我的新年计划的英语作文带翻译【推荐20篇】

One Sunday my mother (Mother) had (made) me take my little young brother to

the a trip to the country。 She bade me take good care of him。

While we were walking along the road， the sun was shining brightly and the

breeze was blowing gently。 We saw the beautiful flowers smile (smiling) at us

and heard the birds sing (singing) their sweet songs on the trees。 The scenery

was indeed very pretty (beautiful)。

When we felt tired， we returned home。 We saw Mother (our mother) wait

(waiting) for us at the door。

有一个星期日，我母亲叫我带小弟弟去乡村游历。她吩咐我要好好照料他。

当我们沿着道路行走的时候，太阳灿烂地照耀着，微风轻轻地吹着。我们看见美丽的花儿对我们微笑着，并听见鸟儿在树上唱着悦耳的歌曲，风景实十分美丽。

当我们感觉到疲倦的时候，我们就回家了。我们看见母样正在门口等候我们。

Hello, everyone. My name is Kelly. I am friendly and honest.I am good at English and maths. I like surfing the internet,playing computer games, watching TV and traveling. I also like playing table tennis and I am good at it ,too. I often play table tennis with my friends on weekends. And I want to be a famous table tennis player when I grow up. What I like most is to see the seagulls flying freely in the sky so I often go to the sea in summer. My favourite colour is white because I think white is symbolize purity.

大家好 我的名字叫KELLY .我很友好、诚实.我擅长英语和数学. 我爱上网、玩电脑网络游戏、看电视 和旅游.我也喜欢打乒乓球.我经常和朋友们在周末打乒乓球,长大了我想当一个乒乓球运动员.最喜欢在海边看着海鸥自由自在的飞翔,因此在夏天我经常去海边.白色是我的最爱.因为我觉得白色是纯洁的象征.

光阴似箭，日月如梭。转眼间2016年过去了，迎来了2017年，在这一个新年里我们要干一些有意义的事情，下面让就我来说一下我在新一年里的计划吧!

俗话说得好“新的一年要有新气象”这话讲得真好，在这一个新年里，我有许多想干的事：要把学习学好，成绩理想，其次还要把身体锻炼好，再读一些书，让我的阅读量更广泛，然后练习一下书法，把字写得更加优美好看，在下一学期的写字比赛中取得更好的成绩，......先说读书吧，原来我只喜欢看故事书，不喜欢看历史书，所以很多历史我都不知道，现在我知道了我的缺陷，所以我要多看一些历史书，丰富一下我的历史知识。

说到锻炼身体，我觉得我的耐力很差，两百米跑步跑下来我就气喘吁吁的，我也没有信心，因为我原来学过一点篮球，可我投了几次也投不中，所以我认为我不适合篮球，我就不练了。我也不擅长别的体育项目如足球、跳高、跳远等等，所以在2017年我要多锻炼身体，培养一下我的信心，锻炼锻炼我的耐力，争取在下一次秋季运动会上为我们班取得更加优异的成绩。

还有我的书法，我以前不怎么练字，所以在写字比赛中得了二等奖，我想：好多同学都得了一等奖，我也要得一等奖。从这以后我开始努力，但还是不够，所以在第二次写字比赛中我还是得了二等奖，在零八年里，我要努力练字，在下一次写字比赛中获得一等奖。 在2017年里，我一定要按我制订的计划去做，因为这样才可以取得更大的进步。

英语作文自我介绍带翻译

To introduce myself(介绍我自己)

Hello,every one!(大家好)

My name is **** . (我叫****)

Im a 15 years old boy. (我是一个15岁的男孩)(具体情况自己改) I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.(我住在美丽的Rizhao城)(你可以把Rizhao改成自己家乡的城市的名称的拼音)

Im an active ,lovely and clever boy.(我是一个活跃的可爱的聪明的男孩)

In the school , my favourite subject is maths .(在学校，我最喜欢数学)

Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well .(也许有些人认为这很难学)

But I like it.(但我喜欢他)

I belive that if you try your best, everything can be done well.(我相信每件事付出努力就会有害结果)

I also like sports very much.(我也很喜欢运动)

Such as,running,volleyball and so on. (像跑步、排球等等) Im kind-hearted.(我很热心)

