高一春节英语作文80词(汇集19篇)

这个寒假，我做的第一件事就是写作业，写着写着——，过了几天，其他作业都写完了，就剩下语文作业了，轻松多了!

语文作业的第一项是“搜春联”。要搜到20对春联并抄在本子上，想了想，挺简单的嘛!没什么难度。我上网查了一些春联，于是就抄了起来……抄到一半，嗨!累死了，还有十对呢!这春联也太多了吧!20对?10对还差不多。没办法，这是老师布置的作业，就认了吧……终于抄完了。

语文作业第二项是“背春联”。要背5对春联并默在本子上。这个挺简单的嘛!我随便找了5对春联背下来，接着就默写，最后，

就——完事。

第三项作业是“赏春联”。要在5对背过的春联中挑一对出来赏析。我就仔细挑了一对简单的、写的又好的出来：“一干二净除久习，五讲四美树新风”我的赏析是：“在新的一年里，要把坏习惯都除掉，多学一些好的知识、品德。”

第四项是“拟春联”。要先查找两条春联，按它的格式写另外两条，如：一年四季天天好，一日三餐乐滔滔。——四月一季天天好，月九十餐乐滔滔。

第五个作业是“写春联”。就是自己写一对春联，我跑到了门外，看别人家的春联，于是自己写下一句：“暂辞牛气照冲天，虎王迎门便生威。(就是暂时辞掉牛气，在新的一年里照样牛气冲天。)

最后一个就是“贴春联”。这个贴春联啊我可是找了一段没人出门的时间贴的，这是为什么我就不多说了，相信大家都知道的。

这个火热的春节真是多姿多彩，尽管有些作业，但就是这些作业使得假期变得多姿多彩。

Nowadays, without the laws to supervise the Internet, there are a lot of

negative information we can read on the Internet. As a result, people feel like

being surrounded by the bad world and ignore the beauty of life. The wonderful

things are happening every day and we can sense if we pay attention to them.

The world is beautiful because of diversity. Many young people are

backpackers today. They travel around the world and witness the different

beautiful scenery. They are also attracted by the cultures. China catches the

world’s attention and more and more foreigners come here to enjoy the food and

have a nice communication with local people. They see diversity of the world and

enjoy its beauty.

or me, love from parents and friends makes my life wonderful. So no matter

what kind of problems I meet, I won’t feel my life bad. On the contrary, I see

the power I have and can create the wonderful life that I want. Every day, my

world is full of happiness.

The beauty from life can be seen everywhere, we need to slow down and find

it.

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.

[高一英语作文春节

每年的传统节日——春节到了，满脑子都是各种热闹的场面，可到了现在，那些热闹的场面相披了隐身衣一样，消失得无影无踪。

年三十，我们一家到奶奶家过年。小区里几乎没有人。奶奶家门口贴着红红的春联，或多或少增添了一点节日气氛。一推门，我就大喊：“奶奶，过年了!”奶奶高兴的大喊：“都来了!哈哈哈哈!”

客厅里，喝得醉醺醺的大伯斜在沙发上胡言乱语。电视也开着，但是没人理它。茶几上零零散散的果皮也没人打扫，只有我妈妈忙过来忙过去的收拾厨房。家里唯一能体现年味的只有红彤彤的沙发垫。

“哥哥姐姐呢?”我问爸爸。爸爸指了指书房。我推开房门：哥哥拿着手机玩游戏，沉浸在游戏世界的他，完全没有看到我。倒是姐姐抬头看了看我，我感到了一丝欣慰。姐姐把和他正在视频的男朋友给我兴致勃勃的给我炫耀了一番，面对视频中的那张陌生的面孔，我嘴角上泛起尴尬的笑。

算了，你们忙吧。我坐在沙发上，看了看每个人，差不多都在拿着各自的手机群发拜年短信。我也无奈的拿出手机，看看朋友圈里都有什么新鲜内容。6岁的小堂弟过来找我玩，还是有靠谱的嘛!他把我拉起来，拽着我和他出去玩，我无奈的和他出去了。

小区院子里，空无一人，没有了以往的鞭炮声，显得很安静，小弟弟在地上玩着属于他的游戏，我无所事事的站在边上。

开饭了!我们全家围在桌子旁吃着香喷喷的年夜饭。爷爷和奶奶讨论着哪道菜更好吃。爸爸大伯一辈的讨论一些我们听不懂的话题，哥哥姐姐边吃饭边玩手机。小弟弟胡乱吃了一点就开始鼓捣他的新年玩具……

春节，中国最盛大最传统的节日。现在却被各种各样的事情替代，过年都没年味了，除夕夜不放假了，春节几乎消失了。春节，你去哪儿啦?

According to my memory, my high school life was full of happiness and

fortune because of my lovely friend and teacher. They are sunshine in my high

school life.

I met my best friend in senior one. She is a girl with long legs, white

skin, and small face. What makes me a deep impression is her wide shoulder,

wider than other girls who have the same height as her. She was kind, treating

me just like I was her sister. I didn’t live in school dormitory, but she did.

So, I slept with her at noon. Sometimes we argued, but we both checked our

mistakes and recovered our relationship soon. When we were senior two, I moved

in school dormitory, I didn’t feel comfortable in there very fast. She took care

of me and made me feel warm. In my opinion, she is more than a friend, like a

family.

As for my teachers, my chemistry teacher is my favorite teacher. She is a

woman with sweet smile, not so tall, but she built a tall imagination in my

heart. I used to chat with her result from my failure in the exam. She is a

divorced woman; however, she was steel, living a happy life with her daughter. I

appreciate people with a strong heart, maybe the reason is that I want to be the

kind of person who is always optimistic and can’t be defeated easily. She

expresses that.

The high school memory is a valuable memory in my life. It’s my fortune to

meet them, my sunshine.

过年了，过年了。新的一年已经悄悄来临了。

除夕晚上应该吃团圆饭，妈妈把菜一样一样地端上餐桌。哇。今天的饭菜可真丰盛啊，有鱼、鸭、鸡，还有火锅……谁见了都会垂涎三尺。妈妈告诉我：这鱼肉代表年年有“鱼”,我想：这鸭肉就是代表年年有“鸭”吧。我拿起筷子夹了一块鱼肉，既然是年年有“鱼”，我就先吃鱼。鱼肉刚要放入我嘴里时，突然想起：应该先让长辈吃呀。我立刻把鱼肉放进了妈妈碗里，说：“妈妈，鱼有营养，你多吃点。”妈妈笑着对我说：“你个小滑头，你也多吃点，明天一定给你个大红包。”吃完饭，我们就看春节联欢晚会。有动听的歌声，千姿百态的舞蹈，神奇的魔术，笑料百出的相声，还有捧腹大笑的小品……不知不觉，十二点的钟声敲响了，顿时，听见窗外“劈哩啪啦”,在这爆竹声中一年过去了，新的一年又开始了。

大年初一早晨，爷爷把旧春联取下来，换上新春联。“梅开春烂漫，竹报岁平安”横批是“平平安安”。爷爷问我：“你知道我们的春联表达的什么吗?”“当然知道，是我们对新的一年的美好祝愿。”我骄傲的说。

初二该是媳妇回娘家的时候了。爸爸、妈妈和我一起到婆婆家，舅舅一家和姨妈一家已经在那里。我忙跑到婆婆跟前说：“祝婆婆身体健康、延年益寿。”婆婆给我了一个大红包。我说：“谢谢婆婆。”之后，我又祝舅舅一家人，和姨妈一家人，分别都得到了他们给的大红包。……

回忆着新年里的事，我想起了宋代王安石写的诗“元日”：

推开家门，爸爸那熟悉的背影，妈妈那慈祥的面容如今看起来略显憔悴，就如父母见到自己的孩子，即便重了几斤也会轻抚儿子说廋了，原因两点：一是久别重逢，人总是有些变化的，二是爸妈心疼自己的孩子想让孩子多吃些家中的饭菜，学校的哪比得上家里的好。我心中一阵暖流，对着爸妈幸福的笑了。

无意间朝厨房看了一下，我惊讶的发现厨房已经变了模样，装修得整洁、干净，四面墙壁雪白得耀眼，新买的橱柜，整修后的洗菜池，重新摆放的家具，我看得张大了嘴巴，妈妈得意地说道：“我故意不告诉你，给你个surprise!”我乐了。接着，我关上房门，一道明亮的光斑闪过我眼睛，我惊愕的发现门后不知何时多了块镜子，我更加乐了，问:“这是又一个惊喜吧?”妈妈笑着点了点头。看着镜子里的自己乱乱的头发，一个浪子模样，而且还是个不浪的浪子，心里满是归属的温馨。接二连三的惊喜是爸妈精心的设计，很是让我感动。

盼望着，盼望着，春节的脚步终于向我们走近了。

清晨，我早早的就起了床，毕竟是一年的最后一天吗，睡懒觉还是不好的。我便把哥哥妹妹也一同叫起，准备去楼下玩。

来到楼下，这里早已是一片红色的世界了，灯笼、对联、还有倒挂着的福字，没有一样不是红色的，给过年增添了很大的气氛。我们又在楼下放起了炮，玩起了游戏，玩得开心极了。

不一会儿，时间老人就敲起了中午的铃铛。噢，要吃饭了。我们几个小孩子早就迫不及待了，赶快跑到洗手间胡乱的洗了一下手，来到餐桌边。“哇塞!好丰盛呀!绿豆莲米汤、红烧北京鸭、爆炒牛肉，样样都是我的最爱呀!”我不禁大叫起来。我拿起筷子，不顾斯文，大口大口的吃了起来。嗯，不错，真是不错。真难得是过年，要平常哪有这么多的好吃的呀!呵呵!

晚上，吃完年夜饭，我就迫不及待地守候在电视机前，等候着春节联欢晚会的开始。八点钟，晚会开始了。我目不转睛地盯住电视机，真是舍不得离开半步，生怕错过任何一个好节目。节目一个比一个有趣，一个比一个精彩，看得我们一家人时而全神贯注，时而捧腹大笑，又时而让人赞叹不已……

不知不觉，晚会已接近尾声，这时大街上响起了噼里啪啦的鞭炮声，把晚会的声音都给压下去了。二姨夫和爸爸也抱着一大团大红炮下楼去放了。在震天动地、此起彼伏的鞭炮声中，新年的钟声敲响了。“嗖!嗖!嗖!……”五颜六色的烟花好像天上开放的一朵朵美丽的花儿：有的红的像玫瑰，有的黄的像菊花……一串串烟花像仙女散花一样，好看极了，把新年的夜空装点得格外美丽!

Music is a kind of beautiful enjoyment, it makes me happy, makes me feel

better. The music brought joy to people!

The grass to listen to music, grow more and more flourishing, more and more

green. Several long more and more high wood to listen to the concert. People

listen to the music is good, can relieve pain, fatigue, also can turn a bad mood

into a good mood, still can make people happy, let people follow the music dance

dance to.

If the world without music, the grass will not listen to music, will

wither. The trees will not thrive without the music, also wont grow taller.

People wont listen to the music, will feel very lonely, lonely, will feel very

depressed.

He said mom and dad!!!! They go to work, a days hard work, come back in

the evening to listen to music, relax the mood, relieve the body of a long day,

also can relieve fatigue.

Grandma is very lonely one day, I went to school in the morning, mom and

dad go to work, my grandfather has also gone out to the park. Grandma leg is not

good, is more walk leg ache, so grandma had to stay at home. Grandma do not

work, just listen to music at home, so she didnt feel lonely, also have things

to do.

People alive, be without music, without music, the world will be very pale,

our life is monotonous, boring, so the music is very important to us.

春节离我们不远了，我们大家也都盼望着这一个盛大的节日。对我们来说，春节就像西方的圣诞节一样隆重。而且是我们小孩最爱的节日，既可以尽情玩耍，也不用做作业。

每当除夕夜，全国上下欢聚一堂，我们家九口人全都在一起，大人都在那里包水饺做着可口的饭菜，有意思的是，每次我的姨夫都在那里炸肉，饥饿的我时不时“偷”一块尝尝，也能解解馋。因为我们小孩不用做作业，所以就在那看春节联欢晚会节目，看腻了，就到自家小院里玩耍，我们最爱玩的莫过于放鞭炮了，每次舅舅或者妈妈早早的就给我买上一大包鞭炮，几乎把所有样式都买了一遍。都由我和姐姐放，让我们过过瘾。

到了春节早晨，爆竹声震耳欲聋，窗外礼花朝我微笑。我们一家早早的起了床，我也换上了新衣裳，你可能要问了，为什么要早早的起床呢?因为爸爸妈妈和我要回老家看看，大约开半小时的车，我们就来到了老家，老家的空气就是好，我也能体验体验乡下的生活，更主要的是我不是闷在家里，而是和我的哥哥一起玩，玩一整天，然后再回来。

然后接下来的六七天时间，我们要到许多亲戚家里，每次到那里，大人们一说话就是一两个小时，而我们小孩只能在那里做着，十分无聊。虽然我感觉十分无聊没有意思，但是转念，觉得至少比闷在家里好，还能赚上一笔钱(压岁钱)。

春节呀春节，你快点来，我们大家都期盼着你。

This summer holiday I have been to BeiJing for a travel.it was a

greatjourney! we have went to see the Imperial Palace and the great wall and

them letme feel that I was proud to be a Chinese.

The Imperial Palace noted the history.there were many antiques which

wecould espy the great culture .

From the great wall,it was a well-known wonder in the world.it is made

ofbig stones which was too heavy to bring even uesing it to buil a construction

ofruggedization.what a great grandeur!

“蹦”,五彩缤纷的烟花再一次在这一天绽放，映衬得天空绚烂无比。啊!又一个新年降临了!

这天早晨，就听到了放鞭炮的声音，我相信大家此刻的心情都像鞭炮的响声一样热烈，新的一年，新的希望，我也迫不及待地穿好衣服，出门放鞭炮。我和妹妹玩的不亦乐乎，我们都穿上了新的衣服，越来越期盼夜晚了。

天色渐渐地黑了下来，红灯笼点上了，家家户户都挂着彩色的小灯，为新年的喜气洋洋，又锦上添花。街上一个人也没有，只听见几辆汽车的喇叭声。家里的亲朋好友都围成了一堆，打麻将，他们都希望赢钱，在除夕开个好兆头，而我和妹妹在卧室吃糖，心里美滋滋地。

到了八点钟，春节联欢会开始了，一家人围在电视机旁。而妈妈那边也忙活开了。妈妈，奶奶，姥姥，都在一起包饺子。我也会包，于是，和妈妈一起忙活了起来。我在一个饺子里放了一个糖块，举起来让他们看，他们都很想吃到这个饺子，可我在饺子上悄悄地刻了一个“叶”字，这糖饺子是非我莫属啰!就在这时，爸爸和爷爷他们要去放烟花，我和妹妹怎能不去?

此时外面天寒地冻，,可看着那些五彩缤纷的烟花，我心里却暖融融的。放了一个又一个，终于放完了!

回到屋子里，饺子上桌了，我一眼就看见了那个糖饺子，我夹了过来，分成了六份，每份只有一点点，但也很甜。我把那六份饺子分了无份给其他人，希望他们在新的一年里过上甜蜜的生活。

“五，四，三，二，一”新年的钟声敲响了，新的一年降临了!

又是一个美好的新年啊!

I will become a high school student this September. I am a little bit

nervous about it. I have to do well in the high school entrance exam to enter a

good high school. I will go to a different school, make new friends. Most of

all, I heard that there are much more courses in high school, I will be very

busy in studying. I have been visiting a high school, there were many text books

and papers on the desks in the class room. But I also saw the students in the

high school were very active to join the extracurricular activities after

school. They had football and basketball matches, singing conferences, painting

and calligraphy exhibitions and so on. So I am looking forward to be a high

school student.

The Spring Festival， 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.

When it comes to the Lantern Festival, it means the end of the Spring

Festival.

“欧耶!终于可以回家过年喽!真是想念老家的那些小伙伴们啊!”我高兴地念叨着，心里满是内江老家的那些情景。春节前两天，我和老爸就早早地回到了远在内江的老家。而今天，就是春节了。

早晨，我在一片欢声笑语中醒来，脑袋迷迷糊糊的，还在纳闷大家怎么这么高兴。这时，老爸走进来说：“幺儿，快点起床了，今天可是春节呀!”我一拍脑袋，猛然醒悟过来。吃完丰盛的早餐，按常理来说要去给先祖们拜年了，上山后，我双手合十，虔诚地在心里说到：祝先祖们在天上平平安安，也愿先祖们保佑我们天天向上，勇往直前。

午饭后，本想好好休息一下的我，听到要去买烟花，我便立马蹦起来踊跃报名。二爷急忙答应：“好好好”我们便踏上了买烟花之旅。烟花店的烟花真多呀，五颜六色的，看得我眼花缭乱。犹豫了好半天，最后才选择了电光花，小鞭炮，冲天炮这三样。

晚上，夜幕降临，最最期待，最最精彩的放烟花环节来了!我们一群小朋友兴奋地拿出烟花来尽情地舞弄。一根根电光花就像许多魔仙棒，散发着不同颜色的光。外甥女刚喊到“变”，她那根就灭了，我们哈哈大笑。小鞭炮比较刺激，它就是拿在手上玩，看着那红色的、跳跃着的火花，我内心有点忐忑，因此总是不敢到燃完了再扔。开始放冲天炮了，所有人都屏息凝神，一发、两发、三发……七彩缤纷的烟花照亮了天空，我觉得所有的烦恼都不复存在，剩下的满是我对未来的憧憬。

这个春节你们过得好吗?我可是过了一个非常有意义的春节哟!

Nowadays, the price of house has increasing so fast, which brings great

pressure to the young generation. Many young people choose to stay in the big

cities to fight for their future. Indeed, big cities means more chances to

realize their dreams. Young people are full of passion and they need to be given

more chances to find their own places. Whats more, when you are working with

the excellent co-workers, you will know what kind of skills you should be

equipped with, thus to get improved. While there also comes with the negative

sides. The traffic gets congested during the working hours and the air is

polluted badly. In addition, the fast pace of lifestyle makes people easy to

lose themselves. In all, living in the big cities is still the main choice for

young people, even though they face some challenges.

在我的家乡，春节的数据哦，新年的晚餐与良好的颜色和香味在餐桌上;我家乡的春节是一幅挂在门上的喜庆对联。我家乡的春节充满了在温暖的气氛中燃放的鞭炮。我家乡的春节是:

为春节购物

春节前半个多月，这里的人们开始买年货。在每一家商店前，无论是卖烟酒的小店还是大型超市，都挂着红灯笼以示庆祝。

新年产品主要包括干果、糖果等。花生、瓜子、豌豆、杏仁和核桃是必不可少的。其次，有大瓶的饮料，如可乐和雪碧。

吃年夜饭

除夕晚餐是为除夕夜准备的。全家人聚在一起，非常忙碌。除非真的有必要不要回来，否则无论走多远，人们都会回来。除夕晚餐自然非常丰富。鱼、鸡、鸭和年糕的数量无法计算。

想象一个家庭，被一张桌子包围着，有说有笑，这是多么温暖的画面啊!

燃放鞭炮

除夕夜餐后，是我们的孩子最喜欢它的时候了。因为鞭炮马上就要燃放了!成年人拿出事先买好的鞭炮，来到院子里。“啪嗒，啪嗒!”这声音多么清晰响亮啊!“哈哈!”听听这笑声，多么爽朗，多么快乐!

