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 calendar ‘s new year .
它是为了庆祝农历新年
In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .
在春节前夜,家人聚在一起享用丰盛的一餐
In many places people like to set off firecrackers .
在许多地方人们还放鞭炮
Dumplings are the most traditional food .
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 .
孩子们非常喜欢春节,因为他们可以吃好吃的东西和穿新衣服
They can also get some money from their parents.
他们也可以领到压岁钱
This money is given to children for good luck .
给孩子的这些钱是为了(来年的)好运气
People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
人们也用贴年画的方式来乞求好运
The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .
春节持续近15天
People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. 人们拜访亲戚朋友时会送上一句"万事如意"
People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .
人们享受春节,在这段时间他们可以好好休息一下
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people’s sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the
first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.
On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job’s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.
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. What’s more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the
