叙述春节的英语作文合集20篇

Happy New Year Party

On Happy 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."

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

Just as the old saying:"Well began is thehalf 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 ofcourse I will get better result than the others.

But, what I really decide to do is that I must make good of any time 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.

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

Me in the eyes of the Spring Festival is a ancient customs and traditional festivals, whenever the Spring Festival to, full of beautiful things in eyes of goods on the counter, the pedestrians on the road more and more, people mountain people sea, traffic.

Me in the eyes of the Spring Festival is a reunion festival, each to the Spring Festival, people visit family and friends, every family gather together, every family have saved yourself a years food, and share, wine, meat, vegetables... , see table out of the unique flavor, all kinds of food, of course, the guests who also youre welcome, devoured, the whole room is immersed in a warm fragrance, annual lunar calendar people came back to grandma and grandpa, and people together, the dinner, showing a child lovely smiling face and grandparents amiable smile.

In my eyes a loud at Chinese New Year holiday when it came to pass, when the Spring Festival, is the childrens favorite holiday, I saw the children "kick" in hand, another hand holding a cigarette lighter, one point one throw, pa! Sweet crisp with interest, absorbed the adults staring at the firecrackers, Brian! In sunny days a few lightning, really loud! .

Me in the eyes of the Spring Festival holiday is a slip of paper, when it came to pass, when the Spring Festival, he is one of the most auspicious time, he is a symbol of the good fortune, wealth, peace festival, people on both sides of the door labeled couplet about peace in the coming year happiness finds peace in his home, the door in the middle one big happy family, mean blessing coming is really a bustling scene!

The Spring Festival is like a lamp, lit up the way forward in life, to warm the cold of the world, he is a good holiday, is a favorite holiday, is a blessing of the festival, said the truth I really want to day before the Spring Festival.

我眼中的春节是有着古代风俗而又传统的节日，每当春节到的时候，柜台上的商品琳琅满目，路上的行人多之又多，人山人海，车水马龙。

我眼中的春节是个团聚的节日，每到春节来的时候，人们走亲访友，家家都欢聚在一起，家家都把自己存了一年的食物拿出来，和大家一起分享，酒、肉、菜……，只见桌子上摆出了风味独特，各式各样的饭菜，当然客人们谁也不客气，狼吞虎咽的吃起来时，整个屋子都沉浸在了一种温暖的香味里，大年初二的时候人们都回到了爷爷奶奶那里，和亲人们欢聚一堂，晚宴上，呈现出孩子可爱笑脸和爷爷奶奶和蔼的微笑。

我眼中的春节时一个响亮的节日每当春节来的时候，是小孩最喜欢的节日，只见孩子们手里拿着“二脚踢”，另一只手拿着打火机，一点一扔，啪!声音清脆悦耳饶有兴趣，大人们全神贯注的盯着鞭炮，啪啪!入晴天的几道闪电，真响呀!。

我眼中的春节是一个纸片的节日，每当春节来的时候，他是一个最吉祥的时候，他是一个象征着福气、财富、平安的节日，人们往往把门的两侧贴上关于平安来年幸福家庭和睦的对联，门中间贴一个大大的福家，意味福气的到来真是一片热闹的景象啊!

春节象一盏灯，照亮了人生前进的道路，温暖了人间的寒冷，他是一个美好的节日，是一个人们最爱的节日，是一个福气的节日，说心里话我真想天过春节。

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.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. People usually

decorate the doors and windows with red papercuts. becouse red means good luck.

People usually clean house too. becouse they want to sweep away bad luck.

Children can get some new clothes or presents from their parents and

grandparents. On New Years Eve,family always have a big dinner. Everybody are

watch TV and talk. In the midnight,there usually fairworks. On New Years

Day,people usually put on their new clothes and visit their femily and friends.

They usually say:"Happy New Years Day. " The Spring Festival finishes at the

Lantern Festival after two weeks. People usually eat a kind of rice dumpling

called yuanxiao. It can take people good luck all the year round.

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.

