春节由来的英语作文(汇编20篇)

春节要来了，我们全家忙得不得了。又是买年货，又是大扫除。

急急忙忙去买年货

春节当然要买年货，都到大年三十了。

我们全家只能急匆匆地跑进超市。超市里琳琅满目的商品使我眼花缭乱，顿时不知所措。我们左看看、右看看，摸摸这、望望那儿。不一会儿，购物车里就装满了东西，似乎快把车压垮了，推都推不动，就怕待会儿车里装不下了。我们一边推着车，一边望着商品。很快，我们就结账了，使后拿着大包小包的礼品准备去吃年夜饭。

团团圆圆吃年夜饭

吃年夜饭了。亲戚们都来了，人可真多。我看着这一桌丰盛佳肴，我的肚子就“咕咕”直叫了。吃饭了，我狼吞虎咽起来，吃得油光满面，但也不忘扫视周围。过了一会儿，我妈妈给我盛了一碗饭，我吃着吃着发现碗底有一个圆子，我满脸疑惑，又发现姨妈与妈妈在偷笑。“既然我挖到了‘宝’，那就鉴一下‘宝’吧!”我想。这会儿，我发现奶奶的手在口袋里“蠢蠢欲动”，我就跑过去，在奶奶耳边说上几句好话。奶奶就笑吟吟地拿出红包，给了我。我迫不及待地想回房间看看有多少钱。

快快乐乐齐放烟花

吃完饭，我们便拥出家门，找到了一个空旷的地方，拿出烟火，开始放鞭炮。只听‘啪啪’几声，几朵绚丽花在空中绽放。红的似火、白的似雪、粉的似霞……夜空中那璀璨的明星，也不再寂寞，他们有了烟花的陪伴。我胆子比较大，拿了一个小型烟花，跑到别处去，小心翼翼地拿出打火机，点燃了导火线，只听“兹兹”的声音，我的心揪了起来，但是那炫丽的烟花使我深深地陶醉其中，把恐惧感抛到九霄云外。

欢欢喜喜同看春晚

到了晚上，我最关注的就是春晚了。今年的春晚各种各样的明星都来了，还有各种独角戏、小品、相声……真是一年的春晚比一年的春晚好看。一阵阵笑声不时传出房屋;一阵阵歌声流出电视;一阵阵掌声涌出电视……所有的节目都使我耳目一新。我最爱的就是刘谦的魔术，简直就是魔法，太奇妙了。眼睛一眨，就出现了一个奇迹

欢度春节，不亦乐乎?

As is known to all， food is a priority for the mon people.Recently，

however， reports about food problems have often been seen in the newspapers，

showing that people have always been concerned about what they eat every day.

The reason for this problem is that some of the food producers are too fond of

making money， leading to the result that they use whatever will make the food

look good or taste better without considering the bad consequences。 This is not

normal because people just cannot live without eating anything.

So we should take all the measures necessary to forbid the food producers

to make food that is not safe enough. Laws should be strengthened and the

government should have more control over these producers。 Only when people are

no longer worried about whether their food is safe or not can they enjoy a

better life.

For the first time in everyones experience! For example: the first time to

ride a bicycle, write a book, play a computer for the first time, keep a dog for

the first time, etc! And my first time is climbing!

On a sunny holiday, our family unanimously decided to take exercise -

climbing Maanshan! Maanshan ecological park is located in the south of Yangwu

village, Daling mountain. The main peak is 329.2 meters above sea level. It is

divided into two small peaks at the front and back. It is named Maanshan because

of its shape similar to Maanshan. It used to be a quarry. All the stones mined

were transported to all parts of the city as building materials, bringing

considerable economic benefits to the local area and seriously damaging the

ecological environment. In order to build a civilized, harmonious and ecological

home, the village committee decided to close the quarry and invest 5 million

yuan to build it into an ecological park. Now there are Jinling, Qixingling,

Jiti stone, Qilin mountain and other scenic spots. When I came to the foot of

Maanshan, I stared at the top of Maanshan stupidly. In my mind, I thought of the

complacent expression of climbing to the mountain. After that, I cant wait to

follow the route to the top of the mountain!

At first, I was a living tiger, just like a hungry tiger, flying to the top

of the mountain! The road is getting steeper and steeper, and the fork road runs

across. Its half the way to the top of the mountain. After a long time, the

physical strength is naturally consumed and the knowledge is not much. Im

sweating!! Seeing thousands of houses, cars and pedestrians under my feet, I

secretly encouraged myself: there is still a little way to go, stick to it, and

soon climb to the top of the mountain, dont be discouraged, learn to stick to it

on this road! Only persistence can make people succeed! Time flows silently on

me. I climb to the top of the mountain. I am ecstatic and rush forward in one

breath. Finally climbed to the top of the mountain! Ah! The scenery at the top

of the mountain is so intoxicating and impressive!

As if everything under my feet is my world! The whole village can be seen

clearly. I learned a truth from it, that is: in life, whether it is laid-off, or

encountered difficulties, or be fired and so on. Dont be discouraged. As a human

being, we should learn not to be discouraged in the face of difficulties. In all

kinds of tests of life, just like climbing a mountain, we cant give up halfway,

as long as we stick to it, we will succeed!

At home as usual, the Spring Festival in the twelfth month almost two dozen began, during this time, every family is busy cleaning the house, wash the sheets curtains, buy bacon sausage eat, such as preparation for the holiday. December 26 house posted red couplets, happy.

New Years eve is quite lively. Every cast eve of food, is full of the fragrance of wine meat, men, women, and children wear new clothes. The family around a round table on a happy night dinner, people will give children lucky money. Lights were blazing in every New Years eve, no gap. On the sky black, binjiang road began to put up the firecrackers, fireworks, the sky marina rice pattern of fireworks, firecrackers. Past midnight, the whole city fireworks firecrackers deafening, as if to make the whole house apart. On this night, in addition to the very children, no sleep standing, shou sui. I was a bit in the morning or so, fast asleep.

In the first month of a very different times and the New Years eve; Shop is closed, the door to pile up the setting off of firecrackers paper last night, the city is at rest. This day, most people have to go to the park, temple fairs, can be happy.

Yuanxiao, another climax of Spring Festival. The fifteenth day, every family decorated, good and beautiful. Will also be there and enjoy the moon round the moon, like a large tracts of nine. In front of the television in the home, see yuanxiao "joy", the family you my sentence, very happy.

Home colorful Spring Festival, the most happy is our children, besides can get lucky money, the most happy is that we can play at ease. New Years day is happy!

The 1051 day is at the end of the Spring Festival, the work of the work, to go to school, the school day restored peace forward.

照家乡的老规矩，春节差不多在腊月二十几就开始了，在这段期间，家家户户忙着打扫屋子，洗床单窗帘，买腊肉香肠等吃的东西，准备过年。腊月二十六家家贴红红的对联，可喜庆了。

除夕真热闹。家家赶做年夜菜，到处都是酒肉的香味，男女老少都穿起新衣。一家人围在一张圆桌上开开心心的吃连夜饭，大人们还会给孩子门压岁钱。除夕家家灯火通明，不许间断。天一黑，滨江路上就开始放起了鞭炮，礼花，满天五彩滨纷的礼花，鞭炮声不间断。午夜零时，全城礼花声鞭炮声震耳欲聋，仿佛要把整幢震垮似的。这一夜，除了很上的孩子，没有什么睡得站，都要守岁。我 却在凌晨一点方左右，就呼呼大睡了。

正月一的光景与除夕截然不同;铺户都关门休息，门前堆放着昨夜燃放的爆竹纸皮，全城都在休息。这天，大多数人们都去逛公园，逛庙会，可开心了。

元宵上市，春节的又一个高潮到了。正月十五，家家张灯结彩，红火而美丽。还会在那里赏月，圆圆的月亮，像一个大九的玉盘。家里在电视机面前，看元宵“喜乐会”，一家人你一句我一句的，十分开心。

家乡春节多姿多彩，最快乐的当属我们小朋友了，除了能得到压岁钱以外，最开心的是我们可以轻松自在的玩耍。过年真快乐!

