等要用的时候再用。

爸爸还带我到外婆家去拜年了，我见到了四年前的小狗，它长了一身乌黑的毛，我们叫它“黑面”，它如今已长成了一条大黑狗，见到我们来了老远就摇着尾巴来迎接我们。我带着“黑面”到山上去玩了，还用棕树叶做了一把扇子和一把拂尘，“黑面”跟在我的后面像一个忠诚的卫士，当我离开外婆家的时候，它一直送我们上车，我真有点舍不得离开它。

春节我过得好开心啊!

我读完《全球气候》时，我才发现环境的严重污染。

I read the "climate", I found that the serious pollution of the environment.

里面说，现在由于二氧化碳的严重增多，导致全球变暖，从而影响海平面上升0。5厘米。听起来不算多，可是地球上还有更大的淡水区，那就是南极和格陵兰岛，如果南极的冰全部融化，海平面会上升60米，再加上格陵兰岛的冰，海平面还会上升6米。现在的美国海边，经常有台风出现，导致巨大的经济损失，气候变暖使高山动物开始迁移，许多动物因为不适应环境而灭绝。

It said, now due to carbon dioxide more serious, leading to global warming, sea level rise and influence 0. 5 cm. This may not sound very much, but the earth has more fresh water area, it is the Antarctic and Greenland, if all the melting of Antarctic ice, the sea level will rise 60 meters, plus the Greenland ice, sea level will rise 6 meters. Now America beach, often have typhoon occurs, resulting in huge economic losses, due to climate warming in Alpine animal migration began, many animal extinction because they do not adapt to the environment.

所以我们要积极响应“保护环境，人人有责”的号召。

So we should actively respond to "Protect environment is everyones responsibility," the call.

Do you know about Spring Festival?It is a Chinese traditional Festival and we celebrated it by using many ways.

In the Chinese lunar calendar which is another calendar we used and it was from the old China.Spring Festival is the 1st day in the lunar calendar.The Spring Festival is differnet for every year is because the lunar calendar.We play fireworks,watch special TV programs and have a delicious dinner with our family.In the day of Spring Festival,we must come back to our family to meet our parents and grandparents,the school will also have a holiday that make sure we can celebrated it.If we have some problems that we could not come back,we should ring to our family.For the tradition,we eat damplings,the people who in the south of China will eat rice dumpings,during the day before Spring Festival,which is the most improtant day,because it is the last day for the year behind and the next year is comming.The firework will be too noise that we couldnt hear each others voice.It is very different to the New Year from the other western country.

In conclusion,it is a very improtant day for all Chinese people.

In china if you invite people for meal, the person who invited other people would pay for the meal but it’s not the way in Western country. In western country people will think you only invited me but it’s not your responsibility to pay for me.

I can afford it. They won’t be happy if you pay for them. People in China would always put dishes into customer’s plate to show their hospitality, but they will think it’s not healthy because your chopsticks have been used by you. In western country like America not England, people will always give tips to waiter after they finished meal in a restaurant.

If you don’t they will not be happy because tips are one of their major income. In china this only happen in some top restaurants and hotels in large international cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Western people will also think you are rude if you make sound during the meal. Western people do not hold their bowl up even when they have a bowl of soup.

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people.It lasts about the first four days of the year,during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.Students do not go to school,and shops are closed.

Several days before the new year,people begin to prepare.Farmers kill pigs,sheep,cocks and hens.City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.Houses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors.Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.

On the eve of the new year,each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner.After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve.Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year.On the first day of the new year,almost everyone is dressed in his or her best.When people meet on the way,they say to each other "Happy New Year".Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.Children indulge themselves in games.

Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the the full days later. In china,people regard Spring Festival as the most important thing.People studied and worked throughout the year.No matter how far and how busy, they must do their best to go back home.Thats a tradition and now becoming a habit. During this time,transport is extremely busy.Although the way is difficult,it cant reduce the urgent feeling of going home.I cant describe this feeling,only the people that experienced it can understand.Actually,on one hand,people miss their family,and they need to get comfort in the family.On the other hand,getting together is a symbol of blessedness and auspiciousness.People in other country dont have this consciousness that going home is necessary.For example,American could celebrate the Christmas in everywhere they like or with anybody.This diversity is occasioned by different culture between two countries.

Because the Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of Chinese folk. In the first month of the summer calendar, also known as the lunar calendar, commonly known as "New Year", "New Year". Every year, the streets are covered with red lanterns and colorful flags. The mall is a sea of people, buying New Year goods, but lively. Grandma prepared a hearty meal, with a lot of "bam, bam, bam" on the outside, and the guns  . Every little friend put on a beautiful new dress, and the grown-ups smiled with satisfaction. Until dad bought me a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, in the evening, I will take out fireworks went downstairs and children put together, we play very happy, the party began, I was reluctant to go home, eat fruit while watching the party together with family, a good laugh at our wonderful performances, wish: I wish that every day is New Years day! I also like the double ninth festival.

Last night, I had a wonderful dream. In the dream, I rode my bike in a country road. On the both sides of the road, there are many trees. And these trees all have different fruits, apples, pears, oranges, bananas and many other fruits. The fruits are ripe. I can get them on the bike. They are delicious. I eat many fruits and I am full. And then, I go back home. I tell the story to my mother, but she doesn’t believe me. Then, I woke up.

昨天晚上我做了一个美妙的梦。梦里我骑着自行车在乡间的小路上。路的两边种满了树，这些树上有不同的水果，有苹果、梨、橘子、香蕉和很多其他水果。果子成熟了，我可以站在自行车上摘水果。水果很美味，我吃了很多水果都饱了然后就回家了。我把故事告诉妈妈，但是她不相信我，然后我就醒了。

The first day is for the welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth, officially beginning at midnight. Many people, especially Buddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believed that this will ensure longevity for them. Some consider lighting fires and using knives to be bad luck on New Years Day, so all food to be consumed is cooked the day before. For Buddhists, the first day is also the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva (better known as the more familiar Budai Luohan), the Buddha-to-be. People also abstain from killing animals.

Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.

Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red packets containing cash to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers.

While fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally very popular, some regions have banned them due to concerns over fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of fires around New Years and challenged municipal fire departments work capacity. For this reason, various city governments (e.g., Hong Kong, and Beijing, for a number of years) issued bans over fireworks and firecrackers in certain premises of the city. As a substitute, large-scale fireworks have been launched by governments in cities like Hong Kong to offer citizens the experience.

Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.

Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.

[英语作文：中国春节习俗

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people。 It lasts about the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except for the workers on duty。 Students do not go to school， and shops are closed。

Several days before the new year， people begin to prepare。 Farmers kill pigs， sheep， cocks and hens。 City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables。  Houses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors。 Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate。

On the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner。 After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve。 Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to wele the new year。 On the first day of the new year， almost everyone is dressed in his or her best。 When people meet on the way， they say to each other "Happy New Year"。 Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other。 Children indulge themselves in games。