介绍春节历史的英语作文【合集20篇】

Hi!My name is Eric.I have a good friend .Her name is Alice.She is 14 years old.

She is in No.2 middle school.She likes to learn English,and her English is very well.

She likes playing basketball with her classmates.

Dad grew up in a single parent family, perhaps this is not perfect family created his fathers reticent character. Until there is me, my father will always have some smile.

Perhaps the boys heart and personality accounted for the upper hand, my father earnestly told me reason, I always disdain, turn a deaf ear, or severely refute a pass. In this regard, my father just silently smoking. I thought it was naive. Can learn no fathers urging, the results naturally fell. At that moment, although my father did not hit me, but the death of the general silence, desperately smoking, my father greeted his face showing disappointment look. I am determined, must be in the study and life to achieve success, by praise. Let my father show a rare smile.

Dads smile is more out of my sensible. That day at noon to eat fish, my father was a big fish caught, rice balls, water, steamed bread swallowed, are of no avail. Cross here is painful, my father kept moaning. I am very worried. Home school at night, I still do not worry that hateful fishbone, even homework is also absent-minded. Dad a home, I asked: "Dad, the fish did not go down?" "Go on!" Dad smiled, it seems very satisfied. Then I went to the study to get the book, I heard my father kept saying: "I am very happy today, because the daughter said a concern!" I suddenly realized that I should often give my father more care, so that my father has Sweet love and happiness!

Dad, your smile is an indispensable part of my growth. It makes me feel warm and happy. As your daughter, to see your white hair gradually increased, I must hard work, make achievements, so that your smile often!

退避三舍，比喻退让和回避，避免冲突。出自《左传》:"晋楚治兵，遇于中原，其辟君三舍。"接下来是小编为大家收集的退避三舍的历史典故，欢迎大家阅读。

【出处】(春秋)左丘明《左传·僖公二十三年》。

【释义】舍：古代行军时以三十里为一舍。意思是主动退军九十里。比喻主动退让和回避，避免冲突。

退避三舍的【历史典故】

春秋时期，晋国发生了内乱，晋献公听信谗言，杀了太子申生，又派人捉拿申生的弟弟重耳。重耳闻讯，逃出了晋国，在外流亡了十几年。这期间，重耳有一段时间住在楚国，楚成王认为重耳日后必有大作为，就以国宾之礼相迎，待他如上宾。

一天，楚王设宴招待重耳，两人饮酒叙话，气氛十分融洽。忽然，楚王问重耳：“你若有一天回晋国当上国君，会怎么报答我呢?”重耳略一思索说：“美女侍从、珍宝丝绸，大王你有的是，珍禽羽毛、象牙兽皮，更是楚地的盛产，晋国哪有什么珍奇物品献给大王呢?”楚王说：“公子过谦了。话虽然这么说，可总该对我有所表示吧?”重耳笑笑回答道：“要是托你的福，果真能回国当国君的话，我愿与贵国友好。假如有一天，晋楚之间发生战争，我一定命令军队先后退九十里。如果这样还是得不到你的原谅，我再与你交战。”与他们一同饮酒的楚国大将子玉听了重耳的话，知道他将来必成大器，于是建议楚王杀死重耳，以除后患，却被楚王拒绝了。

几年过后，重耳在秦国的帮助下，终于回到晋国当了国君，就是历史上有名的晋文公，晋国在他的治理下日益强大。

公元前633年，楚国和晋国的军队在战场上相遇。晋文公为了实现他许下的诺言，下令军队后退九十里，驻扎在城濮。众将士们纷纷表示反对，晋文公则说：“行军打仗理直气壮方能获胜，如今我们主动后退，楚国便输了理。他们再主动进攻，我们的士兵反击时，必定心中有气，士气高涨，何愁打不赢这一仗呢!”楚军见晋军后退，以为对方害怕了，马上追击。晋军利用楚军骄傲轻敌的弱点，集中兵力，大破楚军，取得了城濮之战的胜利。

如果用英语来介绍某一种动物，那么你要怎么表达呢？下面就是小编跟大家分享一篇英语作文：介绍野生动物，欢迎大家阅读！

篇一：河马

hippopotamus hippopotamus amphibius the hippopotamus is one of the world’s largest and heaviest land animals.it lives partly in water and partly on land.although strictly a plant eater,the hippopotamus has massive jaws with formidable tusks.hippos have an unpredictable temperament and are capable of biting through small boats and slicing crocodiles in two.hippos trample riverbanks and lakeshores,creating a maze of waterside paths and wallows that they use to get access to the plants they eat.hippos spend their days lazing in or near water,emerging after dark to feed.

篇二：长颈鹿

the giraffe is the tallest moden land anmail.it can be over 5.5 metres tall. its neek alone may be 1.9 metres long. yet the giraffe has only seven bone in is neck than in a tall giraffe.

each bone in a giraffes neck is very long, wehille the bones in human neck are small. the makes the difference. a female iraffe gives birth to one baby at a time.the baby, called a calf,is about 1.9 metres tall at birth by the age of eight it is full grown.

the giraffe eats mostly leaves.because is has a long neck, it can reach the leves high up on the trees.

篇三：蛇

a snake is a long and thin animal that lives in grass or other dark places. it has no legs or feet, but can move very fast on its stomach. snakes usually have green,yellow or black skins, which make it difficult for their enemies to find them.some kinds of snakes live in water. they can swim as freely as fish.

snakes are cold-blooded animals. they take many things as food, such as mice, sparrows, frogs, birdseggs, pests and so on. as snakes are dreadfullooking, people are afraid of them.

in fact, snakes are not as dreadful as they look. they can help us to kill mice and pests. they can provide us with delicious meat. their blood is a good drink.poisonous snakes are especially useful. we can make valuable drugs with them.

篇四：斑马

zebras are members of the horse family.they are grass-eating animals in parts of africa,most famous for their distinctive striped coats.they have muscular bodies ,immense speed and strength.they can use powerful jaws and heavy hooves to attack their enemies when threatened.they also have unusually large ears which give these animals a very good sense of hearing .

篇五：大熊猫

panda is one of the scarcest animals. people in the world like it very much. there used to be many pandas in china long ago. as the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and warmer, pandas became less. but at present, the number of pandas is increasing year by year. there are now so many pandas that some are being sent to other countries so that people there can enjoy them.

nowadays, the biggest nature park for panda in china is in sichuan. there is a research centre for nature and wild life there. scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild again.

篇六：大象

Elephant is the largest animal on land today. It weights some ninety kilograms and is about one metre high when born. When it is 12 years old, it studs over three meters and does not grow any more. Elephant is usually grey in color, having a long trunk with large ivory tusks protruding from each side of its mouth. Usually moving in groups and caring for each other, Elephant is know to be a very and gentle creamre. For many years people have used the strength of these poweful animals to move trees and heavy logs. Elephant has been and is a vital tool for people to do many things that would normally be imposs-ible. Elephant is and will continue to be one of the greatest creatures man has ever come into contact with. Its size. beauty, and power willforever be useful to man.

Its a new year! Its a new year! All families were in a happy atmosphere of holiday. I have a good time in the Spring Festival because we are playing firecrackers together!

A black day, people pick up firecrackers, lit a piece of incense, a little, people ran down the back, over his ears, "Ping pong......" My soul went to the winds, the people are sick, I also put together and the others burst with joy, excitement, "Ping pong......" The sound of the night, every household all night lights! In a moment, all the firecrackers were finished. To take a box of fireworks, dont look at such a small box of fireworks, its power can be strong, the first sound scared me terrified, I said: "this automatic speaking small fireworks so great power!" The sound of the fireworks is all the same, and the shape is not really pleasing. I put out a stick like a cigarette, "creak and squeak." A small yellow thing flew out, "Wow, its beautiful!" Its the fireworks of the immortals. (I) of the fireworks to sit up and take notice, it greatly. I put it one after another, all kinds of fireworks and colorful flowers, this kind of fireworks dad bought the most, really think about it!

This Spring Festival, I have a happy life, fireworks and I become a good friend, I still regard the fireworks as my brother!

Spring Festival, a happy holiday, a favorite festival. That day, I had a new year, and put the fireworks, firecrackers. Im so happy. I really wish it was spring festival every day. Wow, it is not every day you eat it. I like the Spring Festival too much. The Spring Festival is coming soon, I will warm up to welcome this beautiful festival!

I love Spring Festival and enjoy it very happy.

The Spring Festival is our traditional festival, is also every household had a holiday. We should prepare firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, eat, lanterns and clothes. Whenever the Spring Festival, is also the most happy when my mood.

When the Spring Festival, every household will prepare many things, you see the people on the street people mountain people sea appear cheery. Mom and I went to buy necessities, we bought a lot of things such as the Spring Festival couplets bought New Year paintings. The most let me happy is I bought some firecrackers. Mother gave me to buy a new suit of clothes. Arranged to buy back, we have to clean the house, mother hang lanterns in the morning to get up, dad is the Spring Festival couplet and blessing all the door, I put all dried fruit in the plate, placed neatly.