正月十五一过就是春节的末尾了，该工作的工作，该上学的上学，日子恢复了往前的平静。

随着一阵阵“噼里啪啦”的鞭炮声，空中弥漫着烟火的气息。我国人的节日——春节又到来了。一大早，老妈就在灶前忙个不停，老爸带我来到了街上，每条大街都有五颜六色的身影在晃动，像河流一样流淌。超市里，五颜六色的糖果任人选购。顾客们抱着满意的物品挤着走出超市。个个脸上挂满脸笑容。心里跟吃了蜜一样甜。超市外面，人声鼎沸，叫声喊声，鞭炮声混为一片，只见一条金龙伴随着嘈杂的响声上下翻腾。舞龙者个个精神抖擞，表演着精彩的技艺。

到了晚上，一串串鞭炮被人们点燃，一阵阵爆竹声接连不断，热闹非凡。四处飞溅，仿佛要把一个祝福送到千家万家。“吃饺子了”伴着奶奶的喊声，我们大家威龙在一个大桌子前，望着眼前丰富的佳肴，小小孩们馋的流出来口水。只见爷爷奶奶笑眯眯的看着我们说：“祝大家万事如意，新年欢乐！”然后我们便开始吃了。真好，什么鸡翅虾丸，什么牛肉鸡肉，远远望去，简直像是一幅美丽的图画。吃完了饭，一家人便聚在一起看春节联欢晚会。伴随着一阵阵的欢笑声，一眨眼就到了十二点。随着“嗵”的一声，一朵五颜六色的花朵出现在天空。随即，只听“噼里啪啦”的烟花炮声。那烟花时而像仙女撒花，时而向火焰争锋，时而像含苞欲放。红色象征着喜庆，蓝色象征着希望，绿色象征着生机，黄色象征着温暖……五颜六色，叫人陶醉，使人迷恋。

今天真是个难忘的日子，我会把它珍藏在心。永恒的记住这个美好的时光。

Honesty is pay attention to all aspects of, business, work, life,

friends... All want to pay attention to integrity, people need good faith

relationship; Business integrity is needed to maintain their livelihood, to

maintain the cooperation with other companies. Honesty can make others to

oneself, also can let the oneself career and life. Honesty is small enough to

make his own body and mind, big enough to make myself famous. Honesty can help

her in her career success, also can obtain happiness in life.

Said honesty is not only, also want to action, learn to learn to integrity,

not confess to others about their bad things to others, and an honest heart also

need careful, cautious people, while others, trust yourself and be careful.

Integrity needs to insist on, only insist on will increase, there is an idiom

called a good day, we have to do a sincere, only insist to maintain our

unchanging moral character, can improve their body and mind in honesty, hone

their endurance, this is not a the best of both worlds?

Honesty is honest and trustworthy, a man of faith is often mistake by

others. Honest need courage and cautious, credit needs to insist on and perfect,

only do this, can complete is honesty.

I had a great Chinese New Year.On the first day of the Chinese New Year,my parents and I visited my grandparents.They own a large ranch in the countryside,surrounded by corn fields and green pastry.It’s a very beautiful ranch and the air is very clean.I helped my grandparents feed the chicken and groom the horses.I really like horses and I spent quite some time riding them along the river for several miles.I enjoyed a lot at my grandparents’home.

Spring Festival is the most important and popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have a big meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.

I love Spring Festival.

春节是中国最重要和最受欢迎的节日。在春节之前,人们通常打扫卫生和装饰他们的房子。他们去花集市买一些花。春节期间,大人通常给孩子压岁钱。人们经常聚在一起,一顿大餐。有些人吃饺子吃晚饭。

我爱春节。

年夜饭也被说成团圆饭，今年我们一家是在老家吃年夜饭。

爷爷起了大早上街买菜，就为下午的一顿年夜饭。爸爸和妈妈开始忙活起来，当然也少不了我的帮助。爸爸认真拣菜、洗菜；妈妈仔细烧菜；我不慌不忙地一个一个把菜放在桌上摆好。第一个菜是“小鸡顿蘑菇”，第二个菜是“红烧鲤鱼”……总共有八样菜，色香味俱全。看起来丰盛好吃，闻起来香味扑鼻，吃起来肯定无比美味。“爷爷，吃团圆饭。给爷爷一个大鸡腿。”我亲手夹给爷爷。“我的大孙女长大了，真乖！”爷爷笑得合不拢嘴。我们一家都跟着笑起来。

吃完团圆饭，那可要更忙。那是一年里人人都要做的事，就是贴春联。

The Spring Festival is our Chinese nation from ancient to modern times, the

most cautious Chinese traditional festival, during the Spring Festival time,

always waiting for the one family reunion together, talking about the years

harvest, for the New Year filled the bright vision. The children enjoy the

tightened and joyful holidays.