If you need help ,please come to me .(如果你需要帮助，就来找我) I hope we can be good friends!(我希望我们能成为好朋友) OK.This is me .A sunny boy.(好了，这就是我，一个阳光男孩

Dear Miss Jiang,

I am writing to share my ideas about our English class. Now, our main

material in the class is the textbook, which is reasonable. But I think we can

get some other resources, such as English magazines, songs, movies and so on. We

can learn the basic knowledge from out textbook, and get some more from other

materials. In addition, those materials are more authentic and practical, which

will be useful to our learning. Besides, by doing so, we can get more fun from

learning and develop our interest to English. Please take good consideration of

my advice. Thank you!

Sincerely yours

Bella

尊敬的蒋老师：

您好!我写信是想和你谈谈我对英语课的想法。现在我们上课用的主要材料是课本，这是合理的。但是我认为我们可以获取一些其他资源，比如英语杂志，歌曲，电影等等。我们可以从课本上学到基本的知识，同时从其他材料获取更多知识。另外，那些材料更真实和实用，这对于我们的学习会有好处的。此外，通过这样做我们可以从学习中获得更多乐趣从而培养我们对英语的兴趣。请您认真考虑我的建议，谢谢!

[导语：At the dawn of the new year, I wish you all a happy new school be promoted step by step.]

新年愿望英语篇一

I earnestly hope to lead a healthy and prosperous life in the future. Judging from my aptitude inclination and personality streaks, my ideal life will be that of a scientist, researching, lecturing, and writing books. As I am from a farming family, I particularly enjoy being close to earth. If I can afford to live a pastoral life in the countryside, I will feel most blessed. As far as social life is concerned, simplicity is what I intend to pursue, so I really dont need too many friends. All these will be mere talk if I am idle now. To attain my goal, I must make a point of training my body and mind. This is a highly competitive society in which everyone is eager to come out on top. That is not only a competition of physical strength and mental power, but a marathon of patience, faith, and perseverance. Life is not all roses, but with what I am being equipped with by the top teachers in this elite school, I surely deserve a promising prospect.

新年愿望英语篇二

My Dream

Everyone has own dream . Someone wants to be a doctor. Someone wants to be a piano player because they are good at music.Someone wants to be a writer and to make the writing. Someone wants to be a teacher because they like teaching children.

As for me ,I like playing basketball and I good at it. So I want to become a basketball player. Playing basketball is very interesting. And you can learn something of sports. Basketball can make you keep fit .I play basketball when I’m ten years old. And i practise playing it everyday. I hope that I can become a good basketball player.Therefore,i should be harder and harder to practise.

Nothing will be impossible if you work hard.Although becoming a good player is a hard job,I will try my best to make it.

新年愿望英语篇三

I am a primary school student. And I am the only child in my family. My families take too good care of me.

They often work too much for me.

Therefore,in this new year, I hope they can help me to be independent. I want to do the things by myself. I know they love me, but I think it’s not so good to me. After all, I have to grow up by myself.

新年愿望英语篇四

It is a new year. Everything is going to be new and hopeful. In this year, I have lots of things to do. First, I am going to practice painting and save some money. Then, I am going to improve my math. I am going to do more exercises and read more books. And I want to have a better lifestyle. I am going to exercise more and keep fit. I also want to have a balanced diet and enough sleeping.

I really hope that**** is going to be different and better.

[英语新年愿望作文

To tell you the truth, I dont 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 dont

like it now, there are many reasons.

Firstly, I cant have a good time during the Festival. Every New Years Eve

something unpleasant often happens. Once I quarreled with my second brother.

Secondly, I cant 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

dont 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.

参考译文

说实话，我一点都不喜欢春节。不过我年轻的时候，我非常喜欢，因为我可以在春节吃到美味佳肴，我可以享受到非常精彩的电视节目。我还可以有很多自由时间来做我喜欢做的事情。现在我不喜欢了，有许多理由。

首先，在节日期间我玩得不开心。每年除夕夜总有不愉快的事发生。有一次我跟我的二弟吵架。

其次，在节日期间我自己无法得到放松。我要做很多事情，看很多的电视节目，见很多的人，所有这些都让我感到很累。

第三，度过一个春节意味着我又老一岁了，我不喜欢老。我想活得更久，并且永远年轻。

读者们，你有什么关于春节的想法吗?请告诉我们，我们可以分享我们的想法。感谢您的阅读!再见。

我们祖国有悠久的历史，有着许多传统节日，还有一些各具特色的民风民俗。但我最喜欢的传统节日是：春节。除夕过了，春节也就到了，新的一年开始了。

Our motherland has a long history, there are many traditional festivals, and there are some distinctive folk customs. But my favorite traditional festival is the Spring Festival. The new years Eve has passed and the Spring Festival is coming, the new year begins.

除夕那天真热闹，家家赶做年菜，到处是酒肉的香味。男女老少都穿起新衣，门外贴上了红红的对联，屋里贴好了各色的年画。除夕夜家家灯火通宵，不许间断，鞭炮声日夜不绝。在外边做事的人除非万不得已，必定赶回家来吃团圆饭。这一夜，除了很小的孩子，没有什么人睡觉都要守岁。春节的光景与除夕那天截然不同：铺户都上着板子，门前堆着昨夜燃放的爆竹纸皮，全城都在休息。男人们午前到亲戚家朋友家拜年。女人们在家中接待客人。城内城外许多寺院举办庙会，小贩们在庙外摆摊卖茶，食品和各种玩具。小孩子们特别爱逛庙会，为的是有机会到城外看看野景，可以骑毛驴，还能买到新年特有的玩具。庙会上有赛马的，还有赛骆驼的。

The new years Eve that day lively, every new year is full of rushes, wine and meat smell. The men and women and the young and the young were all wearing new clothes, the door was red and red couplets, and the house was pasted with various years of painting. On New Years Eve, lights all night, no interruption, the sound of firecrackers day and night. Outside work unless people cannot but, must come home for family reunion dinner. That night, in addition to a very small child, not what people have to sleep staying-up late on new years eve. The Spring Festival was very different from the Lunar New Years Eve: operators are on the board, in front of a pile of cardboard last night fireworks, the city is at rest. The men before noon to relatives and friends at home pay New Years call. Women receive guests at home. In many temples outside the city, temple fairs were held. Peddlers sold tea, food and various toys outside the temple. The children loved visiting the temple, as is the opportunity to look at the scenery outside the city, you can ride a donkey, can buy new year special toys. There are horse racing and camels on the temple fair.

这些比赛并不为争谁第一谁第二，而是在观众面前表演马，骆驼与骑者的美好姿态与娴熟技能。“嘭”天空中五颜六色的。原来每年必放的烟花开始了，家家户户都把自家最美的烟花放上了天空，烟花在黑色的夜空中绽开来，一个比一个光彩夺目，天空中似乎正在举行一场选美比赛。美极了！所有人顿时停留在了那一刻，只听到烟花绽放时的惊叹声，大人们脸上露出了童真的笑容，开始回忆起自己的美好童年。

These games do not compete for the first second, but the good posture and skill of the horses, camels and riders in front of the audience. "Bang riotous with colour in the sky". The original annual fireworks will begin, every family had their most beautiful fireworks in the sky, the fireworks in the black sky split apart, than the one in the sky seems to The brightness dazzles the eyes., held a beauty contest. Beautiful! All of them stopped at that moment. They only heard the exclamation of fireworks. Their faces showed a childlike smile and began to recall their happy childhood.

同时，我们都悄悄许了愿望：希望今年我能以一个优秀的成绩考上一座中学！新的一年，新的开始。希望今年六年级的同学都一齐努力，用一个好成绩来创造自己的未来。

At the same time, we all quietly made a wish: I hope I can go to a high school with a good result this year! A new year, a new start. I hope that all the students in grade six will work together to create their own future with a good result.

what would you do if you failed? many people may choose to give up.

however, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your

goal.

on your way to success, you must keep your direction. it is just like a

lamp, guiding you in darkness and helping you overcome obstacles on your way.

otherwise, you will easily get lost or hesitate to go ahead.

direction means objectives. you can get nowhere without an objective in

life.

you can try to write your objective on paper and make some plans to achieve

it. in this way, you will know how to arrange your time and to spend your time

properly. and you should also have a belief that you are sure to succeed as long

as you keep your direction all the time.

