春节的英语作文3句经典20篇

When the Spring Festival approaching, every family with a couplet, put up the firecrackers, the street is decorated, very busy. The city seems to become the world of light, the light of the ocean.

30 in the evening, my mother and I together several plate of dumplings. After package dumplings, I suddenly thought of a problem, it makes me a mystery. So I went to ask a mother: "why every Spring Festival to eat dumplings?" Mother said: "for dumplings as ingots, ate can with a silver spoon in her mouth." I finally understand. Eat dumplings, I watched the Spring Festival gala, a moment is sketch, is acting for a while, a moment is singing and dancing, is rich and colorful!

When the new moon, my mother and I go to grandpas grandmother home New Year. As soon as I see two old mans house, I respectfully, said: "grandpa, grandma, I give you a happy New Year, I wish you good health, long life!" Grandpas grandmother to see me so sensible, smile from ear to ear, hurriedly gave me lucky money.

Then suddenly to the lunar calendar. This is my favorite day, because so that I can get more money. I got up early, have been called my mother took me to my grandmas early. To grandmas home, my grandmother and gray together at the door to greet me. I hurriedly bowed to grandma, said: "grandma, Ill give you a happy New Year, wish you live as long as the southern mountain, happy forever!" Grandma listened to and held me in her arms, kua I grew up, sensible. Next to the dusty shook his tail, as if to say: "HengYue, you finally come, I wait you most." In the evening, my grandmother cooked many dishes: with meat, fish, green vegetables, turnip... Very delicious. It eat my stomach bulging like a big ball. After my grandmother gave me the money, Im so happy! Before you go to bed I put the amount of money I get for a few, for more than two thousand pieces, I decided to buy gifts for my grandpa, grandma, grandma, half, half donated to the disaster areas children.

This years Spring Festival is really memorable to me!

每当春节来临，家家户户都贴上了对联，放起了鞭炮，街上是张灯结彩、热闹非凡。全城好像变成灯的世界，光的海洋。

三十晚上，我和妈妈一起包了几盘饺子。包完饺子，我突然想到一个问题，这让我百思不得其解。于是我跑去问妈妈说：“为什么每次过春节都要吃饺子呢?”妈妈说：“因为饺子像元宝，吃了就能富贵。”我终于明白了。吃完饺子，我看了《春节联欢晚会》，一会是小品、一会儿是表演的，一会儿是歌舞，真是丰富多彩!

到了初一，我和妈妈一起去爷爷奶奶家拜年。我一见到两位老人家，就恭恭敬敬地说：“爷爷、奶奶我给你们拜年了，祝你们身体健康，长命百岁!”爷爷奶奶见我这么懂事，笑得合不拢嘴，连忙给了我压岁钱。

一转眼就到了初二。这是我最喜欢的一天，因为这样我就能得到更多的压岁钱。我早早地起了床，一直叫妈妈早点带我去外婆家。到了外婆家，外婆和灰灰一起在家门口迎接我。我连忙给外婆鞠了一躬，说：“外婆，我给您拜年了，祝您寿比南山，永远快乐!”外婆听了，一边把我抱在怀里，一边夸我长大了，懂事了。旁边的灰灰摇着尾巴，好像在说：“衡玥，你终于来了，我都等你大半天了。”晚上，外婆煮了许多菜：有肉，有鱼，有青菜、萝卜……可香了。这把我的肚子吃得鼓鼓的，犹如一个大皮球。之后外婆又给我了压岁钱，我开心极了!睡觉前我把我得到的钱数了数，整整有两千多块，我决定一半给爷爷、奶奶、外婆、买礼物，一半捐给灾区的小朋友。

今年的春节可真令我难忘啊!

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！

This money is given to children for good luck 。 People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune 。 The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long。

People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”。 People enjoy the Spring Festival ，during this time they can have a good rest 。

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.It‘s to celebrate the lunar calendar ’s new year.In the evening before the Spring Festival ，families get together and have a big meal.In many places people like to set off firecrackers.

Dumplings are the most traditional food.Children like the festival very much ，because they can have delicious food and wear.new clothes.They can also get some money from their parents。

This money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long.People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”。 People enjoy the Spring Festival ，during this time they can have a good rest.

Spring Festival is approaching, every household in hurry to buy Hui-chun, paintings and so on. On this night, I and my mom went to the fathers father held a Spring Festival party.

After a few minutes by car, we came to the destination. Has just entered the scene, I was attracted those colorful lights, as well as colored spotlights and turn the ball it! I made him look happy because I was the first time I saw such a beautiful stage.

My father and mother to find space to sit down. Soon, the hosts said: "The Chinese New Year Party now!" I think: Todays show will be very interesting. So, I would stare at the moderator. "The first program is Miss Xie Jimin the plateau, we welcome the applause!" Heard here, I have involuntarily clapped her hands, because Aunt Min is the father of the most friendly partner. With the music playing, sensitive mothers sister sang together, the audience cheers came from time to time, finally, Aunt Min to an ultra-high end audio in the program. The audience broke into thunderous applause, and some Han Qi a fathers slogan: "On, Yes!" Applause and shouts break out.

Show host came out and said: "The second program is the next Miss Zhu Xiaohong dance performances, we welcome the applause!" Soon, we saw one wearing a red dress and holding a big sister, tai chi fan out from the crowd, When she was up to the table, I suddenly felt the fire of the Chinese people have a continuously burning. "Deng, Deng, Deng." Music sounded, and immediately waved the big sister who played in the hands of Tai Chi fans, jump wonderful dance. She Shenqingruyan, action one by one, totally inexperienced, we can see his big sister rehearsal, how hard ah!

Unconsciously, this Chinese New Year party in a Unit, thunderous applause ended, the Spring Festival party really happy ah!

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Spring Festival is a excellent day for every Chinese,especially for children.During the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then its the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money.

But Im not a child any longer.I want to make the festival a little bit different. I plan to have a different day.Im going to sell some toys in the flower market.I will ask my friends to join me.If i earn some money,Ill buy some presents to my parents.Well,its my turn to give back to my parents for their love.

There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival most. Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gathering. Before the festival, people come home no matter where they are. Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve.

And then families sit together and share their lives or planes. Some will play games or hang out to have some fun. On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meet. Children can get lucky money from relatives.

In the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them. In short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

The Spring Festival

This year,I had a exciting spring festival.Do you want to know about it?Let me tell you!

First,I went to ocean park with my family in Hongkong.It was very relaxing there.I ate the sea food.I played with the dolphins!

It was really happy there!

Then,we went to the Disneyland.It was very romantic.We enjoyed our selves there.It remind our mind to our childhood!If we will have another chance tour Hongkong.We will come there again!

This is my spring festival!What about you?

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.

春节是中国最重要的节日.

It’s to celebrate the lunar calendars new year.In the evening before the

Spring Festival,families get together and have a big meal.

春节是为了庆祝农历新年的来临.除夕夜,一家人聚在一起吃一顿丰盛的年夜饭.

In many places people like to set off firecrackers,Dumplings are the most

traditional food.

在很多地方,人们都会放鞭炮,饺子是最传统的食物.

Children like the festival very much,because they can have delicious food

and wear new clothes.

孩子们非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们可以有好吃的食物同时可以穿新衣服.

They can also get some money from their parents.

他们也能得到父母给的压岁钱.

This money is given to children for good luck.

压岁钱给孩子们,以求好运.

People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune.

人们把春联贴到墙上,以求好运.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long.People visit relatives and

friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”.People enjoy the Spring

Festival,during this time they can have a good rest .

春节将持续大约15天,人们在拜访亲朋好友前常用这句话:“祝愿”.人们喜欢春节,因为在这段时间里他们可以好好休息一下了.

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.

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.

Spring Festival ,known as the Chinese New Year,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.The

first day of the new year is the time when people visit their friends adn wish

each other good luck in the new year.

New Year is our favorite holiday for children, because the New Year can eat dinner not only, also can get lucky money. However, I am the most happy New Year this year is that the team activities, it let me once again feel happy to help others.

Just before the team activities of snow, snow removal, so we decided to help other peoples car has obtained the consent of the classmate mother, we began to action.

That day the weather is really cold, but we can not care so much. At this moment, our little captain contented heart surplus division began: "Tang Ninghang, you and rockfall plants, clean the front of the car, Xu Chen brush the top of the car and zhang John boehner, fei-yu Chen and I rubbed the back of the car!" Points well, we are happy to do your own thing and we wipe also while talking and laughing is very happy.

Look! Our captain tao heart surplus dry how much! She first hand the snow on the car together, put them to the ground, reoccupy finger inside your car clean snow. I want to: our captain so earnest, I should learn from her!

Rub the car well, finally the classmates mother saw we rub the car so clean, the credit we said: "wow! You are a bunch of helpful boy!" Although our hands and face was flushed with cold, but we dont feel a bit cold, but like to eat the honey as sweet in my heart,

If we start from around things, helpful, aged respected, then our society will become more beautiful!

新年是我们小孩子最喜欢的节日了，因为新年不仅能吃年夜饭，还能拿压岁钱。不过，今年新年里让我最开心的就是那次小队活动了，它让我又一次体会到了助人为乐的快乐。

那次小队活动前刚下了一场大雪，于是我们就决定帮别人的车子除雪，在征得了同学妈妈的同意后，我们就开始行动了。

那天天气真是冷极了，但我们可顾不了那么多。这时，我们的小队长陶心盈就开始分工了：“唐宁珩，你和石雨卉，擦车子的前面，徐晨和张博纳擦车子的上面，陈飞宇和我一起擦车子的后面!”分好了工，我们都开开心心的去做自己的事情，我们一边擦还一边说说笑笑，很是高兴。

瞧!我们的队长陶心盈干的多起劲啊!只见她先用手把车子上的雪堆到一起，把它们扔到地上去，再用手指把车子缝隙里的雪擦干净。我想：我们的队长那么认真，我也应该向她学习!

终于把车子擦好了，同学的妈妈看见我们把车子擦的这么干净，就表扬我们道：“哇!你们真是一群助人为乐的好孩子呀!”虽然我们的手和脸被冻得通红，但我们一点也不觉得冷，反而心里像吃了蜜一样甜，

我们如果从身边的小事做起，助人为乐，尊老爱幼，那么我们的社会将会变的更美好!

Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time，everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year，many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days，we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents，uncles，aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival most.Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gathering.Before the festival, people come home no matter where they are.Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And then families sit together and share their lives or planes.Some will play games or hang out to have some fun.

On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meet.Children can get lucky money from relatives.In the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them.In short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

在我国，一年有很多节日，在这些节日中，我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日，更因为它是新一年的开始，给人们带来新的希望，也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方，人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。

通常，我们会在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐，之后家人团座一起，分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一，人们通常会早起，会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里，人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之，春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

导读：新年快到了，长辈又要准备红包了，英语作文压岁钱该怎么写？

篇一：压岁钱Lucky money

The spring festival is the loveliest in China， which is comes in February. Everyone loves it so much that prepare lots of things of the spring festival before it comes. In the spring festival holiday， people do many things， such as eat the dinner on the New Year‘s， set off fireworks, stroll the famous fair likes “Baiyunguan” fair.

二月份时候的春节在中国是最可爱的节日。每个人都非常喜欢它，所以在春节到来之前就准备了很东西。在春节期间，人们会做许多事情，比如，在新年吃晚餐，放烟火，拜访著名的庙宇，就像“白云观“。

On the first day of lunar， the young generation congratulates the old generation with “Happy New Year!”

阳历的第一天，年轻的一代人会向老一代人祝贺“新年快乐”

Then the old generation will give the young some lucky money which wrapped with red paper or red envelope. Because red is a color with joyful. Lucky money means the old generation‘s love to the young and hope them can have a good luck in this new year. This is the lucky money which lots of the young want.

老一代人会把压岁钱用红纸或者红包包起来给年轻的一代人。因为红色是开心的象征。压岁钱意味着老一代对年轻一代的爱，而且希望他们能在新的一年里拥有好的运气。这就是大多数年轻人都想要的压岁钱。

篇二：Kids, How Would You Deal With Your “Lucky Money”?

Kids would be overexcited during Spring Festival, for the simple reason that they would receive “lucky money”from their parents as well as other elderships.

According to ancient custom, the elder generations put a certain number of money in a red envelope, and give it to the children of the family, wishing that the children would grow up healthily and happily.

How to reasonably deal with those “lucky money”is a serious question for parents and children alike. As far as I am concerned, two ways below are worth to be considered. One sensible way is to save the money for higher education. With the development of economic and urbanization, the competition is becoming more and fiercer. The demand of people with high degree is increasing, which means, the threshold for a “white-collar”job is higher and higher. Therefore, accepted into a college is viewed as a necessary and an initial step for a good job. Given the increasing cost of college education and postgraduate education, saving the “lucky money”is at least an economic guarantees for higher education. The other way is investing, and by investing I do not mean buy stocks or bonds, but investing in self-improvement. For example, purchasing some books, literature, politic, philosophy, whatever you like.

As Bacon said, “reading makes a full man”, investing in books you are interested in would expand your knowledge and improve your attainment. However, not only books could attribute to self-improvement, art and sports or other skills could also do. Invest some money to learn piano, guitar, etc.; or to learn dancing, swimming, tennis…Or just to learn how to drive is a worthwhile acquirement. All in all, you could name other good ways to use“lucky money” of course, as long as it is worthwhile, and saving for education and investing in self-improvement are definitely among them.

A new year ，a new start，when I stand on the edge of the  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  the with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.

Looking forward to! Looking forward to! Finally hope to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival people have to set off firecrackers, and stick couplets on the Spring Festival, eat family reunion dinner, to the New Years money, watch Spring Festival gala.

We ate the family reunion dinner, the family reunion dinner eats reunion and happiness. Reunion dinner! I quickly ran to the table a look, wow! "Delicacies"! Have a sweet and delicious chicken, is a symbol of the reunion of yuanxiao, is a symbol of the year for fish, and rice cakes symbolize the stripes. We toasts, tell oneself the wishes and desires of the heart.

After the meal, we cant wait to open the TV to see the Spring Festival gala. People with melon seeds, while gossip. Spring Festival gala show is wonderful! A thrilling acrobatics, magic, let a person produce curiosity have laugh and then ponder the sketch, and graceful dance. See I was ecstasy!

Of course the most attract me or set off firecrackers. Watching the Spring Festival gala, we were attracted by "colorful world" outside, my sister and I a downstairs also set off firecrackers. Just go on, dad took us to buy that took out a string of firecrackers, with lighter lit fireworks, listen to "bang", a small ball of fire for the day, "pa" little fireball exploded in the air, flying the Martian sky colorful ornament. See here, we danced cheered, everyone is immersed in a piece of laughter.

On New Years eve, really makes me unforgettable! I will remember this beautiful moment!

盼啊!盼啊!终于盼到过春节了。过春节大家都要放鞭炮、贴春联、吃团圆饭、给压岁钱、看春晚。

我们先吃团圆饭，团圆饭吃的是团圆、幸福。吃团圆饭了!我急忙跑到饭桌上一看，哇!“山珍海味”啊!有香甜可口的鸡肉，有象征着团圆的元宵，有象征着年年有余的鱼，还有象征着步步高升的年糕。我们举杯畅饮，说出自己心里的祝福和愿望。

酒足饭饱以后，我们迫不及待的打开电视来看春晚。大家一边嗑着瓜子，一边说着闲话。春晚的节目真精彩!有惊心动魄的杂技，有让人产生好奇心的魔术，有发笑后又令人深思的小品，还有优美的舞蹈。看得我都入迷了!

当然最吸引我的还是放鞭炮。看完春晚，我们被外面“五彩缤纷的世界”吸引住了，我和妹妹一家也下楼放鞭炮了。刚下去，爸爸就把我们买的那一大串鞭炮拿了出来，用打火机点着烟花的导火线，只听“砰”的一声，一个小火球直冲上天，“啪”小火球在空中炸开了，飞散的火星点缀得天空绚丽多彩。看到这里，我们手舞足蹈欢呼起来，大家都沉浸在一片欢笑声中。

除夕之夜，真令我难忘!我一定会记住这美好的时刻!

In the traditional festivals, I like the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the traditional festival of our Chinese nation. It is also the most solemn and jubilant of many traditional festivals. And in my eyes, the Spring Festival is the "Carnival" of the children, because the Spring Festival can be set off firecrackers, play games, watch fireworks... Dont be so happy!

When I said the Spring Festival, I remembered the scene of the Spring Festival last year. The day of purchase, I was there and bought a lot of kids race each other when fireworks during the day.

Look forward to it, and at last the "Party" in the evening has finally begun. The hungry we pigged out on the dinner on New Years Eve, drink! So much for the dinner on New Years Eve, I could not eat! Eat the dinner on New Years Eve, my sister and I took the firecrackers rushed out and pulled out the line with dads a lighter to burn, "who" shoot the colorful light to me "matchlock" shake up "matchlock" as a "ring of fire" very good-looking! "We finished line began to put the" fire ", we lit with a lighter wire gradually have a little pale fire to take out, as we shout fire gradually decreasing, gradually become a tree, my sister and I will do in the next action shouted:" high high high!!! "The light in the tree is like beating elf in the tree cheered, beating. At last, I took the gift, and we ignited the wire. The 99 - hair fireworks, like the artillery, are sending in colourful beauty.

In the end we launch fireworks unable to part the spring festival.

在传统节日中我喜欢过春节，春节是我们中华民族的传统节日，也是众多传统节日过的最为隆重、喜庆的。而在我眼里春节是小朋友们的“狂欢会”，因为春节可以放鞭炮、打游戏、看烟花……别提有多开心了!

一说起春节我就想起了去年过春节时候的情景。那天大采购，买了好多烟花白天的时候我就在那与小朋友你追我赶。

盼啊盼，终于到了晚上大家的“Party”终于开始了。饥肠辘辘的我们狼吞虎咽的吃着年夜饭，喝!年夜饭还真多，我都吃不下了!吃完年夜饭，我和姐姐拿着鞭炮冲了出去，拿出了“火绳”用老爸的打火机一烧，“火绳”就射出了五彩斑斓的光我把“火绳”甩起来“火绳”就像一个“火圈”一样好看极了!放完了“火绳”我们开始放“火树”了，我们用打火机点着了引线逐渐有一点点淡淡的火光的冒了出来，随着我们欢呼的声音火光逐渐减变大，渐渐地成了一棵树，我和姐姐就在旁边一边做动作一边喊：“高!高!高!”火光在树上跳动仿佛是小精灵在树上欢呼着、跳动着。终于放礼花了我，我们引燃了导线。99发的礼花像大炮一样陆续发送五彩缤纷好看极了!

在礼花的发射之下我们恋恋不舍结束了春节。

New Year Party

On New Years Eve, our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall, the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

Then, the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted. He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn."

The hall After that, they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there, the other three stood around him, each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens."

New Year Party

On New Year#39;s Eve，our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted(机智的). He shouted our， "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that，they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right："The dog stands out among a group of chickens."

After the Preliminary Eve， people begin preparing for the coming New Year。 This is called "Seeing the New Year in"。

Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year。 Materials not only include edible oil， rice， flour， chicken， duck， fish and meat， but also fruit， candies and kinds of nuts。 Whats more， various decorations， new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly， friends and relatives， are all on the list of purchasing。

Before the New Year comes， the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes， bedclothes and all their utensils。

Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity。 All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets， highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper。 The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year。 Also， pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance。