ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaisthelunarnewyear,whichisalsocalledtheSpringFestival.Everyonewentbacktotheirhometownandspentafewdayswiththeirfamilies.Peopleheldmanycelebrations.
Duringthisperiod,therewereseveralfairsinBeijing.Thesefairswereheldatvariousancienttemplefairs.Thetemplefairwasakindofmassgatheringintegratingreligiousbelief,entertainmentandcommercewiththedevelopmentofBuddhistandTaoistactivities.
TemplefairsinBeijinghavealonghistory,especiallyintheMingandQingDynastiesandtheRepublicofChina.Eachtemplefairhasitsownfestivals,someofwhichareheldregularlyduringtheSpringFestival.Templefairisoneofthemostimportantactivities.
ItisalsoatraditionalculturalactivitycharacterizedbyChinesefolkart.Everyyear,moretemplefairsareheldinBeijingthaninlarge-scaleones.
SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogethertohaveabigmeal.Peopleliketosetofffirecrackers.
Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethisfestivalverymuchbecausetheycaneatdeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.
Thesemoneyisgoodluckforchildren.PeopleputnewthingsonthewallsTheSpringFestivallastsforaboutafewdays.Peopleexpresstheirbestwishesforspringbysaying"haveallyourwishes".
Duringthefestival,theycanhaveagoodrest.
SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.BeforetheSpringFestivalPeoplecleantheirhouses，putredcoupletsontheirgates,andsetofffirecrackerstodriveawaythelegendarymonster“Nian”.
OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.
TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Happynewyear”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.
Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirelders.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.
TheSpringFestival，ChineseNewYear，isthemostimportantfestivalforallofus.AllfamilymembersgettogetheronNewYear'Evetohaveabigmeal.Atthesametime，everyonecelebratestoeachother.Atabout12o'clock，someparentsandchildrenlightcrackers.Thewholeskyislightedbrightly.Wemaywatchthefireworksexcitedly.Howbusyitis!
Onthefirstearlymoringofoneyear，manyseniorcitizengetupearlyandtheystickthereversedFuorhangsomecoupletsonthefrontdoor.Somehouse'swindowsarestickedonredpapercutlings.
TheChineseNewYearlastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays，wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattime，childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents，grandparents，uncles，auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.
WhenitcomestotheLanternFestival,itmeanstheendoftheSpringFestival.
SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.
IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival，familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.
Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch，becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.
Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.
Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival，duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest
TheChineseNewYearisafestivalwhoseChinesearemostimportant.ThehistoryoftheChineseNewYearisverylong.StanzafrontstickinanonthefacetheNewYear'sDayoftheimpliedmeaningoftheyellowwordinredpaperintopsendmessagebywordandthegodofwealthresembleswithhangdeepredlanternetc.
TheChineseNewYearisacloserelativesthefestivalofthefamilyreunion.Thenotfaralongdistanceinchildthatleavethehousereturnstothehome.Thefamilyroundstosittogetheradumpling,usethedumplingsymbolfamilyreunion.ThebeginningofJanuaryisontheringisfiestacookingstoveetc.ritesbefore;InthestanzamakeNewYear'svisitthechildNewYear'sMoney,friendetc.
TheSpringFestivaliscoming,intheevening,mothertookmetowatch"chunlargeliteraryevening".
Alongtheway,mymoodisexcited,leaptojump.WalkedpastYunPupark,seeabookstandsasthe"book"onthecoverofthethree,withthreedifferentfontof"spring"word,alookatcarefully,turnedouttobepiledupwithflowers.
Comemorningsoakupthesquare,Isawaroundpeoplemountainpeoplesea,jollification,aroundthefourpillarsoflightflashingkaleidoscopeofcolors,red,green,blue,purple...Andawidevariety.
Thecenterofthesquarebuiltastage,andallthelightsonthestage,theprogramisrichandcolorful,haveacrosstalk,dance,opera,sketch,martialarts,etc.
Themostattractmeisamartialartsprogram.Magnificentsong"kungfu",oneofthefreshyoungactorsevertocomeout,fightingtogether,toanindividual'sperformance.Thattakealittleactor,ismygoodclassmate.Thereisthesword,swords,boxing,thoseofdifficultmovements,letapersondazzling.
Today'seveningpartyiswonderful!
FlavourinourhometownduringtheSpringFestival,fromafewdaysbeforetheSpringFestivaltothefifteenthday,everydayiswonderful.
AfewdaysbeforetheSpringFestival,everyfamilyisverybusy,eveninapoorfamily,alsowanttobuyalotofthingsthesedays.TheadultstobuyChineseNewYearfood,clothing,drink,use-shopsmostNewYear'sdaydon'topenthedoor.Childrenisthefirsttobuyfirecrackers.Waitforeverything,theowetheeastwind,arelookingforwardtotheSpringFestival.
"ForaNewYear'sevefirecrackers,springbreezegiftsintothetoso",peoplelookforwardto!LookforwardtofinallygivehopetotheSpringFestival.TheSpringFestivalisquitelively.Everyoneshouldwearnewclothes,andputredcoupletsandauspiciousNewYearpictures.Noontoeatthefamilyreuniondinner,beforethereuniondinner,butalsosetofffirecrackers,inadditiontothatday,asalastresorttogethometoeatthismeal.
EatthefamilyreuniondinneronNewYear'sevealsoquietlycome.WehereonNewYear'sevetoshousui,althoughneednotkeepallnight,butstillcan'tsleep.Atmidnight,everyfamilyto"day",whichistosetofffirecrackersandfireworks.Darksuddenlylitupthesky,likeduringtheday,firecrackerswasdeafening,longontheancienttownandoverflowinthickfestalatmosphere.
Thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmontheveryfamilyinthemorningtoeatdumplings,dumplingsisalsocalledthe"wing"indicatesathrivingbusiness.Streetswerenotasbefore,trafficbutfromtimetotime,fromthedoorandleavethefoodflavorandpeople'slaughtertellsthepeople'shappiness.
OntheseconddaytoNewYear'sgreetingstotheireldersandrelatives,totendtotakesomegifts,expressthemeaningofblessing.
ThefifteenthdayoftheLanternFestivalishomeduringtheSpringFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestival,everyfamilytoeatyuanxiao.Yuanxiaosaidwereunion,HeHeMeiMei.
ThehometownoftheSpringFestivalishappy,thehappiestisalsoourchildren.Wecangetalotofluckymoney,anddon'thavetodothehomework,alsocanfreetosetofffirecrackers,everysounddeafeningfirecrackers,withourlaughter.
HometownoftheSpringFestivalishappy,IlovethehometownoftheSpringFestival.
TheLunarNewYearisagreatoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsareclosed.
Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear".Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
TheSpringCouplet,alsocalled“couplet”and“apairofantitheticalphrases”,isaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandahorizontalscrollbearinganinscriiption,usuallyanauspiciousphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival.Inthepast,theChineseusuallywrotetheirownspringcoupletwithabrushoraskedotherstodoforthem,whilenowadays,itiscommonforpeopletobuytheprintedspringcoupletinthemarket.
Setofffirecrackers
ThefirecrackerisauniqueproductinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮biānpào”(“炮”inChinesemeansgun)andusedtofosterajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistosetofffirecrackersandfireworks,whicharemeanttobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.Inthepastfewyears,suchanactivitywascompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesincludingBeijingduetofireandpersonalcasualtycausedbyburningfirecrackers.However,someChinesethoughtthataSpringFestivalwithoutfirecrackerswasnotlivelyenoughandtheyburnedfirecrackersbystealth.Soinrecentyears,thebanwascanceledagain.ThisshowsthatburningfirecrackersisaveryimportantactivityduringtheSpringFestival.
Sweepingthedust
“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”(尘)inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Inaword,justbeforetheSpringFestivalcomes,everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.
Inchina,thespringfestivaiisaspecialday.becauseitleavepeople‘shopes.thespringfestivalisthefirstmonthbylunarcalendarandthebeginningofnewyear.
Onspringfestivaleve,peoplecanspecialpurchaseforthespringfestival,dospringfestivalshopping,lightfireworksandpapercuts.onspringfestival,childrendressnewclothesandeatdeliciousfood,theycanputthesmorkflower.
Ontheeveving,peopleeatdumplingsandwatchpostspringfestivalcouplets.onthebeginningofnewyear,childrengotopaynewyear‘scallandgetgiftmoneypeoplewishestheirrelativashappy.forexample‘‘wishingyouprosperity,everythingiswell,wishingyoueverysusses‘‘.let‘shappylunarnewyear.
TheSpringFestivalabigandgrandfestival,theSpringFestivalrepresentsthepeace,happinessandreunion.IliketheSpringFestival,becauseyoucansetofffirecrackers,andwearnewclothes,getluckymoney.
ThedaybeforetheSpringFestivalNewYearseve,everybodycheerfullystickcoupletsontheSpringFestival,infrontofhhomeinthekitchenmakingdumplings,haveamealbeforeyousetofffirecrackers.
Iputalotoffirecrackers,SpringFestival"ZuanTianHou","ZuanTianHou"flytothesky,makingsound,verynice.Thesecondthe"bigtanks",likerealtanksrushedpast,opentoahalfstopped,colorfullight,beautiful!Thethirdsetbutterflyfireworks,firecrackersbutterflyafirelikearocketflying,flyfaraway.Thefourthcherrybomb,cherrybombwasthrowntotheground,onestepalsoringwiththeirfeet.
IlikeSpringFestivalverymuch,wanttowheverydaytheSpringFestival!
WithinChina,regionalcustomsandtraditionsconcerningthecelebrationoftheChinesenewyearvarywidely.Peoplewillpourouttheirmoneytobuypresents,decoration,material,food,andclothing.
Itisalsothetraditionthateveryfamilythoroughlycleansthehousetosweepawayanyill-fortuneinhopestomakewayforgoodincomingluck.Windowsanddoorswillbedecoratedwithredcolourpaper-cutsandcoupletswithpopularthemesof“happiness”,“wealth”,and“longevity”.OntheEveofChineseNewYear,supperisafeastwithfamilies.Foodwillincludesuchitemsaspigs,ducks,chickenandsweetdelicacies.Thefamilywillendthenightwithfirecrackers.Earlythenextmorning,childrenwillgreettheirparentsbywishingthemahealthyandhappynewyear,andreceivemoneyinredpaperenvelopes.
TheChineseNewYeartraditionisagreatwaytoreconcileforgettingallgrudges,andsincerelywishpeaceandhappinessforeveryone.