如果失败了你会怎么做?很多人可能会选择放弃。然而，要想成功，最可靠的方法就是坚持你的方向和目标。

在通往成功的路上，你必须坚持你的方向。它就像一盏灯，在黑暗中为你指路，帮助你度过难关。否则，你很容易就会迷失方向或犹豫不前。

方向意味着目标。人生如果没有目标，将一事无成。

你可以试着把你的目标写在纸上，并制定实现目标的计划。这样，你就会懂得如何合理安排时间，如何正确地支配时间。而且你还要有这样的信念：只要你一直坚持自己的方向，你就一定可以成功。

how i spent my summer vacation

the summer vacation had come round again. i was happy that i could forget about school at least for a while. lest i fool around all through this summer vacation, i made a plan as to how to spend it. first, i thought i should go over all those things my teachers taught in the previous term so that i could have a better understanding of them. then i thought i should take up some forms of exercise, such as walking, running and rowing, to keep me physically strong. it stood to reason that with such a good plan i should make the best of my vacation time. i did, because i lived up to what i had planned.

[英语作文：我的暑假计划

My hometown is in guangzhou,there will also be like as foreign Christmas.On the day before Christmas will go to neighbours to candy,trick or treat.On Christmas night will eat a lot of delicious food,such as turkey,cake.Before you go to sleep in bed will hang a stocking,tomorrow morning there will be a gift.What a great day!

翻译

我的家乡在广州,会有像外国的圣诞节.在圣诞节的前一天去邻居家要糖果,不给糖果就捣蛋.在圣诞节的晚上会吃很多美味的食物,如火鸡、蛋糕.睡觉前,你在床上挂一个长袜,明天早上将会有一个礼物.多么美好的一天!

Dear Friend,

亲爱的朋友，

How have you been recently? I miss you very much. Do you still remember me?

最近过得怎么样?我很想你。你还记得我吗?

To be honest, Im honored to make friends with you. I still remember the days when we were together. As far as I know, you are the kindest person in the world. Once we were together, you always treated me as if I were your dear brother, so I was grateful to you in my heart. After you leaving, I always thought of you. Next time we have a chance to see each other, I will say "thank you" to you. Thank you for your kindness. Now I have got the meaning of my life.

老实说，我很荣幸成为你的朋友。我还记得我们在一起的日子。我觉得你是世界上最善良的人。我们在一起的时候，我们总是亲如兄弟，所以在我的心里我很感激你。你离开后，我总是想起你。下一次如果我们有机会见到对方，我会对你说“谢谢你”。谢谢你的善良。让我现在的人生有了意义。

Although we are in two different places now, we are still together, because we are always heart to heart. I believe we can see each other again. Since we are always close friends as well as dear brothers. Because of you, my life is always so significant. Wherever I am, I will pray good luck for you.

虽然现在我们在两个不同的地方，但我们依然在一起，因为我们总是心连心。我相信我们还能再次见面。 因为我们是亲密的朋友，亲爱的兄弟。因为你，我的人生总是那么的有意义。无论我在哪里，我都会为你祈祷好运。

Last but not the least, I hope you can make it and have a bright future.

最后但并非最不重要的是我希望你能有一个光明的未来。

Sincerely yours,

Jason

詹森

Mr. Zeng

Hello! Winter vacation for a long time, did not see you, so want to write a

letter to you, talk about my new years interesting events.

On the second day of the first month, my parents and I went to visit aunt

mans house for new years greetings. We met four cousins and cousins. Mother

saw that our children had no fun staying in the yard, so she proposed to climb

the mountain. We were overjoyed and rushed to say yes. It should not be too

late. Mother and aunt Jingjing set out with five children. The road up the

mountain is extremely rugged, and to the back is almost full of dense jungle. I

led two cousins to rush forward through all kinds of difficulties to open up a

passage for my mother and two sisters. Later, I felt that I was the biggest boy

and should not not take care of my sister, so I went back to the back to protect

my sisters. For a moment, I plucked the trees for Kiki, and then led Xi Xi Xi

across the pit. We took care of each other, and finally climbed to the top of

the mountain. My mother took some pictures for us as a souvenir. It began to go

down the mountain again. We ran into a house with dogs. We three "little men"

came back home to protect our two cousins and two mothers.

My aunt and grandmothers house is backed by green hills and facing the

fields. After dinner, we happily went to the fields to play! As soon as we saw

the haystack, we would sleep, roll and play on it. We had a lot of fun. The

lovely smiling faces on the haystack entered the mothers camera. The haystack

that others have painstakingly piled up has been broken up. We feel sorry for it

and try to pile it up again.

On the fourth day of junior high school, we went to my uncles house to pay

New Years greetings. His family has a unicycle, usually used to carry grain or

farm tools. Seeing this special "rustic" car, I was very happy and invited

brother hang and brother Yi, who came to pay New Years greetings, to play with

me. Yi Di and I were sitting on the wheelbarrow, and brother hang came to push

the wheelbarrow, which was much more fun than riding in the car! However,

brother Hangs strength was too strong, the speed was too fast, and there was no

safety guarantee, so we screamed nervously!

Mr. Zeng, you see, in such a vast country, we have spent a healthy, happy

and beautiful spring festival in the city for a long time. Did you have a

colorful spring festival?

Best wishes

Everything is as good as you wish!

One Sunday my mother （Mother） had （made） me take my little young brother to the a trip to the country. She bade me take good care of him.

While we were walking along the road, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing gently. We saw the beautiful flowers smile （smiling） at us and heard the birds sing （singing） their sweet songs on the trees. The scenery was indeed very pretty （beautiful）。

When we felt tired, we returned home. We saw Mother （our mother） wait （waiting） for us at the door.

有一个星期日，我母亲叫我带小弟弟去乡村游历。她吩咐我要好好照料他(www.kuaidu.com.cn)。

当我们沿着道路行走的时候，太阳灿烂地照耀着，微风轻轻地吹着。我们看见美丽的花儿对我们微笑着，并听见鸟儿在树上唱着悦耳的歌曲，风景实十分美丽。

当我们感觉到疲倦的时候，我们就回家了。我们看见母样正在门口等候我们。

My New Deskmate

My new deskmate is a boy of sixteen. His name is Zhang Gao. He is 1.8

meters tall. His strongly-built body and sun-tanned skin make him look like a

sportsman. He has two big dark eyes under a pair of thick eyebows. It seems that

they are always smiling at you. Compared with my yellow hair, his hair is black

and thick. He speaks a little bit fast but very clearly. However, he likes to

gesture from time to time while hes talking. He has a dream of becoming a famous

actor one day. I believe his dream will come true because of his handsome face

and well-developed figure.

我的新同桌是一个16岁的男孩。他叫张高，身高一米八。结实的身材、晒黑的皮肤使他看起来像运动员。他浓浓的眉毛下有一双又黑又大的眼睛，似乎总是在对人微笑。与我的黄头发相比，他有一头浓密的黑发。他的语速有点快，但相当清楚，只是他说话时爱打手势。他的理想是当一名演员，我想他英俊的长相和匀称的身材定会让他好梦成真。

I came back to school after the summer vacation. As soon as I settled down, I made a phone call to my mother. When I talked to her, I could not hold back my tears. “After all,” I said, “You’re my mother.”

During the vacation, mother and I had a quarrel. After that we were unwilling to talk with each other. She thought I was her sweet daughter and I believed that she did not respect me. Then after few days, I left home. My mother gave me a full package of home-make food and she said to me, “I cook this morning, take this then you can have it on the train.” However, I refuse to take it. I just turned away and slam the door without saying goodbye to my mother. I was still angry about her. “You’re still my good girl.” My mother said in a low voice chocked with sob.

On the train I could not eat anything, I felt terrible. How I wish I had said sorry to my mother before I left. Now all I want to say is, will you forgive me, my dear mother?

暑假结束后，我回到了学校。我一稳定下来，我就立刻打电话给我的母亲。当我和她说话时，眼睛止不住流了下来。我对她说，“毕竟，你是我的母亲。”

在假期的时候，我和妈妈吵了一架。从那以后我们都不愿意和对方说话了。她认为我不再是那个甜美可爱的女孩了。几天后，我就离开了家。走之前，妈妈给了我一大包自己做的食品，她对我说：“我今早煮的，你拿着在火车上吃吧。”然后，我拒绝了妈妈的一片好心。然后我转过身狠狠的摔上门走了。也没有对她说再见。我还在生她的气。“你依旧是我的好女儿。”她用低沉的声音抽泣着说。

在火车上我吃不下任何东西，我感觉很内疚。我真希望在离家之前对我妈妈说声抱歉啊。现在我只想说：我最亲爱的母亲，你愿意原谅我么？

[我的母亲英语作文以及翻译

Today, as the development of the medical, people can slow down their aging. As for the celebrities, they use the developed technology to keep young, seeing their unchangeable faces in the screen for so many years, the audience also want to imitate the celebrity, they believe that by using the developed technology, they can keep young all the time. While in my opinion, the way to keep young is to hold a young heart, some people look young outside, but in their hearts, they are old enough and refuse to keep pace with the time. While for another group, even they have wrinkles, they are curious about all the things and are willing to change. My grandpa is old, but he knows all the fashionable things, sometimes I have to ask him for the new things. The young heart is the way to keep young forever.

今天，随着医疗的发展，人们能够延缓衰老。对于名人来讲，他们使用高科技来保持年轻，看到他们常年在屏幕上保持不变的容颜，观众也想要模仿名人，他们相信通过使用高科技就能一直保持年轻。然而在我看来，保持年轻的方法就是拥有一颗年轻的心，一些人表面看起来年轻，但是在他们的心里，他们足够的老，并且拒绝去与时俱进。对于另外一些人来讲，虽然他们有皱纹，但是他们对一切都保持好奇，并且愿意去改变。我的爷爷年纪大，但是他对一切时尚的东西都了如指掌，有时候我不得不问他关于新的事物。年轻的心是永葆青春的方法。

My Naughty Cousin

I have a cousin, she was eight years old this year. She studies in grade

one.

Her character like a boy, she has thick eyebrows and bid eyes, she was

particurlarly active and naughty. she and my cousin had a full head big sweat

everyday, it makes all the dirty. She would rather spend more time to play,

Rather than want to go to study. She makes home in a mess, but she does not pick

it up.

Is she very interesting?

我有一个表兄，今年她八岁了。她在一年级学习。

她的性格像个男孩，她有浓密的眉毛和眼睛，她是活泼好动的。她和我的表妹每天都要大汗淋漓，一切都很脏。她宁愿花更多的时间玩，而不愿去学习。她把家里弄得一团糟，但她没有把它捡起来。

她很有趣吗?

Yesterday was my birthday， so some of my classmates sent me presents。 Mother prepared a tea party for me。 I invited all of them to e and take part in it。The tea party began at half past six。 There were cold drinks and refreshments。 We ate， talked and laughed。 We felt that we were the happest men in the world。翻译：昨日是我生日，所以有几位我的同班同学送我礼。母亲给我准备一个茶会。我邀请他们都前来参加。茶会下午六点半开始。有冷饮和点心。我们又吃又谈又笑。我们觉得是世界上最快乐的人。

Most people has a sweet home, so have I. I think my home is sweet because

it is my best place to have rest or have fun with my friends or my parents.

许多人拥有一个甜蜜的家，我也有。我认为我的家是甜蜜的，因为它是我休息、与父母、朋友一起玩乐的地方。

I can remember clearly. Once I came back home late because my teacher

didnt want me leave until I finished my homework. At that time, the weather

became colder and the wind became stronger. I was so hungry and cold at that

time! I felt I cant take it any more, so I ran to my home quickly. When I got

my home, I felt much more warmer and happiness than ever before!

我可以清楚地记着。有一次，直到我完成作业，老师才肯放我回家，所以我就回来晚了。那时候，天气更冷了，风也变得更大了。在那时，我又冷又饿。我觉得自己无法承受了，所以我迅速地跑回家。当我到家的时候，我感到从未有过的温暖和幸福。

Thats why I love my sweet home. Dont you think so?

这就是为什么我爱自己的甜蜜之家。难道你不是这么认为的么?

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese an extra month once every few years. This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Years Eve and New Years Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Years Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove". It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations