过春节英语作文（汇编20篇）

It seems we are living in the conflict between modern and traditional

cultures every day. Hearing the blaring of horns the moment you step out of your

house, seeing the so called "pop" the moment you open your eyes, you cant help

thinking, "Will the traditional culture be gradually lost?"

Many people believe so. They may put right in front of you all the

evidences they can dig out. They may argue that people are rushing to

restaurants instead of cooking at home, listening to pop music but not

traditional, wearing in a way people couldnt imagine ten years ago. Modern

people like the air of freedom, not to be restrained by traditions. They offer

this long list, only trying to confirm that this world is full of

fashion,competition and temptation and the traditional culture is fading and

will be lost at last.

Though we are now living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war,

hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy are part of our daily life. Though this is a

skeptical age, and our faith has weakened, our confidence in some aspects of the

traditional culture should and would never be lost.

Wouldnt you agree that our traditional culture is always credited with

modesty, politeness and respectfulness, which have always been treasured for

more than five thousand years?Even in this modern world, people still admire

those with good manners, those who are polite to others or respectful to old

people.

Wouldnt you agree that our Chinese traditional music is beautiful and

artistic and our Chinese tea culture is always an appealing treasure to people

around the world?

So there may just be some changes in our lifestyle or our attitudes towards

life, but little change occurs to some fundamental aspects of our traditional

culture that people still treasure in heart.

The traditional culture will never be lost, I believe.

年三十傍晚，我们到外婆家去吃年夜饭。一路过去，大街上张灯结彩，到处挂满了大红灯笼。

到了外婆家，我们很快忙起来。妈妈和外公烧菜，我和爸爸则用外公做的器械给因为中风变成植物人的外婆做运动。厨房不时飘过来阵阵令人垂涎欲滴的香味，一会儿的功夫，餐桌上就摆满了一盘盘的美味佳肴：有烧的喷香酥软的金黄色老鸭，有配着好多佐料的三鲜汤，有油而不腻的葱油鱼，还有妈妈最拿手的什锦小炒丝。一家人围着桌子，边吃边聊，好不快活。吃着桌上的佳肴，再看看躺在床上的外婆，我默默地在心里祈祷：外婆，你快快好起来吧，在新年的春天里，我要带你去野外看这个美好的世界。

离新的一年还有几个小时，我回忆着过去的一年发生的一切。我快乐过收获过，我失望过伤心过，可这一切都将变成过去，我们将迎来一个新的学期，新的生活。让我们一起期待、迎接新的自己！

The Spring Festival in the past half a month, but I still cant forget!

I and the daddy, mother, uncle, aunt, grandpa, grandma at home together the delicious dumplings, and then together to eat a sumptuous dinner! I will give them, get a lot of money, I was so happy! I put on my mother bought me new clothes, and his mother cheerfully stick couplets on the Spring Festival. In the evening, I watch the gala, singing, dancing, and magic, I got dumbfounded, really wonderful!

Unconsciously, I have to go downstairs and shooting time. I bought a lot of guns, rockets, with beads, and ZhenTianLei, various and colorful. I put this, and sent that, busy also called, not only hear the entire neighborhood was deafening, almost every household in shooting!!!

A day in the morning, we go out to play. Hangs red lanterns and flags everywhere, see the street is decorated, very busy! Every passing people face beaming!

Mall is packed inside, go walk, especially sell candy, let me see more dazzling, saliva is out!

The Spring Festival is really happy!

春节都过去半个月了，可是我还是无法忘记!

我和爸爸、妈妈、舅舅、舅妈、爷爷、奶奶一起在家里包了好吃的饺子，然后大家聚在一起吃了一顿丰盛的年夜饭!我还给他们磕头拜年，获得了许多的压岁钱，我高兴极了!我穿上了妈妈给我买的新衣服，和妈妈一起高高兴兴地贴春联。晚上，我看了联欢晚会，有唱歌的、有跳舞的、还有变魔术的，看得我目瞪口呆，真精彩呵!