Thirty day, mother put on new clothes for me, I was so happy! In the afternoon do mom and dad together I love to eat food more, eat family reunion dinner together when the whole family were very happy. Eat a big dinner the whole family sitting together watching the Spring Festival gala, holiday is wonderful, sketch, songs, and singing and dancing. The adults are making dumplings. Is nearly twelve o clock, rang with firecrackers outside. Dad carrying firecrackers went downstairs, and I came downstairs I smell the fireworks, we put many firecrackers, I also put a fireworks. Just a little hurriedly ran back, wait for a while still wasnt ask dad how havent! I went to take a look! Father said: "no collapse over", I said: "Ill be careful," I went from a point, finally lit, the colorful firecrackers like a blooming flower in the air, beautiful. Finished put firecrackers, we eat dumplings, began to happy New Year, everyone gave me lucky money.

A New Year begins, hope the whole family can happiness. I hope my learning progress.

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.

I am Ma Yuanhao. Now let me tell you something about my family. My family has seven people in it, my father, my mother, my brother, my sister, my uncle, my grandfather and I. My grandfather is a driver. He drives a bus. He works in Beijing. He has two kids. They are my father and my uncle.

My father and my uncle are both office workers. They are in the same office. My brother is a policeman. He is tall and strong. He works in Shenyang.I am a student. My sister is a student,too. We are in the same school, but in different grades. My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. We live in Beijing now with my parents.

I often have bread and milk for breakfast. I like eating hamburgers, too. And for lunch, I usually have some chicken with vegetables and rice. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I usually have Jiaozi and an apple for dinner. I think I can eat healthily.

My mother cooks very well. She often cooks nice food for us.

I love my family!

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very happy to be here with all of you. Thank you for giving me such a great opportunity to present myself.

Well, may name is 马可(此处可替换), and you can call me Michael if you like. I am from Hangzhou, China. It is a wonderful tourist city. If you have a chance to visit my hometown, I will be glad to show you around.

Well, today I’m here to fight for a chance to work in your company. You know, to be a part of you is a dream that has taken roots in my heart, because your company has a very good reputation, and I heard you offer great conditions for the right person. So that’s why I’m here.

Finally, I sincerely hope my dream could come true. And I will prove myself to be a valuable asset to your company. Thank you.

Spring Festival ,known as the Chinese New Year,is the most important

holiday in China.From late January to early February,Chinese people are busy

preparing for the New Year.They clean their houses ,have their hair cut,and buy

new clothes .Jiaozi or dumpling is most popular.To those who live far away from

their home,this festival is also a framily reunion occasion.

And they often go back home to celebrate the festival with their family.The

first day of the new year is the time when people visit their friends adn wish

each other good luck in the new year.

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 wele the new year。 On the first day of the new year， almost everyone is dressed in his or her best。 When people meet on the way， they say to each other "Happy New Year"。 Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other。 Children indulge themselves in games。

I was a tiger boy, and everyone would laugh and say, "look, how nice the boy is!" Remember to learn taekwondo, teachers and brothers affectionately call me: big head, rain not worry!

I grow so well, because I can eat specially, composition self-introduction. When I devour the meat, my mother will say I am a little beast. Besides meat, I also have a taste for fruit. I like to eat crooked bananas, red apples, yellow oranges and very individual tomatoes. One of my favorite oranges is the yellow one. I remember grandmas little fruit stand on the front door, filled with all kinds of fruit, but grandma always kept me at home. Just can walk that day, I finally catch a chance and staggered came to the fruit stand, enjoy a little enough, then holding the rounded belly home with grandma go to pay, is really very ah!

Although I am very strong, but not a bit clumsy, running, I can always take the lead; The popular skateboard I also play very well; A year ago, I began to learn badminton, and the progress was obvious.

I am also more able to calm down, thanks to the three years of calligraphy training, not only let me write a beautiful brush calligraphy, but also developed a stubborn perseverance. I love it. In the past six months, I have read books such as the terrible science, journey to the west and Hans Christian Andersens fairy tales.

I, a sunny boy, would you like to make friends with me?

一阵阵喜庆的爆竹声又迎来了我们欺盼已久的春节，孩子们满怀着无比激动的心情张开双臂拥抱春天，欢度春节。

三十早晨，我迫不及待地从温暖的被窝中钻出来，穿上漂亮的新衣服；扎起俏皮的马尾辫；抹上粉嘟嘟的小脸蛋；装满一兜兜糖果，来到户外尽情嬉戏。家中的大人们可就忙了，有的准备年饭；有的贴春联；有的挂灯笼；还有的打扫房间……欢歌笑语飞出窗外，到处洋溢着和谐吉祥的气氛。

在不知不觉间已夕阳西下。这时，亲朋好友都已聚在一起吃团圆饭。团圆饭非常丰富，一碗碗肉丸代表团团圆圆，一条条鲤鱼象征年年有余，一声声祝福寄托美好心愿。席间，长辈要发压岁钱。我家有一个约定，那就是晚辈给长辈磕了头才能得到红包。

吃完团圆饭后，大家都坐在客厅里守岁、看春节联欢晚会。看春晚已经成为家乡的民俗习惯。还差十秒就十二点了，主持人面带微笑，情绪激昂地开始倒计时，刚数到“一”耳边就响起了浑厚、悠长的钟声，那是新年的钟声啊！伴随着新年的钟声和脚步，楼下响起了震耳欲聋的鞭炮声，犹如万箭齐发。五彩缤纷的礼花腾空而起，冲入云霄，好似仙女散花。绚丽的礼花的有像流星；有的像巨龙；还有的像秋菊……染红了天空，照亮了大地。

走进家乡，走进春节，走进春天。

About the gift money, there is a widely circulated story. In ancient times, a demon called "evil spirit", the thirty night of sleeping with his hand to touch the childs head, children are often scared to cry, then headache fever, become a fool. Therefore, every family to sit on this day liangzhaodeng not sleep, called "keep away evil spirits".The couple have a son in old age, as a baby.

In thirty years the night, they were afraid of the "evil spirit" to harm children, took eight coins to play with the kids. Children play tired to fall asleep, they put eight coins wrapped in red paper on the childs pillow below, the couple not sleep a wink. In the middle of the night the ghostly wind blowing open the door, blew out the lights," evil spirit" has just reached out to touch the childs head, the pillow will burst with flash, scared" evil spirit" and ran away. The very next day, the couple put eight coins wrapped in red paper scare, "evil spirit" and told everyone, after we learn to do, the children the world is at peace.The original eight coins is 0.08 change, the secret to protect the child. Because the "evil spirit" and "old" homophonic, then gradually evolved into" gift money".

关于压岁钱，有一个流传很广的故事。古时候，有一种小妖叫“祟”，大年三十晚上出来用手去摸熟睡着的孩子的头，孩子往往吓得哭起来，接着头疼发热，变成傻子。因此，家家都在这天亮着灯坐着不睡，叫做“守祟”。

有一家夫妻俩老年得子，视为心肝宝贝。到了年三十夜晚，他们怕“祟”来害孩子，就拿出八枚铜钱同孩子玩。孩子玩累了睡着了，他们就把八枚铜钱用红纸包着放在孩子的枕头下边，夫妻俩不敢合眼。半夜里一阵阴风吹开房门，吹灭了灯火，“祟”刚伸手去摸孩子的头，枕头边就迸发道道闪光，吓得“祟”逃跑了。第二天，夫妻俩把用红纸包八枚铜钱吓退“祟”的事告诉了大家，以后大家学着做，孩子就太平无事了。

原来八枚铜钱是八仙变的，暗中来保护孩子的。因为“祟” 与“岁”谐音，之后逐渐演变为“压岁钱”。

Hello . friends ;

You are warmly welcomed to our school . Im Wu Dong . Im very glad to be your guide . First ， Id like to tell you something about our school . It was set up in 1957 . The number of students is over 1200 . and the teachers about 100 . There are altogether 20classes . Besides the teaching buildings . we have a library for different kinds of subjects . and a school-run workshop .

We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon . After classes . we join in various activities . such as ball games . painting . singing and dancing .

Now let me show you around our school . This way . please .

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.

Good afternoon,everyone.

i am very glad to be here for your interview. I hope i can make a good performance today. Im confident that I can succeed.

Now i will introduce myself briefly. I am 22 years old, born in ChongQing proveince and I am a senior(大四学生) student in XXX(某学校). My major is XXX(专业名称), In the past 3 years, I spend most of my time on study. I have passed CET/3/4 /6.

I am open—minded , quickly thoughs and skillful in searching for information on internet . I can operate computer well . In my spare time, I have broad interests .Such as reading ,surfing the internet ,enjoying music ,writing some articles on my blog and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible .

I ways believe working hard can bring us more opportunities . I am a hard working person especially do the thing which i am interested in. i will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is.

ok, that is all,thank you for your attention.

Dear Sir：

Good morning/afternoon everyone! It is my honor to be here and I really appreciate you offer me the chance of interview .Now I will introduce myself first .My name is……from Xiangfan in Hubei province.

Im an honest, responsible, and warm-hearted person. I can adapt different environments quickly .Second I like this kind of field very much and I take it as my career .

Till now I have one year experience in this field. As a 21 years man, Id like to experience more to enrich myself and then it can help me to laid good foundation for my future career .There is no use doing what we love ,we must love we do just like the field. At the same time, I am really proud of myself applying for this job. I hope you can give me a chance and I will try my best to do it better. Finally , I hope your hotel can become the best one among hotel industry。 Thanks for your time.

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.

Spring Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. On the 30th day of the year, children should pay a New Years greetings to their elders. People want to be reunited with their loved ones and have a New Years eve dinner. To stay at home, watch "Spring Festival gala", while keeping watch; At 12 am, outside the home, the window, downstairs, firecrackers sound deafening, people set off firecrackers, completely intoxicated in the Spring Festival this festive season.

I spent the Spring Festival at my mother-in-laws house. In the evening, I watched the "Spring Festival gala" as usual, and when it was getting closer to 12, the host was counting down "10,9,8... 3,2,1. As the Numbers approached, the sound grew more and more slowly, and continued until 12 o clock. When the countdown is over, our house is busy! "Happy New Year! Chinese New Year! Youre one year older." Then our family went downstairs and set off fireworks. The other day, my uncle bought a lot of firecrackers. There is a gyro, a little bee, a pearl, a world, and a lot of names. The appearance of firecrackers also has many. Flower face, butterfly... Some of heaven and earth ring 20 hair, some of the world sounds 50, and there is another 100. Of all the firecrackers, the most striking is the sound of heaven and earth. Its about the same size as a small table. I can feed four or five people. It is also heavy and requires two or three adults to move. After a long wait, the other firecrackers were finally finished. Thats the beginning! "Knock! Pa! Bam! Pa! Bam! Pa! ...... "The voice was so loud that it was like a loud thunderclap of thunder.

Although I covered my ears, when the sound was too loud, I could hear it. In the last few rounds, "bam! Bam! Bam! Pa! Wow! The explosion of firework, like a flame, scattered all around. It was a magnificent sight! When I got home, my heart was still very long. Who will clean it up? Of course its my aunt and uncle. In order to make nanjing more beautiful, they would sacrifice the time of the New Year, to be honest, meticulous, meticulous and selfless. And are now on duty of the polices uncle aunts, they in order to make the safety of the citizens have a year, in every corner of the city of nanjing, dedicated to patrol the, thought of here, I entered the beautiful dreams...

春节是我国传统节日之一。在年30这天，小朋友们要给长辈拜年，拿红包；人们要和亲人团聚，吃年夜饭；更要在家，一边看“春节联欢晚会”，一边守岁；等到凌晨12点，家外，窗边，楼下，鞭炮声震耳欲聋，人们放着鞭炮，完全沉醉在春节这欢乐的节日中。

我是在婆婆家过的春节。晚上，我照旧在看“春节联欢晚会”，当离12点越来越近时，主持人进行倒计时“10，9，8……3，2，1。”随着数字的接近，声音越来越缓慢，一直延续着，直到12点。当倒计时数完时，我们家热闹起来了了！妈妈高兴的喊道：“过年啦！过年啦！你又长大了一岁。”接着，我们一家下楼放烟火。前几天，舅舅买了许多鞭炮。有地陀螺，有小蜜蜂，有夜明珠，有天地响，还有许多叫不上名字的。鞭炮的样子也有许多。花脸，蝴蝶……有的天地响20发，有的天地响50发，还有的天地响100发。在这么多的鞭炮中，最引人注目的要数一种天地响。它的个头同一个小桌子差不多。能供四五个人吃饭。它的重量也很重，需要两三个成年人才能搬动。等了好久，终于把其他鞭炮放完了。当头好戏开始了！“嘭！啪！嘭！啪！嘭！啪！……”这声音惊天动地，好似雷公公发怒的巨响。

我虽然捂住了耳朵，当声音实在是太大，还是能听见。到了最后几发，“嘭！嘭！嘭！啪！哗哗哗哗哗！！”炸开的烟花如火焰一般向四周散去，那情景非常壮观！回到家，我的心仍然久久不能平静。谁来清理呢？当然是清洁工叔叔阿姨了。他们为了让南京更加美丽，不惜牺牲过年的时间，认认真真、仔仔细细、一丝不苟、无私奉献地打扫。还有，现在正值班的警察叔叔阿姨们，他们为了让市民们安全的过个年，在南京市的每一个角落，兢兢业业地巡逻着，想到这里，我进入了美丽的梦乡……

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

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

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