关于春节文化的英语作文（实用20篇）

春节是中国民间最隆重的传统节日。在夏历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”、“新年”。春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月 初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到了民国时期，改用公历，公历的一月一日称为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。

Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals. First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as "New Year" and "New Year." The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities. According to Chinas Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Years Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.

中国的传统文化包括古文、诗、词、曲艺、国画、书法、对联等。传统文化还包括传统节日，比如：春节、清明节、端午节、七夕节、中秋节、除夕以及各种民俗等。

在这众多节日里我最喜欢春节，因为在春节里我可以穿新衣服、吃喜欢吃的东西。就让我来介绍一下它。

农历正月初一是春节，春节是中国最富有特色的最隆重的传统节日，又称农历年、旧历年，俗称"过年"。春节从小范围来说是指除夕和正月初一，从大范围来说是指腊月初八腊祭或腊月二十三祭灶开始，到正月十五为止，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。当时间滑过农历十二月三十晚上十二点的时候，农历新年就开始了。

在春节期间，我国汉族和大多数少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。其中包括扫尘、拜年、吃饺子、贴春联、长辈给压岁钱等，处处呈现出一派喜气洋洋的氛围。在这些节日习俗中，我最喜欢是吃饺子、长辈给压岁钱，因为饺子里面有肉有菜，用面皮包着既漂亮又好吃。包出来像元宝一样，又表示团圆和一年兴旺发达。还有每年我都可以收到很多压岁钱，不管多少都代表着长辈对我们新一年的期盼。

听了我的介绍你们也喜欢上春节了吧！

生活中，我们处处可以感受到丰富多彩的民间工艺，如；剪纸，陶瓷；我们有古老的民族艺术，如；戏剧，国画；我们有独特的风俗习惯，端午节赛龙舟，元宵节闹花灯……不过我最喜欢春节。

“春节”是我们中华民族的传统佳节。每到这个时候，家家户户都要聚在一起吃团圆饭。大街上张灯结彩，热闹非凡，家家户户贴着“倒福”，对联。老老少少，男男女女都穿上节日盛装，脸上个个都带着笑容，走亲串邻去拜年，一片详和的景象。 大家见面第一句话都是恭喜恭喜。

“当当当……”随着新年钟声的敲响，烟花和爆竹便鸣起来。烟花一声巨响升到了半空中，一瞬间爆炸了，那爆炸的烟花，像是一朵美丽的莲花在空中展开了笑脸，又像无数的明亮而璀璨的流星，各式各样，五光十色，把天空点缀得格外美丽。场面，被笑声，鞭炮声，喊声，乐曲声合成美妙的旋律包围着人间，真是热闹极了。“春节”也是小朋友们最快乐的时候，因为大家既可以得到长辈祝愿的红包---压岁钱，又可以尽情地玩。

In a few days is the Spring Festival, every family in preparation for the necessities and cleaning the health, to meet the arrival of the holiday.

Walking in the street, everyone is brimming with the happy smile on her face, hand carry bags, needless to say, it must be a New Years clothes. Mall, there are bursting at the seams: children take their parents hand together to buy clothes, there are a couple you buy clothes, and children take elders talking and buy clothes, and everyone is beaming.

Came to the countryside, kill pig slaughter sheep... To their own customs, celebrating the Spring Festival, in some places has also started the bazaar, he shouted to buy drinks, he shouted a cry, buy clothes, here to say the sale, shout buy two, get one over there, and all things, is full of beautiful things in eyes, lively.

To the eve of Spring Festival, the Spring Festival evening party, play, said crosstalk, singing what program, a program the stage play out a piece of applause, until midnight people trapped, show just finished. The show, but people still enthusiastic, because havent send New Years money, fireworks! Finish all this, its almost twelve o clock, the children with lucky money all go to sleep for adults to chat a didnt go to sleep.

The second day, people have to get up early, took the buy good gifts to relatives, relatives more to go for several days, also want to walk more than a day at least.

The Spring Festival is great, busy life can make people relax, can also be boring things added some fun for everyone.

I love Spring Festival!

再过几天就是春节了，家家都在准备着年货，打扫着卫生，迎接着这个节日 的到来。

走在街上，人人脸上都洋溢着喜庆的笑容，手里提着大包小包，不用说肯定是新年的衣服。商场里，也是人满为患:有小朋友牵着父母的手一起买衣服的，有夫妻俩甜甜蜜蜜买衣服的，还有儿女牵着长辈有说有笑买衣服的，总之大家都是喜气洋洋的。

来到农村，杀猪宰羊……以各自的风俗庆春节，在有的地方还开始了集市，他喊一声买饮料，他喊一声买衣服，这边喊减价了，那边喊买二送一了，各个东西应有尽有，真是琳琅满目，热闹极啦。

到了春节的大年三十晚上，春节晚会就开始了，演小品、说相声、唱歌什么节目都有，一个节目演完台下掌声一片，直到三更半夜人们都困了，节目才完。节目完了，可人们还兴致勃勃，因为还没发压岁钱、放烟花呢!等干完这一切，差不多十二点了，小孩子们都拿着压岁钱去睡觉了大人要闲聊一阵才去睡。

第二天，人们又得起个大早，带着买好的礼物去走亲戚，亲戚多的要走好几天呢，少的也至少要走一天多。

春节真好，可以让人们忙碌的生活得到放松，也可以为大家枯燥的事情添上一些乐趣。

我爱春节!

The end of the term, the Spring Festival is coming, my in the mind very excited, I already planned out how the Spring Festival, now the Spring Festival day and night looking forward to coming oh, I must have a full and meaningful.

First of all, have to take out couplet, the home of a few doors down to deck, let the home everywhere permeated with a festive atmosphere. Fireworks are essential, of course, I especially like the fireworks fly in the sky after, raining from falling. Dumpling is one of the food necessary for Spring Festival, mother handmade dumplings, fresh and tender, delicious, I simply have to and eat a meal, snack.

Secondly have to relatives friend home happy New Year. Comes in at the door, Im going to "uncle aunt long and short" to call them, then take mom and dad to buy a good gift to them, hee hee, their relatives dine and wine we will warmly, brought delicious dim sum and put candies, and my favorite hunan bud tea, that is made of sesame tamped, as long as with boiled water bubble, wow, the aroma, let a person lick ones chaps, appetite is big.

Then was to eat the meal of the eve, moms dinner can be said to be "special skill", the whole family sitting together, taste the big stuff, about smile and happy. Favorite is to look at the annual Spring Festival gala, which shows rich and colorful, have a funny comedy, beautiful songs, excellent performance, give a person to enjoy.

Is when I am drunk New Year plan, mom called me to write homework, ah, I love you to come the Spring Festival.

学期就要结束了，春节也快到了，我心里特别兴奋，我早已计划好了这个春节该怎么过，现在日日夜夜盼望的春节终于要来了哦，我一定要过得充实而有意义。

首先，得提前买好对联，把家里的几扇门好好装点一番，让家里到处洋溢出节日的气氛。当然烟花爆竹也必不可少，我特别喜欢烟花飞上天空以后，雨点般的洒落下来的壮丽景观。饺子是春节不可少的食物之一，妈妈亲手做的饺子，鲜嫩无比，回味无穷，我一定要痛痛快快地吃上一顿，解解馋。

其次还得去亲戚朋友家拜年。一进门，我就要“叔叔长、阿姨短”地叫他们，然后把爸爸妈妈买好的礼物送给他们，嘻嘻，亲戚们就会热情地款待我们，端上好吃的点心，摆上糖果，还有我最喜欢的湖南蕾茶，那是用芝麻捣制的，只要用开水一泡，哇，香气扑鼻，让人垂涎欲滴，胃口大开。

然后是吃年夜大餐了，妈妈做的年夜饭可以说是“一绝”了，全家人围坐在一起，尝着丰盛的酒菜，说说笑笑、其乐融融。最喜欢的是看一年一度的春节晚会，里面的节目丰富多彩，有滑稽的小品，动听的歌曲，精彩的表演，给人美的享受。

正在我沉醉新年计划之中的时候，妈妈又喊我写作业了，哎，我热爱的春节你快点到来吧。

在28天的寒假中，我看到了也听到了许多事情，有的令人无奈，有的令人高兴，有的令人惊讶。

红火新年大堵车

腊月二十五日晚，我和爸爸妈妈开车去大润发超市置办年货。没想到原本十几分钟的车程竟用了近一个小时。我坐在车上，望着车窗外。只见车灯连在一起，汇成了一条灯河。各种车辆的喇叭声此起彼伏，冲击着我的耳朵。轿车走走停停，十分钟过去了，我们的车只挪动了几厘米。窗外，交警在认真地指挥着交通。我暗暗想：“这就是过年，平时看不到这样壮观的场面的。”

过年喜禁放烟花

春节前夕，本地的电视报纸就开始大力宣传今年春节城区内禁放烟花爆竹。听到这个消息，我高兴极了。以往的大年三十，天刚黑下来，震耳欲聋的鞭炮声就“如约”响起，鞭炮声吵得我没法看央视春晚，连家人交谈都需要大声喊。今年终于禁放鞭炮了，我们再也不用忍受着震耳欲聋的鞭炮声了，我们再也不用大声地说话了，我们终于可以过一个文明、祥和、安静的中国年了。

全球都过中国年

央视春晚的前半个小时，央视一台在播新闻，我惊讶的看到世界上许多地方都在热闹闹地过中国年，就连日本的东京、美国纽约的唐人街也出现了舞狮者的身影。中国年正在影响着全世界。全世界都在过中国年。想到这儿，我不禁自豪万分。

寒假丰富多彩，开阔了我的视野，丰富了我的知识，加深了我对中国春节的认识和理解。

my plan of next year

a new year ，a new start，when i stand on the edge of a new year，i can’t help thinking about my plan of next year.

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！

我明年的计划

新的一年，新的开始，当我在新的一年的边缘立场，我不禁在想我明年的计划。

正如古人云：“。好开始是成功的一半“，所以我决定，我应该是在工作，而另一些性传播疾病就会放松，然后，在开始时，我比其他人更快，我当然会得到比别人更好的结果。

但是，我真正决定做的是，我必须利用好，我可以随时备用，虽然它似乎是不可能的。虽然，我会尽我所能，用我生活已计划了，结果将证明这一点。

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！

spring festival is the most solemn year, the biggest festival. one to the spring festival, packed the streets, hanging men, women and children face a smile, to enjoy the festive fun.

the color of the street is also much more colorful than usual. seen fluttering colorful flags, colored business slogans, banners fluttered in the breeze. hanging at the entrance of a shopping mall only raise the red lantern, a quick glance it was warmer. blue sky, a colored balloon only in the suns shining bright eye-catching. the breeze and the wind blowing, the size of balloon wind dance, but also seems to passersby nodded. store cheerful scenes through glass doors and windows, into the eyes of passers-by, people could not help with the color of people, into one. lunar new year festival by adults, even childrens festivals, childrens toys, books, stationery counter is unusually crowded, the children to the wave of another wave, who took the beloved toys, leaving laughter.

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春节是一年中最庄严的,最大的节日。一到春节,挤满了街道,挂着男人,妇女和儿童面对微笑,享受节日的乐趣。

街上的颜色也比平时更加丰富多彩。看到飞舞的彩色的旗帜,有色企业口号,旌旗在风中飘扬。购物中心的入口处挂着大红灯笼高高挂,快速看它是温暖的。蓝天,一个彩色气球只在太阳的光辉明亮醒目。风,风吹过,气球的大小风跳舞,但也似乎路人点点头。通过玻璃门窗欢快的场景,存储到路人的眼里,人不能和人的颜色,帮助。农历新年节日的成年人,甚至是孩子们的节日,孩子们的玩具、书籍、文具柜台异常拥挤,孩子们另一波的浪潮,心爱的玩具,让笑声。

this summer vacation in the past month,this month i and my parents went to Vancouver to visit my friends.

We lodged at a friendss house.

Arrived in Vancouver on the first day,is already in the afternoon, so good friends mother decided to let our two people together to do a dinner .His mother cook the pizza. Hanburger, my mother and i do . In addition, the father is responsible for to buy drinks.

My brother and sister are in charge of eating.

After dinner, i and my friends and his younger brother ang sister to the courtyard behind the big swimming pool, especially fun.

Well, Im waiting for my second days diary.

Chinese New Year is coming soon. I am very happy! I can put on my new clothes. We can get a lot of lucky money. We can eat a big dinner. We can do many interesting things. I expect Chinese New Year coming.

In China, Spring Festival is the biggest day. People will come back home

and enjoy spending some time with their families. So no matter how far they are,

they will figure out all the ways to come back home and get reunited. The house

cleaning work before the coming of this big day always brings me the happy

memory. We can find something lost a long time ago in the corner. It is like the

surprise and makes me feel so excited. On the New Year’s Eve, all of my families

will sit together and enjoy the real big meal. We share our happiness and the

future expectation. What a nice moment.

春节到了！春节到了！

春节是我们中国最传统的节日。过春节之前，人们都喜欢将自己屋子打扫得干干净净，并在门上贴起“福”字，再挂上一幅对联，准备好美味佳肴，以慰劳自己一年来的辛苦；每个大街小巷，都张灯结彩，到处是红灯笼，中国节，真是一片热闹的、喜气洋洋的景象。

从年初一开始，中国人就会看望长辈，拜访亲朋好友，并送出精美的礼物和美好的祝福，表示自己的一片心意。除了拜访亲朋好友，看望长辈，送礼物和祝福以外，中国人还有一个传统的习俗，就是长辈要给比自己小一辈的人的儿子或女儿给压岁钱，这个习俗到现在都没有改变，只是面值变化了一下而已，像现在有的是100元的，有的是500元的，有的是600元的，有的是1000元的……

一般到了大年初一爸爸妈妈就去长辈家拜年；过了初一这个日子还可以去亲朋好友家拜年，也可以出去旅游或呆在家里。当然除了拜年和拿压岁钱以外，小孩子们最喜欢的“新年项目”就是放鞭炮、放烟花了。每到过春节，爸爸就给我买很多鞭炮和烟花，放在两个大箱子里，准备在年三十和年初一（年三十的十二点正）放。随着时代的变化，虽然鞭炮没变，但是烟花却变得形状各异，放出来的烟花也一年比一年更美丽。每当我想起那段放烟花的过程，我就觉得我的胆子大了。我每次都是点燃了火心，就马上跑得老远老远，因为我怕被烟花给炸伤了。当然我从来都没有被炸到过。特别是年三十十二点整，是最壮观的时候了，那个场景真可以用火树银花来形容，各种各样烟花争奇斗艳，在空中飞得高高，而且一个比一个高，一个比一个响。在午夜的十二点，显得极为壮观，每到了此时，我就会异常兴奋，异常开心，整个人都沉浸在夜色中，毫无睡意。

可到了春节后，中国又恢复了平静。

我想趁新年还没过完，祝大家新年快乐，万事如意！

The Spring Festival is coming! The Spring Festival is coming!

The Spring Festival is our most traditional festival in China. The Spring Festival, people will love their own room clean, and posted on the door of "happiness", and then hang a ready meal, antithetical couplet, treat yourself to years of hard work; each is decorated, everywhere is the high streets and back lanes, red lanterns, Chinese knots, it is a lively scene, bursting with happiness.

From the beginning of the year, Chinese people will visit their elders, visit relatives and friends, and send beautiful gifts and good blessings to express their own heart. In addition to visit relatives and friends, visit their elders, gifts and blessings, Chinese there is a traditional custom, is the elders to give younger people than their son or daughter to gift money, this custom to now have not changed, just change the value just like now, some 100 yuan, some 500 yuan, some 600 yuan, or 1000 yuan......

Usually in the new years day, mom and dad go to the elders to pay New Years call. When they pass the first day, they can visit new friends or relatives, and they can also go out to travel or stay at home. Of course, in addition to the new year and the money, childrens favorite "New Years new year program" is to set off firecrackers and fireworks. Every Spring Festival, my father buys me a lot of firecrackers and fireworks, and put them in two big boxes, ready for the first thirty of the year (thirty twelve in the year). With the change of the time, although the firecrackers did not change, but the fireworks have become different shapes, and the fireworks are more beautiful than the year. Whenever I think of the process of the fireworks, I think my courage is big. Every time I lit my heart, I ran far away, because I was afraid of being hurt by the fireworks. Of course Ive never been bombed. Especially the thirty years time is twelve oclock, the most spectacular, the scene really can be used to describe all kinds of fireworks, fireworks contests, flying in the sky high, and a more than a high, a more than a ring. At twelve oclock at midnight, it looks very spectacular. Every time I get there, I will be very excited and happy. The whole person will be drowning in the night without sleep.

But after the Spring Festival, China has returned to peace.

I want to take advantage of the new year. I wish you a happy new year and all the best.

The spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like christmas in the west. all people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the spring festival. airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

Strictly speaking, the spring festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. of them, the most important days are spring festival eve and the first three days. the chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the chinese lunar new year.

Today is an annual Chinese New Year, the first day of the new year,the traditional festival of China.At this day, everyone has a happy reunion , the families round together to eat regiment rice for year, is really a happy affair.Say for us, this festival is very happy, having a lot of delicious outside, can also take New Years Money to buy the thing that oneself wants to buy for a long time.

今天是一年一度的春节，也就是新年的第一天，中国的传统节日。在这一天，大家欢聚一堂，一家人围在一起吃团年饭，真是一件幸福的事情。对于我们来说，这一个节日是十分快乐的，有很多好吃的之外，还可以拿压岁钱去买自己很久想买的东西。

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.

Chinese New Year is the tradition festival in China.It is the same as the christmas day in the west country,it is welcome the new year.

It is the day that the families get together.

The spring festival is usually in the February ,sometimes in January.In the spring festival,every family all paste the lucky inscriptions,they fire the cracker,they eat the dumplings.The day before the new years first day is the new years eve,same as the christmas eve,all the families get together to have the new yaars dinner,wishes each other,talk about the wishes about the new year.Small children will receive the money given to children as a lunar new year gift.

A year the Spring Festival is the most grand, grand festival. The Spring Festival is coming to us quietly, the streets are permeated with festive atmosphere, people mountain people sea in each store, jollification, whether old or young children hand bags, brimming with the happy smile on his face.

New Year I am most happy to do is stick to "Spring Festival couplets"! "Find eye pupil, always put the new peach in old operator" mother special told me, let me to find a few to the Spring Festival couplet, posted on my door. So, I found two pairs of Spring Festival couplets, I read aloud a way: "xi ju treasure thousand door its according to house everything" there is a picture of the words: "spring breeze spring the awaken of spring is good music since high" mother said Spring Festival couplets are auspicious words, people pray for in the New Year was happy can live a happy life. We decorated the house together, in the living room, I hang up a small red lanterns, and father in the other room to hang some coloured small lights, flash, a bright a light, a plenty of small gift form, have a plenty of huaguduo shaped, and with a thin top. Some brilliant red, red like winter sugar-coated berry, sometimes yellow, yellow like the leaves of autumn, some green, green, like summer grass, some powder doodle, powder like spring lilac, the house is very beautiful, my preparation is finally over.

Our family after dinner, then the time around the front of the television to watch the Spring Festival gala ", we watched with relish. Colorful party program: crosstalk, sketch let us laugh; Sing, dance, lets follow singing and dancing; Magic, acrobatics let us cooing. The party entered the orgasm, "dangdang when......" The ringing of twelve o clock, look, become a fireworks outside world. Out of the window is I, very beautiful. Look at that beautiful filled with fireworks! Some like "the fairy scattering flowers", and some like the "big red", like "the stars", like "while"... How like a "sky gardens"! These fireworks make person too many things to see to see, adorn the sky light up. My brother and I also cant wait to take fireworks run outside, we pull a whip, first in the firecrackers, I thought to myself: "New Year is coming. I silently make a wish, hope in the New Year my grades can be more into the next level.

On the first day, we began to go club series of hezekiah happy New Year. Happy New Year also can save some money for us. First to grandpas grandmother happy New Year, I wish grandma and grandpa in the New Year healthy body, all the best. Then, grandpas grandmother would say true good, started to get lucky money.

春节是一年当中最隆重、最盛大的节日。春节正悄悄地向我们走来，大街小巷都洋溢着节日的气息，各个商场里人山人海，热闹非凡，不管是老人还是小孩子们手里都是大包小包的，脸上洋溢着节日快乐的笑容。

过新年我最高兴做的事就是贴“春联”呢!“千门万户瞳瞳日总把新桃换旧符”妈妈特别吩咐我，让我去找几对春联，贴在我家门上。于是，我找到了两对春联，我大声读道：“喜居宝地千门旺福照家门万事兴”还有一幅上面写着：“春风春光春意正人喜人乐人自高”妈妈说春联都是吉祥话，是人们祈求在新得一年里能过上快乐幸福的日子。我们全家一起装饰屋子，在客厅里，我挂了一个红艳艳的小灯笼，爸爸又在别的屋子里挂了些五光十色的小彩灯，一闪一闪，一亮一亮，有的是小礼物形的，有的是花骨朵形的，还有的带着细细的尖儿。它们有的红艳艳，红得像冬天的糖葫芦一样，有的黄澄澄，黄得像秋天的树叶一样，有的绿油油，绿得像夏天的小草一样，有的粉嘟嘟，粉得像春天的丁香花一样，屋里很美，我的准备工作终于结束了。

我们一家人吃完晚饭，便准时地围在电视机前收看“春节联欢晚会”，我们津津有味地看着。晚会的节目丰富多彩：相声、小品让我们捧腹大笑;唱歌、跳舞让我们跟着载歌载舞;魔术、杂技让我们啧啧称赞。晚会进入了高潮，“当当当……”十二点钟声敲响了，瞧，外面成了烟花的世界。窗外简直是火树银花，格外绚丽。看那千姿百态的烟花多美呀!有的像“仙女散花”，有的像“大红花”，有的像“满天繁星”，有的像“龙飞凤舞”……多么像一个“空中花园”!这些烟花使人看得目不暇接，把天空点缀得五光十色。我和弟弟也迫不及待拿着烟花跑到屋外，我们先拉了一鞭，在鞭炮声中，我心想：“新的一年来临了。我暗暗地许下心愿，希望在新的一年里我的学习成绩能更进一层楼。

大年初一，我们就开始走东家串西家地拜年。拜年也可以为我们攒点压岁钱。先是向爷爷奶奶拜年，祝爷爷奶奶在新的一年里身体健康，万事如意。然后，爷爷奶奶就会说真乖，就开始拿压岁钱。

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.

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.

My Spring Festival was great. Before the Chinese New Year, my families were all going to my grandparents’. Many of my relatives there were playing all the night. At night, we set off firecrackers. The voice was very loud, cars parked far from us were sounding. Maybe they feared the voice too.

The first day of the Chinese New Year, we all got up early. We said “Happy New Year!” or “Good luck this year!” to each other and get money from them. We visited our relatives all day. That made me feel very tired but very happy because I also can get money.

The second day of the New Year, I slept during the morning. In the afternoon, I went to the beautiful countryside, and visited the Yi River, it is very wide, about 1 kilometer.

Next day, we left my grandparents’ home for Qingdao. The expressway had been frozen. It was terrible! So we could only run by at a slow speed.

This festival was great, I love Spring Festival!