不知不觉，就到了下楼放炮的时间了。我买了很多的炮，有冲天炮，有彩珠筒，还有震天雷，各种各样，五颜六色。我放了这个，又放那个，忙得不亦乐呼，只听见整个小区里震耳欲聋，几乎每家每户都在放炮!

大年初一早上，我们一家出去玩。只见街上到处都挂着红灯笼和彩旗，真是张灯结彩，热闹非凡!每一个路过的人脸上都喜气洋洋!

商场里面更是人山人海，走都走不动，尤其是卖糖果的地方，让我看得眼花缭乱，口水都要流出来了!

这个春节真快乐呀!

The Culture of China is home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex

civilizations. China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic,

philosophical, political, and scientific advancement. Though regional

differences provide a sense of diversity, commonalities in language and religion

connect a culture distinguished by such significant contributions such as

Confucianism and Taoism. Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout

most of Imperial Chinas history and strongly influenced other countries in East

Asia. Mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for entry into

the imperial bureaucracy.

With the rise of Western economic and military power beginning in the

mid-19th century, Western systems of social and political organization gained

adherents in China. Some of these would-be reformers rejected Chinas cultural

legacy, while others sought to combine the strengths of Chinese and Western

cultures.

China is a unified nation consisting of many different ethnic groups.

Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family.

Because the Han people accounts for more than ninety percent of Chinas

population, the remaining fifty-five groups are generally referred to as "ethnic

minorities." Next to the majority Han, the Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, and Uygur

peoples comprise the largest ethnic groups. Although Chinas ethnic minorities

do not account for a large portion of the population, they are distributed over

a vast area, residing in every corner of China.

Particularly since the implementation of Chinas opening and reform policy,

the central government has increased investment in minority areas and

accelerated their opening to the outside world. This has resulted in an upsurge

of economic development in these areas. Each of Chinas ethnic minority groups

possesses a distinctive culture. The Chinese government respects minority

customs, and works to preserve, study, and collate the cultural artifacts of

Chinas ethnic minority groups. The government vigorously supports the

development of minority culture and the training of minority cultural workers,

and fosters the development of traditional minority medicine.

The relation among Chinas ethnic groups can be described as "overall

integration, local concentration, mutual interaction." Concentrations of ethnic

minorities reside within predominantly Han areas, and the Han people also reside

in minority areas, indicating that there has been extensive exchanges among

Chinas ethnic groups since ancient times. With the development of the market

economy, interaction among ethnic groups has become even more active in the

areas of government, economics, culture, daily life, and marriage. Linked by

interdependence, mutual assistance, and joint development, their common goals

and interests creating a deep sense of solidarity, Chinas ethnic groups

resemble a great national family, together building Chinese civilization.

The Spring Festival is a lot of fun, like the stars in the sky are innumerable, one of the most interesting to the number of “ cross brazier ”.

“ &rdquo cross brazier is our custom home. It is the first &ldquo on the thirty night; cross brazier ” end to eat family reunion dinner. This is what adults and children like. Its fun and exciting! However, this custom has a rule that girls cant span.

To tell you a little secret: as long as I can remember, the annual &ldquo ” cross brazier are; my father holding my own cross, because I dare not cross, afraid of fire will burn my pants. This is the first time I “ cross brazier ” felt very excited.

On the thirty night, grandma got ready “ cross brazier things, ” she respectfully in the censer and put incense point, with red paper, gold paper wrapped To Shibarei outside the gate, lit until the fire, she let Grandpa and dad and me by my points across the pile flame. Grandpa and dad are cross over, its my turn, my heart was afraid, hesitated, from beside the flame across the past, the whole family will laugh and said: “ progress, baby grow up, will cross brazier, across time, must be from across the middle. ” when I heard their encouragement, I was full of confidence. The second time I bravely walked across the burning flame from the middle, mom and dad clapped and cheered: “ great! &rdquo, Grandpa and grandma read loudly: "&ldquo"; they come in and get rich every year; go out, worry and worry; cross the East and the five grains do not eat; cross the west, money and silver roll. ” we finished the brazier, Granny put a string of firecrackers into the brazier, immediately came a burst of crack, then, my grandmother also rushed to &ldquo ” cross brazier; ashes did not put out the scoop collected, Tim in the stove, she said this is called “ Wang Tim &rdquo a symbol of family business is more prosperous.

I just think “ cross brazier is especially interesting, do not know ” its significance. Later my mother told me, this is also called the brazier ” “, a symbol of the old evil burn, disaster after shipment, ushered in the new year, the most favorable auspices. Does this interesting custom hold the good wishes of the people in their hometown to look forward to the happy and good luck of the coming year?

Every thought of this interesting “ cross brazier &rdquo my heart; is particularly excited, very excited, looking forward to coming next time.

The Spring Festival is our Chinese nation an important festival to couplets, firecrackers, etc. staying-up late on new years Eve, pay New Years call. Different nationalities have different customs.

In the year thirty, our family changed new clothes and attached new Spring Festival couplets to welcome the arrival of the new year. In the evening, our family eats dumplings. The dumplings have a moral meaning: the money is rolling. Because dumplings are like a treasure, in ancient times Yuan Bao was money. Not certain staying-up late on new years Eve "spring", not "spring", there is no meaning staying-up late on new years eve. We were sitting on the sofa, laughing and laughing, watching the Spring Festival evening, and it was happy.

On the first day of the year, my father and I were sitting in their own car, walking on the new road. Although the cold wind was sharp, it was still very happy. When I arrived at Grandmas house, I got a big red bag with my grandmother for a year and thought: "Im rich this year!" And then the neighbours of grandmas neighborhood had a year of worship. Then came to the great uncles house, came to the great uncles house, and went to the paradise of the book, with the story, the science, the art... After dinner at the great uncles house, I received a red bag and some books, and I had to digest the books a little bit. Its a pleasure to come to the great uncles house.

Im really happy this year. Its a happy Spring Festival!

Spring Festival is our traditional festival, as the saying goes, Chinese New Year.

On the day before the New Year, people go shopping in crowded stores. Some people buy chickens, ducks, geese, some people buy fish and meat, others buy biscuits, chocolate and other snacks...

One afternoon, my father took a broom and swept the house up and down. Mother rubbed the table and Windows clean with a duster. And I? It is to stick the decorations on the wall. The whole house became clean and beautiful. We were very happy.

Chinese New Year, for our children, is the most enjoyable, I look forward to that day.

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

Prepare for the Chinese New Year

It’s about one and a half month away from the Chinese New Year, It is a festival celebrated by the Chinese people at the beginning of the lunar calendar year.

As of the Chinese traditional customs, our parents and grandparents will sweep every corner of the house and clean the windows until they gleam, and washing clothes, buying foods and goods for the new year’s future use and presents.

Children will be the most benefited group during this feast period. One month before that, they are expecting the new clothes, delicious foods. The firecrackers and the year’s allowance for their increased ages.

In recent years, with the rising of the standard of life, Chinese tend to make various holiday plans to spend a different and meaningful new year. Such as traveling abroad, or be absorbed in their hobbies, and even work.

Why today we try to spend our Chinese new year in such a different way? I think that’s because this is a era of free life and personality high-ranking. Though there are still something traditional, our young generation is attempting to make something new and suitable for ourselves. And we would like to take something really worth to be cherished in our memorable treasures. That’s amazing and wonderful!

I’ll always keep in mind that the Chinese new year is a great feast inherited from our ancestors, but if necessary, I would like to enjoy it by some ways personal.

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals

celebrated in China, which is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, also known

as Duanwu Festival. It’s said that it is to commemorate the death of a Chinese

patriotic poet, Qu Yuan, who was snared by corrupt officials in ancient China

and finally committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River to protest

against them.

The traditions and customs held on this festival differ from place to

place, but there are some common in them. First, the most famous and great

tradition is holding Dragon Boat races, which are held by fishermen’s attempt to

protect Qu Yuan’s body against attacking by fishes and other animals in the

river by beating drums and row the dragon shaped boat. Nowadays dragon boat

races have been an annual popular sport activity among people. In addition,

making and eating Zongzi—a dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo

or reed leaves—is also a popular custom during this day. It can be made by many

kinds of stuffing. What’s more, hanging herbs on the front door, drinking

realgar wine and pasting up picture of Zhongkui—a mythic guardian figure in

ancient china—are also popular during the festival, which are mean to protect

people from evil and disease.

These customs and traditions have been changed a little in recent years,

but they still make contribution to the spread and inheritance of Chinese

culture.

过年了，家家户户开始忙碌起来。到底在忙什么呢？原来是在准备年夜饭呢。

家庭主妇们算是最忙得了，她们买菜、洗菜便忙着准备做一年之中最丰盛、最富意义的年夜饭。妈妈忙的额头上直冒汗，而我呢？却快乐的和爸爸打羽毛球，真有点内疚。突然，我闻到了很香的味道。我摸了摸肚子感觉在咕咕叫，于是我顺着香味走了进去，啊！原来是我最喜欢吃的红烧鸡和红烧肉。我连忙拿了一双筷子夹了块肉吃吃，真香！我又拿了一个鸡腿啃起来味道也不错。妈妈说：“不要吃了，这样很不礼貌呀！饿了去吃点饼干吧。”

快到吃年夜饭的时候了，吃年夜饭可是有讲究的，在吃饭之前要先祭拜祖宗。开始吃年夜饭了，我们有说有笑非常开心，大人们还要喝酒，今天爸爸喝多少酒妈妈都不会怪他的。席间，爸爸突然说：“怎么，红烧鸡少了一只腿呀！是不是被小狗吃了。”这时我脸红了，而大家却哈哈大笑。

This winter holiday I stayed at home. I am happy because my father and my mother could spend more time with me during the Spring Festival. Besides, on the eve of the Spring Festival, we had a great family reunion dinner and then we watched Spring Festival Party on CCTV1. Sometimes, I reviewed my lessons. I had a very wonderful holiday.

整个寒假我都呆在家里，我很高兴因为春节期间我的爸爸和妈妈能够花更多时间和我在一起。而且，在新年前夕，我们一家吃了团圆饭，然后我们看中央电视一台的春节联欢晚会。有时，我复习功课。我度过了一个非常愉快的假期。

in the spring festival ，Iam so happy，because Ican eat delicious food and wear new clothes， they are beautiful，I can play games with my sister， my family are very busy。

I love spring festival。

在春节我特别高兴，因为我可以吃好吃的食物穿着新衣服，很漂亮，我和我妹妹可以玩游戏 我家人很忙碌

我特别喜欢春节.

With our world developing,more and more people neglect how to conduct

theirselves.What is the most common reflection of this phenomenon is

dishonesty,which is now seriously influencing relationship between people.

Being dishonest can do harm not only to others but also to

ourselves,thus,we must get aware of the importance of boycoting it.Take the case

of the Sanlu powder for example.After drinking Sanlu fake powder,lots of babies

got sick and had big heads,nevertheless,their bodies still thin.People hateful

too much,the Sanlu corporation expectedly get punished and never have choice to

make up their faults.

When it comes to the significances of being honest,I consider,we will make

good relationship bewteen others,such as in the school ,in the busineand in the

society.Furthermore,only if we are honest to others can others become friendly

to us.Therefore,cultivate a virtue of honesty and we will get better.

Finally, I look forward to already a long time of the Spring Festival finally came, of course, on this day, everyone will want to do your own thing, ready to eat, use, wear, set off firecrackers, and wear red coat... Our family is no exception. After dinner, my father took me to hard pull the square up with fireworks, dad cant afford to my impending nuptials, had to be agreed.

Came to the square, where a crowded, noisy, some playing games, some walking, some singing and dancing... You see the girl who was four or five years old, first producing fireworks is put toward the ground, a spark, then run away quickly, with fireworks assumption of the "bang", her face a hearty laugh.

The time of fireworks finally came. "Peng peng", a lot of fireworks all ascension, look up, you see, that beautiful fireworks, like willo graceful fairy in dance, like a pot in your wings and fly, butterfly and like many flowers that bursting in chat with the stars... Is so vivid!

Looking at the smiling face, I couldnt resist, then, I also took out the fireworks, lit the fire and the fireworks are up to heaven, I clapped jumped for joy. Countless "flowers" the dark blue sky dressed up gorgeous, seems to be better than the spring full of vitality, full of joy, asing if is a vivid picture.

Our Chinese nation is a great country, is a country with a long history, especially those rich in cultural history of traditional Chinese festival, is so many foreigners are good, Im so proud, proud for I am a Chinese!

终于，我盼望已久的春节总算来临了，当然，每到这一天，大家都会各自忙自己的事，准备吃的、用的、穿的、放鞭炮、穿红大衣……我们家也不例外。晚饭过后，我硬拉着爸爸带我到广场上去放烟花，爸爸经不起我的软磨硬泡，只好答应了。

来到广场，那里一片人山人海、热闹非凡，有的做游戏，有的散步，有的唱歌跳舞……你瞧那个四五岁的小女孩，先拿出烟花往地上一放，点上火，然后迅速跑开，随着烟花“嘭”的升天声，她脸上露出了会心的一笑。

放烟花的时间终于到了。“嘭嘭嘭”，许多烟花都升天了，抬头仰望，你看，那烟花多美呀，像一位位婀娜多姿的仙女在翩翩起舞，像一只只蝴蝶在展翅飞翔，又好像许多绽开的花朵在与星星聊天……真是无比生动!

看着那一张张笑脸，我也忍不住跃跃欲试，随后，我也拿出烟花，点了火，烟花陆续升天，我高兴得拍着手跳了起来。朵朵“鲜花”把深蓝的夜空装扮得绚丽多彩，似乎比那春天还要充满生机、充满快乐，仿佛是一幅栩栩如生的图画。

我们的中华民族是伟大的国家，是历史悠久的国家，尤其是那些富有中国文化历史的传统节日，真是让许多外国人赞不绝口，我真为我是中国人而感到骄傲、自豪!

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.

导语：春节是指汉字文化圈传统上的农历新年，俗称“年节”，传统名称为新年、大年、新岁，但口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年。 ,春节是我国人民最为重视的节日,是名副其实的普天同庆的佳节。那么现在小编用英文来介绍一下怎么度过春节的作文。

My Spring Festival isecial. My uncle and my aunt came back from Shanghai. My family were very happy to keep the Spring Festival with them. And it was the most exciting festival of all the festivals.

On New Year’s Eve, my father and my uncle talked about their work together. My mum did some cooking with my aunt Grandparents and I watched the New Year TV programmes. At about six o’clock, we had a special family dinner. We all thought the dumplings were delicious.

On the first day of the New Year, we visited our relatives. In the afternoon, we went shopping in Jiefanf Road. My uncle bought some Jay’s CDs. He likes Jay’s music very much. There were so many people on the road. It was more alive than any other time of a year.

On the second and the third days, we spent a wonderful weekend in the country. There were much bigger trees than in the city. And the animals were more beautiful than in the city. We all enjoyed ourselves.

I had an interesting Spring Festival. How about you？

20xx年11月14日 星期日 天气：晴

Sun.,Feb. 14 Rainy 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.

二月十四日 星期日 雨春节，即中国人的新年，是中国最重要的节日。从一月末到二月初人们忙着为新年做准备。他们打扫房屋、理发和买新衣服。饺子是最受欢迎的。对那些远离家乡的人们，春节是一个合家团聚的时刻。他们经常回家和家人欢度春节。新年第一天人们访友并互祝新年好运。

导语：春节是指汉字文化圈传统上的农历新年，俗称“年节”，传统名称为新年、大年、新岁，但口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年。

一：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.

二：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."

三：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.

[关于英语的春节作文3篇

The cold air has come for a while, I stayed at my house all the time, as

there was nothing for me go do, I watched the movies. When I saw the beach and

sunshine in the movie, I miss the sunshine so much. Today is lucky for me, the

sun finally comes out, I decide to go out for a walk and take in the fresh air.

The breeze blows me softly, I can sense the coming of spring, I walk into a

coffee shop and choose a table which is near the window. I sit down and watch

people just walk by, I see all kinds of face expressions, I try to read them.

There is a girl who is talking to his boyfriend, maybe he is proposing her, I

can see from the girl’s sweet smile. There is another man sitting alone, may he

is waiting for his wife. I have a great time in the bright afternoon.

一年中的节日榆林人最注重的还是春节。这里至今仍保留着古老而浓郁的传统习俗，无论这些年俗有多么古老、程序有多么繁杂，但这片黄土地上的老老少少还是愿意年复一年地重温、上演。

榆林的年是用红色染成的，年俗的主旋律是用红色音符谱成的。红灯笼、红窗花、红对联、红鞭炮、红被子、红鞋垫、红裤带、红内衣，闹红火用的红旗、红战鼓、红绸子、红扇子、红伞、红腰带、红袄子，姑娘抹的红口红，唢呐手用的红手套，长号上、鼓槌上系的红布条，吃的红烧肉、喝的红西凤、唱的红太阳、扭的红五角图案，给闹红火的人们赏的红苹果、大红枣、红皮鸡蛋，给娃娃包压岁钱用的红纸包，女人围的红围巾等。哪里红色最艳丽，哪里的年气就最浓重；哪里最红火，哪里的人就最快乐！

送灶君上天

榆林人从过年前的一个月就开始准备了，一直到正月十五吃元宵、闹秧歌、转九曲、观灯、放花才算基本结束。榆林人讲究过富年，对于年货的准备极为重视。腊月里踏进集市，会看到一派热闹非凡的红火景象。

腊月二十三是恭送灶王爷、灶王奶奶升天向玉皇大帝汇报的日子，家家都要杀只鸡（据说它将成为灶王爷的坐骑）、上供香，恳求灶王爷“上天言好事，下界保平安”。关于祭灶糖的作用有两种说法：一种是说这种糖很甜，让灶君和灶王奶奶吃了之后就不在人间搬弄是非。而另一种说法则是，这种糖很粘，可以把灶君和灶王奶奶的嘴粘住，让他们不能乱说话。腊月二十三榆林人要送灶君上天

年茶饭

临近过年了，最具特色的就是忙前忙后做那些年茶饭

主食有白面馍馍、软米油糕。豆沙馅黄米馍馍，像个圆圈的油馍馍，还有切得像纸一样薄的灌肠。真正引起榆林人极大兴趣的是那些丰盛的菜肴。家家户户的主人会把猪、羊、鸡、鸭、兔子诸种肉做成八大盘菜，一起做出来。或者，将八种菜盛于一碗，一人一碗，又称“首顿八碗”，也有做成十三碗或十五碗的，多则能上二十四个菜。

家家做油馍馍。油馍馍也是用黄米兑上软米浸泡一夜后，捞出来，在碾子上压成面，发酵一夜，然后做成环状，在油锅上炸熟即可食用了。油馍馍讲究小巧玲珑，颜色金黄，味道甜美，醇香可口。

还要蒸黄馍馍。黄馍馍是用黄米兑上软米，淘洗过并浸泡一夜后，捞出来，在碾子上压成面，然后在锅里炒一炒，发酵一夜，在笼上蒸成的。黄馍馍可以包上枣泥馅或豆沙馅，金黄金黄，又香又甜，别有风味。过年时，正是数九天，黄馍馍冻上冰渣渣了，孩子们仍吃它，味道更甜美，更好吃。

也要蒸白馍馍。白馍馍上还要点上食品红绿点点，图个好看吉利。

更要做米糕。米糕是过年的必吃食品，“糕”者，高也，期盼年年高、代代高。

家家还要做豆腐、生豆芽。豆芽有绿豆芽、黄豆芽之分。绿豆芽供炒热菜用，黄豆芽供调凉菜用。还要推杂面、烧猪肉，榆林城人爱吃拼三鲜，尤其重视做烧肉、酥鸡、丸子等。榆林的年茶饭

近年来，人们的生活好了，不少人不做年茶饭

除夕在陕北叫月尽，人们在这一天贴完窗花贴对联，大门贴，二门贴，窗上贴完路口上贴，门口、石碾子甚至连鸡窝上都要贴上吉利的门贴，一般有“五谷丰登”“年年有余”等。傍晚家家门口都要挂起红灯笼，大人和孩子都要穿上红色的新衣服，图个红红火火。紧接着，村中各家各户都冒起了阵阵炊烟，准备除夕宴。鸡鸭鱼肉是必不可少的，还得加上自家的粉汤炖羊肉和自酿的黄米酒，通常都是双数，十大碗、八大碟，满满当当，意味着年年有余。除夕夜还有守夜的习惯，通常是全家人会聚在一起吃年夜饭，然后再一起收看中央电视台的春节联欢晚会，一起度过除夕。零点过后，大人会在小孩的枕头下放炮仗、大蒜、面花和压岁钱。院中要挂起长明灯，家中的长辈则在自家的锅里放些吃的东西，叫“照锅”，象征一年不愁吃喝，在门口放把菜刀或斧子，叫“照门”，驱邪辟魔，保全家四季平安。

过年每天有不同的讲究：初一不出门，初二走亲戚、回娘家，初三起秧歌、闹红火。初三这一天，村里的秧歌队“闪亮登场”，小伙子们白羊肚手巾扎在头上，腰中挎着柳木鼓，神采飞扬，威武神气，那种打扮会让人想起在央视《星光大道》节目中走红的民间歌手阿宝。随着铳炮响起，秧歌队先拜庙、敬神、娱神，然后就是“沿门子”秧歌拜年。榆林的各个集镇、县城每年一度的秧歌汇演是最热闹的，将春节推向高潮。各乡各村选送的秧歌、腰鼓、社火，使集镇、县城的大街小巷被人塞得满满的，万人空巷，人流如潮。文场子、武场子、划旱船、放竹马、扭秧歌、踩高跷、唱道情，唢呐声吹得人如痴如醉，放眼望去，人山人海，从街这边挤到街那边，有的孩子还骑在了大人的脖子上，一样看得津津有味。元宵节

元宵节在榆林是春节期间最热闹的日子，这一天家家户户张灯结彩，大街小巷锣鼓喧天，鞭炮声、欢笑声连成一片。吃元宵、闹秧歌、转九曲、观灯、放花是榆林特有的活动。转九曲是元宵节的一大景观。这一天，村头、街头、门前要用大块煤炭垒成宝塔形状，当地人叫“火塔塔”。最大的火塔塔要用三四车优质煤炭来垒，每当明月升起，全村的人们围着燃烧的煤塔载歌载舞，希望来年的日子也能像火塔塔燃烧般过得红红火火。熊熊的火焰旁，唢呐吹手如痴如醉，牛皮鼓子铿锵有力，欢歌笑语回荡在黄土高原上空。大人不时抱起小孩在火上燎一燎，这叫“燎百病”，保百病不得，平平安安。过完热热闹闹的正月十五，这个年才算基本过完了。吃“年例”

近年来，榆林人喜欢吃“年例”。其实，过年吃的不仅是美食，更是一种乡情，是每个出门在外的榆林人的一种乡土情结。而现在的“年例”以宴请朋友的方式过年，既分享了年的喜庆，也分享了每个人的成功与喜悦；“年例”成为联系亲情、友情的一种方式，从中体现了榆林人淳朴、厚道、热情、乐观的精神状态和生活态度。