新年快乐

在新年和春节之后，新年问候将开始。这也是孩子们非常开心的时候，因为有红包!你一进门，就能听到大人开心的笑声:新年快乐

春节是中国人的习俗，但是每个地方都有自己的庆祝方式。你觉得怎么样，我们家乡的节日风格够热闹的!

盼望着盼望着，春节终于来了。大年初一，以往我都是起得最晚的人，可今天我争了个第一，因为极想闻闻那香气扑鼻的爆竹烟味儿。一串串鞭炮在人们手中点燃，声音真大，四处飞溅，仿佛要把每一个祝福送到千家万户，一阵阵爆竹声接连不断，噼里啪啦的，热闹非凡。

在鞭炮声过后，就没有什么好玩的了。还是吃早餐吧，待会儿出去玩一玩！

吃过饭后，我邀几个朋友一起去玩，在街上点燃的爆竹在地上开出了美丽的花，漂亮极了，袋里装着父母给的零花钱，甭提多高兴了。今天的小鸟也出来凑热闹，大概它们心里也很高兴吧。

街上不愧是街上，玩的吃的样样俱全。看到的大多数是一些小孩，我瞧了瞧，就数麻辣摊的生意最好： “我要一串年糕！”一个胖孩子叫道。再去别的地方瞧瞧如何?在一家文具店摊前，我又停下了脚步。里有各种玩的东西：飞机模型、望远镜、电动汽车……尽是一些玩的东西。我发现最受欢迎的是那些玩的东西。

在其它地方，我还看见有的在卖气球、跳绳，有的在卖小吃、点心、水果，穿的用的吃的样样俱全，真是无奇不有。

玩了一上午，下午我又要去走亲访友拜新年了，这无疑也是一件高兴的事。

今天真是玩得太痛快了！算是一饱眼福二饱口福三饱手福了。最为幸运的是那些卖主了，今天可是生意兴隆啰！

真心希望今天全国的小朋友在新的一年里快快乐乐，没有烦恼，但千万不要“玩物丧志”哟！

To tell you the truth，I don t like the Spring Festival at all. When I was young I liked it very much，because I could had something tasty to eat during the Spring Festival，and I could enjoy very wonderful TV programmes，too，I also could had much free time during which I could did something I liked to do. I don t like it now， there are many reasons.

Firstly，I can t have a good time during the Festival. Every New Year s Eve something unpleasant often happens. Once I quarreled with my second brother.

Secondly，I can t relax myself during the Festival. I have to do many things，watch so many TV programmes， meet so many people，all these things make me very tired.

Thirdly，spending one Spring Festival means that I become one year older，I don t like to be old. I want to live longer and be young all the time. Readers， what is your opinions about the Spring Festival?Please tell us，we can share our opinions. Thanks for reading! Goodbye.

[高一英语作文我的春节

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the

traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the "Lunar New Year" by

English speakers. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the

first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on

the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Years Eve is known

as chú xī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Lunar

Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains

significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year

is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the

most.

Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New

Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the

new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors, as well as cultures with whom

the Chinese have had extensive interaction. These include Koreans (Seollal),

Tibetans and Bhutanese (Losar), Mongolians (Tsagaan Sar), Vietnamese (Tt), and

formerly the Japanese before 1873 (Oshogatsu). Outside of Mainland China, Hong

Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, Chinese New Year is also celebrated in countries with

significant Han Chinese populations, such as Singapore, Indonesia, Laos,

Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. In countries such as Australia, Canada

and the United States, although Chinese New Year is not an official holiday,

many ethnic Chinese hold large celebrations and Australia Post, Canada Post, and

the US Postal Service issues New Years themed stamps.

Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of

the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy

presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also the tradition

that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in

hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated

with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”,

“wealth”, and “longevity”. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast

with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet

delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next

morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy

new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year

tradition is a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wish

peace and happiness for everyone.

Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuously

numbered years, outside China its years are often numbered from the reign of

Huangdi. But at least three different years numbered 1 are now used by various

scholars, making the year 2009 "Chinese Year" 4707, 4706, or 4646.