庆祝春节的英语作文高一【汇集20篇】

Spring Festival The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people.

In the past,people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food.They could only eat these during the Spring festival.So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon.Now,although peoples life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday.

People still like the festiv al.Because most people can have along holiday,and we are free to go on atrip or visit our friends or have parties with our family.In the evenings,we can have abig meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.

I like the Spring Festival very much.How wonderful the Spring Festival is！

Many years ago, when the first computer came into being, many people

predicted the age of computer has come. Now only two decades passed, here comes

the new age of cellphone. Lets look at how people depend on the phone. They use

cellphone to work and to communicate with families and friends. With the

development of technology, online payment is popular and people just need a

cellphone to pay all the bills. How convenient it is. We are lucky to live in

the age of technology. But at the same time, if we dont control ourselves, we

will lose in the technology world, such as some children overuse cellphone and

learn nothing at all.

New Year Party

On New Years Eve，our class had a party。 The atmosphere was good。 It was out of the ordinary from the very begining。 The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance。 We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap。 Then with three resounding（响亮的） crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap。

Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation。 He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken。 They left us all in confusion。 And it was our monitor who was quickwitted（机智的）。 He shouted our， "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn。" The hall After that，they had another item。 This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle。 While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees。 It was an idiom。 This time I got it right："The dog stands out among a group of chickens。"

The Spring Festival! The Spring Festival! Every household blissfully unaware.

My home is not exceptional also, my house with a beautiful Spring Festival couplets, window stickers, or pattern of the rabbit!

The day of the year 30, at four o clock in the afternoon, we all ready to go out to dinner. Before leaving the mother call I write wishes on the red envelopes, grandpa likes sports lottery tickets, I will write on grandpas red envelopes: wish grandpa lottery prize; Grandpa love playing mahjong, grandpa I will write on the envelope: wish grandpa mahjong table to make more money; Grandma and grandma I write I wish them good health! At the dinner table, I for mother give red envelopes to old people, adults also gave me lucky money, the adults wish me a happy New Year, learning progress, to the next level!

Shining words of blessing, she thanks hovering in the ear, my heart warm warm, sweet.

春节到!春节到!每家每户喜洋洋。

我家也不例外，我家贴上了漂亮的春联、窗贴，还是兔子图案的呢!

年三十那天，下午四点钟，我们全家准备出发去外面吃年夜饭。出门之前妈妈叫我在红包上写祝福的话，爷爷喜欢体育彩票，爷爷的红包上我就写上：祝爷爷彩票中大奖;外公爱打麻将，外公的红包上我就写上：祝外公麻将桌上多赚钱;奶奶和外婆我就写祝她们身体健康!饭桌上，我替妈妈把红包给老人们，大人们也给我发了压岁钱，大人们祝我新年快乐、学习进步、更上一层楼!

一句句祝福的话语，一句句谢谢在耳边转来转去，我的心里暖暖的，甜甜的。

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A suichu fireworks, energy-saving — —.

With the sound of familiar firecrackers in the ear, the taste of the year became thicker and thicker. The eyes see, the ears hear, the nose smells full of jubilation.

On New Years Eve, the whole family are busy making dumplings, mother chanweiwei picked up a dumpling skin, add the red and yellow and green stir together dumplings, tightly with the wrinkled hands wrapped up. We inadvertently, she put a coin in the jiaozi, (who eat this coin, who is the most favorable auspices!) Her mouth, eyes, full of happiness and that the radian.

While eating the boiled dumplings, watching the Spring Festival Gala with the familiar &ldquo, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ” the old year waved goodbye to us at that moment, and the new year came to us. At this time, the outside has the sky, deafening.

The little nephews of my little nephew ran out of the house and were blocked by the sound of the firecrackers that rushed to the sky. We covered our ears in a hurry, with a bright smile on our faces.

The fireworks in the sky diversiform dressed in brightly coloured fireworks, “ ” “ &rdquo into the sky, bang; a sound exploded, the sky suddenly become colorful, the faint powder is like colorful flower blooming. It cant be a long play, &ldquo, fireworks, &rdquo, slowly fade from the sky, fade away until it vanish, and there is a shock like silver light attracting my attention, which is sprayed up and sprayed up. Falling back then jumped out of the silver, like pearls falling from the sky to tens of thousands of people, very beautiful feeling; “ snapping, snapping, ” the deafening sound must be firecrackers! The noisy sound is enough to add a lot of joy to the 2013.

There is a warm fire, burning, and intensified, the orange flames rolling up and down, as if calling what, like dancing in joy. People, things, China, the Spring Festival is becoming more and more intense, bringing 2013 new weather!

The Spring Festival rich in the rich years, the rich people.

the lunar new year

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.

the winter vacation is coming.we’re happy to welcome the holidays.

usually,winter vacation is funny because spring festival is during the vacation. spring festival is a excellent day for every chinese,especially for children.during the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then it’s the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money. but i’m not a child any longer.i want to make the festival a little bit different. i plan to have a different day.i’m going to sell some toys in the flower market.i will ask my friends to join me.if i earn some money,i’ll buy some presents to my parents. well,it’s my turn to give back to my parents for their love.

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The term is coming to an end. The Spring Festival is coming. I am very excited. I have already planned how to use the Spring Festival. Now the Spring Festival, which is looking forward to it, is coming. Oh, I must be full and meaningful.

First of all, you have to buy a couplet ahead of time, put a few doors into the home, and let the home spill over the festival. Of course, fireworks and firecrackers are essential, and I particularly like the magnificent landscape of the rain when the fireworks fly into the sky. Dumpling is one of the indispensable food during the Spring Festival, mom made dumplings, very fresh, I must lead a person to endless aftertastes tongtongkuaikuai, meal, snack.

Next, you have to go to the family and friends home for a new year. A door, I want to "uncle, aunt long short" to call them, then mom and dad bought a gift for them, hee hee, relatives will entertain us warmly served delicious snacks, put candy, and I love the most is that Hunan tea bud, with sesame ramming. As long as the boiling water bubble, wow, aroma, make people unable to hide greeds, appetite.

Then eat dinner, mom do the dinner on New Years Eve can be said to be "a", the whole family sitting together, taste the delicious food, talking and laughing, enjoyable. The love is to see once a year the Spring Festival Gala, which shows rich and colorful, comic sketches, songs, wonderful performances, give a person to enjoy.

In the middle of my new years new year plan, my mother called me to write the homework. Hey, I love the spring festival you come soon.

A scratching of firecrackers, fireworks filled the air, and came to the annual Spring Festival. Early in the morning, the mother is busy in the kitchen, I decided to go around the streets.

Ah/each streets, there are so many colorful figure shook, like a colorful river flowing merrily, saw the head, after see the tail.

In busy supermarket, all kinds of exquisite candy and assistant cordial smile together, make the person feast for the eyes. Customers holding the bags in the crowded out of the supermarket, a smile on each face, bleeding heart honey. Every family cleaned the house and yard, as the Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, everywhere look brand-new.

Ah, New Years eve finally came/town everywhere decorated, in some places across the hung with colored lights series, some place to put the colorful fireworks, where there are flocks of wearing a beautiful child in the play.

12, when the melodious bell sound through the streets firecrackers exploded. "Double bang firecracker" up, "ZuanTianHou" screaming and up into the sky. The stars shone in the night, festival of fireworks colourful, the ground laughter, the joy of the people. Such as Fried bean firecrackers ring after, of the people on to the street happy New Year to each other, "I wish you a long life/" "I wish you a happy Spring Festival/" these words as peoples laughter, as from time to time off firecrackers to fly out of the streets, in a festival in the night sky.

一阵噼里啪啦的鞭炮声传来，空气中弥漫着烟火的气息，一年一度的春节又来到了。一大早，妈妈就在厨房忙个不停，我决定去街上转转。

啊/每条大街小巷，都有那么多五颜六色的身影在晃动，像一条彩色的河欢快地流淌着，前不见头，后不见尾。

在热闹的超市里，各色精美的糖果和售货员亲切的笑容融为一体，使人赏心悦目。顾客们抱着大包小包拥挤着走出超市，个个脸上挂着笑容，心里淌着蜜。家家户户都清扫了房屋和庭院，贴上了春联，年画，到处焕然一新。

啊，除夕之夜终于来临了/全镇各处都张灯结彩，有的地方横着竖着挂着五色的灯串，有的地方放着五光十色的烟花，还有的地方一群群穿着漂亮的孩子在尽情的玩耍。

当悠扬的钟声响过12下，大街小巷上鞭炮齐鸣;“二踢脚”腾空而起，“钻天猴”呼啸着蹿入夜空。夜空星光闪耀，节日的礼花五彩缤纷，地上欢声笑语，欢乐的人们三五成群。如炒豆般的鞭炮响过以后，人们拥到街头互相拜年，“祝您长寿/”“祝您春节愉快/”这些话语随着人们的欢声笑语，随着不时响起的鞭炮声飞出了大街小巷，飘荡在节日的夜空中。

导语：春节出门笑声喧，见人抱拳贺春年。恭贺新禧过年好，车拉马拖进财宝。身体健康幸福年，左邻右舍笑开颜。以下是小编整理怎么庆祝春节英语作文的资料，欢迎阅读参考。

On the morning of the Spring Festival, our family was busy. Mother put couplets on the gate. What I saw in my eyes was "lili spring resident, people and fuyong". The family is peaceful and happy.

I, then help mother paste "fu" word, want to stick on the door. My mother hurriedly stopped me and said, "the word fu should be pasted, which is the homophony of fu. The Spring Festival couplet has festival, wealth, auspicious meaning." As soon as I heard it, I immediately put the "fu" on the back. The father was also careful to hang up the red lanterns. I think: is this red lantern not the face of our country changing with each passing day?

In the evening, its time to have dinner. The kitchen was filled with fragrance; On the table was a big dinner, which made people look and spit. There is a fish in the middle of the table, which means more than one year. The guests arrived, and sat in front of the table, enjoying the feast with relish. Mom and dad greeted the guests with a big smile. The whole family was happy and the house was filled with happiness.

After dinner, grandma came to share the bonus package. Our family has a small stipulation that the young people get the award, not only the red packets, but also other rewards. This year, I was judged "three good students". My grandmother gave me a red envelope and gave me a nice pencil case. In the New Year, I encourage my academic performance to go up further. The children all received red envelopes with a big smile on their faces.

At eight o clock in the evening, our family turned on the TV and watched the Spring Festival gala. The melodious song is intoxicating; The graceful dance is full of praise; The funny joke made people laugh. That wonderful sketch comedy makes people laugh... Bursts of laughter rippling over the living room.

This Spring Festival, I have a very meaningful life. I hope I will be better next Spring Festival!

春节的早晨，我们一家人就已经忙开了。妈妈在大门上贴春联。映入我眼帘的是“日丽春常驻，人和福永留”。表示家庭祥和幸福。

我呢，则帮妈妈贴“福”字，正要贴在门上。妈妈连忙阻止我，说道：“‘福’字应该倒贴，就是‘福’到的谐音，福光临我们家了。春节帖春联有喜庆、财气、吉祥之意。”我一听，赶紧把“福”字倒贴了。爸爸也在精心准备，挂起了一盏盏红灯笼。我想：这红灯笼难道不就代表着我们祖国的面貌在日新月异地变化着吗?

晚上，该是吃年夜饭的时候了。厨房里弥漫着香气;桌上摆放着丰盛的晚餐，使人看了，口水直流。桌中间有一条鱼，那就表示年年有余。客人们也都到了，欢欢喜喜地坐在桌子面前，津津有味地品尝着年夜饭。爸爸妈妈笑容满面地招呼着客人。全家人都其乐融融，屋子里充满了幸福的气氛。

吃完饭，外婆来分红包喽!我们家有一个小约定，小辈们拿到了奖状，不仅有红包，还会有其他奖励。今年，我被评上了“三好学生”。外婆就分给我一份红包，还送给我一只精美的文具盒。鼓励我在新的一年里，学习成绩更上一层楼。小孩子们都收到了红包，脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。

晚上八点整，我们全家准时打开了电视机，收看“春节联欢晚会”。那悠扬的歌声，使人陶醉其中;那优美的舞姿，使人赞不绝口;那滑稽有趣的笑话，使人捧腹大笑;那精彩的相声小品，使人开怀大笑……阵阵欢声笑语荡漾在客厅上空。

今年的春节，我过得十分有意义。我希望明年春节，我会过得更好!

The happy spring festival spring festival is on the first day of the first lunar month.chinese people most like the spring festival.during spring festival,chinese people like having meals with their families,playing fireworks in the open air.my sisters and iplayed fireworks on that day.we had many fireworks.they were very beautiful.they were running into the sky and breaking into pieces.they looked like flowers in the sky.we were very happy and excited.after that,i made awish.i hope that,we can have ahappy and healthy life next year and everyone in my family can be happy.i enjoy the festival very happy.

翻译：

春节是在第一个月的第一天.中国人最喜欢春节.在春节期间,中国人喜欢和自己的家人一起吃饭,一起放焰火在空旷的地方.在那些日子里,我和我姐姐一起放焰火.我们有很多的焰火.它们非常漂亮.它们升上天空并且使一些地方变得很亮.在天空中,它们看起来像是花.我们很高兴也很兴奋.在这之后,我许了一个愿,我希望,在来年,我们能够高高兴兴并且拥有健康的生活,还有每一个人在我们家庭里都可以开开心心.我感到在这个节日里非常高兴.

When we are very small, we dream to be the great person in the future, such as the scientist, the policeman and so on. It is good for the children to own the big dream, so that they will study hard and fight for their future. But the fact is that not all the person can become the great person, most people are doing the ordinary jobs. In my opinion, ordinary is beautiful, too. Though they are not doing the fine jobs, they find their own place and make a contribution to the world. Take the cleaner for example. They wake up early and do the cleaning work. People dare not to do the job because it is so dirty, but the cleaners decorate the city with their hard work. The cleaners are the ordinary people while doing the great job.

在我们很小的时候，梦想将来成为伟大的人，比如科学家，警察等等。孩子有伟大的梦想是好的，这样他们就会努力学习，为他们的将来奋斗。但是事实上，并不是所有的人都能成为伟大的人，大部分人都是做着普通的工作。在我看来，平凡也是美丽的。虽然他们没有做着体面的工作，但是他们找到了自己的位置，为社会做贡献。就拿清洁工来说。他们早早起来做清洁。人们不敢做这份工作，因为脏，但是清洁工通过努力工作去装饰了这个城市。清洁工虽然普通，但是他们却做着伟大的工作。

Guangzhou is the capital of guangdong. it is the biggest city in south china. and it is one of the most important cities in guangdong.

The population of guangzhou is more than 700 million. just like many cities， there are a lot of cars， buses and trucks. so the air in the city is not clean. guangzhou is a noisy and crowded city. but i like it best. because guangzhou is my home.

December 30, the first day to the fifteenth day of the day is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival, there are many folk customs, such as New Year, setting off firecrackers, get lucky money...

The origin of the Spring Festival because of a story. On New Years day, there was a monster called in to cause disturbance in the village. Years of appearance is very fierce. At this moment, there are an old man went into the village. Old lady hurriedly escape nien persuaded him to go to the mountain, but the old man slowly said: "if you let me stay overnight in the home, I will drive away the years." Years and came into the village, in the middle of the night, and found the old woman home with red couplets, startled. All of a sudden, the yard came the villagers firecrackers, years frighten ran. The villagers go back to the village, they saw there safe and sound, old woman to the villagers about all this. Years after being away on that day, never appear. The villagers live a life to live and work in peace and contentment.

From then on, people set off firecrackers every year the Spring Festival, paste couplets...

十二月三十，正月初一到正月十五是春节。春节有许多民俗，比如拜年、放鞭炮、拿压岁钱……

春节的来历是因为一个故事。除夕节那天，有个叫年的怪兽来村里捣乱。年的样子很凶猛。这时，有一位老人走进了村子。老婆婆连忙劝他赶紧去山上躲避年兽，可是老人却不紧不慢地说：“你若让我在家呆一夜，我一定会把年赶走的。”半夜时分，年又闯进了村里，发现老婆婆家门口贴着红对联，年吓了一跳。突然，院子里传来了噼里啪啦的鞭炮声，年吓得拔腿就跑。村民们回到村里，看见里面安然无恙，老婆婆向村民们诉说了这一切。那天年被吓跑后，再也没有出现。村民们过着安居乐业的生活。

从此，人们每年春节都要放鞭炮，贴对联……

on new years eve，our class had a party. the atmosphere was good. it was out of the ordinary from the very begining. the boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. we saw a boy named li xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

then，the representative of the bedroom zhu guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. he added that li xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. they left us all in confusion. and it was our monitor who was quickwitted(机智的). he shouted our， "the day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." the hall after that，they had another item. this time li xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. while he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. it was an idiom. this time i got it right："the dog stands out among a group of chickens."

spring festivel is a special chinese festivel. everyone like spring festivel. why? because everyone have a long holiday. people don go to work. everyone can sleep to nine oclock. every chlidren also like spring festival. why? because. every chlidren dont go to school. every chlidren have many money. every people have many new cloths. duration in spring festivel every people eat dumplings.

we have story for spring festivel. longlong ago. a beast named "nian". he is very bed. every year he always eat many people and animal. at lost many people kill the beast. so we are commemorate this day.

In the past two years, my parents took me to travel to many places, including big cities, small towns, famous mountians and so on. Therefore, I like traveling and I hope I can visit to many more places. Since then, I hope I can be a tour guide in the future, so I can travel to many tourist attractions. Besides, I can meet various people and I think communicating with different people is interesting, wchich can broaden my field of vision. I hope they can share their life stories with me so that I can know the general life of a place. I know it would be a challenging job, but I believe I can do well in my job.

[高一英语作文我的梦想

Once man did not have to think about the protection of his environment。

There were few people on the earth， and natural resources seemed to be

unlimited。

Today things are different。 The world has bee too crowded。 We are using up

our natural resources，and polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals。 If

we continue to do this， human life on earth will not survive。

We realize that if too many fish are taken from the sea， there will soon be

none left。 Yet，with modern fishing methods， more and more fish are caught。We

know that if too many trees are cut down， forests will disappear。 Yet， we

continue to use powerful machines to cut down more and more trees。 We see that

if rivers are polluted with waste products， we will die。 Yet， waste products

are

still put into rivers。

We know that if the population continues to rise at the present rate， in a

few years， there wont be enough food。What can we do to solve these

problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat， there will be more food available。

Land for crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are

kept。

Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycie them。

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods

of birth control。

Finally， if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a

better and cleaner planet in the future。

A long time ago,there was an emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he liked,then the emperor would give him the area of land he would have covered.

Sure enough,the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.He kept on riding and riding,whipping the horse to go as fast as possible.When he was hungry or tired,he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible.

Finally,the horseman came to a point when he had covered a substantial area but was exhausted and dying.He asked himself,"Why did I pushmyself so hard to cover so much land area?Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself."

The above strory is similar with the journey of our life.We push very hard everyday to make more money,to gain power and recognition.We neglect our health,time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauties and the hobbies we love.One day when we look back,we will realize that we dont really need that much,but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.

So,take it easy!Do what you want to do and appreciate nature.Life is fragile;life is short.Dont take life for granted.Live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy life!

Home New Year Spring Festival, every family can set off firecrackers, was deafening, astounding. Especially on New Years eve, firecrackers rang.

Families are to relative to New Year, eat dinner, to the relatives. A child will be picked up his firecrackers, put a is enough. The adults struggle to want to play CARDS, win a lot of money.

Have a meal, we all eat their favorite foods. Adults drink, drink milk and children. After the meal, children can be happy, because want to send a red envelope! Have to go, everyone dont want to go!

Ying dragon lantern can be fun, the long dragon lantern like a colorful ribbons. Moreover, every face to a house, put a lot of fruit and firecrackers. Began to set off firecrackers! Crackling crackling! Firecrackers really loud! Almost deafened by the ears. Especially the fireworks, colorful, beautiful. On the boulevard, pull the lamp can be turned, in a short while ago, after a while, and left for a while, for a while, right can be fun.

Every Chinese New Year, our village will be acting, play is good, blessed are those who see men and women, old and young, or old people most. This is our Spring Festival.

家乡的春节过春节的时候，家家户户都会放鞭炮，真是震耳欲聋、惊天动地。特别是除夕夜，鞭炮声就更响了。

家家户户的人都去亲戚家去拜年，吃年夜饭，到了亲戚家。小孩子都会拿起自己的鞭炮，放个够。大人们争着要打牌，赢大钱。

吃饭了，大家都吃自己喜欢吃的菜。大人们喝酒，小孩子喝牛奶和饮料。吃完饭，小孩子们可开心了，因为要发红包了!要走了，大家都不想走了呢!

迎龙灯可好玩了，长长的龙灯像一条五颜六色的彩带。而且，每迎到一户人家门前，就摆着许多水果和鞭炮。开始放鞭炮啦!噼噼啪啪，噼噼啪啪!鞭炮声真响啊!差点震聋了耳朵。特别是烟花，五彩缤纷，美丽极了。迎到了大马路上，拉灯可起劲了，一会儿前，一会儿后，一会儿左，一会儿右，可好玩了。

每到过年，我们村都会演戏，演得可好了，看的人有男女老少，还是老人最多。这就是我们过的春节。

Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year， and they reach the peak on lunar new year‘s eve.

Though the 15-day period， which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival)， is relatively long， it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.

But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.

Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times， something that does not apply to society today. More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China， except for those who are still poor， can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.

In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many， especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In the past， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.

In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now， which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.