关于春节的英语初一作文(汇集20篇)

Day, night, and finally ushered in the long-awaited summer vacation. In

these two months, can"t play games every day! Besides, even if I think so, mom

and dad are certainly can"t promise. Only done to make them more satisfied, my

freedom is a bit more, this summer vacation will have a more pleasant. Combined

with the requirements of the teacher and I wish mom and dad, have a preliminary

arrangement.

小时候，最盼的就是过年，总有许多好吃的，好玩的，噼里啪啦的爆竹总是让人很怀念。整个春节都是喜气洋洋的，最喜欢在这种热闹的日子里约上几个朋友一块出去走走。 When I was young, the most hoped is the New Year. There are always many delicious, fun, crackling firecrackers.The whole Spring Festival is full of joy, and I like to go out for a few friends on this lively day.

腊月这天要熬腊八粥，不过一般在我们这儿，也能熬杏仁粥，白粥，许多人家基本不怎么熬粥。大人们不怎么喝粥，我们这些孩子最喜欢。从那冒着热气的大锅里，舀出一碗碗粥，往往会撒许多糖。馋嘴的孩子会吃很多————滋味很好。

除夕当属最热闹的一天，一大早就被恼人的鞭炮声吵醒了，一整天的热闹。入门。家家户户都是满满的酒菜香味，女人们都忙碌在厨房备年菜————腊肉，炸豆腐，肉丸子，这一天都要做好。男人们欢天喜地地去买酒，跟亲朋好友小酌两杯。

孩子们当然也没闲着，大一点的要么去厨房帮忙，还有打扫卫生，小一点的孩子在白天一般耐不住性子，会三五成群地结伴出去放鞭炮。

除夕这一天还得扎灯笼，小孩子们也帮忙，不仅扎门前院里挂的灯笼，也扎晚上孩子自己提的灯笼。有些人家自己扎，不少人家觉得麻烦，直接从外面买。不过，老一辈的人一向是自己扎，因为对于他们来说，在特定的时间亲手做特定的东西，已经成为了一种习惯。

晚上才是重头戏，鞭炮声要响一整个晚上。一家人聚在一起吃年夜饭————其实也就是杂烩。整盆的年菜，整盆的馒头，一段出来就让人独自直叫。大人都要喝酒，女人们聊着些家常，孩子们也在吃东西。还必须把菜加给孩子和长辈们。

吃过年夜饭后，最耐不住的就是孩子们，会拿着早就扎好的灯笼出门。除夕晚上是很热闹的，这天晚上分外亮堂。孩子们人手一盏灯笼，有纸糊的，有动物的，有卡通的，还有电动的，自然是琳琅满目。

这天晚上是一年中最吵的。每个孩子都会放炮，不到天亮绝对不会停。

Gratitude blossoms like a colorful flowers on earth.

Try to dead silk, ended.candles burn. Our teacher is the first to be grateful. Her to work day and night, the day so spectacular, so we can better absorption. A minute on stage, the audience ten years work. Teacher, and spent a lot of energy, night, we really worry for the teacher canthus wrinkles, and to the health of the tire hit the teacher concerned.

On one occasion, in our homework, the teacher in correcting a composition. After a while, there are things out of the teacher, a bold classmate see composition, on him a long time, and come down, eyes well up with tears. He told us that the teacher on the composition, word for word reading, write typo circle, beside write correct. Changes in our unidiomatic written statements, write a good sentence is modified, let us remember. Finally still behind the composition writing comments, point out our shortcomings and advantages. The teacher cared more about us! Many care for us!

People around everywhere need to thank, the teacher on how deep our kindness, this seemingly ordinary things, but on the teachers hope. We grew up under the cultivation of teacher, the teacher is not anything in return, it doesnt take our gratitude?

Let us learn to Thanksgiving, with excellent grades to repay teachers kindness to us!

感恩像一朵绽放在人间的五彩的花。

春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。我们的老师就是第一个要感恩的人。她日夜操劳，白天讲的如此引人入胜，是为了让我们更好的吸收。台上一分钟，台下十年功。老师呕心沥血，耗费了许多精力，通宵达旦，我们真为老师眼角的皱纹而担心，为劳累侵袭老师的健康而担心。

有一次，我们在写作业，老师在批改作文。过了一会儿，老师出去有事情，一个大胆的同学上去看作文，他看了很久，下来的时候，热泪盈眶。他告诉我们，老师在作文上一字一字的审阅，写错字就圈起来，在旁边写正确的。在我们写的不通顺的语句里修改，写的好的句子就修饰，让我们记住。最后还在作文的后面写评语，指出我们的缺点与优点。老师多关心我们呀!多呵护我们呀!

人身边处处需要感恩，老师对我们的恩情多么深厚，这看似平常的事情，却寄托着老师的希望。我们在老师的培育下成长，老师却不求任何回报，这不需要我们去感恩吗?

让我们学会感恩，以出色的成绩来报答老师对我们的恩情吧!

The Chinese Spring Festival comes on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year, which is usually in February. There is a name for each year, such as the dog, the monkey, the tiger or one of the twelve animals, and this year is the year of the horse.

Before the New Year’s Day, the Chinese people usually give their houses a good cleaning and on the last evening of the old year, all the members of a family will get together and have a big meal. On the first or second day of the new year, people usually go to visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.

I wish you have a good time during the Spring Festival.

中国的春节是在中国农历的第一天，通常是在二月。每年都有一个名字，比如狗、猴子、老虎或十二生肖中的一种，今年是马年。

在新年到来之前，中国人通常会给他们的房子做个大扫除，在旧年的最后一个晚上，所有的家庭成员都会聚在一起吃一顿大餐。在新年的第一天或第二天，人们通常会去拜访亲戚朋友，给孩子们一些幸运的钱。

祝你在春节期间过得愉快。

Different places have different characteristics of life, the Spring Festival in guangzhou has a unique customs.

In my memory, guangzhous Spring Festival is on lunar ChuXun began. This period of time, everyone will be ready for them. Therefore, the street, shops, is is a scene of people mountain people sea. At the same time, every family can boil laba rice. In guangzhou, laba rice also called sticky rice. The method of making the sticky rice is relatively simple, washing should be prepared to glutinous rice. At the same time, the various ingredients into a pot and fry until fragrant. Sticky rice is also a variety of ingredients: there is dry mushrooms, eggs, squid, bacon, onion... After put the glutinous rice into the earthen pot. In rice almost like good, the fragrant air ingredients on the surface of the rice. About half an hour, wait for after rice are golden color can slowly enjoy. Light smell fragrance can not but have a bite.

Every household must be in a year on this day cleaning, hope in the New Year, display of renewal.

The flower market in guangzhou all reflect the huacheng. Flowers crowded in the city, everyones face was revealed to the joy of the Spring Festival. The flowers is also in trying to outshine each other.

On the first day here! A New Year again! During the Chinese New Year, happy New Year with each other, to visit each other, until the fifteenth day of the end.

Yuanxiao, another climax of Spring Festival. On this day, every family decorating stores, meet this grand and lively festival. The family also feel happy to get together to eat dumplings, go to square to see lanterns at night.

Unconsciously, the Spring Festival is over. The students go to school, adults to work. The Spring Festival in the laughter of people flash across, people began the New Years busy...

不同的地方有不同的生活特色，广州的春节颇有一番独特的风俗。

在我的记忆中，广州的春节是在腊月的初旬就开始了。这段时间，大家都会准备好年货。因此，大街上，商店里，都是一派人山人海的景象。同时，家家户户都会熬制腊八饭。在广州，腊八饭也叫作糯米饭。糯米饭的制作方法是比较简单的，先要准备好洗过的糯米。同时，将各种配料放入锅中爆炒至香。糯米饭的配料也是五花八门的：有冬菇、鸡蛋、鱿鱼、腊肉、葱......之后把糯米放入瓦锅。在饭差不多焖好时，将喷香的配料放在饭的表面。大概等半个小时，待饭色泽呈金黄色后便可以慢慢享用。光闻香味就忍不住吃一口。

每家每户都必须在大年三十这一天大扫除，希望在新的一年里，呈现出一派万象更新的场面。

广州的花市无不体现出花城的美誉。花市内人头攒动，每个人的脸上都透露出对春节的喜悦。花儿也是在争奇斗艳。

年初一到了!新的一年又开始了!在过年期间，大家互相拜年，互相走访，直到正月十五结束。

元宵上市了，春节的又一个高潮到了。在这一天，家家店铺张灯结彩，迎接这隆重而热闹的节日。一家人也其乐融融地聚在一起吃汤圆，晚上去广场看花灯。

不知不觉，春节结束了。学生们上学，大人们上班。春节在人们的欢声笑语中闪过了，人们又开始了新一年的忙碌.......

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！

As it’s known to all, China is popular for its emperor of bicycles. This is

because our country is still a developing country and few people can afford

private cars. The demand for a means of transport is met by making millions of

bicycles available.

Riding a bicycle has a lot of advantages over driving a car. First, it is a

physical exercise to ride a bicycle. In contrast, sitting in the car, one tends

to gain weight. Besides, it is much more economical to ride a bike than drive a

car. On the one hand, the only fee a bike-rider has to pay is the annual tax.

However, the annual fees for a car are costly. On the other hand, a bike neednt

be equipped with a parking lot, but a car must. Most important of all, it is

beneficial to the environment to ride a bicycle because the bike doesnt consume

petrol; it is a pollution-free transport. In contrast, the exhaust released by

the car is harmful to the environment.

Since China is a developing country with a large population, bicycles will

still be the most popular means of transport in China for quite a long time.

Most people will still ride bicycles to go to work or to school. The emperor

country of bicycles will remain for at least dozens of years.

There are four seasons in a year.The first season is spring. In spring,

almost everything comes back to life. The snow begins to melt, the trees sprout

and the grass turns green.Spring is warm so that its a good time to go hiking

outdoors. After spring, itis summer. Summer is my favorite season,because I can

swim quite often. The third one is autumn. In autumn, the weather is cool and

comfortable. Farmers may be the busiest people, because autumn is a time of

harvest.Winter is the last season of the year. In winter, the weather is very

cold. In the north, it usually snows. Children can play games or make snowmen

after snow. It seems very funny. But, because of the cold weather, I dont like

winter very much. Whats your favorite season?

The Spring Festival is one of the traditional festival in China.

Around thirty on this day, all have their own customs and habits, we the custom here is also very much. To sweep the house, for example, to stick couplets, set off firecrackers, shou sui. Seniors will give junior New Years money, but also the steamed rice cakes and dumplings, etc.

In addition to these interesting customs and habits, are in the back! As you know, on this day, the family will sit together for the family reunion dinner. My family also is such, the family sit together to eat and chat, talk about the New Year.

Finished eating dinner, the whole family to watch the Spring Festival gala. Party in a variety of programs, there are beautiful moving songs, there are colorful folk dance, and funny lively essay crosstalk!

New Years bell, we off the old year, also ushered in the New Year. At this time, people will send blessing, send New Year message, but busy. So every year.

春节是我国的传统节日之一。

年三十这一天，各地都有各自的风俗和习惯，我们这里的习俗也非常的多。比如要扫屋，要贴对联，放鞭炮，还要守岁。长辈还会给晚辈压岁钱，还要蒸年糕和包饺子等。

除了这些有趣的风俗和习惯外，重头戏还在后面呢!大家都知道，这一天，一家人都要围坐在一起吃团圆饭。我家也是如此，全家人坐在一起边吃饭边聊，谈着一年的新鲜事儿。

吃完了年夜饭，全家人一起看春节联欢晚会。晚会里各种节目应有尽有，有优美动听的歌曲，有多姿多彩的民族舞蹈，还有搞笑热闹的小品相声呢!

新一年的钟声敲响了，我们送走了旧的一年，也迎来了新的一年。这时，人们会互送祝福，发拜年短信，可热闹了。年年如此。

Almost all people work hard for success, but not all people can success.

Many people ask how to make success. I think the answer is persistence. The way

to success is full of failure and difficulty. People should never give up when

meet them. If you give up, you can’t be successful. No matter how hard it is,

persistence must be there.

在这一天，我们已经放寒假了，马上要迎来过年了，好开心呐。这一天人们都会贴春联，喝屠苏酒，就像宋代诗人王安石写的一首诗：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。

而且我们又长了一岁，那时候就更要懂事了，帮助他人，给亲戚拜年，他们都夸我懂事乖巧的女孩，当时心情是多么的好。

放爆竹是小朋友们最喜欢的，可是爆竹有时候很危险，要在家长的陪护下才能玩噢。小朋友千万不要独自放爆竹哦。

我们还会吃团圆饭，穿新衣服，妈妈婶婶阿姨都忙活着炒菜，我们却在旁边一边玩着，那时候的情景多么忙活啊。

就是这样的一个过年，让我们充满了多少快乐。

When I lived in my hometown, I liked raining so much, because sometimes I could see the rainbow, it is so beautiful and attractive. I remembered the first time when I saw the rainbow. It was a stuffy afternoon, when I took a nap, I heard it rained, but there was sunshine in the sky. After an hour, the rain stopped. I walked out of my house and took a look at the sky, I saw a long colorful bridge in the sky. It appeared clearly, so close to me, it seemed that I could walk it to the sky. Now I live in the city, but I never see such beautiful rainbow again. The citys buildings cover the sky.

In our hometown, the new year from La eight began almost at the beginning of the month, people continued to prepare the streets but also some special purchases for the Spring Festival, set up a stall, selling new year paintings. Although it is not in the real sense of the new year, but from peoples busy, also revealed a strong flavor of the year.

It should be the most important day after the number of the twelfth lunar month twenty-three, great to hear people say, this day to Jizao God, but also it Clay oven rolls. Its the small sugar pancake, which children love most.

Next to the most important is the year thirty, that is, the new years Eve, the street is more lively. The afternoon of every family busy couplets, grave worship their ancestors. In the evening, there is a very important task, it is in the evening, staying-up late on new years Eve, in addition to the very small children, other people have to stay up until the wee hours of the morning, to twelve points after another appeared in the sound of firecrackers, impression, then began to grandma and bread dumplings. For children, there is an important thing for — — put firecrackers, the children always love to take some brightly coloured cannon to put, the child is no exception, they are even larger than some children also love shooting.

In the first day of the year, we should go to the elderly and bring the money. At noon, the family will have to sit together and eat a reunion meal. The second day, mostly to pay New Years call relatives. During this period, children always like to follow the adult to join the relatives, because they can get a lot of age money.

In a word, although the Spring Festival in the hometown is roughly the same as other places, there is always a strong flavor of the hometown.

Spring Festival is the most favorite 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.

the winter vacation is coming.we’re happy to welcome the holidays.

usually,winter vacation is funny because spring festival is during the vacation. 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 it’s the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money. but i’m not a child any longer.i want to make the festival a little bit different. i plan to have a different day.i’m going to sell some toys in the flower market.i will ask my friends to join me.if i earn some money,i’ll buy some presents to my parents. well,it’s my turn to give back to my parents for their love.

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The Spring Festival is coming, in the evening, mother took me to watch "chun large literary evening".

Along the way, my mood is excited, leap to jump. Walked past YunPu park, see a book stands as the "book" on the cover of the three, with three different font of "spring" word, a look at carefully, turned out to be piled up with flowers.

Come morning soak up the square, I saw around people mountain people sea, jollification, around the four pillars of light flashing kaleidoscope of colors, red, green, blue, purple... And a wide variety.

The center of the square built a stage, and all the lights on the stage, the program is rich and colorful, have a crosstalk, dance, opera, sketch, martial arts, etc.

The most attract me is a martial arts program. Magnificent song "kung fu", one of the fresh young actors ever to come out, fighting together, to an individuals performance. That take a little actor, is my good classmate. There is the sword, swords, boxing, those of difficult movements, let a person dazzling.

Todays evening party is wonderful!

春节快要到了，晚上，妈妈带着我去观赏“迎春大型文艺晚会”。

一路上，我心情激动，蹦蹦跳跳。走过云浦公园时，看见一本矗立着的象三个封面的“书”，写着三个不同字体的“春”字，仔细一看，原来是用鲜花堆积的。

来到晨沐广场，我看见四周人山人海，热闹非凡，四周的四根灯柱闪烁着五彩的光芒，有红的、绿的、蓝的、紫的……，五花八门。

广场的中央搭建了一个舞台，舞台上灯火通明，节目也是丰富多彩，有相声、舞蹈、京剧、小品、武术等等。

最吸引我的是武术节目。雄壮的歌曲《中国功夫》响起，一个个精神饱满的小演员雄赳赳气昂昂地走出来，先是一起打拳，再是个人表演。那个拿棒的小演员，就是我的好同学。还有拿刀的、拿剑的、打拳的，那些高难度的动作，让人眼花缭乱。

今天的晚会真精彩啊!

I love Spring Festival and enjoy it very happy.

The Spring Festival is our traditional festival, is also every household had a holiday. We should prepare firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, eat, lanterns and clothes. Whenever the Spring Festival, is also the most happy when my mood.

When the Spring Festival, every household will prepare many things, you see the people on the street people mountain people sea appear cheery. Mom and I went to buy necessities, we bought a lot of things such as the Spring Festival couplets bought New Year paintings. The most let me happy is I bought some firecrackers. Mother gave me to buy a new suit of clothes. Arranged to buy back, we have to clean the house, mother hang lanterns in the morning to get up, dad is the Spring Festival couplet and blessing all the door, I put all dried fruit in the plate, placed neatly.

Thirty day, mother put on new clothes for me, I was so happy! In the afternoon do mom and dad together I love to eat food more, eat family reunion dinner together when the whole family were very happy. Eat a big dinner the whole family sitting together watching the Spring Festival gala, holiday is wonderful, sketch, songs, and singing and dancing. The adults are making dumplings. Is nearly twelve o clock, rang with firecrackers outside. Dad carrying firecrackers went downstairs, and I came downstairs I smell the fireworks, we put many firecrackers, I also put a fireworks. Just a little hurriedly ran back, wait for a while still wasnt ask dad how havent! I went to take a look! Father said: "no collapse over", I said: "Ill be careful," I went from a point, finally lit, the colorful firecrackers like a blooming flower in the air, beautiful. Finished put firecrackers, we eat dumplings, began to happy New Year, everyone gave me lucky money.

A New Year begins, hope the whole family can happiness. I hope my learning progress.

The Spring Festival, every family decorated, beaming. This years Spring Festival, I had a particularly interesting. Until today, I remember.

In the morning, our family made haste. Mother puts up spring couplets on the door. Greets me is "Japan Korea spring resident, and fuyong leave". Said the family harmony happiness. For me, I have to help my mother to stick "f" word, were posted on the door. Mother hurriedly stop me and said, "" f" word should be negative, is the "f" to the harmonics, blessing to our family. Post during the Spring Festival couplets are festive, type, auspicious meaning." Once I listen to, hurriedly (" f "word. Dad are carefully prepared, hang the YiZhanZhan red lanterns. I think: this isnt red lanterns represents the face of our country in the rapid changing?

In the evening, its time to eat dinner. Fragrance filled the kitchen; There is big dinner table, make the person saw, mouth water. Table there is a fish, that means more than every year. The guests have arrived, gladly sitting in front of the table, taste with relish the family reunion dinner. Mom and dad smiling greeting the guests. The whole family happy, the house is full of happy atmosphere.

After the meal, the grandmother to share out bonus package! Our house has a small agreement, young players have got the certificates, not only has a red envelope, there will be other rewards. This year, I was on the "three good student". My grandmother gave me a red envelope, also gave me a nice pencil case. Encouraged me to study in the New Year, to the next level. Children received a red envelope, a bright smile on his face.

8 in the evening, our whole family on time opened the TV and watch the Spring Festival gala ". The melodious song, make people intoxicated; The graceful dance, make the person praise; The funny jokes, make people laugh; The wonderful routines, to make people laugh... The intermittent laughter ripples in the living room.

This years Spring Festival, I had a very meaningful. I hope that next year the Spring Festival, I will live better!

春节，家家户户都张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。今年的春节，我过得特别有意思。直到今天，我还记忆犹新。

早晨，我们一家人忙开了。妈妈在大门上贴春联。映入我眼帘的是“日丽春常驻，人和福永留”。表示家庭祥和幸福。我呢，则帮妈妈贴“福”字，正要贴在门上。妈妈连忙阻止我，说道：“‘福’字应该倒贴，就是‘福’到的谐音，福光临我们家了。春节帖春联有喜庆、财气、吉祥之意。”我一听，赶紧把“福”字倒贴了。爸爸也在精心准备，挂起了一盏盏红灯笼。我想：这红灯笼难道不就代表着我们祖国的面貌在日新月异地变化着吗?

晚上，该是吃年夜饭的时候了。厨房里弥漫着香气;桌上摆放着丰盛的晚餐，使人看了，口水直流。桌中间有一条鱼，那就表示年年有余。客人们也都到了，欢欢喜喜地坐在桌子面前，津津有味地品尝着年夜饭。爸爸妈妈笑容满面地招呼着客人。全家人都其乐融融，屋子里充满了幸福的气氛。

吃完饭，外婆来分红包喽!我们家有一个小约定，小辈们拿到了奖状，不仅有红包，还会有其他奖励。今年，我被评上了“三好学生”。外婆就分给我一份红包，还送给我一只精美的文具盒。鼓励我在新的一年里，学习成绩更上一层楼。小孩子们都收到了红包，脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。

晚上八点整，我们全家准时打开了电视机，收看“春节联欢晚会”。那悠扬的歌声，使人陶醉其中;那优美的舞姿，使人赞不绝口;那滑稽有趣的笑话，使人捧腹大笑;那精彩的相声小品，使人开怀大笑……阵阵欢声笑语荡漾在客厅上空。

今年的春节，我过得十分有意义。我希望明年春节，我会过得更好!

Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of

spring. It began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar

New Year, also is the Lantern Festival.

During the Spring Festival, people use red lantern and Spring Festival

couplets decorate a house, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit

friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fish, meat and other delicious

food. The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and

together they play each other the fireworks, with happy.

Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities, CCTV

will held the grand Spring Festival gala.

中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和春天的温暖。从农历年的最后一天开始，到了农历的第十五天结束，也是元宵节。

春节期间，人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子，穿上各种颜色的衣服，经常拜访亲朋好友，或者一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。孩子们盼望着收到红包，他们一起玩烟花，开心地玩着。

街上有舞龙舞狮等狂欢活动，中央电视台将举行盛大的春节联欢晚会。

Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year， and they reach the peak on lunar new year‘s eve.

Though the 15-day period， which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival)， is relatively long， it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.

But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.

Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times， something that does not apply to society today. More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China， except for those who are still poor， can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.

In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many， especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In the past， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.

In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now， which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.