有关春节习俗的初中英语作文（优秀20篇）

孔府年节

孔府年节有一些和民间不同的地方，

腊八。腊八的一切活动都是围绕腊八粥进行的。熬粥要安排很多人，“户人”中的烧火户在这天专来烧火。支起大锅，熬出的粥分盛在很多缸里。腊八粥分两种：一种是粗的，给当差的喝，粥里放大米、肉片、白菜、豆腐之类，喝粥时，一个还给一斤馍馍；另一种是细的，用薏米仁、桂元、莲子、百合、栗子、红枣、红豇豆、江米等熬成，粥面再放上用山楂雕刻的“粥果”。这样的粥是供内宅，本族以及上供用的。孔府在外面有很多香火院，都在腊八这天派尼姑来要粥，要“盆头米”。

临近三十，孔府忙年活动中最热闹的场面“蒸壮”就出现了，“蒸壮”就是为过年蒸各种馒头、饺子、糕饼。这时“烧火户”又来烧火，蒸各式各样的馒头。

大年三十整夜包饺子。府内到处燃灯、燃檀香末、铺地毯、院子里搭彩棚、拉彩带。午后去报本堂行礼，晚饭后去祖庙辞岁。大人给孩子送“压岁钱”，装在红纸袋里，上面写有“长命百岁”的字样，放在小孩子的枕边，每人准备一个景泰蓝食盒，其中放粘米面做的如意、小柿子、桔子等物。

除夕夜晚衍圣公还要亲自到安怀堂摆供，祭拜白胡子老神仙，据说孔府中所有的精灵鬼怪都归这个白胡子老神仙管。

午夜过后所有的人起来拜天地神。在前上房院子里用席子搭起“天地楼”。朝各个方向，东、西、南、北、东北、西南、西北，各摆一张桌子，桌子上摆放神的牌位，正中一张桌子上摆天地神牌位。“天地楼”旁，立“朝天竿”，点“天灯”，日夜不熄，一直要点半个月之久。

元旦早晨醒来，先不说话，用手摸摸食盒里的东西和压岁钱。起床后拜庙、拜祠堂、接受仆人拜年。本家来孔府拜年。下午当地“龙灯会”的狮子舞等进孔府表演，孔府的当差和“花炮户”燃放焰火，庆祝新年。

宁阳县

宁阳县元旦吃馄饨，称为“填仓“，黄县、蓬莱一带，元旦早起要照虚耗。由女主人手持红烛，把家中各个角落照一遍，意思是以光明驱逐黑暗，然后将年前以面粉做成的各种窗花放在窗台上。小孩子起床后，要攀着门拴打三个秋千，据说可以长得快。有些地区煮饺子时要用芝麻秸烧火，意味新的一年像芝麻开花一样，节节高升，饭后在锅内要放上馒头，意味有“余头“。胶东的新媳妇第一年要到丈夫的外祖家拜年，称为“札根“。据说到了外祖家，就可以把根札下，不会有离婚和早年丧偶之事。旧时还有初五“送穷“的习俗。当天祭拜年，要放鞭炮以示“赶五穷“。曲阜则在初五办“文曲星会“，初五晚上，学生要到老师家，向孔子神像拈香祭拜。再由老师出题做一篇文章，完成后由老师它焚掉，叫做“文曲星会“。

崂山

春节期间，崂山村村镇镇扭秧歌、跑旱船、舞龙灯、踩高跷……热闹非凡。元宵节是中国民间传统的灯节。崂山沿海的渔村里，鞭炮齐鸣，渔民在船老大的带领下来到各自的渔船上送灯，预祝新的一年渔业丰收。

农历清明节到谷雨期间，是崂山渔民祭海的时节。祭海时，渔民们在海滩上摆设猪、鸡、鱼三牲供品，大面馍和糖果，点燃香烛鞭炮，举行传统的祭海仪式。祭海的日子里，纯朴豪爽的渔家人用好酒好菜热情地招待前来观看祭海的亲朋好友，大家一起开怀畅饮。

按照家乡的老规矩，过春节差不多从冬至就开始了。

冬至前后，人们便把鸡、鸭和鹅关到笼子里，以减少他们的活动量，每天用充足的食物喂养，到了过年时，家禽们就长得又大又肥。

农历腊月二十三是“小年”。这天，人们要把灶台打扫的干干净净，杀鸡宰鹅来祭“灶神”。

腊月二十五前后，人们选择吉日把家里的灰尘打扫的一尘不染，然后包粽子，爆米花，备年货，忙的不亦乐乎。

除夕更是热闹非凡。外出打工的人也必定会在这一天赶回来。家家户户赶做年夜饭，到处是酒肉飘香，男女老少都穿着新衣，门外贴上红红的对联，有的人家还会挂上大大的红灯笼。除此之外，大家还会在房间门口贴上“利市”，就是把钱放在红色封套里做成的小礼物。而且每一家都通宵灯火，看着每年必不可少的春晚，等待午夜钟声敲响，也就是所说的守岁。

大年初一是春节的高潮。这天人们杜绝杀生，早上要互相讲吉利的话，大人们要给长辈们拜年，给小朋友们压岁钱。

正月初二开始，人们便走亲访友互相串门，初三一起床便要把之前燃放的炮仗纸烧掉。“人日”“人胜节”“七元节”都指这一天——正月初七，传说这一天是女娲造人的日子。

汤圆一上市，春节便接近尾声。正月十五古称“上元节”，这天晚上，到处张灯结彩，猜谜踏歌，突出一个“闹”字。这一天，人们还要吃汤圆，预示着在新的一年里吉祥快乐。过了这天，春节也就过完了。农民开始准备春耕，人们又开始了忙碌的生活……

[初中作文家乡的春节习俗

我的朋友

My best friend is Mary. She lives in a tall building. She lives on the fifth floor. Everyday she takes the lift up and down. She is twelve years old. She is tall and thin. She has short black hair，two big eyes and a small mouth. She is very cute. I like playing with her. We are in the same class. I like to read books but she likes playing games. She likes to eat popcorn and ice creams. I like them， too. Her favourite food is fish， so she is clever. She loves her cat. She often plays with her. The cat likes Mary，too. They are cute.

这篇是讲述我的好朋友玛丽。介绍她的住址，她住在一幢高楼里。她住在五楼。她的年龄，她十二岁。她的外貌，她又高又瘦。她有短的黑色的头发，两只大眼睛和一个小嘴巴。

回到家乡，心里可高兴了，春节习俗总会让我吃惊不小，最普遍的就是以下四个了：吃年饭，看晚会，午夜放烟花和拜年。

大年三十，舅舅舅妈等亲戚都欢聚一堂，外婆外公满脸喜悦，开心地忙碌着。对，今天我们要吃年饭了！“噼里啪啦”，一阵鞭炮声响起，年饭做好了！当然，吃年饭总忘不了土地爷爷，敬几根香，摆几碗菜和一碗饭，求土地爷爷保佑，来年丰收。接下来，便入席了。吃罢年饭，大家都坐在炉子旁边聊天。外公外婆这时候可就忙咯！吃年饭（也可以说是团圆饭），是春节的重要习俗之一，不管是在哪儿，大家都会赶回来，和家人一起共享这美好的时刻。吃年饭时，大家总有很多话要说，说工作，说家庭，等等。吃年饭的时间是不一样的，只要家人都到齐了，想什么时候吃都行。

晚上，就剩下自己家的人了。在看春节联欢晚会之前，是我最期待的时候：收压岁钱。恭喜发财，红包拿来！大舅舅一个，舅舅一个，外婆一个……大家都忙活完了，该坐下来休息休息了，于是，我们便团聚在一起看春节联欢晚会。边看边聊，仿佛话总也说不完似的。总算熬到12点了，午夜烟花快燃放了！“轰！”一个礼炮打响了，天空顿时蒙上了一件五彩斑斓的彩衣。随着第一个礼炮的打响，各家不约而同地放出了各种款式的烟花，每一家的屋顶上都挂上了一个美丽的帽子。放烟花的声音震耳欲聋，五彩的烟花使我眼花缭乱。我和大舅妈跑到楼顶上观看烟花，我兴奋得直跳：“我这次苦熬到12点真是没白费，这真是太壮观了！”午夜放烟花，有可能是每个地方都有的习俗，有可能是我们家乡特有的一种习俗，但都一样，我见识到了，你们也听说了！

这天，是初一，才刚起来，就听见门外一阵拜年声：“给您老拜年了啊！”“哎！来了来了，新年快乐！”“新年快乐！”这时候，外婆正忙着做早餐，外公则正忙着招呼人。“坐一下吧啊？”“不了不了。”这样的对话总会听见很多次。我赶紧吃完早餐和舅舅他们出门了。舅舅的双胞胎女儿紫依和紫芊各提着一个袋子，每到一处袋子里的东西就会增加一点，可高兴坏她们了。所谓的拜年呢，就是挨家挨户地走动，有时候会在哪一家坐一会儿，聊聊天什么的。而小孩子就提着个袋子去拜糖。声明一下啊，我可没有哦！

每个地方的春节习俗或多或少都有些不同吧，你们是不是也该让我长长见识了呢？

A letter of thanks

Dear mother ,

The mothers day is coming and I would like to say “Happy mothers day” in

this letter. I love you and thank you so much for everything you did for me.

This day，I will stay away and cant give you my appreciation at home. I know I

will watch myself，so dont worry about me. I am doing very well on my study. My

schoolmates and teachers are all very nice. Though I cant be at home， I hope

you will have a wonderful mothers day.

Your son,

Li ming

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. 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."

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."

Im a middle school student. I’m upset these days because of my parents.

They pay too much attention to my study. I have to report my test results to them every time.

If I get good grades they will be happy and satisfied. But if not they will be worried about me, especially my mom. I never want to let her down, but she has made a plan for my future.

I am very disgusted with it. I dont know what to do. I know they really love me. I also know knowledge is important for everybody. However, I cant stand they are always making me study. Im really expected they can understand me.

我是一名初中生。因为我的父母，我最近很心烦。他们过于关注我的学习了。每次测验的结果我都要报告给他们。如果我取得好成绩，他们就会开心和满意。但如果没有，他们就会担心我，尤其是我妈妈。我从来都不想让她失望，但她已经为我的未来制定好计划了。我很讨厌这一点。我不知道怎么办才好。我知道他们是真心爱我的。我也知道知识的重要性。然而，我不能忍受他们总是让我去学习。我真的希望他们能够了解我。

[初中英语作文：我的烦恼

The Spring Festival

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

[英语作文春节来临

同学们，你们听过这样的童谣吗?“粽子香，香厨房。艾叶香，香满堂。桃枝插在大门上，出门一望麦儿黄。这儿端阳，那儿端阳，处处都端阳。”写的就是我国传统佳节端午节。

说起端午节，你们知道是为了纪念哪位伟大的爱国诗人吗?他就是屈原，他被别人陷害，被迫跳江而死，人们为了纪念屈原，所以就在这天把粽子扔进汨罗江，喂饱鱼虾们，不让鱼虾们吃掉屈原的尸体。在端午节这天，我们还要赛龙舟，是为了捞起屈原的尸体，可是没有捞起来。屈原已经离开我们很久了，我们只是为了纪念屈原所以才一直这么做的。

我们合肥过端午节，每家的长辈们都会准备很多的材料，包很多不同馅料的粽子，还要去菜市场买艾草，挂在自家的门窗上，艾草是可以驱蚊避邪的。

端午节每家人都聚在一起吃饭，很有气氛，而且让我们这些小朋友们，还让我学到了很多知识，看来我一定要好好学习，了解更多的文化知识。

在2017年10月1日，我终于亲眼在电视上看见了国庆阅兵仪式，当胡锦涛同志乘坐检阅车缓缓地驶向受检时，他亲切而又不停地向战友们问好：“同志们好!同志们辛苦了!”

从我懂事起，我还第一次收看这么雄伟壮观的阅兵仪式，那一排排整齐的各种各样方队，有空军，海军等，迈着铿锵有力的步伐从天安门走过;那一架架飞机编队从天安门上空飞过，划出了一道道美丽的彩虹;那一辆辆汽车载着各种各样的先进武器，像一个个威严的战士排着整齐的队伍展现在人们的眼前。

我的祖国已度过68华诞，我作为一名少先队员，在祖国那么美好又伟大的大家庭里，我要加倍珍惜每一分钟，奋发学习，努力成为栋梁之才，为祖国更加美好的明天贡献出自己的力量。

我想对我们伟大的祖国说一句我一直藏在心里的话：“祖国我们为你骄傲，自豪!”

On October 1, 2017, I finally saw the National Day parade on television, and when President Hu Jintao took the review vehicle slowly toward the inspection force, he greeted his comrades and helplessly to his comrades: "Comrade "Comrades are so hard!"

From my sensible, I also watched such a magnificent military parade for the first time, the rows of neat rows of squads, the Air Force, the Navy, etc., walked by sonorous and vigorous pace from Tiananmen Square; The plane fleet flew over Tiananmen Square and set off a beautiful rainbow; the car carrying a variety of advanced weapons, like a majestic warrior row of neat teams show in front of people The

My motherland has spent 68 birthday, I as a young pioneer, in the motherland so beautiful and great family, I want to cherish every minute, work hard, and strive to become a pillar of the better for the motherland tomorrow Contribute to their own strength.

I would like to say to our great motherland that I have been hiding in my heart: "The motherland we are proud of you, proud!"

How to be a good learner?

As a good learner， we should have good habits and ways of learning。

We need to get ready for our lessons before class and always listen carefully in class。 It’s good to study in groups and help each other。 We should do more reading in our free time。 If we have some problems， we’d better ask others for help。 As a student， working hard is important， but don’t forget to do sports and keep healthy。

I think all these above will be helpful to us。

家家户户开始大量置办年货，大人们还要买过冬的衣服呢。还要在过年的那天之前进行大扫除。到了真正过年的那天，大家都开始挂灯笼、贴春联，春联是为我们迎接新的一年，而灯笼是让我们这年过得红红火火。不仅如此，还要在窗户上贴福，而且要倒着贴，意味着福倒了，福到了。春节吃饭前要先放鞭炮是为了迎接新年的到来，吃饭时，小孩的嘴可甜了，他们走过去跟爸爸妈妈说新年快乐，就能得到红包。吃完饭后，外面开始热闹起来，一条条长龙接二连三地从巷子里跑出来，彩色的龙头欢劲地扭着，在大马路上显得格外引人入胜，路旁的烟花给舞龙的人们打气，他们舞的更欢了。

每当到了除夕夜晚的十二点真是极为热闹，一大筒烟花排山倒海得飞起向天空在天空中炸成了一朵花，一大群烟花飞快地冲向天空，炸开了一朵朵五颜六色的鲜花，七彩的烟花炫染了整片天空，显得格外美丽，一条长长的鞭炮在地上“啪啪啪”地响着，在过年时放鞭炮是为了赶走一只叫“年”的怪兽，喜欢在过年时去村里偷吃，但它怕鞭炮，所以家家在过年时放鞭炮。

这就是我家乡的风俗，一个不一样的习俗。

春节，俗称过年，是民间一年中庆贺时间最长，最隆重的传统节日。春节是我们汉族人民的最爱。

春节差不多在腊月二十三就已经开始啦，在我们这里叫小年。过小年，差不多就是春节的一个开幕式。这一天，是要祭灶的。祭灶的时候，鞭炮声响起来，说明过年的气息离我们更近啦些。

过啦小年，大家就更忙啦，必须准备过年的东西，正式迎接年的到来。

除夕真红火，家家户户都鞭炮喧天辞旧岁，爆竹声中迎新春，家家都赶着包饺子，到处是饺子的香味，人人都穿上啦新衣，贴上红红的对联，年画。除夕夜家家都笑声不停，灯火辉煌，鞭炮声一阵接一阵，午夜十二点，春节的钟声响起来啦，伴随着钟声到来，预示着辞旧迎新，大家都长大啦一岁，回首过去的一年里，我好想停留在那长不大的童话世界里……

正月初一和除夕之夜，虽然只是一个时差的区别，但却给人留下啦截然不同的印象。

正月初一，不像以前那样守旧，不在是男人拜年，女人在家接待客人，现在一家人去给长辈拜年，也不在是叩头如捣蒜，现在只要说声祝福语，行个礼。哈哈!压岁钱就到手啦，春节拜年收红包是我们孩子的最爱。其次，还要去上坟，就是给以逝的亲人去拜年，鞭炮声又一次响起来，一演示对逝世亲人的怀念，还要烧些纸钱，祭些酒菜，我不禁想到：“人世间，为什么要有生离死别呢?今年是双节日，一边是春节，一边是情人节，这又给今年的春节增添啦一份喜庆美好的色彩。

正月十五，春节的最后一层台阶啦，这一天，大街上到处都张灯结彩，灯火辉煌。今年，我们这里的灯在宾河路上展示，整条街像是在办喜事，红火而美丽，是人的海洋，灯的世界，有虎灯，有的是大红宫灯，有的是龙灯……每个人都好像坠入仙境一般。一眨眼间，一个五彩缤纷的童话世界化成五光十色的星星点点，洒满在视野里伴着满路的花灯，把天空打扮得金光灿烂，碧玉滢滢。元宵节就是吃元宵呀。欢欢喜喜过大年，团团圆圆吃元宵，这的确是件美好的事情。

正月十五就是年的闭幕式。美好的正月十五给年彻底拉上啦一卷令人怀念的帷幕。

Transportation has been greatly changed in the past few years. In ancient days, people used to travel by horse or carriage. The journey was often tiring and tedious. Then people had buses, trains and ships, which could shorten the time of the long-distance trip. Now we have not only more private cars, but also planes and high-speed rails. All of these modern transports could offer us a quick and pleasant travel. Thus, more and more people enjoy traveling very much these days. In conclusion, modern transportation has completely changed our life. Thanks to modern transportation, our world is becoming smaller and smaller.

My school life is very common. I get up at six o’clock every morningfrom

Monday to Friday. And the I would go running with my classmates, as our head

teacher says health is themost important thing. After running I have to do

morning exercises on theplayground. Then I can have breakfast. Having breakfast,

I need to have morningreading. Oh, I almost forget that all of the students have

to do some cleaningbefore breakfast. There come the various classes. Then noon

comes. Havinglunch, I will go to sleep. I often read twenty minutes before I

fall asleep. I haveclass in the afternoon. And I still have classes at night.

It’s boring, right? ButI have got used to it and enjoy myself at school.

When the autumn comes, the weather will become cool and people can feel the

wind. In my hometown, there will be a famous contest, which is to fly kites.

People come to the field and bring their kites. What a lively scene. The

children are very active and excited. They run to the ground for many times, so

as to make their kites flying higher and higher. It has become a tradition. Some

people even will prepare for a long time. They want to prove that they are the

strong ones. It gives people a good chance to communicate with each other. I

like the atmosphere and enjoy the time with my friends.

我家住在平乡，这个地方人人都知道，我在那里经过的，我觉得热闹的是逛庙会。

庙会从很早的时候开始，一开始就很热闹，我家离庙也不算远，但是，从我家里就能清楚的听见庙会的热闹声。

庙会从早上五六点开始，到那时候，我们那里的小孩子就会起得很早很早，都等待着庙会的开始，因为，庙会里有很多稀奇古怪的玩具，还有炸东西的，有小型的充气蹦蹦床，还有许多表演节目的，买东西吃的：棉花糖、奶糖、辣条……各种各样零食，还有卖冰糕的！

小孩子们大部分都是在充气蹦蹦床里面玩，不管什么都在里面看，我也在里面玩、看。小孩子们最喜欢的就是炸东西，这下炸东西的幸福了，收了很多很多的钱，卖汽水的也幸福了。哪里还有卖装饰品：挂在脖子、手上的链子，稀奇古怪的、有男孩子女孩子都能带得发卡……

在庙会中，大人们最喜欢的就是表演，一到这个时候小孩子们都从充气蹦蹦床上面下来了，他们要看小品，他们要试着敲鼓。表演有很多种：又穿服装表演的、小品、戏曲表演、唱歌、打鼓……小孩子们最喜欢的就是小品和打鼓，小品把孩子和大人们逗得哈哈大笑、前俯后仰，敲鼓的时候，小孩子们跃跃欲试，有很多都是乱打的，逗得大人哈哈大笑。看完以后，人们就继续购买东西，还有的把它们买回家，挂在门上，让朋友们都看见，把庙会上的各种玩具、各种零食、炸东西，拿回家，跟朋友们一起吃、一起玩。

在逛庙会的时候香客在自己的本命星塑像前焚星祝告，祈求一年平安，并买一张谶图，以查今年究竟主吉主凶，以便做好趋吉避凶的准备，这个时候许许多多的大人就开始再佛祖前开始求签了，外面几乎就没有大人。

逛庙会到很久很久才结束，快乐地声音还在耳朵萦绕，人们恋恋不舍结束了庙会。

Orginate in America in the Mothers Festival. May 9,1906, American consuming

city Jia-Wei the mother misfortune of silk dies , her grief extremely. Avoid

Japan in annual mother death anniversary, Miss An Na organizes catch up the

campaign of Sai mother, encourage other person to also express the gratitude for

own loving mother with similar way.

Hereafter, she convinces people everywhere and establishes the Mothers

Festival to the appeal of all sectors of society and call. Her appeal gets warm

response.

Through draft resolution, on May 10,1913, American Senate and House of

Representatives signs by president Wilson second that announces and decides each

years May for Sunday, is the Mothers Festival.

This measure arouses world countries, is imitated one after another,

install to 1948 Na pass away , 43 countries have established the Mothers

Festival.

Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue.

The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources and at the same time polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.

If we continue to do this,life on earth cannot survive.Concerned people have made some progress in environmental protection.

Governments of many countries have established laws to protect the air,forests and sea resources and to stop environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve environmental problems.

People should be further educated to recognize the importance of the problems,to use modern methods of birth control,to conserve our natural resources and recycle our products.

We are sure that we can have a better and cleaner place in the future.

The news that Mr Cai had passed away was known, and I fell into great

sorrow. The sound of the rain knocking on the window was so mournful that it

deepened my distress.

My memory brought me back to the class when I saw him for the last

time.

That evening it was raining, too. We started our lesson as usual at a

quarter past six. I sat in the first row, and I saw Mr Cai press his stomach

with a hand from time to time, but I didn’t know the reason then. The two hours

passed quickly. When the lesson came to an end,Mr Cai told us that he had

possibly developed a stomach cancer, and would go to Beijing to see a doctor. If

there was nothing serious, he would continue to teach us after he came back. He

was very calm and his voice was steady. He still gave us some homework. He said

that he would mark the papers as soon as he came back.

Then I started to wait for his return. I had not thought that I would not

see him any more. The cancer had taken his life, even though he was still

young.

Mr Cai’s words are still ringing in my ears,“I hope you will be one of the

best students.” I think I should work hard at English and live up to his

expectation .

I have lost a good teacher. Tears will dry up in time, but the memory will

stay for ever.