春节的作文英语5句话（合集20篇）

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays。 It is sometimes called the "Lunar New Year" by English speakers。 The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival。 Chinese New Years Eve is known as chú xī。 It literally means "Year-pass Eve"。

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Lunar Calendar。 The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions。 Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most。

Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese， Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors， as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction。 These include Koreans (Seollal)， Tibetans and Bhutanese (Losar)， Mongolians (Tsagaan Sar)， Vietnamese (T?t)， and formerly the Japanese before 1873 (Oshogatsu)。 Outside of Mainland China， Hong Kong， Macau， and Taiwan， Chinese New Year is also celebrated in countries with significant Han Chinese populations， such as Singapore， Indonesia， Laos， Malaysia， the Philippines， and Thailand。 In countries such as Australia， Canada and the United States， although Chinese New Year is not an official holiday， many ethnic Chinese hold large celebrations and Australia Post， Canada Post， and the US Postal Service issues New Years themed stamps。

Within China， regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely。 People will pour out their money to buy presents， decoration， material， food， and clothing。 It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good ining luck。 Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”， “wealth”， and “longevity”。 On the Eve of Chinese New Year， supper is a feast with families。 Food will include such items as pigs， ducks， chicken and sweet delicacies。 The family will end the night with firecrackers。 Early the next morning， children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year， and receive money in red paper envelopes。 The Chinese New Year tradition is a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges， and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone。

Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuously numbered years， outside China its years are often numbered from the reign of Huangdi。 But at least three different years numbered 1 are now used by various scholars， making the year 2009 "Chinese Year" 4707， 4706， or 4646。

The Spring Festival comes, the streets very busy.

Every Spring Festival, every family to stick couplets on the Spring Festival. Spring Festival couplets is a couplet, posted by during the Spring Festival, so the name. First people in peach wood into hung on the door to ward off evil spirits, then simplified as inscribed on the peach wood door gods name. Use red paper to write Spring Festival couplets, represents the good fortune, happiness.

When delivery is at midnight, New Year bell sounded, the whole city, firecrackers moro tianyu. At this moment, some people still in the courtyard "very hot", as a prosperous air borne, is thriving. Around the burning exuberant, firecrackers, children with joy. At this time, the room is lit the lamp, the courthouse is bright sparks, outside is deafening noise, push the lively atmosphere of the New Years eve to the highest level.

Every Spring Festival, is also the housewife in the kitchen is the most busy time, wasnt done in a few days ago, the family reunion dinner is always in thirty by cooking at that day to come, but also on the first day of dumplings to package in 30 night out. At this time every the chopping block in unter den unter den busy chopping, chopping vegetables. At this point, the chopping block, firecrackers, and then to mingle with people,, the YangYangYingEr, interwoven into the New Years eve the cheerful music.

Eat dinner is the most lively happy Spring Festival every family, the abundance of only a table, with family reunions, sitting at the table, the reunion dinner with her sense of fulfillment is unspeakable. People is enjoying full table delicacies sumptuous dinner and enjoy the atmosphere of joy. We generally not two things here, it is a hot pot. A fish. Hot pot boiling, steaming, warm and seductive, thriving; "Fish" and "yu" homophonic, is the symbol of "happy enough to spare", yu also "more than" year after year. And radish commonly known as carrots, wish have a good heat; Lobster, fish Fried food, such as blasting wish prosperity home delivery, such as "fire boil oil". Finally is a sweetmeat, more blessings back sweet; in the day of the day, even if it doesnt drink, drink too much.

Every year, I am very much looking forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival, because of the busy, because of the family warmth.

春节如期而至了，大街小巷热闹非凡。

每到过春节的时候，家家户户都要贴春联。春联是对联的一种，因在春节时张贴，故名。最初人们是以桃木刻成人形挂在门旁用以避邪，后来简化为在桃木板上题写门神的名字。春联多用红纸书写，代表着吉祥、幸福。

当午夜交正子时，新年钟声敲响之际，整个城市的上空，爆竹声震响天宇。在这一刻，有的人家还在庭院里垒"旺火"，以示旺气通天，兴隆繁盛。在熊熊燃烧的旺火周围，孩子们放爆竹，欢乐地活蹦乱跳。这时，屋内是通明的灯火，庭前是灿烂的火花，屋外是震天的响声，把除夕的热闹气氛推向了最高潮。

每到过春节的时候，也正是主妇们在厨房里最忙碌的时刻，年菜都在前几天做好了，而年夜饭总要在年三十当天由掌厨的做出来，而且大年初一的饺子也要在三十晚上包出来。这时家家的砧板都在噔噔噔地忙着剁肉、切菜。此时，砧板声、爆竹声，再夹杂着人们的说笑声，此起彼伏，洋洋盈耳，交织成除夕欢快的乐章。

吃年夜饭是春节家家户户最热闹愉快的时候，丰盛的年菜摆满一桌，合家团聚，围坐桌旁，共吃团圆饭，心头的充实感真是难以言喻。人们既是享受满桌的佳肴盛馔，也是享受那份快乐的气氛。我们这里一般少不了两样东西，一是火锅.一是鱼。火锅沸煮，热气腾腾，温馨撩人，说明红红火火;"鱼"和"余"谐音，是象征"吉庆有余"，也喻示"年年有余"。还有萝卜俗称菜头，祝愿有好彩头;龙虾、爆鱼等煎炸食物，预祝家运兴旺如"烈火烹油"。最后多为一道甜食，祝福往后的日子甜甜蜜蜜，这天，即使不会喝酒的，也要多少喝一点。

每年，我都很期待春节的到来，因为热闹，因为一家人在一起的温馨。

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.

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 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.

People all know, the Spring Festival to set off firecrackers and stick couplets. How do you know this custom? Let me tell you the truth. Legend there is a monster -- years, often in the big start harassing people celebrate the Spring Festival, so the people in the village is to the mountains to get away from the monster - years.

The second in the Spring Festival, people ran to the mountains to escape. Just at that time, a white-haired old man stopped people ran to the mountains, said: "we dont panic! I know how to hold off years." People dont believe, more quickly jump into the mountains.

In the evening, the years. Grandpa took out a string of firecrackers, out of the room in the body wearing a piece of red cloth, ran out of the room.

To the door, rattled off firecrackers bang ring, red cloth fluttering in the wind, was afraid to go forward, turned and ran. People cheering ran down the hill, praised the old man is very clever.

Oh! Afraid of sound and red. So, people new to set off firecrackers, stick couplets.

人们都知道，春节要放鞭炮，贴对联。你知道这个习俗是怎么来的吗?让我来告诉你吧。传说中有一个怪兽——年，常常在大年初一来骚扰人们过春节，于是，村里的人们就会到深山去躲避那个怪兽——年。

第二个春节到了，人们都跑往深山去躲避年。正在这个时候，一位白发苍苍的老爷爷挡住了跑往深山的人们，说道：“大家不要慌!我知道怎么挡住年。”人们不相信，更加快速地跳往深山。

到了晚上，年来了。老爷爷从房间里拿出一串鞭炮，在身上披了一块红布，就跑出了房间。

到了房门口，鞭炮霹雳啪啦地响，红布在风中飘动，年顿时不敢往前走了，转头就跑。人们欢呼着跑下山，称赞老爷爷很聪明。

哦!原来年怕声音和红色。所以，人们过年都要放鞭炮，贴对联。

A suichu fireworks, energy-saving — —.

With the sound of familiar firecrackers in the ear, the taste of the year became thicker and thicker. The eyes see, the ears hear, the nose smells full of jubilation.

On New Years Eve, the whole family are busy making dumplings, mother chanweiwei picked up a dumpling skin, add the red and yellow and green stir together dumplings, tightly with the wrinkled hands wrapped up. We inadvertently, she put a coin in the jiaozi, (who eat this coin, who is the most favorable auspices!) Her mouth, eyes, full of happiness and that the radian.

While eating the boiled dumplings, watching the Spring Festival Gala with the familiar &ldquo, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ” the old year waved goodbye to us at that moment, and the new year came to us. At this time, the outside has the sky, deafening.

The little nephews of my little nephew ran out of the house and were blocked by the sound of the firecrackers that rushed to the sky. We covered our ears in a hurry, with a bright smile on our faces.

The fireworks in the sky diversiform dressed in brightly coloured fireworks, “ ” “ &rdquo into the sky, bang; a sound exploded, the sky suddenly become colorful, the faint powder is like colorful flower blooming. It cant be a long play, &ldquo, fireworks, &rdquo, slowly fade from the sky, fade away until it vanish, and there is a shock like silver light attracting my attention, which is sprayed up and sprayed up. Falling back then jumped out of the silver, like pearls falling from the sky to tens of thousands of people, very beautiful feeling; “ snapping, snapping, ” the deafening sound must be firecrackers! The noisy sound is enough to add a lot of joy to the 2013.

There is a warm fire, burning, and intensified, the orange flames rolling up and down, as if calling what, like dancing in joy. People, things, China, the Spring Festival is becoming more and more intense, bringing 2013 new weather!

The Spring Festival rich in the rich years, the rich people.

In fifteen-day Chinese,we have the biggest festival yue - the Spring Festival,allison hang red lantern,beaming,affix red couplets,busy...

The first day of the first month,is a happy yue son.

The street not the kui is a street,play of eat everything taste.See the most is that some children,I looked,count spicy noodles in business is the best.

Today is really play too happy!Be seen two full the luck to eat STH delicious three full hand blessed.Most luckily those vendor,today but business is thriving?

Sincerely hope today the children in the New Year,happy,no annoyance.

翻译：

在爆竹声中,我们迎来了中国人最盛大的节曰——春节,家家喜气洋洋,挂上红红的灯笼,贴上红红的春联,忙忙碌碌……

正月初一,又是一个快乐的曰子.

街上不愧是街上,玩的吃的样样俱全.看到的大多数是一些小孩,我瞧了瞧,就数麻辣摊的生意最好.

今天真是玩得太痛快了!算是一饱眼福二饱口福三饱手福了.最为幸运的是那些卖主了,今天可是生意兴隆?

真心希望今天全国的小朋友在新的一年里快乐乐,没有烦恼.

[春节英语作文及翻译

Since the first day, going to the relatives friend home happy New Year. Younger people brought their children, with inclined to home New Year gift, inclined to send money to see big child.

Yuanxiao is listed, and a highlight of the Spring Festival. The 15th day of each unit of each department will hang out all kinds of lanterns, rotary, the comical, also a symbol of the brilliant achievements of enterprise or units, each has its own characteristics, is overwhelmed. Next, it played the fireworks, as fireworks setting off, pieces of beautiful fireworks bloom in the air.

In this way, the Spring Festival in the cheers and firecrackers sound, came to a close.

从正月初一开始，就要到亲戚朋友家拜年。小一辈的人领着孩子，带着礼物到老辈家里拜年，老辈要给小辈的孩子发压岁钱。

元宵上市，又一个春节的高潮到了。正月十五，各单位各部门都会挂出各式各样的花灯来，有旋转式的，有卡通式的，也有象征企业或单位的辉煌业绩的，各具特色，令人应接不暇。接下来，就该烟花出场了，随着花炮的燃放声，一朵朵漂亮的烟花在空中绽放。

就这样，春节就在欢呼声和燃放声中落幕了。

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Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in China。Before Spring Festival ，the people usually clean and decorate their houses。And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers。During Spring Festival ，the adults usually give lucky money to children。People often get together and have a big meal。Some people eat dumpling for dinner。

I love Spring Festival 。

The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people. In the past，people could not often have meat，rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now， although people‘s life is much better，and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday，and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings，we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programs.

I like the Spring Festival very much. How wonderful the Spring Festival is！

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。

Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the the full days later. In china,people regard Spring Festival as the most important thing.People studied and worked throughout the year.No matter how far and how busy, they must do their best to go back home.Thats a tradition and now becoming a habit. During this time,transport is extremely busy.Although the way is difficult,it cant reduce the urgent feeling of going home.I cant describe this feeling,only the people that experienced it can understand.Actually,on one hand,people miss their family,and they need to get comfort in the family.On the other hand,getting together is a symbol of blessedness and auspiciousness.People in other country dont have this consciousness that going home is necessary.For example,American could celebrate the Christmas in everywhere they like or with anybody.This diversity is occasioned by different culture between two countries.

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.

The Spring Festival is the most busy time in the home, everywhere is permeated with festive atmosphere!

Lunar 30 in the afternoon, dad is busy to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, my brother and I was too busy to help my father with paste, we put up a big everyone in the middle of the door, the door on both sides with festival Spring Festival couplets, top allied is "measures with blessing", bottom allied is "spring breeze ZiYan dance", horizontal batch "good luck in the New Year. We soon ready Spring Festival couplets, looked at his own work achievement I was very happy. On both sides of the door, dad also put up two big red lanterns, herald the New Year day over quickly.

New Years eve in the morning, I put on new clothes, set off firecrackers will see dad and brother. A villager "through the voice from our ears, as if to send blessings to families, we are very happy. Night, we ate dinner, I and the father, mother and sister together to watch Spring Festival gala. The wonderful performance of let my mood suddenly enlightened, crosstalk, sketch and dance... Very good.

On the first day I just woke up, he found that there are New Years money under the pillow, brother also have, we happy smile, and then we eat dumplings, go to grandmas New Year, after, grandma and grandpa, will give us New Years money, also take out your delicious of all, for us, we are all very happy.

I like the Chinese New Year, New Years day good!

春节是家里最热闹的时候，到处都洋溢着喜庆的气氛!

腊月30下午，爸爸忙着贴春联，我和弟弟忙着帮爸爸抹浆糊，我们在大门中央贴了一个大大的福字，大门两边贴上了喜庆的春联，上联是“银蛇携福气”，下联是“紫燕舞春风”，横批“新春大吉”。我们很快就贴好了春联，看着自己的劳动成果我非常开心。在大门的两旁爸爸还挂起了两个大红灯笼，预示着新的一年里日子越过越红火。

除夕早晨，我穿上新衣服，就和弟弟看爸爸放鞭炮。一阵“噼里啪啦”的声音从我们耳朵里穿过，好像要把祝福送到千家万户，我们开心极了。夜晚，我们吃过晚饭，我就和爸爸、妈妈和姐姐一起观看春节联欢晚会。那精彩的表演让我心情豁然开朗，有相声，有小品还有歌舞……非常好看。

大年初一我刚起床，就发现枕头底下有压岁钱，弟弟也有，我们开心的笑了，然后我们吃完饺子，就去奶奶家拜年，拜完以后，爷爷奶奶，就给我们压岁钱，还把好吃的都拿出来了，给我们吃，我们都非常开心。

我喜欢过年，过年真好!

I like spring festival best ， because my family give me lucky money，our family will have a big dinner together，I can play with mybrothers and sisters then we are visit my uncles family。

我最喜欢春节了，因为我的家人给我红包我们都在一起吃饭，我可以和我的兄弟姐妹玩 ，然后我们去看望了舅舅一家

My Spring Festival Spring Festival with you， I am back to my hometown of henan RuNa， put a lot of all kinds of guns， a large paper gun， the flying ray， flying rockets， mine and so on。

One day， I took a 30 cm high， a large diameter 20 cm， white paper gun in the snow， its power is greater than the small hand grenades， I use the lighter lit the fire， and then I quickly ran into the house， 1， 2， 3， boom， as if the earth were to vibrate， I ran to see， have a big snow hole， larger than I had imagined。 We also carried a throw of the mine into the water， a big splash soar when power is endless， blown fly up with all the ice surface， appear on the surface of the spectacular sights， a lot of black smoke from the water。

In the home for the holiday really happy， I can shot， can also lead a lot of boy scouts， I in the home of a lot of fun these days。

我的春节和你们的春节大不相同，我回了河南汝南的老家，放了许多各种各样的炮，有大纸炮、飞天雷、飞天火箭、水雷等等。

有一天，我把一个有30厘米高，直径20厘米的白色大纸炮放在雪堆里，它的威力比小型手榴弹的还大，我用火机点燃了火线，然后我很快的跑进了屋里，1、2、3，轰的一声，好像大地都被震得颤动起来，我跑上去一看，雪堆上有一个很大的洞，比我想象得还要大。我们又把水雷往水里里一扔，很大一个水花一飞冲天，威力无边，把水面的冰都炸得飞了起来，水面上出现了壮观的景象，很多黑色的烟从水而起。

在老家过年真开心，我可以放炮，还可以率领很多童子军，我在老家的这几天玩得很开心。

The Spring Festival is our most solemn and most grand festival in China. Each family has been busy with a morning — — a spring festival couplet, a lantern hanging, a house cleaning, the preparation for the night dinner, all busy. My family is no exception.

Father and mother got up early to prepare for the Spring Festival. When I saw the big table, I couldnt help but the water. Chicken, duck, goose, meat, make me hungry all hook up. I hurried to ask my mother when I could eat the dinner. But the mother laughed and said, "“ and the firecrackers!" Look, youre in a hurry! ” I was embarrassed to laugh.

At the time of the dinner, my father and mother were happy to talk about his family. I could not understand it. I can only eat at one side. After dinner, our family went to play in the street together. The number of fireworks in the sky is not too many, even the car can only stop in remote places. Mother said: “ is this the people who see people, people squeeze people? ” I dont think so on the side. I looked at the flying fireworks with great relish.

We went to Lenin park to see the lantern. This is really a sea of people, but there are countless lights. The lantern here is a great variety of things. I picked up a flower lantern, which contained a plastic lotus flower, which contained a lamp. The four sides of the room embroidered dragon and the idiom of dragon, and I bought it at once.

There were more than a dozen minutes for the cannon away, and more and more people in the park. Father jokingly said: “ just go under the attic watch it here squashed. ” I and my mother laughed and said how could it be possible? But the weather, the sky began to fine drizzling rain but it could not withstand, peoples footsteps, many people still see salute.

When its time to put a gun, the park is more crowded. I stayed at the sight of such a beautiful cannon. I kept my eyes on the cannon, and even my father and mother called me, I didnt know. I have been intoxicated by the cannon in the sky at this moment.

The Spring Festival is the grand and grand festival in China, and it is also my favorite festival every year.

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。

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 wele 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。

Hi! Peter,

I’m glad to know you are having a good time in Chengdu.

TheSpring Festival isthe most important festivalin China.Itis a custom togive lucky money to children. I get lucky money every year. I will put most of it in the bank, andspend the rest onsome books. This year is no exception(也不例外) and I also got lucky money.With it, I bought some school things for several poor students in Ningxia，hoping the things can bring some happiness to them.

For you,I think it’s a good idea tobuy a gift with the lucky money for your hostfamilybefore you leave China. You can also buy some Chinese gifts for your parents and friends in England. Or, just keep it as good memories.

I hope what I said can help you.

Yours,

Li Hua