导语：春节是中国最重要的传统节日;你会跟外国朋友怎么介绍呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Dear Mike,

How are you? Im really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. Id like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days。

Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are。

Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Wei

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亲爱的迈克，

你好吗?我真的很高兴你对中国传统节日感兴趣。中国有许多传统节日，如春节、中秋节等。我想向你介绍春节。春节是中国最重要的传统节日。通常持续15天。

节日前几天，人们打扫房屋。他们认为打扫扫除坏运气。他们用剪纸装饰房屋。在节日前夕，家庭成员聚在一起吃大餐。然后他们在电视上看春节联欢晚会。午夜，他们燃放烟花迎接新年。节日期间，孩子们从老人那里得到压岁钱。人们拜访他们的亲戚和朋友。祝每一年快乐，好运。我们是多么幸福。

最美好的祝福!

你的好朋友，

刘薇

My spring is the happiest time.I have lots of spare time to read books,listen to music and surf the internet .I also like setting out the workfire because its interesting and fun.I can visit relatives and friends.We always have a good time together.

The Spring Festival is our traditional festival, people called the Spring Festival, Chinese New Year. In my hometown of chaozhou, there are some special New Year customs.

Before the New Years eve, people are busy with four things: thank god, stock to do next, and to buy necessities. Tide vulgar, a year after the winter solstice, home to thank god. "Red peach hair next" material. Is rice and glutinous rice soak in water for a few hours, respectively, to make rice quality pine hydrophobic, remove dry stone mortar into fine powder, after dry. This is to be "red peach method next" main ingredient. Sweep up to choose an auspicious day, is an unusual thing. The Japanese, and are most busy housewives, clean up the inside and out of the room, for some years to use less cleaning.

December 24, is the period of the legendary "heaven god". Day, every family to worship "sugar peach". A square red paper, with jelly into a peach shape, become "peach". It touch live "sovereign" du mouth, let its "some god that speaks well of us fall to the ground. Chinese New Year to worship the "Sir", also is the god. The sacrifices of god are three: "red peach hair next", "the mouse shell next", "vegetable next". "Red peach hair next" is to use green beans to shell, then grinding beans into powder, and then steamed, do next filling. "Carrots next turnip cake."

On the afternoon of New Years day ancestor worship, to New Years eve. Chinese New Year, the home grown a big income, to send "lucky money" to their elders, elders to underage young players to "lucky money", so, every family, cherish the virtues of young embodies the respect for the elderly.

In the first month, chaoshan region have blessing of gods activity, is the temple of god carried to the street parade, people set off firecrackers, burning incense, the blessing. This is chaozhou custom of Spring Festival.

春节是我国的传统节日，人们把春节叫做过年。在我的家乡潮州，过年就有一些特别的风俗。

在除夕之前，人们都要忙着四件事：谢神、备料做粿、扫舍和买年货。潮俗，每年冬至过后，家里要谢神。备料做“红桃发粿”。是将大米和糯米分别浸于水中几小时，使米质松疏，捞干后于石臼中打成细粉，晒干。这就是做“红桃法粿”的主料。扫舍要选择吉日，是一件不寻常的事。是日，各家主妇最忙，把屋子的里里外外打扫干净，对一些长年少用之物都要清洗。

十二月二十四日，就是传说中的“神上天”之期。是日，家家户户都要拜“糖桃”。一方红纸，上面用软糖摆成一粒桃子的形态，成为“糖桃”。此物沾住“杜王爷”的嘴，让其“上天说好话，落地保平安”。过年还要拜“老爷”，也就是祭神。祭神的祭品有三样：“红桃发粿”、“鼠壳粿”、“菜头粿”。“红桃发粿”就是用绿豆去壳，然后把豆磨成粉，接着蒸熟，做粿馅料。“菜头粿”就是萝卜糕。

过年祭祖，要到除夕日下午。过年，家里已成年有收入的小辈，要给长辈送“压岁钱”，长辈也要对未成年的小辈给“压岁钱”，户户如此，体现了尊老惜幼的美德。

在正月里，潮汕地区都游神祈福的活动，就是把庙里面的神座抬到大街上游行，人们要放鞭炮、烧香、接福。这就是潮州春节的习俗。

The first day of the Lunar New Year is "the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth. "Many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.?

The third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.?

The fifth day is called Po Woo. On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth. No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.?

On the sixth to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.?

The seventh day of the New Year is the day for farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. The seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.?

On the eighth day the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.?

The ninth day is to make offerings to the Jade Emperor.?

The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.

The Spring Festival, namely the lunar New Year, commonly known as the Chinese New Year, generally refers to the New Years eve and the first month. But in folk, the traditional sense of the Spring Festival from December 8th refers to the wax offering or month, 23 or 24 of people, until the fifteenth, among them with New Years eve and the first day of the first climax. Spring Festival has a long history, originated in the sacrifices of SuiWei shells period years worshipping god activities. During the Spring Festival, Chinas han ethnic minorities and many have held various activities to mark the occasion. These activities are designed for worship is hit, the worship of ancestors, the millennium bringers of good fortune, and make prayer to harvest as the main content. Rich and colorful activities with strong ethnic characteristics.

春节，即农历新年，俗称过年，一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。春节历史悠久，起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。在春节期间，中国的汉族和很多少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。

I like spring festival because we are very happy on that day.Last festival we had a good time and I will never forget it.In the morning all my family were busy preparing for it.I helped to clean the house and my parents were cooking some delicious food.On that afternoon we had a big dinner.At night we made jiaozi and set off fireworks to celebrate the festival.In the meanwhile we watched TV.My parents gave me much lucky money.The next morning we said happy new year to everybody from door to door.

During the Spring Festival, I will go back to my hometown with my parents. My hometown is chongqing, where the Spring Festival is completely different from the jinan I live in now.

On the morning of the New Years eve, the day just have a light, every household begins to burn incense, and then put a red bean in the side of the door, this is my family go in peace, said after breakfast, children will hang lanterns along with adult help to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, use glue also is very different, not with double-sided adhesive, using the paste, hang lanterns first, and then affix Spring Festival couplets.

Children after I finished my work with adults, adults can buy his children like firecrackers, whether boys or girls, are very like to set off firecrackers, grab a businessman to go to the street, are all can buy goods of the New Year, firecrackers species also has a lot of, in the night of the New Years eve, the children can be put, the store also has a lot of candy, the adults will buy a lot of candy for children, children playing firecrackers while eating sugar, sweet meimei was exceptionally happy.

Is the most busy in the evening, everybody together to eat the delicious food, talk together, but not on the table, the childs attention early, just thinking about to set off firecrackers, the sky dark down slowly, each holding a lighted lantern, with pan and put on the two steamed bread, this all day with food, whether you home several lights, as long as it is lamp is open to all, the whole village are brightly lit, then begin with fireworks, the sky of fireworks, all kinds of. I was very happy to watch the hot and noisy scenes. By 8 PM, everyone would be on time to watch the Spring Festival gala.

At three o clock in the evening have to two, we sometimes get up, I will put the border trade can be as the alarm clock, as long as firecrackers rang, then dont want to go to sleep bottom go to, the noise is very big, the older generation will give children lucky money, of course the children to elders first to kowtow. The whole village of the same clan men to the family ancestral hall often worship the ancestors, in the form of memory, and invited the ancestors of the spiritual blessing of the family to prosper, the next year good luck. At 4 o clock, the room became the most crowded place, because the younger generation had to kowtow to the generation, to show respect and wish the old man a long life. There are many kinds of family reunion dinner, which is indispensable for family reunion dinner. Eating eggs means that students get better grades, beating people to eat eggs means they are round all year round.

Since grade, every family will go to relatives home New Year, chudn MQN zi, by the fifteenth day of the first, the work of people go to work, the school children start school, thus begins a New Year.

Different places have different characteristics of life, the Spring Festival in guangzhou has a unique customs.

In my memory, guangzhous Spring Festival is on lunar ChuXun began. This period of time, everyone will be ready for them. Therefore, the street, shops, is is a scene of people mountain people sea. At the same time, every family can boil laba rice. In guangzhou, laba rice also called sticky rice. The method of making the sticky rice is relatively simple, washing should be prepared to glutinous rice. At the same time, the various ingredients into a pot and fry until fragrant. Sticky rice is also a variety of ingredients: there is dry mushrooms, eggs, squid, bacon, onion... After put the glutinous rice into the earthen pot. In rice almost like good, the fragrant air ingredients on the surface of the rice. About half an hour, wait for after rice are golden color can slowly enjoy. Light smell fragrance can not but have a bite.

Every household must be in a year on this day cleaning, hope in the New Year, display of renewal.

The flower market in guangzhou all reflect the huacheng. Flowers crowded in the city, everyones face was revealed to the joy of the Spring Festival. The flowers is also in trying to outshine each other.

On the first day here! A New Year again! During the Chinese New Year, happy New Year with each other, to visit each other, until the fifteenth day of the end.

Yuanxiao, another climax of Spring Festival. On this day, every family decorating stores, meet this grand and lively festival. The family also feel happy to get together to eat dumplings, go to square to see lanterns at night.

Unconsciously, the Spring Festival is over. The students go to school, adults to work. The Spring Festival in the laughter of people flash across, people began the New Years busy...

不同的地方有不同的生活特色，广州的春节颇有一番独特的风俗。

在我的记忆中，广州的春节是在腊月的初旬就开始了。这段时间，大家都会准备好年货。因此，大街上，商店里，都是一派人山人海的景象。同时，家家户户都会熬制腊八饭。在广州，腊八饭也叫作糯米饭。糯米饭的制作方法是比较简单的，先要准备好洗过的糯米。同时，将各种配料放入锅中爆炒至香。糯米饭的配料也是五花八门的：有冬菇、鸡蛋、鱿鱼、腊肉、葱......之后把糯米放入瓦锅。在饭差不多焖好时，将喷香的配料放在饭的表面。大概等半个小时，待饭色泽呈金黄色后便可以慢慢享用。光闻香味就忍不住吃一口。

每家每户都必须在大年三十这一天大扫除，希望在新的一年里，呈现出一派万象更新的场面。

广州的花市无不体现出花城的美誉。花市内人头攒动，每个人的脸上都透露出对春节的喜悦。花儿也是在争奇斗艳。

年初一到了!新的一年又开始了!在过年期间，大家互相拜年，互相走访，直到正月十五结束。

元宵上市了，春节的又一个高潮到了。在这一天，家家店铺张灯结彩，迎接这隆重而热闹的节日。一家人也其乐融融地聚在一起吃汤圆，晚上去广场看花灯。

不知不觉，春节结束了。学生们上学，大人们上班。春节在人们的欢声笑语中闪过了，人们又开始了新一年的忙碌.......

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，它来历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.

（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.

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.

Hello ！welcome to the special Chinese new years edition of discovering China. Im Alina Li and Im Ben Hedges, and today well be taking you through some of the most important traditions of Chinese new year and historical background. We will look at some of the legends behind Chinese new year and how to celebrate it. Here in the US and Chinese across the world.

The Chinese have specific way to celebrate their new year. If you walk down the street in Chinatown during Chinese New Year, you see a variety of ancient traditions such as red banners, firecrackers and lion dance performances, streets are filled with lively celebration.

However, legend has said that the new year has not always been a time of festivity. An Asian Chinese story told a chilly start to this festive holiday, it begins with an ancient Chinese beast called Nian.

Every New Year Nian would rise from swelling in the sea to ravage Chinese village in livestock and hurting people. The villages soon found out from a wise gray-haired old man that the only way to scare the beast away was to set off firecrackers and light lamps and to hang red banners on each door. As the story goes, this was the beginning of a tradition that would last thousands of years.

So this story leads to the creation of many of other traditions for celebrating Chinese New Year. lets take a look at some of these traditions.

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.

Spring Festival

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.

On Spring festivals eve,the whole family prepare the dinner.Of course,dumplings is essential.In the

evening,family members always sit at the television and watch Spring Festival Gala.At 0:00,people set off firecrackers and fireworks,at the same time,children pay New Year,s call to old people.The old people give money to the children as a lunar new year gift.Usually,people stay up late or all night.

On lunar New Years Day, the Chinese family eat vegetarian dumplings which imply they will plain and neat in this year. People change their new clothes,this stands for a new beginning.Next,people visit relatives with some gifts.The second day is son-in-laws festival,the husband and married women visit their side of the family.In a word,Chinese attach great importance to Spring Festival.