九年级有关春节的英语作文【通用20篇】

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.

关于春节的英语作文（1）：

The Spring Festival

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.

关于春节的英语作文（2）：

Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival？

Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China. Christmas cards become 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 welcome the beginning of a new year. And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.

关于春节的英语作文（3）：

My  plan  of  next  year

A new year ，a new start，when I stand on the edge of  a new year，I cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

Just as the old saying：“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，Im quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.

But ，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While，I will do my best to live up with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.

关于春节的英语作文（4）：

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."

关于春节的英语作文（5）：

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.

Dear Simon,

I’m glad to tell you something about Spring Festival. Spring Festival is very important in China. It happens every year, but not on the same day. It usually comes in February, but sometimes it comes in January. A few days before Spring Festival we clean our house and sweep away all the bad luck. We always buy new clothes for Spring Festival. We buy lots of food, too. On the evening before Spring Festival, we have a big family dinner. We eat lots of traditional food, such as jiaozi— a kind of dumping. We usually watch a special programme on television. Parents usually give thEir children a hongbao. It means good money. We visit our friends and relatives the day before Spring Festival. Spring Festival finishes at Lantern Festival, and we often eat yuanxiao on that day.

Tell me about a festival in your country.

Love from,

Lingling

[春节相关的英语作文

The Spring Festival is the largest traditional festival in China, and the couplet is particularly important for the Spring Festival. Therefore, the couplet is the most important part of the couplet, and there is the following story.

In the year thirty, every household is busy, and my home is no exception. In the busy mother jinjinzhangzhang, and my father and I went to the post and I found the antithetical couplet, couplet antithetical couplet eggheadedness, can be possible to get the meaning of it, I dont know, took some sticks, the cattle full circle attached to the bed, "" health "affixed to the door;" go see happiness "posted on the pigsty...... Ive done it. Dad smiled and said, "ah! Not right! ". Then Dad and I put them all right again.

When a run out of play, see the door with a "mountain water water everywhere, every family in the year" of the new year. I looked at the couplet, looked at the red lanterns, and felt the taste of many years around, and every little friend that came out to play was very happy.

Wow! The Spring Festival is really happy!

Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to often get together and have a big people eat dumpling for dinner.

Once a year the Spring Festival is coming, everybody busy couplets, everybody is bursting with happiness atmosphere, very happy, our family is no exception, on the twenty-nine, I just got up, my mother called to my sister and couplets, we posted a big character in the central door, on both sides of the door posted couplets on the "Fu born Xi annual music" the second line is "rich suisui Tim Choi Huan" streamer is "Happy New Year" soon we posted a good, I look at my work very happy.

On New Years Eve, we put on new clothes and set off firecrackers with our sister. A "crackling" sound from our ears through, like thousands of households to send blessings, we are very happy. On the eve of new years Eve, we had dinner, and I watched the Spring Festival Gala with my father, mother and sister. That wonderful performance made my mood open, there was a cross talk, there was a sketch and a song and dance... Very pretty. But I like Xiao Shenyang? Ya egg? Zhao Benshan and the old finished "no money" is so fun.

Lunar New Years day I just woke up and found a gift money pillow, sister, we laugh, and we ate dumplings, went to grandmas home after worship, pay New Years call, grandparents, give us the gift money, but also to eat out, we eat, we are very happy.

I like the new year. Its good for the new year.

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It‘s to celebrate the lunar calendar ’s new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ，families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ，because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”。 People enjoy the Spring Festival ，during this time they can have a good rest .

春节是中国最重要的节日。这是为庆祝农历的新年。在春节前的晚上,家人聚在一起,一顿大餐。在许多地方人们喜欢放鞭炮。饺子是最传统的食物。孩子们非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们可以有美味的食物和穿新衣服。他们也可以得到一些钱从他们的父母。这钱是给孩子的好运气。人们把新年卷轴在墙上的好运。

春节持续15天。的人拜访亲戚和朋友,“有你所有的愿望”。人们享受春节,在这段时间里他们可以好好休息一下。

Spring arrived, my father and grandmother at home mom ready to go New Year. Today is my happiest day because I want to see the grandmother had not seen for half a year, I miss her. Mom said, I gave birth and has been a grandma with a big, until last year and only returned home grandmother. The relationship between me and grandma Ke Hao, and she was very hurt me. Today, at last see her. I have written during the Spring Festival of the operation, and had a jolly New Years preparations.

New Year two, we got up early in the morning, and put on new clothes, are all geared up, we set out. To the train station, I saw a lot of people picked up gifts for visiting relatives and friends. Soon the train came, and we are happy on the train, looking for a good seat to sit down. I would like to grandma liuxue86 eating snacks while they are doing. I guess they must have been preparing sumptuous meals to meet us.

To Nanjing, we ride buses back to Kuni. Within a short while, Moms cell phone rang, and was originally called the uncle that they have to drive to meet us. Bus 1 arrival, I saw uncles cars. I quickly ran off uncle, I loudly said: "My uncle Happy New Year", uncle, all smiles, said: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

We got on, uncle, while chatting with us while skillfully drove.

Along the way, looking ahead, on the rolling hills, winding river, the river flowing Qingqing, as well as that over crop fields, one looked, green, wheat, rape his mother said. Really look at is also endless. Car along a winding mountain road, then after a period of major dam reservoir, a short while went to the grandmother at home. Grandma has been waiting for us at the gate. The car, I ran to my beloved grandmother and says loudly: "Grandma Happy New Year!." Then, we put the luggage door grandmothers room.

After a while, neighbors heard the girl to her grandmother at home in Suzhou, and were coming over to see me. Who know me say that I like tall, and even more beautiful. Say that this little girl did not know where he comes from, I really beautiful, tall so high, there must be more than 10-year-old bar, my mother said: "Once a year, virtual nine-year-old." We shocked the age of nine so high!

Also after a while, the most loving of my eldest sister came. Sister, said: "Oh, indigo indigo longer so high, and became the United States girls, and I have almost not recognize them." Then we went to the cousin, opened a toy factory visit. Toy factory getting bigger, and there was a lot of toys, cousin from the display cabinet where the samples come up with a doll given to me.

Evening, grandma come to us for dinner, and her grandmother are now ready to table a tasty dish, all the people are happy, drink and chat for adults talked business, work. Cousin chatted study, encouraged me to better eager to learn, especially foreign languages, and the future use big. Only an early age to learn in order to find a good job. I Sidongfeidong, I think of Mom and Dad usually said, I think we must seriously study the future!

译文：

春天来了,我的父亲和祖母在家里妈妈准备好了新的一年。今天是我最开心的一天,因为我想看到祖母已经半年未见,我想念她。妈妈说,我生了,和一个大奶奶,直到去年,只有奶奶回家。我和奶奶的关系柯,和她很伤害我。今天,终于见到她。我写了春节期间的操作,和有一个愉快的新年的准备工作。

新年两个,早上我们早早起床,穿上新衣服,都是齿轮传动,我们出发了。到火车站,我看到很多人拿起礼物拜访亲戚和朋友。不久,火车来了,我们很高兴在火车上,找个好座位坐下。我想奶奶吃零食时正在做的事情。我猜他们一定是准备丰盛的饭菜来接我们。

到南京,我们乘坐公共汽车回Kuni。一会儿,妈妈的手机响了,原来是叫叔叔,他们开车来接我们。公交1到来,我看见叔叔的汽车。我很快跑了叔叔,我大声说:“我叔叔新年快乐”,叔叔,所有的微笑,说:“新年快乐,新年快乐。”

我们上了,叔叔,和我们聊天而巧妙地开车。

一路上,展望未来,丘陵,蜿蜒的河流,河水流动的青青,以及在农田,一看,绿色,小麦,强奸他的妈妈说。真的看也是无穷无尽的。汽车沿着蜿蜒的山路,然后经过一段时间的主要水库大坝,一会去了祖母在家里。奶奶一直在门口等着我们。车,我跑到我亲爱的祖母,大声说:“奶奶新年快乐!。“然后,我们把行李门祖母的房间。

一段时间后,邻居听到这个女孩她的祖母在家里在苏州,过来看我。谁知道我说我喜欢高大,甚至更美丽。说这个小女孩不知道他从哪里来,我真的很漂亮,高大的如此之高,必须有超过10岁的酒吧,我母亲说:“一年一次,虚拟九岁。“我们震惊了九岁如此之高!

也过了一段时间,最喜欢我的大姐来了。姐姐,说:“哦,靛蓝靛蓝不再如此之高,并成为美国女孩,我几乎没有认出他们。“然后我们去了表妹,开了一个玩具工厂参观。玩具工厂越来越大,有很多玩具,表妹从样品的陈列橱想出一个娃娃给我。

晚上,奶奶来找我们吃饭,和她的祖母现在准备桌子美味的菜,所有的人都开心,喝酒,成人聊天谈生意,工作。表妹聊天学习,鼓励我更好的渴望学习,尤其是外语,将来使用大。只有很小的时候学习是为了找到一份好工作。我Sidongfeidong,我想妈妈和爸爸通常说,我认为我们必须认真研究未来!

The first day is our country traditional festival - the Spring Festival. Can be more about around the Spring Festival custom, family reunion dinner on New Years eve is the most important. A large family reunion together, open happy heart, home, eating food and wine in harmony. Family reunion dinner we northerners like to eat dumplings, adumbrative next year good luck; The southerners like to eat dumplings, symbolizing family reunion.

Hear adults say, previously, can eat something good to eat at ordinary times less than the Chinese New Year, as a result, people are always looking forward to New Years day everyday. Today, we eat every day is like the Chinese New Year, now want to busy for a year, the family can gather together together.

This year, our family reunion dinner is eat in restaurants. The family can be happy together! The adults gave me many blessings, and lucky money? I also wish the elders healthy body, all the best! Everyone eating, drinking, said, laughing... Our home on New Years eve dinner is filled with great affection.

正月初一是我们国家传统佳节—春节。关于过春节各地的习俗可多了，除夕的年夜饭可是最重要的。一大家人团聚在一起，开开心心、热热闹闹的品尝着美酒佳肴，其乐融融。年夜饭我们北方人喜欢吃饺子，预示着来年交好运;而南方人喜欢吃汤圆，象征着一家人团团圆圆。

听大人们说，以前，过年可以吃到平时吃不到的好东西，因此，人们总盼着天天都过年。如今，我们天天吃得都象过年一样，现在就希望忙碌了一年，一家人能够相聚在一起。

今年，我们家的年夜饭是在饭店里吃的。一家人在一起可开心啦!大人们送给我很多祝福，还有压岁钱呢。我也祝愿长辈们身体健康，万事如意!大家吃着、喝着、说着、笑着……我们家除夕的年夜饭充满了浓浓的亲情。

Press the rules of hometown, we celebrate the Spring Festival to eat dumplings, eat meal, paste couplets, and so on custom. The Spring Festival is an ancient holiday in China, which is the most important holiday, so we all want to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Came to the Spring Festival, is our children like the festival! The Spring Festival can get lucky money again! Got lucky money, you can go shopping! I bought a big bag outside a small store firecrackers. Got home I took mother and let her to accompany me downstairs to shooting, I began to point just to the yard. Listen to the sound of firecrackers, my heart was so happy at once!

BaoZi put out, Ill go home and grandma make dumplings. I am watching the lovely dumplings, I was so happy!

Very noisy at night, when the Spring Festival, people all want to shou sui, until 12 PM. Many people have put up a BaoZi 12 o clock, all the day light! We put out after the lightning gun just open the window, wow! Just like in the daytime! If we go on the way, dont light can see!

The twinkling of an eye, and then to go to school period, we want to go to school again, I really want to stay during the Spring Festival period!

按家乡的规矩，我们过春节要包饺子、吃年饭、贴对联等等习俗。春节是我国一个古老的节日，也是最重要的节日，所以我们每个人都要过春节。

春节来到，又是我们小孩子喜欢的节日咯!过春节又可以得到压岁钱了!得到了压岁钱，就可以去买东西啦!我到外面的小店里买来一大袋子鞭炮。一回到家我就拉着妈妈，让她陪我到楼下放炮子，刚到院子里我就开始点。听着鞭炮的响声，我的心立刻高兴极了!

炮子放完了，我就到家里和奶奶一起去包饺子。我看着一个个可爱的饺子，我高兴极了!

春节时，晚上热闹极了，人们都要守岁，熬到12点。许多人12点都放起了炮子，都把天照亮了!我们放完了电光炮后就打开窗子，哇!就像在白天一样!如果我们在路上走，不用点灯就可以看见了!

转眼间，又到了上学时期了，我们又要去上学啦，我还真留恋春节时期呢!

The Spring Festival, gathering, every family decorated, beaming. I also put on your mother bought me new clothes, new shoes on. Mother said: "your child to eat, finish eat, I take you to my grandmas New Year." When he heard that I jumped with joy to New Year greetings. I saw there are a lot of people on the road to grandmas house with gifts, some drive, some walking, everyone is happier.

For a moment, my mother and I to grandmas home, I saw grandma, hurriedly walked over and said: "grandma, I wish you longevity and health." Grandma smiled, touch my head and said: "do you really understand, really polite." Say that finish, the grandmother from his pocket and took out a red packets to me, my hands to a red envelope, said happily: "thank you grandma." Then Cousins and sisters and I went out to play, mom and dad chat in my grandmas house. We set off firecrackers to grandmothers space to play, I also brought a car, I control the car called as he ran, accidentally fell and made Cousins, Cousins to laugh. Play to the noon, eat family reunion dinner to go home. I said to my father: "today I had a good time, also made Cousins, tables, and sisters laughed, I am very happy today."

Ah! New Years day good ah, I like the Spring Festival.

春节到了，万家团圆，家家户户都张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。我还穿上妈妈给我买的新衣服，穿上新鞋。妈妈说：“孩子快点吃，吃完了，我带你去外婆家拜年。”一听说去拜年我高兴得跳了起来。我去外婆家的路上看见了有许多人带着礼品，有的开车，有的走路，每个人都喜笑颜开的。

一会儿，我和妈妈到了外婆家，我看见外婆，连忙走过去说：“外婆，祝你健康长寿。”外婆笑了，摸摸我的头说：“你真懂事，真有礼貌。”说完，外婆从口袋里拿出一个红包给我，我双手接红包，高兴地说：“谢谢你外婆。”然后我和表兄弟表姐妹们去玩，妈妈和爸爸进外婆家的房子里聊天。我们去外婆的空地去玩放鞭炮，我还带来了一架赛车，我控制赛车一边跑一边叫，一不小心摔了一跤，逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑。直玩到中午，吃了团圆饭才回家。我对爸爸说：“今天我玩得很高兴，还逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑呢，今天我很高兴。”

啊!过年可真好呀，我喜欢过春节。

The Spring Festival make me happy, why? Let me tell you!

I got up early in the morning, because today is the Spring Festival, after breakfast we went to worship, but I go to the store to buy, buy the gun went to worship, I havent idea to worship the sight of the gun, just want to play. A few people to I lost a few matches, scared me dead. Some adults take "red" heaven and earth to put, when it finished, Im a brainwave, buried the gun in red below the "red" heaven and earth, they just came up and gun blast, they like me, very embarrassed.

At noon, I was still in play, they put out the gun, I have a box also quickly put out, I put a gun in the box and dropped to the ground, they thought I must have dropped, rushed over to pick up, the result didnt pick up to blast, they shocked.

I just down for a while, suddenly left off, because they buy a gun back to play again, I ran out of the gun, they keep a man in the doorway, others throw the gun to me. I dodged their attack, and want to buy a gun, but also want to eat lunch, so I didnt go home.

Next time, I want to be with their game 1

The innocent and happy Spring Festival, hope I also like the Spring Festival happiness, hope you also like me happy, also very happy, and happy.

春节让我快乐，为什么呢?让我来告诉你吧!

一大早我就起床了，因为今天是春节，吃完早饭我们就去拜神了，可是我却去小店买炮，买完炮就去拜神，一看到炮我就没心思拜神了，只想着玩。有几个人向我丢了几颗火柴炮，把我吓死了。有些大人拿“天地红”来放，放完的时候，我灵机一动，把炮埋在红红的“天地红”的下面，他们刚走过来，炮就炸开了，他们和我一样，很狼狈。

中午的时候，我还在玩，他们的炮放完了，我有一盒也快放完了，我顺手把一颗炮放进盒子里，丢到地上，他们以为是我掉的，冲过去捡，结果没捡到就炸开了，他们吓了一大跳。

我刚威风了一阵子，一下子就败阵下来，因为他们买完炮回来又来打，我的炮用完了，他们有一个人守在门口，其他人向我丢炮。我躲开了他们的攻击，又想买炮，但是又要吃午饭了，所以我才回家。

下一次，我要和他们比赛呢1

春节那一天真快乐，希望以后也和春节一样快乐，也希望你和我一样快乐，还有很高兴，和愉快。

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 people‘s life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings,we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programs.

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

In the Spring Festival, people will be most happy and happy appearance face their own life.

Lights before the Spring Festival, every family, every family dressed house having a unique style, each have each personality. They put to buy necessities to all over the floor. Bought New Year paintings how stick method, then each have their own style and preferences. Some dish, some backwards, and the crooked stick, each has his strong point. People buy vegetables all fixed, such as the Spring Festival comes, only can be a festival. Families with firecrackers, people wear new clothes, preparing New Year, before the Spring Festival, people go out, if met good friends, always mouth dont forget to say: "the streets!"

People kill pig to kill sheep, busily preparing for the Spring Festival belly-worship.

The Spring Festival, the children will get up early, to mom and dads room, the traditional New Year ceremony. The children of parents said some lucky though, my parents brought out New Years money, let the children happily. Everybody hope this year to luck, a thriving business.

The Spring Festival happy day always short, let a person feel hard to forget. But also is to let a person feel loathe to give up.

This year I have a happy spring featival with my family.

On New Years Eve,all the family people get together to have a big dinner in the resturant.During the dinner we have a small talk and play some games.We say some good hope to each other.For example,keep good healthe,try your best to do everything,have a good mood in this year,happy everyday and so on.

Thanks to this spring festival,it make our family people get toghther.We enjoy ourselves and in the new year we all fighting.

New Year Party

On New Year#39;s 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."

Dear John,

How time flies! Four moths have passed since we saw each other last time. I cannot helpbut miss you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I would like to tell yousomething 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 reunion of 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

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.

People all know, the Spring Festival to set off firecrackers and stick couplets. How do you know this custom? Let me tell you the truth. Legend there is a monster -- years, often in the big start harassing people celebrate the Spring Festival, so the people in the village is to the mountains to get away from the monster - years.

The second in the Spring Festival, people ran to the mountains to escape. Just at that time, a white-haired old man stopped people ran to the mountains, said: "we dont panic! I know how to hold off years." People dont believe, more quickly jump into the mountains.

In the evening, the years. Grandpa took out a string of firecrackers, out of the room in the body wearing a piece of red cloth, ran out of the room.

To the door, rattled off firecrackers bang ring, red cloth fluttering in the wind, was afraid to go forward, turned and ran. People cheering ran down the hill, praised the old man is very clever.

Oh! Afraid of sound and red. So, people new to set off firecrackers, stick couplets.

人们都知道，春节要放鞭炮，贴对联。你知道这个习俗是怎么来的吗?让我来告诉你吧。传说中有一个怪兽——年，常常在大年初一来骚扰人们过春节，于是，村里的人们就会到深山去躲避那个怪兽——年。

第二个春节到了，人们都跑往深山去躲避年。正在这个时候，一位白发苍苍的老爷爷挡住了跑往深山的人们，说道：“大家不要慌!我知道怎么挡住年。”人们不相信，更加快速地跳往深山。

到了晚上，年来了。老爷爷从房间里拿出一串鞭炮，在身上披了一块红布，就跑出了房间。

到了房门口，鞭炮霹雳啪啦地响，红布在风中飘动，年顿时不敢往前走了，转头就跑。人们欢呼着跑下山，称赞老爷爷很聪明。

哦!原来年怕声音和红色。所以，人们过年都要放鞭炮，贴对联。

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 horse.

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.

中国的春节是在中国农历的第一天，通常是在二月。每年都有一个名字，比如狗、猴子、老虎或十二生肖中的一种，今年是马年。

在新年到来之前，中国人通常会给他们的房子做个大扫除，在旧年的最后一个晚上，所有的家庭成员都会聚在一起吃一顿大餐。在新年的第一天或第二天，人们通常会去拜访亲戚朋友，给孩子们一些幸运的钱。

祝你在春节期间过得愉快。

After the Preliminary Eve， people begin preparing for the coming New Year。 This is called "Seeing the New Year in"。

Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year。 Materials not only include edible oil， rice， flour， chicken， duck， fish and meat， but also fruit， candies and kinds of nuts。 Whats more， various decorations， new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly， friends and relatives， are all on the list of purchasing。

Before the New Year comes， the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes， bedclothes and all their utensils。

Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity。 All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets， highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper。 The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year。 Also， pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance。