以春节为话题的英语作文（优秀20篇）

Our beautiful earth is only one, is also the only one. If you dont cherish, in the end, the only regret. But now, people regardless of the image, the damage to the environment.

In the street, always see someone to walk less, will their garbage on the ground, this kind of behavior is damage to the environment, and not beautiful. Although there is a punishment, but has no effect. In the end, only the cleaner to clean up the mess. That if be in their own homes, garbage, flies are flying everywhere, do you feel better? That if no cleaner in the world, if so do you dare to imagine? Looking at people such behavior, the earth mother cry. Lets ensure that their hand, whether in where, what time, please send their garbage home.

There is a bad behavior, and that is the grass. Every time after school, some children for fun, always likes to play football on the grass. When your foot jump on it, when enjoying the care of the earth, you can know it in complains to heaven. The grass also hurts, it just didnt express. Dew on the grass face every morning there will be some, and the dew like their tears. The grass also have feelings, when it is happy, it will be a purposeful, enjoy the warmth of sunshine, the breeze bath; When it cry, it will be bent her waist; When it is complained that their is a humble grass, it dead. Lets ensure that their feet, dont trample on the lawn. Use action to soothe the soul of the dead, renewed the miracle of life.

Have you seen? Dozens of people saw an axe in hand, they are going to cut down trees. When forests there saw, with the trees fall. When there is a tornado and sandstorms, no trees to shelter from the rain. Then there is no regret medicine to eat. Without trees, also become no longer pure and fresh air. When youre cold, you go to pick up trees make a fire, it is the warmth of your sacrifices for a tree. Some trees grow hundreds or even thousands of years, is a humble axe ended its long life. What a strong tree, I do not know the moment when it fell, it think about? How hardy tree, can eventually escapes according to the bad luck.

Friends, protect our environment, is to protect our earth. Cherish our only the earth, is to cherish our life. When a rainbow sky, means that garbage to go home, the grass smiles, uncle grandpa happy, our earth mother without crying.

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我们美丽的地球只有一个，也是唯一的一个。如果不好好珍惜，到头来，只有后悔。可现在，总有人不顾形象，在破坏环境。

在街上，总会看见有人为了少走几步路，将自己手中的垃圾随意扔在地上，这种行为既破坏环境，又不美观。虽然有惩罚，但一直以来并没有什么成效。到最后，只有清洁工来收拾残局。那假如是在自己的家里，到处都是垃圾、苍蝇还满天飞，你自己好过吗?那假如世界上没有清洁工，要是这样下去你敢想象吗?看着人们这样的行为，地球妈妈哭泣了。让我们管好自己的手，不管是在什么地方，什么时间，请将自己手中的垃圾送回家。

还有一种不好的行为，那就是践踏草坪。每当放学，有些孩子为了开心，总喜欢在草地上踢足球。当你的脚踏在上面蹦蹦跳跳的时候，享受大地关怀的时候，你可知道它在埋怨上天。小草也会疼，它只不过没有表达出来而已。每天早上小草脸上会有一些露珠，而这些露珠就像是它们的眼泪。小草也有感情，当它快乐的时候，它会挺直腰，享受阳光的温暖，微风的沐浴;当它哭泣的时候，它会弯下自己的腰;当它埋怨自己是颗不起眼的小草时，它已死去。让我们管好自己的脚，别再践踏草坪。用行动安抚已死去的灵魂，再度点燃生命的奇迹。

你看见过吗?几十个人的手里拿着电锯斧头，他们是要去砍伐树木。当森林出现电锯声时，将伴随着一棵棵树的倒下。当出现龙卷风和沙尘暴时，再也没有树木来挡风遮雨。到时再也没有后悔药可吃。没有了树，空气也变得不再清新。当你冷的时候，你去捡树木生火，可你的温暖却是牺牲一棵树换来的。有些树木生长了几百年甚至几千年，可就一把不起眼的斧头结束了它漫长的生命。多么坚强的树，不知当它倒下的那一瞬间，它想到了什么?多么顽强的树，可最终还是逃不过厄运的毒手。

朋友们，保护我们的环境，就是保护我们的地球。珍惜我们唯一的地球，就是珍惜我们的生命。当天空出现彩虹时，就说明垃圾回家了，小草笑了，大叔爷爷乐了，我们的地球妈妈没有在哭泣了。

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.

From now on,never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings.Instead,realize that seeds of success were planted within you when you were born.Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds,and the power to grow them,are contained in the most awesome machine ever created:the human mind.Successis a choice and not a chance.You were born a winner.You were born rich.You can be a success if only you make the righy choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem.Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able toexercise over yourself,and thus over your life.People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power,or responsibility for their lives.They are the perennial victims and martyrs.They are leaves tossed by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control ove your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life.Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance.Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something.If we can identify the cause,we can control the effect.We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe.One generally rises th the level that one expects.We are responsible for setting our expectations.Our success is dependent upon ur level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people,you are definitely going to achiece success.On the contrary,the opposite happens.We are responsible for finding,planting,and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory,born from setbacks.

In short,in all areas of your life,whether they are financial,physics,emotional,or spiritual,your are responsible.Once you recognize this,accept it,and firmly believe it,you are on the road to success.

I had a great time in the Spring Festival this year. I put on my new clothes, got the age money, ate the reunion dinner, saw the Spring Festival evening, played the colorful fireworks...

Since I went to buy fireworks, I was looking forward to the thirty of the year. Finally, we were looking forward to the eve of the new years Eve. After the dinner, I could not wait to take the fireworks and mother to the downstairs. All of a sudden, a loud noise made me jump. It turned out that the uncle in the next door was putting fireworks. In a moment, the sound of firecrackers came in and out. "Its beautiful!" the colorful fireworks broke the sky and illuminated the earth. All kinds of fireworks in the sky for shine!

I quickly picked up the fireworks and ignited the "revolving gun", and I saw it shot a golden flame. When the flame was blown out, I began to put the "rocket". My mother lit the fuse, all of a sudden, 25, with the continuous sound to fly in the sky, the beautiful flowers blooming in the air. Dad came, he lit the "The heavenly maids scatter blossoms". The lead was squeaking, but it didnt happen for a long time. I crept forward to explore it. My mother pulled me: "dont go! Its dangerous." Mothers words havent finished, rubs the fireworks fly on the sky, startled me. "Close!" I fear the murmured. The fireworks exploded in the air, and really scattered like countless fairies of flowers in the sky like fairies. In the twinkling of an eye, small petals turned into a small parachute and landed in the air, which was beautiful.

This day is the happiest day of my Spring Festival.

Although the fireworks are good, the beauty and lack of beauty is to make the environment of our city affected.

There are many arguments about the advantages and disadvantages of examinations. Some people think that examinations can help them review the lessons regularly, while others maintain that too many examinations have frustrated them.

To me, I think an examination is a good thing for both teachers and students. Teachers can find out how much the students have grasped and then improve their teaching; students, on the other hand, will learn what their weak points are and then study even harder.

All in all, we should not waste time arguing whether examinations are good or not. What we should do is to try to improve the exam system and try to adjust it to our different requirements.

Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year.

或许春节中食物的消耗比一年中其他时候都要大

Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

大量的传统食物被准备给家人和朋友,同样还有逝去的亲近的人

On New Years Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.

在春节当天,中国家庭将吃一种蔬菜制的名为"jai"(春卷……大概)的食物

Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

尽管春卷里的配料都只是根菜或粗纤维蔬菜，许多人还是把各种迷信方面的事归于它们

Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.

用其他食物，包括一整条鱼，来代表团圆和富饶，或一只鸡来代表兴旺

The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

这只鸡必须要有头有胃还有脚来象征完整。面则不能被切断，因为他们代表了长寿

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.

在南方，最受喜爱和具代表性的食物是用甜糯米捏成的年糕，另一道受欢迎的美食是用芦苇包上糯米作成的粽子。

In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.

在北方，馒头和小甜饺是首选

The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household

这种时候准备巨量的食品是味了象征家庭的丰饶，富有。

Enter the threshold of the twelfth lunar month, that intoxicating wine is coming, but not with the drunk. "The sound of firecrackers, Taofu million update", with a string of firecrackers exploding in the air, every family decorated couplets.

This Spring Festival couplets ah, it is difficult to say, simple is not simple.

Paste is the key to the Spring Festival couplets. A brush, a lot of smear, and a little bit of painting are not good. I was the first time to paste the spring festival couplet, but I do not know the mystery of this, the spring couplet painted a bit of paste, mother said that it is not stick to the wall Oh. I cant do it two times at once, and Im thoroughly wiping it all over.

The body is not so high, the only command dad couplets. My dad taught me: "this spring couplet is high to say high, and it is low to say on the top.

Well, figure Gili, I can be good, put down and say "on", put up to say "high". The whole corridor echoed the voice of my "high up".

Spring festival couplet to stick well, a few steps to look at the back, hey hey, good! Again, the Union: peace house allied: born under a lucky star, good Chang Lin Kangle, guangpi: good luck and success in life.

Spring Festival, really entered the countdown.

A composition on the custom of Spring Festival: 800 words with Spring Festival couplets

为大家整理的《初中英语作文：放风筝》的文章，供大家学习参考。

Now I am in winter holiday, I am so happy, I can have fun with my friends. My friends and I make the deal that when the wind comes, we will go to the park and fly kites. Today the wind finally comes, after finishing breakfast, I go the park with my friends. We take out our kites, mine are butterfly, my friends are birds, all are so funny. I start to let my kite fly, but it could not, so I run faster and faster, then my kite flies, I go let go it gradually. A few minutes later, my friends’ kites are also flying. Seeing our kites flying, I feel so free. Today, I have a great time.

现在我已经放寒假了，我很开心，可以和朋友们玩。朋友们和我约定风来了，我们就去公园放风筝。今天风终于来了，早饭过后，我和朋友们去公园。我们拿出自己的风筝，我的是蝴蝶样，朋友的是鸟的样子，都很有趣。我开始让风筝飞，但是飞不起来，因此我跑得越来越快，风筝终于飞起来了，我慢慢放飞。不一会儿，朋友们的风筝也飞起来了。看到我们的风筝飞着，我觉得很自由。今天，我玩得很开心。

my plan of next year

a new year ，a new start，when i stand on the edge of a new year，i can’t help  thinking about my plan of next year.

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.

关于春节的英语作文带翻译四：

我明年的计划

新的一年，新的开始，当我在新的一年的边缘立场，我不禁在想我明年的计划。

正如古人云：“。好开始是成功的一半“，所以我决定，我应该是在工作，而另一些性传播疾病就会放松，然后，在开始时，我比其他人更快，我当然会得到比别人更好的结果。

但是，我真正决定做的是，我必须利用好，我可以随时备用，虽然它似乎是不可能的。虽然，我会尽我所能，用我生活已计划了，结果将证明这一点。

When it comes to honesty, quite a lot of people believe it is essential to a person’s character and success.

They base their idea on the following reasons: on one hand, successful business owes much to mutual trust; on another hand, great people in history such as Abraham Lincoln and Genete Washington set us good examples of being honest, they are great because they are honest.

But some people think differently. They believe honesty is becoming out of date.

Their reasons run as following: to begin with, cheating on exams is becoming more and more popular; in addition, some singers and movie stars cheat on taxes; last but not the least, if you are not careful enough, you’ll buy some defective goods and fake products.

It is high time we emphasized and encouraged honesty. We can take effective measures to restore it.

For example, kids should be taught to tell truth, strict rules and regulations should be carried out to stop cheatings on exams and taxes, etc.

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.

Grabbing red envelopes has been hogging the limelight in our daily life since the 2016 Spring Festival. At no point is it clearer that this activity has endowed our vapid life with the flavor of high-tech and fun, especially giving traditions typical of festive periods, such as the Chinese New Year and Chinese Valentines Day, a facelift.

However, some people may be trapped in a situation where they put the cart before the horse. Disappointedly, what some people do on festivals is not to communicate with their relatives and friends but to hold their cell phones and fix their eyes on the screen all day long, just in order to grab red envelops. For my part, what really matters is the relationship instead of the money. Essentially speaking, gifting red envelopes is beyond reproach. Only in a rational way shall we not be reduced to slaves of materialism or hijacked by the high technology.

Festivals offer precious opportunities for us to send good wishes to our beloved ones and what we should do is to cherish these chances rather than to ignore the essential connotation of the festivals. Anyhow, kinship, friendship and other relationships are above anything and we ought to make every endeavor lest the profound cultural atmosphere of traditional festivals should decline.

知识就是力量(knowledge is power)

知识就是力量(knowledge is power)Knowledge is power, especially scientific and technological knowledge. Science and technology are the motive power of the social development. Without them human society could never have developed from primitive society to modern society. Therefore, to conquer and transform nature, we must master scientific knowledge.

However, social knowledge is also essential. Without it we can not understand society and dont know the law of the social development. As a result we are unable to tovern society. Therefore, besides scientific knowledge we need to master social science, philosophy, politics, history, aesthetics, etc, so that we can know society from all perspectives and form a correct world outlook.

To meet new challenges in he 21st century, we university students should lose no time to acquire as much knowledge as possible so that we will become qualified successors of the socialist cause.

Many people regard money as the most important thing in their life, but I dont agree with them. There are so many things that money cant buy. The first, money cant buy us knowledge, abilities and experience. The second, money cant buy us a happy mood and a good health.

However, money plays a significant role in our daily life. We cant live without it, because we have to use money to buy our daily necessities, like food, drinks, clothes, books, and so on. And we also need money to pay for our houses and education.

All in all, we should have a correct concept of money. We cant live for money, but take it as a tool leading a better life.

Mother bought some dumplings and some meat, today give us ready to pack dumpling to eat in the evening. Mother also taught me making dumplings before, so I will make dumplings together with my mother.

I picked up a piece of the wrappers first, and then pack up, but my mother taught me the way I all forgot, package dumplings, like bubbles, sometimes big sometimes small, mothers have to teach me again, this time I finally remember, three under two pack good, we eat in the evening, everybody said the dumplings are delicious.

Make dumplings originally so easy!

今年春节和往年有不一样的改变。有哪些不一样的地方呢?

鞭炮声，今年的鞭炮声比往年少了不少，理所应当的放完鞭炮后遗留下的垃圾也少了不少，空气也减少了不少污染，耳边已减少了许多鞭炮声。也保证了身体的健康。真是一举多得啊。

今年的春节联欢晚会也有不少改变，虽然春晚已经逐渐成为“年味儿”的象征，但随着观众需求的多元化和青老年人之间看点的分化，老少咸宜的节目太平淡，而戏曲类的节目又很难吸引新生代观众，新锐节目呼声虽高，却难以顾及到老年观众的胃口。因而从视觉效果着手成为近几年来春晚舞台上的重要突破口，各种以投影为基础的技术应用也陆续投入使用，为观众营造出一年一度、不容错过的视觉盛宴。

摇红包，已经成为大家茶余便饭后必做的一件事。当去年的我们还在向长辈们讨红包时，今年有手机的同学们已近在抢红包了。当然，不少有能力自己工作赚钱的人们已经在给别人发红包了呢。今年央视春晚通过微信“摇一摇”向全国观众派发了两亿元的红包。连我们家也是没事就摇一摇，也摇到了不少红包呢。我在新闻里还看到，更有甚者一不小心摔坏了手机、平板……真是既有欢喜也有忧啊。在我们眼里，抢红包已经成为一种全民狂欢了。

看电影，今年春节期间可出来不少大作：爸爸去哪儿大电影2，熊出没之雪岭熊风，奔跑吧兄弟大电影等等都十分受到大家的欢迎和喜爱。

今年的春节十分环保，十分时尚。

Mothr’s Day is a holiday whn childrn honor thir mothrs with cards, gifts and

flowrs. In many countris, such as Dnmark, Finland, Italy, Turky, Australia and

th US, popl clbrat Mothr’s Day on th scond Sunday in May whil many othr countris

of th world clbrat thir own Mothr’s day at diffrnt tims through out th yar.

On of th bst ways to clbrat Mothr’s Day is to giv your mom th day off. Lt hr

rlax with th rst of th family doing all th houswork. Usually, dad and th kids

will lt mom slp lat that morning as thy go into th kitchn to prpar hr favourit

brakfast. Nvr forgt to plac a vas with a singl flowr on th tabl bsid th food. Th

kids can pick up th flowr from th gardn or buy on from th shop. Arrang vrything

nicly bfor mom waks up. Som familis will carry th food and mom’s favourit

sctions from th nwspapr to hr bdroom so that mom can hav brakfast in bd. Prsnts

and cards from th kids can b handd to mom by thmslvs or just placd on th dining

tabl.

Aftr brakfast, go anywhr mom liks to go. Shopping, swimming or going on a

picnic in th gardn. Mak a spcial Mothr’s Day dinnr or tak mom out for a grat mal

in a famous rstaurant sh lovs most.

Anyway ,lt mom njoy th whol day and fl your lov, and thn th Mothr’s Day can b

a good on. As Mothr’s Day is around th cornr, it’s tim to tak actions!

互连网改变生活Internet Change Life

Globally, we have moved from a culture centered on network television, cable, AM and FM radio and telephone into a digital society with mass media,streaming information, intelligent computer. To shift to a digital economy, best demonstrated by the explosive growth of the Internet, is transforming everyday products and practices. Ideas expressed in soft wares, chips, communication systems, financial institutions and mass media have enormous leverage worldwide. Beyond emails and online shopping, the Internet promises to change dramatically huge spectrum activities. Its benefits can be well illustrated in the following aspects.

在全球范围内，我们已经从一个文化中心为网络电视，有线电视，AM和FM收音机，电话的社会进入到以大众媒体，信息流，智能计算机的数字社会。转变成数字经济，最明显体现在互联网的爆增，它正在改变日常产品和实践。思想体现在软件，芯片，通信系统，金融机构和大众媒体拥有巨大的全球影响力上。除了电子邮件和网上购物，互联网还承诺大改光谱活动。它的好处可以在以下几个方面说明。

In the first place, it contributes to escape us from laborious work, save our time, facilitate our lives. Secondly, with computer’s extensive reach into every corner of the world, a perspective of human life can be shown only with a single keystroke. No matter where we are, in school, business workshops, operating rooms, labs, banks of halls of government, the Internet appears to reflect a perspective of human life. Furthermore, computer profits us by relaxation and entertainment it provides.

首先，它有助于我们摆脱费力的工作，节省时间，方便了我们的生活。其次，计算机的广泛延伸到世界的每个角落，只需一个单一的按键就可以透视人类生活。不管我们在哪里，在学校，企业车间，手术室，实验室，银行政府大厅，因特网似乎都可以反映人类生活。此外，电脑不仅提供放松和娱乐还有利润。

But on the other hand, some people debate that it is also inconvenient, waste the time, isolated us from people, and make our lives more complicated. Some people repair the most sophisticated computer but can’t mend a pair of socks. Yet in fact, computer collapse the distances and demolishes all boundaries. Whether computer is a blessing or a curse, depends on different circumstance and the way you use it.

但另一方面，一些人反对说电脑也很不方便，浪费时间，和人们孤立起来，并使我们的生活更复杂。有些人会修理最复杂的计算机，但却不能修补一双袜子。但事实上，电脑消灭了距离并拆除所有的界限。计算机是祝福还是诅咒，取决于不同的情况和使用它的方式。

As a new millennium approach, we look forward to constructing a new fantasy land by combination with the wealth this new age will bring and the high technology it will provide.

作为一个新千年的方式，我们期待通过结合这个新时代将带来的财富与高技术所提供的来建立一个梦想中的乐园

随着一阵“噼哩啪啦”的鞭炮声中，我们送走了狗年，迎来了猪年。只见大街小巷到处张灯结彩，到处人声鼎沸，一派红红火火的过年的喜气景象。 In the sound of "crackling" firecrackers, we sent away the year of the dog and ushered in the year of the pig.I saw the streets and lanes everywhere, and the people were full of people everywhere.

“红”这个字代表着喜气洋洋，也代表着快乐。在我的房间里到处都是红色：红单、红地板、红被子……所以，在我身边的喜事也真是说也说不完。

一喜，今年恰逢猪年，小阿姨家又添了一个“小猪丁”。这个“猪宝宝”全身胖墩墩的，红通通的脸，大大的眼睛，小小的嘴巴。他被包在厚厚的棉被里，整天“呼啦哗啦呼啦”地睡觉，真象个小懒猪!全家都围着他团团转，让我好不妒忌。

二喜，股票猛涨，大家都很高兴，只有我爸爸垂头丧气的。原来他认为春节期间股票一定会跌，但他万万没想到今年股票涨得非常的好。我朝着他哈哈大笑，他哭丧着脸对我说：“还是你说得对，以后我就听你的啦!”“哈哈!以后我最大了，连爸爸都得听我的话。”我暗自高兴。

三喜，也是让我最最开心的事，因为我的第九颗牙齿(第一颗恒牙)掉了。这意味着我又长大了。爸爸把这颗牙扔到了屋顶上。听我爷爷说，下排的牙齿应扔到屋顶上，上排的牙齿则扔到床底下，这牙才能得更好。我算了算，屋顶上应该有五颗牙了，不知他们还在不在。我真希望牙齿中到土地里还能长出来，这样，我那缺牙齿的爷爷奶奶就能好好地吃东西了。这样我爸爸也不用扔牙齿了，我会直接把它种在花盆里。

过几年就会长出好多好多牙齿了，我不但把它们送给爷爷奶奶，还送给其他爷爷奶奶。不过，这是要收钱的，一颗10000元。我心里打着小算盘：卖出个百来颗以后我就成百万富翁了!嘿嘿嘿!哈哈哈哈哈!可转念一想：不行，爷爷奶奶们一个月也拿不到那么多工资，我不能这样骗取他们的钱!

这时，我突然又想起了曾经看见过电视里那些死后还要无偿捐献遗体的老人们，很多人都不理解他们的行为，可是，我理解!他们这样做是为了让患病者的生命得到延续，早日的康复。这连将要死去的老人都知道要帮助别人，更何况我是一个少先队员呢!我应该向他们学习!我决定把压岁钱捐献出来，给那些需要帮助的贫困山区的小朋友们。

我的喜事就像沙滩上的贝壳一样多，我只拾了几颗最亮的给大家看。如果大家想知道更多的故事，就跟我一起到沙滩上捡贝壳吧!

The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school， and shops are closed.

Several days before the new year， people begin to prepare. Farmers kill pigs， sheep， cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned; coupletsare posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.

On the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year， almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. When people meet on the way， they say to each other "Happy New Year". Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. Children indulge themselves in games.

Waking up on New Year， everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents.

Then each child will get money as a New Year gift， wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi， or dumplings， for breakfast， as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also， the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China.

So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.

Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion， because as a homophone， niangao means "higher and higher， one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives， friends， and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings， gifts and chat leisurely.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people， and they have different customs.

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