以春节为话题的英语作文(合集20篇)

There are many festivals in china. And among them, I like the most is the Spring Festival. Because of it, not only is the biggest holiday of the year, but the start of a new year, but also all of us all the people, come together festival.

Before the Spring Festival, people go home, no matter where they are. Usually, we in the new years Eve dinner. Then the family sat together to share their lives or aircraft. Some people play games or go out to play. On New Years day, people get up early to meet people who say. Children can get lucky money from relatives. In the coming days, we will visit relatives to pay New Years call, give them. In a word, it is the family reunion and we all the time to enjoy it.

This is our happy Spring Festival, Do you feel happy?

译文：

在中国有很多节日。其中,我最喜欢的是春节。正因为如此,不仅是一年中最大的节日,但新的一年的开始,也是我们所有的人,聚在一起的节日。

在春节之前,人们回家,无论他们在哪里。通常,我们的年夜饭。然后一家人坐在一起分享他们的生活或飞机。有些人玩游戏或出去玩。在元旦,人们早起人说。孩子可以从亲戚那里得到压岁钱。在未来几天,我们将拜访亲戚支付新年的电话,给他们。一句话,这是家庭团聚,我们所有的时间去享受它。

这是我们的春节快乐,你觉得快乐吗?

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.

人们说，有海水的地方就有中华儿女，而有中华儿女的地方，就有春节。放眼中华大地，举目五洲四海，每逢春节，礼花绽放，龙舞翻飞，欢声笑语荡漾，春节热闹了中国，春节也正走向世界。 People say that there are Chinese children where there is seawater, and where there are Chinese children, there are Spring Festival.Looking at the land of China, the four seas of the five continents are raised. Whenever the Spring Festival, the flowers bloom, the dragon dances flys, laughs and laughs, the Spring Festival is lively in China, and the Spring Festival is also going to the world.

春节不仅是中国人的春节，也是世界的春节。

春节首先是个亲人的节日、家庭的节日，而人特别是中国人最看重家庭和亲情。中国有句老话：“大年三十吃饺子，没有外人”，意思是说一年忙到头的人们，四处漂流的人们，过春节时一般都要回家，父子两代，祖孙三代，甚至四世同堂，敬杯酒，鞠个躬，父慈子孝，母良妻贤，人们在鞭炮声中，在锣鼓声中，在欢笑声中，享受着人间温暖。

这种温暖同金钱无关，同权力无关，同势利无关，是骨肉情，阖家欢。同时，春节还是加深人与人之间感情、沟通人与人之间关系的节日，是团结的节日。不但在亲人之间，即使在互不相识“外人”之间，包括在有些隔阂、有些矛盾的人们之间，春节见面时也会客气一点，会有笑容和宽容。有点理解和关心，一句“恭喜发财”，一句“新春愉快”，谁听了谁高兴。总之，春节是使人和陆相处、欢乐愉快的盛大节日。

春节是集中展现传统文化的节日。过春节，是对和平、友谊和亲情的检阅和激励，是对未来美好生活的祝福和祈祷。春节文化是源远流长的中国文化、东方文化，受人喜爱，深入人心。如今，春节不但深入中国人心，还深入了外国人心。

重家庭、重亲情，中国人、外国人都一样。在一些有中国人的国家和地区，外国人也同中国人一起过春节。除了原来的几千万华侨华人和留学人员，今天还有更多的中国人在走出国门，也有更多的外国人来到中国。人的进进出出，势必促进文化的进进出出，有“西学东渐”，也有“东学西渐”，你中有我，我中有你，东西方互相吸收文化的精华，取长补短，凡是健康的、文明的就是世界欢迎的。文化交流使世界更文明，生活更多彩。

春节的魅力是中国的魅力、东方的魅力，也是世界文明的魅力。中国的春节，是对世界文明的一种贡献，是送给全人类的一份厚礼。

In the picture we can see that two fat boys are enjoying their favorite foods in a McDonalds shop. What the picture conveys to us is apparent. Nowadays many students like eating junk food. On the way home or to school, they usually buy some junk food in the shops, eating while walking. As we all know, junk foods such as such as KFC and Pizzahut are harmful. They are seriously endangering the health of our children.

Junk foods are anything but nutritious. They taste wonderful on our mouth but have got more harmfulness within. As junk foods contain excess of cholesterol, saturated fat, sugar, salt and more calories, they are liable to make children get fat, just like the two boys shown in the picture. Besides, junk foods may lead to some other medical problems in children. What’s worse, eating lots of junk food may make children get harder to choose healthy food over time. A new research shows thatchildren brought up on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating counterparts.

Therefore, some necessary actions must be taken to keep the junk food aways from children. First of all, an education program should be carried out among children so that they know junk food is harmful to their health. The government should encourage food manufactorturers to produce more healthy and nutritious food for children. What more important, parents should hold the responsibily to ensure that their children stay away from junk food.

译文

在照片中，我们可以看到有两个胖男孩正在麦当劳店开心地享受他们喜欢的食品。这幅照片所表达的意思是显而易见的。当今许多学生喜欢吃垃圾食品。在回家的路上或学校,他们常去买一些垃圾食品走边吃。我们都知道，象肯德基和比萨等垃圾食品都是有害食品，严重危害我们孩子的健康。

垃圾食品谈不上有什么营养，虽然味好，但里面有许多害物质。垃圾食品含有过量的胆固醇、饱和脂肪、糖、盐和热量，容易让儿童发胖，就像所示如这两个男孩的那样。另外，垃圾食品还可能会导致一些其它的儿童身体健康问题。更糟的是，垃圾食物吃久了就会很难再选择健康食品。新研究发现还表明，那些饮食健康的孩子要比老吃垃圾食品的同龄人聪明。

因此，必须采取一些必要的措施来让儿童远离垃圾食品。首先，应该儿童中开展教育活动，要让他们懂得垃圾食品有害健康。政府应该鼓励食品生产商为儿童生产更多健康、有营养的食品。更重要的是，父母应该负起责任，一定确保证他们的孩子远离垃圾食品。

又到过新年的时候了，人们也渐渐忙碌起来。王安石曾经写过一首诗：爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏千门万户曈曈日，总把新桃换旧符。王安石这首元日诗中的爆竹、屠苏、桃符……写出春节的韵味也串联出中国文化的内涵与传统魅力，反映出中国人的孝道与伦理。这个节日，在外的游子都要返家团圆，更显现中国人那股凝聚力。虽然，随著时代的变化，社会的变迁，已渐渐失去了原有的味道，但那份和谐、融洽的气氛一直深植在每个人心中，保存某种特殊的意义。 By the time of the New Year, people are getting busy.Wang Anshi once wrote a poem: one year old in the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sent to the Tulu thousands of households, and always replaced the new peach.Wang Anshis firecrackers, Tu Su, Tao Fu in the poem of Yuanri ... Writing the charm of the Spring Festival also connects the connotation and traditional charm of Chinese culture, reflecting the filial piety and ethics of the Chinese.This festival must return home to reunite, showing the cohesion of the Chinese.Although, with the changes in the times and the changes in society, the original taste has gradually lost, but the harmonious and harmonious atmosphere has been deeply rooted in everyones hearts and preserved some special meaning.

关于年的传说还有不少：相传，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。年长年深居海底，每到一年的最后一天才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。有一年的最后一天，桃花村的人们正急急忙忙上山避难，从村外来了个乞讨的老人。村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“年”兽，那老人捋髯笑道：婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把“年”兽撵走。她仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。

婆婆无奈，只好撇下家，上山避难去了。半夜时分，年兽闯进村。。年朝婆婆家怒视片刻，随即狂叫着扑过去。将近门口时，院内突然传来砰砰啪啪的炸响声，年浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来，“年”最怕红色、火光和炸响。年大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹;户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日“过年”。

当然，过年可少不了贴春联。贴春联应当：横批在上先贴，上联在右，下联在左，浆糊涂匀尤其是角上。最后贴福字。对联，雅称「楹联」，俗称对子。它言简意深，对仗工整，平仄协调，是一字一音的汉语语言独特的艺术形式。可以说，对联艺术是中华民族的文化瑰宝对联自产生的那天起，就在我国文学百花园中站有非常重要的地位，为广大人民所喜爱。这是因为汉字的独特造型与结构造就了对联。

The lunar New Year holiday, I stayed at home and not go out, really upset, and then left a telephone, right a phone call my aunt and cousin. The grown-ups package dumplings and after they come to my cousin and I have closed the door to play computer, heard mother and young aunt whispering in the outside. After a period of time, I and my cousin go out, hot dumplings already on the table. I use chopsticks to pick up a jiaozi, bite, immediately spit it out again, hot chocolate got burned inside me. "Strange, how can have chocolate?" I asked myself, to eat the one, and pick up a bite open look, one point one was preserved egg fillings. We are more strange, eat up one by one: egg yolk, candy, sausage, big jujube, apple... A wide range of a plate without a weigh appearance. A little later, a small dumpling is our "destroy".

As we gorge, mother and young aunt before hiding in the side smile keep not waist. Such as we had finished, they went out of the to say: "how, our colorful dumplings good!" "Well, well." I said, to wipe tears in eyes. "Whats wrong with you? Dont in" the lottery "?" Is "yes, I got the bag with red pepper dumplings!"

This is my colorful winter vacation, mixed, laugh youlei. ? Not bad!

In China， Spring Festival is the biggest day. People will come back home and enjoy spending some time with their families. So no matter how far they are， they will figure out all the ways to come back home and get reunited. The house cleaning work before the coming of this big day always brings me the happy memory.

We can find something lost a long time ago in the corner. It is like the surprise and makes me feel so excited. On the New Year’s Eve， all of my families will sit together and enjoy the real big meal. We share our happiness and the future expectation. What a nice moment.

The Spring Festival, the Spring Festival happiness, children face a year of toil got calm to adults, how important it is to the Spring Festival holiday!

On the streets of walking in a strong Spring Festival atmosphere, everywhere decorated, each tree decorated with large red lanterns, the crowded market were wearing thick cotton-padded jacket, before the mouth and nose with a hint of white spirit slowly rising. Market in the hands of men carry the necessities, carrying flowers, holding an orange tree, holding the baby, is so elegantly, face are hung with the arrival of the Spring Festival.

Back home, my neighbors are doing health, mom is busy said to me: "line now have leisure, we began to clean the back room!" I understand the point of a brief nod, mother gave me a pair of latex gloves and towel, then both of us hot dry up. Wipe the door first, then wipe a window, the whole house in a short time my mother and I was back outhouse is spotless clean, so that more can show the customs of the New Year new atmosphere.

Thirty in the morning when we want to put all of the Spring Festival couplets and everyone off last year, as new, this call used orientation. In the evening, the family have a special dinner together, working outside of people also want to go to home, there will be a lot of dishes in the reunion dinner, have a meal to cook some more, leaving a write leftovers, New Years day, which means every year like this, can eat rice every year.

Thirty is late last year the last night, everyone want to shou sui, cannot sleep in addition to the children and the elderly, keep to the New Year. Morning we are going to go a size relatives, best wishes to relatives, relatives will come to my house, of course, so will arrange for a few days to go to relatives, even for a few days to stay at home to entertain the relatives and friends, after the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival is the leading role of dumplings, tangyuan means reunion.

Spring Festival represents Chinas long history culture and folk customs, rich in the heart of the Chinese Spring Festival has an indispensable status.

过春节了，孩子的脸上露出了春节特有的快乐，大人们一年的劳累得到了安抚，春节是多么重要的节日啊!

走在有浓郁春节气氛的大街上，到处张灯结彩，每棵树上挂满了大大的红灯笼，市场里熙熙攘攘的人群都穿着厚厚的棉袄，嘴和鼻子前有一丝白气慢慢的上升。市场里的人手里都提着年货、拿着鲜花、捧着桔子树、抱着娃娃，场面热闹极了，脸上都挂满春节到来的喜讯。

回到家里，邻居一家三口都在搞卫生，妈妈忙着对我说：“衬现在得闲，我们也开始打扫一下里屋吧!”我会意的点了一下头，妈妈给我一对乳胶手套和毛巾，接着我们俩就热火朝天的干了起来。先抹门，后抹窗，不一会儿我和妈妈就把整个房子里屋外屋都打扫的一尘不染，这样更加能显示出新年新气象的习俗。

年三十早上我们要把去年所有的春联和福字都撕下来，贴上新买的，这叫除旧迎新。晚上，一家人围在一起吃团年饭，在外打工的人也要会到家里，团年饭里会有很多菜肴，还有饭要多煮一些，留下一写剩饭过年，这样寓意年年有余，每年都有吃不完的饭。

年三十晚就是旧年的最后一个晚上，所有人都要守岁，不能睡觉除了小孩和老人，守到新年到来。早上我们一家大小就要去走亲戚，到亲戚家里拜年，当然亲戚来会来我家所以就要安排几天去亲戚家，还要有几天要待在家里招待亲戚朋友，春节之后还有元宵节，元宵节的主角就是汤圆了，汤圆意味着团团圆圆。

春节代表了中国悠久的历史文化和丰富民风民俗，春节在中国人的心中有着不可缺少的地位。

To be successful, students learn many knowledge so as to master as more skills as possible. Some believe that the key to realize our dreams is to work hard and others treat chance in the first place. While today is the information world, the one who masters the all-sided source will have more chances to be successful. In my opinion, the most important skill is the social skill, because we need to make connection with others, we are not doing business with ourselves, so it is in need of having relationship with others. The good social skill can help us attract attention easily and impress the future partner. If we are bad in communicating, how can we let others know our advantages and trust us. So promoting ourselves is the first job, from now on, don’t be shy.

Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China。 Christmas cards bee popular with students。 People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts。 A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on。 Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing to youngsters。 Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival。

This worry is fairly unnecessary。 Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture workers。 Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities。 Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic festival。 By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family。

I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China。 For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals。 For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to wele the beginning of a new year。 And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever。

【写作要求】

在不同的地方有不同的风俗习惯，饮食文化很重要。中国的饮食文化不同于西方。请你谈谈中国的三餐，以“when you in China, do as

the Chinese do!” 为题写一篇短文。

要求：80词左右，内容合理;要点齐全;句子及篇章结构准确、连贯;书写规范。

【优秀满分范文】

When in China, do as the Chinese do!

Meals in China are different in some ways from meals in the West.

In China, lunch is usually served around 12 o’clock.As for dinner, Chinese

people eat it much earlier than people in the West.Chopsticks are used to eat

most food.Generally, for dinner, there’ll be lots of different dishes, not just

three courses.Besides, Chinese people like to talk about food, so it’s a good

topic during a meal.

The golden rule is: when you’re in China, watch the Chinese and do as they

do!

Nowadays, more and more college students are taking part in work-study programs in their spare time. Many of them choose to be a tutor or doing a part-time job in school dining room or library. Also some others do a part-time delivering man or promotion specialist or other jobs alike.

There are mainly three different reasons for college students to take work-study program. First, to earn money is the main aim of many students, they want to relieve the burden on their family by doing a part-time job. Second, some students take work-study programs as a channel by which know the society and improve their practical skills. Third, still other students doing part-time job just for fun or kill time.

From my point of view, it goes without saying that college students can benefit a lot from work-study programs. However, those students who get part-time jobs should keep it in mind that study is prior to anything else. Besides, they should spend their income from part-time job reasonably.

As the spring festival  is coming, I decide to tell you something  about Spring Festival  .

Spring Festival ,known as the Chinese New Year,which counts from the first day in the lunar calendar ,and 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.At the time,the children will play the fireworks and firecracker。further more，once the children greet to olds，  for return,the olds will give the children lucky money.and last The first day of the new year is the time when people visit their friends and wish each other good luck in the new year,remember to be happy！

will christmas replace the spring festival?

christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in china. christmas cards become popular with students. people hold christmas parties and exchange christmas girts. a lot or tv and radio programs about christmas are on. meanwhile the spring festival is less appealing (有吸引力的)to youngsters. thus some people wonder whether christmas will replace the spring festival.

this worry is fairly unnecessary. why ? one reason lies that christmas only affects christians，college students and joint-venture (合资企业)workers. another reason is that christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic(带有异国情调的) festival. by contrast，the spring festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.

i think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the west，a lot of western holidays have been gradually introduced into china. for us chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals. for centuries chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. and we will treasure the spring festival forever.

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.

译文：

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.

李华沉迷于电脑游戏中，影响了学习。作为他的好朋友，你打算怎么帮他呢?请用下面所给的提示词写一篇不少于80字的短文。字迹工整，语言流畅。

提示词：give up concentrate on be (become)interested in

★ 范文

Li Hua spent too much time playing computer games and he fell behind

others. As a good friend of his, I must do something to help him.

Firstly, I think it’s very important for him to learn lessons well. He

should spend most of his time on his study instead of computer games. Secondly,

I must tell him that playing computer games too much is bad for his health,

especially for his eyes. So he must give it up. I can play more sports with him

after school. Maybe he will become more interested in sports than computer

games. And then Ill ask him to concentrate more on his study. Of course, I will

try my best to help him with all his subjects. I think I can do it in many fun

ways and let him find much fun in studying. At the same time, Ill ask both his

parents and our teachers to help him, too.

If I try these, Im sure he will make great progress soon.

Varieties of electronic gadgets, without which some of us cant live, come into being. Despite their conveniences, they bring people much stress, so people have to balance their advantages and disadvantages before buying them.

I cant agree more with the author. With the development of science and technology, more and more fantastic electronic gadgets come into being, which dazzles people. People cant resist the temptation to buy and update them since these gadgets become outdated too quickly.

I have a lot of favourite electronic gadgets， one of which is a video MP3. As well as carrying my favourite music， a video MP3 player can play up to 150 hours of movies and TV programmes. However, it cost me 2，000 yuan. Besides, the loud volume will damage my hearing if I overuse it.

If I want to buy a necessary electronical gadget, the first factor that should be taken into consideration is whether its practical.

导语：流言，没根据的话，经不起求证和检验。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

假定你是李华，你发现生活中会有各种各样的流言(rumors)。对于流言，有些中学生不知道应该如何对待。请你就此问题用英文给报社编辑写一封信，谈谈你对该问题的看法。

内容主要包括：

1.生活中存在着各种各样的流言;

2.流言的危害(影响心情，造成伤害);

3.如何对待流言(无视流言，与传播者交流或不要轻易相信它)。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

As we all know, there are many kinds of rumors in our daily life. Some of them not only make us feel disturbed but also cause great damage to us.

When we face rumors, I think at first we should ignore them. Rumors will come to an end quickly if we don’t pay much attention to them. In addition, we can communicate with the people who spread the rumors in order to make them realize the harm of the rumors. Last but not least, please remember that rumors will have no effect on our life if we don’t believe them easily.

Yours

LiHua

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亲爱的编辑，

众所周知，日常生活中有各种各样的谣言。他们中的一些人不仅使我们感到不安，而且给我们造成了巨大的伤害。

当我们面对谣言时，我认为首先我们应该忽视他们。如果我们不重视谣言，谣言很快就会告一个底。此外，我们还可以与传播谣言的人交流，以使他们意识到谣言的危害。最后但并非最不重要的，请记住，谣言将不会影响我们的生活，如果我们不相信他们很容易。

你的

李华

除夕之夜，万家团圆，我们也迎来了一年一度的春节联欢晚会。

晚上八点，在热闹的歌舞声中，春节联欢晚会正式拉开了序幕，有趣的节目一一亮相，但让我印象最深刻的就是《年年有鱼》和小品《同桌的你》。

魔术表演开始了，魔术师居然能让金鱼并列走，向左向右转，主持人董卿也来试，金鱼居然也听从了她的指挥。我心想：“他们怎么这么厉害，能让金鱼听话？大概是他们使了手段。”不对呀，金老师告诉我们，熟能生巧，他们一定是练出来的。接下来的更有趣，魔术师居然把画上的三条鱼移到了水箱里，他把手一挥，就有许多气泡，接着，数不清的金鱼游上来，真是有趣！

接着，小品《同桌的你》开始了。赵本山带着徒弟小沈阳逗得我们全家哈哈大笑，故事是这样的：小沈阳的父亲去找同桌，还写了一封信给她的同桌，信里小沈阳的父亲不会写的就画圆圈，还总是写此处省略三哥字。真是非常有趣呢！

噹噹噹，新年的钟声敲响了，这时，噼噼啪啪的爆竹声响起了。这让我想起了王安石的《元日》：爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。千门万户曈曈日，总把新桃换旧符。祝大家新年快乐，万事如意，兔年吉祥，恭喜发财！

"I now declare the rules of the game: a man hides a few things, and a few others go and hide them," said the town. We drew a lot and finally decided to hide three coke bottle caps from our cousin. The cousin pushed us out of the room and hid things by herself... After a while, the cousin came out with a smile and said, "hide it, you cant find it!" We swarmed in, and I thought: the easiest place to hide is probably the most secluded place. So, I will seriously every corner to find it again, did not, in the look at the kid sister, drill under the bed, their tails on the outside, groping hands in it, no, she just want to stand up, "alas!" The little sister cried, and she cried, and she stood up under the bed and hit the bed.

So she stopped the game. Ah! One less opponent, but the cousin is also difficult to deal with, see her in the closet to each piece of clothing to turn over, wow! Not yet! But where exactly? I glanced around, and then I noticed a shiny object behind the curtain.

I pulled the curtain aside. Coke bottle caps! I was happy to jump three feet high, my cousin saw, a look of unconvinced. But shes picking up speed. Look for it here. I made haste, and under the bed and then watch out of the reach of little younger sister, and I found a coke bottle caps, my heart even more excited to get up, then I have found in a book under the last bottle. "Shout! It took me a lot of work! I sighed and said, my cousin, my cousin and my sister are all happy for me. The cousin said, "you are very observant!" I heard it, I was very happy.

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.