Watch the Spring Festival is coming, this years mother had said but

antithetical couplet, let me down, a few family, it is not a "project" ah, ha

ha. Two days before the Spring Festival, I began to get busy, small

"calligrapher" to start the project, through my huihaopomo, less than half of

the martial arts, home with the red antithetical couplet, "by mountains and

rivers show signs, ushered in the" spring "; drop thousands of monforts million

flowers, Huan, script the script, a piece of art was born, watching the house

full of Spring Festival couplets, mom repeatedly praise not shut up.

Thirty in the morning, I and mom posted antithetical couplet window

Ronaldo, look at my work on the door, red, a new sub population; we took the

mother to the hometown of antithetical couplet posted on my hung Wen, see the

two father, repeatedly said good, a grandfather of the past grace. At that time

I grandfather calligraphy is quite a New Year couplets, all relatives, the house

is filled with grandpa wrote. The subsequent to the lady home, home to the lady

on the wall, see my work has been useless, I really felt flattered.

This year the Spring Festival, two aunt aunt, our three family members

accompany lady together; of the Spring Festival last year, we raised the glass,

not a firecracker loud, not a fireworks shine, but in the beautiful blessing of

new years day, the night is so calm and peaceful. 20---- I had a special spring

festival.

Today I feel good, because the New Year will come next month. I rode a bike to the mall to buy stocking street is really busy, there are a lot of people are preparing the New Year with things. I also met a lot of friends, they are also parents out of concern and preparation along with a number of things.

Chinese New Year is our traditional festival, we have the arrival of Chinese New Year is ready. Unconsciously I have home, and I am looking forward to the arrival of Chinese New Year

Mothers Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating

motherhood,maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society.Its a day to

showthanks to mothers.This festival first appeared in ancient Greece and

modernMothers Day originated in the United States which usually falls on the

secondSunday of May each year.Mothers usually receive gifts on this day

andcarnation is regarded as the flower for mother.In China, the flower formother

is day lily，also known as Nepenthe(忘忧草).In addition, cleaning upthe room, doing

housework and a big dinner are considered to be the bestMothers Day gifts.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar holiday, occurring on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month holiday, occurring on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history .

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons.

Competing teams row their boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first.

The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs to attempts to rescue the patriotic poet Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves filled with cooked rice into the water.

Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating tzungtzu and rice dumplings.

“轰，轰。”鞭炮响起了。这是新年的钟声;这是_年的句点;这是人们心中的喜悦。马年到了，人们的心中的喜悦，无法用语言形容。我也不例外。

一早，我就和妈妈一起来到了市场上买年货。“哇，好多人啊!”我看到这场面，不禁喊出来。春联，是春节的象征之一。我与妈妈左右挑选，最终选了一幅又红又大的春联。接着，我们选了几种鞭炮。乐呵呵地回家了。回到家后，我们就开始贴春联了。可是，妈妈却给我出难题了，“你知道哪个是上联，哪个是下联吗?”“这难不倒我，鱼头向右是上联，鱼头向左是下联。”妈妈听到了，笑了。我们俩配合着，贴完了所有春联。这不禁让我想到一句诗：千门万户曈曈日，总把新桃换旧符。很快，一天过去了一半，我们又开始包饺子。妈妈熟练地包着，我看着，对妈妈说：“让我也包一个吧!”妈妈看着我，说：“好吧!”我学着妈妈的样子，拿起一个饺子，盛起一些饺子馅，放到上面，然后笨拙地将饺子皮包起来。一个又破又丑的饺子诞生了，它就像个无精打采的懒汉一样趴在桌上起不来，我又看了看妈妈元宝一样的饺子，惟妙惟肖。我不服气，认认真真的学，又包了几个虽然样子还是很不好，但是这是我努力的成果。晚上，我们一家聚在一起，看着春晚，屋里传出“哈哈”的笑声，大家欢声笑语。

新年，是一个快乐的日子，是一个幸福的日子，也是一个甜蜜的日子。

The Spring Festival春节

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.

[关于过春节的打算英语作文

请根据以下提示，并结合具体事例，用英语写一篇短文。

Small things make a big difference。 The small things we do can make us a responsible member of the society。

注意：①无须写标题;

②除诗歌外，文体不限;

③资料务必结合你生活中的具体事例;

④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

范文：

It isn’t hard to grow up into a responsible member of society。

I can well remember an incident that happened on a rainy Sunday afternoon。 I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light at a crossing when a girl of about ten was knocked down by a passing car， which drove off quickly。 A man immediately rushed to the girl to give her first aid and I joined in without hesitation。 Luckily she was not badly injured and we sent her to the nearest hospital。 Compared with the escaped driver， I am proud of what I did。

As a member of the society， I am aware that being responsible is what it takes to make a better society。

The end of the year, on New Years eve is the reunion night, every

household is decorated, celebrate the end of a year of peace, a good start in

the New Year.

On New Years eve, every family is busy to stick couplets on the Spring

Festival, our family is no exception, and each year couplet still stick by me at

home.Actually this stick couplet learning also pretty big, when you last as long

as a look at this couplet you will know the family in the New Years hope and

plan, also know that in the past year what has happened to the family home

wedding, you look at the couplet is not god.

On this day the most happy or children, they cried to early adult years,

because after taking the year can fireworks.Fireworks, several children beside,

hopping, forget about the overjoyed when, even adults were infected with the

following.After the fireworks family around the table to eat the family reunion

dinner, the most interesting is to eat dumplings, and it can eat dumplings eat

money, who eat money the luck in the New Year will be the best, so everyone

scrambled to eat, who also rob to that rich of dumplings, but whether to eat or

not to eat, the atmosphere of rob to eat the dumpling is the most

unforgettable...

On New Years eve is the most unforgettable night!

Today is National day,but I don’t feel any happy at all,just no reson.Last

night I download the English Paper till 3AM ,sometime I want to give up.but in

order to accomplish my dream.I can handle it.

This afternoon I go to shiqi to visit a respectful teacher.On the way to

shiqi,the street don’t crowd .I think it would be full of crowd of people in

Festival.perhaps personal travel is encouraged at present.

About 3:00PM I get to the destination---shiqi shiyan xiaoxue where she is a

vice president .When I get to this place .I feel comfortable(My dream is to be a

teacher) while I meet her .My teascher is get older.That is life.And then some

exciting is brush to me.

This sence is unexplained.We talk about life,work,love & future.From

this talking I sincerely know everyone has his life.I know if I want to success

I need pay twice or even more hard work.My teacher give me some advice too .

Everything is change,the matter is that the change is to be good or

bad.WORK HARD TANDTX---I SAY TO MYSELF.

Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year. Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

On New Years Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice(糯米)pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed(芦苇)leaves), another popular delicacy.

In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.

[关于春节的英语优秀作文6篇

Soon after the year, everyone is happy.

When I mentioned the new year, I was very happy. Why? Because you can put fireworks and stick to Spring Festival couplets. This is not to the Spring Festival, we come in from time to time came the sound of fireworks in the odd. I had been flying out at the center of the house. I really thought about the addiction to fireworks. The opportunity came at last. New years Eve, I hurried to eat a few meals, took dad, swiftly ran downstairs from my dads car trunk out fireworks. I let go, ignition, cover their ears, just listen to the sound of sharp hissing sound, then a loud "bang" fireworks in the night to draw a fox exploded, spell out a bunch of bright sparks, rotation, zoom, deformation, a beautiful Christmas tree miraculously appeared the. "Oh, the fireworks."

I jumped and jumped very happily. A string of fireworks into the sky, flower, bright sky as bright as day. Many children were attracted, and all were happy. Its been a long time without fireworks. Hey, it feels great to put the fireworks.

福建莆田是个神奇的地方，因为人多地少，近三分之一的莆田人到世界各地谋生意、求发展。中国工艺品市场、民营医院、建材工业有宏大的莆田人队伍，仅民营业医院莆田人开办的占全国70%。另外，莆田人自古过年都有独特的形式，这与莆田历史事件密切相关并一直沿袭至今，正如莆田地方方言具备古汉语一样，很值得我们研究和了解。

从农历十二月十六尾牙（也是中国春运第一天）到二月初二头牙，莆田风俗有着奇特的方式。

一、做尾牙

“做牙”，亦称“祭牙”。这一节俗，原本是莆仙生意人的祭祀方式，后才延伸成莆仙民间普遍的节俗。

相传在明代有个叫陈米牙的，是专门经营米业的商人。同是生意人，陈米牙的经营方式与众人不同，人家卖米唯利是图，一味赚钱；而他卖米是薄利多销，生意不成仁义在。陈米牙做生意老少无欺，在江南民间传为美谈。莆仙生意人为纪念和仿效他，便在每年农历二月初二出外做生意和十二月十六日赶回家过年时，举行祭祀陈米牙的仪式，后简称为“做牙”或“祭牙”，并把每年农历二月初二定为“头牙”，十二月十六定为“尾牙”，后来，一些生意人还把这一节俗延伸为每月初二和十六日都要“做牙”。

旧时，莆仙民间做“尾牙”那天，大、中商家必备酒席邀请同行和本店伙计们。一是联络商友之间的感情，二是决定所雇伙计的去留。按俗例，本店伙计吃“尾牙”后，即算结束雇约，至次年二月初二日，店的伙计若再被店主邀请“做头牙”，则是被继续受雇的信约，三是以“做牙”祀神、祀福，求生意兴旺。

受商家影响，莆仙民间即使没有经营生意的家庭在农历每月初二和十六日，也有“做牙”的风俗。在莆仙山区和沿海一带，民间还有为“婆姐做牙”的风俗。仙游一带称为“安婆妈”。“婆姐”即婴儿的保姆之神。凡家有婴儿的，每月初

二、十六日都要为“婆姐做牙”。黄昏备办干饭一小碗、青菜一小碟，俗称“菜瓯饭”（小花碗盛干饭），在卧房前祭祀“婆姐”，祈求其照顾婴儿睡眠平稳，饮食正常，无病无灾，快快长大。若婴儿睡眠中脸有微笑，就认为“弄婆姐”，意即“婆姐”在教婴儿微笑。

二、扫巡

莆田话把年前大扫除叫“扫巡”。“扫巡”的时间，各地都没有统一。有的地区群众从“尾牙”（农历12月16日）后开始，一般是在农历十二月二十六和二十八。也有提前，都选个“双日”中的大晴天(“双日”是莆仙群众的吉利数码)，俗语说：“千补万补，洗净见先祖”、“扫巡四面光，洗净见祖公”。把家里能搬动的东西，都搬到户外，先洗刷干净，再让太阳晒干。然后室内再用竹竿绑着树枝（带叶），作成一把大大的扫把，把每个房间打扫的干干净净，这就叫“扫巡”。有的地区不受限制，腊月初直至年关前进行。群众“扫巡”的日期一般都选择双休日和天气晴朗的日子，以示吉利。“扫巡”的工具农村用芦苇、甘蔗尾巴和稻草捆成一大把像扫把，并贴上一小块红纸，然后缚在竹竿上，用于打扫清理室内外墙壁、屋梁、楼梁、楼板和天花板上附着的灰尘、蜘蛛网等污物。室内打扫清理垃圾和废物；铺地板砖的进行洗擦、厨具、桌椅、眠床等家具、被铺、蚊帐全部进行洗涤。通过清洗、打扫把室内全面进行一次卫生大扫除。有的地区群众在“扫巡”之后全家人吃一餐“擦粉”（用线面为主料配些佐料煮成的大杂烩），期望来年阖家平安。“扫巡”意味着把旧一年里的灰尘秽气打扫出门，以崭新的气象喜迎春节，跨进大吉大利的新一年。这个有益于人身健康，有保持生活环境卫生的风俗习惯，千百年来莆田人民一直保留下来沿袭至今。

三、除夕辞年祭天地

莆田民间除夕子时要祭天地，方言叫“上供天地”或“辞年”。 天地崇拜在中国汉民族和少数民族中由来已久，原始社会人类面对难以征服的大自然，就认为自然界中有一个主宰者，从而产生了想象中的“天地神灵”，并因而产生了“玉璧以祭天，玉琮以祭地”，衍生出许多祭拜天地的仪式。而这些仪式，最主要的目的还是要祈福消灾，永葆安康。

道教造神中天廷的最高统治者是玉皇，民间就一直把玉皇大帝指认为天。宋代皇帝还封一位“后土皇地祗”的神为“地母”。这样天地就各有主神。只是老百姓不懂那么多，一般只认为“天地就是玉皇大帝”。据说每年除夕子时起，玉皇都要巡安人间，所以老百姓都在这个时候备办祭品上供，感谢他对自己的庇佑，期望来年他再给自己带来好运。

“辞年”的祭品十分丰富，花果茶酒齐备，“六斋”、“十味”、线面、“龟”、“团”、鸡、鸭、鱼鲜，还有“隔年饭”，摆满供桌，烛火高烧，香烟缭绕。还要摆上“五果”，这是一种小米糕，印成圆形

和方形两种，寓意天圆地方。更重要的是一定要烧“贡银”、“天金”。传说家家“辞年”，天地吃不下，只收走“贡银”，所以祭毕茶酒要“喷银”（倒在烧“贡银”的灰上）。

神比祖宗大，所以祭完“天地”，把供桌换个位置，这些祭品可以再用来祭祖宗。祭祖时不用茶酒，但必要增添“菜、饭”，还要烧“纸钱”或“银宝”、“银纸”。

“辞年”习俗延续至今，除夕子时起，家家灯火辉煌，鞭炮声此起彼伏，煞是热闹。

四、除夕

莆田除夕又称为过年、做岁、三十暝（夜）、围炉等，有的年份农历十二月二十九日过年，亦称三十暝。

莆田人过年之前要做大量的准备工作，为使年过得热闹、旺意，莆仙民间，尤其是农村，各家都要备办“红团”“番薯起”、薄糕、油炸豆腐、红柑、茶酒等，并要杀鸡（鸭）、杀猪（羊）、鱼等，称为三牲，以备祭天地、神、祖先等辞年之用。

莆仙人辞年大致在腊月二十到小年夜之间的某个晚上，一般以二十八或二十九日为多。这天中午，家家都吃“擦粉”，晚上，开始辞年时，要在院前摆一张系着金钱绣花桌裙的供桌，桌上摆着五果、六斋、三牲和贴着福、禄、寿红纸花的干线面，燃放爆竹后，全家人由年长的领头，

依次拈香跪拜天地、祖先，祈祝全家平安，来年幸福。然后在供桌前烧贡银、银纸，并再次燃放爆竹，表示辞年结束。

莆仙人看重亲情，除夕夜围炉时，大家一定要千方百计地赶回家里团聚。在围炉时，如果有人确实无法赶回家，那也要在餐桌上给他放上一副碗筷。莆仙民间围炉时餐桌上的菜大多都有吉利的寓意，如鲫鱼（俗名鲫母，谐音积宝）、蟹（要十脚全的，寓十全十美之意）、虾（谐音和，一家和和气气，和气生财）、甜丸子（莆仙方音称软粿，意即日子过得甜甜美美的），上述这四道菜是必不可少的。有些讲究古例的人家，还把木炭烧红放要烘炉里，置于餐桌下面，表示一家亲热团圆、兴旺发达。

围炉后，上辈人要给16岁以下的未婚男女分压岁钱；也有子女给爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶压岁钱的；还有丈夫给没职业的妻子压岁钱的。过年分压岁钱的意思对小孩子是已增一岁了，对上辈人是孝敬，对妻子则是夫妻恩爱。压岁，其谐意是压祟，即禳灾驱邪之意。

五、探亡日与白额春联

新年正月初一吃完饭后亲友登门互相拜望，叫做“拜年”，说些吉利话儿，这种习俗和全中国都一样。但以正月初二为“探亡日”，这一天互不登门，以表示对倭寇侵害中死难亲人的哀悼。至今莆田人每年这一天，都不互相串门拜年，或者走亲访友，害怕把霉头带给别人。