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中国新年(ChineseNewYear)

ChineseNewYeariscomingandmyfamilyisverybusy.It'sbecauseChineseNewYearisveryspecialandimportant.Wemustpreparemanyspecialthingstogetreadyforthisfestival.

First,willmakeabigNewYearmeal.Second,wewillmakeGood-luckwishes.Third,wewillsetofffirecrackers.NewYearmealisdeliciousandwethinkthateatingsomewillbringusgoodluck.Alongtimeago,Chinesepeoplebelievedredcolorcouldbringourgoodlucktoo.Andwesetofffirecrackerscouldfrightenghostsaway.

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HappyNewYear

SpringFestivalisafavoriteofchildrenaday,Iwasnoexception.Thisyear'sSpringFestival,Iamparticularlypleasedthatyouwanttoknowwhy?Itisbetterformetotellyouit!DanianYebecause,Imustpersonallyagainstthewriteaffixedtothedoor.Ihopethatyouhopethatyouandsoonandsoon,untilatlasttheday.Goodmorning,mymotherandbreakfast,begantoputthecouplet.Iwrotealotofthecouplet,daybypeopleZengshouyears,theSpringFuManonearthandthemotherlandspring,morethanthewell-beingofthepeople.Theelectionwhichpiece?Hermothersaid:ThedaysoftheyearsbypeopleZengshou,thegrandfatherofthistobemoreappropriate,wehaveahomewhichyouelectedGrandpatobemoreappropriate,wehaveahomewhereyoudecidetheelection.Ithought,electedonacoupletofthiscoupletontheAllianceare:goodspringofthemotherland;XiaLianis:well-beingofmanypeople.Coupletselected,themotherbegantoputherintheupperrightcornerofthecouplet,Inthelowerrightcorner,theupperleftcorner,atransparentplasticaffixedwithalowerleft-handcorner.WhenIaminthesideassistant,ashortwhilecoupletpostedonit.Coupletlookedatthesite,asifIsawtheprosperityofthemotherland,toseeifthemotherlandisinthespringSovibrant,butalsotoseeifthemother'slifeofthepeoplehappy,theyarebettertodayforthemotherlandandAcura.Atthismoment,IcannothelpRecitationofthiscoupletfrom:Themotherlandspring,morethanthewell-beingofthepeople.Fatherthenwalkedover,pattedmeontheshoulderandsaid:Youwriteverywell,Ihadmorethanonce.ListeningtoDadDad,I'msweet,Ithink:thisyear'sSpringFestival,itcanbereallyinteresting.

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FarandawaythemostimportantholidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.thedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGREgoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary.

TotheordinaryChinese,thefestivalactuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear’sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestivalinmanypartsofthecountry.

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SpringFestivalisthemostimportantandpopularfestivalinChina.BeforeSpringFestival,thepeopleusuallycleananddecoratetheirhouses.AndtheygototheFlowerFairstobuysomeflowers.DuringSpringFestival,theadultsusuallygiveluckymoneytochildren.Peopleoftengettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Somepeopleeatdumplingfordinner.

IloveSpringFestival.

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ThespringFestivaliscomingsoon!ThefestivelisconsiderededthemostimportantoneforChinesepeople.Itisonthefirstdayoflunaryear.Itisalsothedayofreunionamongfamilymembers.Duringthesedays,peoplewouldsayhappynewyear!orwishyoumakefortune!toeachother.Theywouldalsovisittheirrelativesandfriends.Childrenwouldbegivenredpackets.Childrenwouldhavemoretoeatandplaythanusual.Playingfirecrackersisalsoapopulargameforchildren.

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SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.

TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.

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SpringFestival

TheNewMoononthefirstdayofthenewyear--thefullmoon15dayslater

ClickhereformorewordsabouttheSpringFestival

ChineseNewYearstartswiththeNewMoon（新月）onthefirstdayofthenewyearandendsonthefullmoon（满月）15dayslater.The15thdayofthenewyeariscalledtheLanternFestival（元宵节）,whichiscelebratedatnightwithlanterndisplaysandchildrencarryinglanternsinaparade.

TheChinesecalendarisbasedonacombinationoflunarandsolarmovements.Thelunarcycle（月运周期）isabout29.5days.InordertocatchupwiththesolarcalendartheChineseinsertanextramonthonceeveryfewyears(sevenyearsoutofa19-yearcycle).Thisisthesameasaddinganextradayonleapyear（闰年）.Thisiswhy,accordingtothesolarcalendar,theChineseNewYearfallsonadifferentdateeachyear.

NewYear'sEveandNewYear'sDayarecelebratedasafamilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.ThecelebrationwastraditionallyhighlightedwithareligiousceremonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（万物）,thegodsofthehouseholdandthefamilyancestors.

Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofalltherituals（仪式）,unitedthelivingmemberswiththosewhohadpassedaway.Departedrelativesarerememberedwithgreatrespectbecausetheywereresponsibleforlayingthefoundationsforthefortuneandgloryofthefamily.

ThepresenceoftheancestorsisacknowledgedonNewYear'sEvewithadinnerarrangedforthematthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,togetherwiththeliving,celebratetheonsetoftheNewYearasonegreatcommunity.Thecommunalfeastcalledsurroundingthestoveorweilu.Itsymbolizesfamilyunityandhonorsthepastandpresentgenerations.

TheOriginofChineseNewYear

TheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginingofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeansyear,wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.

OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid,Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?So,itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.

Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.NowthatNianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawayNianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.

Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofNianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.ThetermGuoNian,whichmaymeanSurvivetheNianbecomestodayCelebratethe(New)YearasthewordguoinChinesehavingboththemeaningofpass-overandobserve.Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareawayNianshouldithaveachancetorunlooseisstillaround.However,peopletodayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.

TraditionalNewYearFoods

ProbablymorefoodisconsumedduringtheNewYearcelebrationsthananyothertimeoftheyear.Vastamountsoftraditionalfoodispreparedforfamilyandfriends,aswellasthoseclosetouswhohavedied.

OnNewYear'sDay,theChinesefamilywilleatavegetariandishcalledjai.Althoughthevariousingredientsinjaiarerootvegetablesorfibrousvegetables,manypeopleattributevarioussuperstitiousaspectstothem.

Otherfoodsincludeawholefish,torepresenttogethernessandabundance,andachickenforprosperity.Thechickenmustbepresentedwithahead,tailandfeettosymbolizecompleteness.Noodlesshouldbeuncut,astheyrepresentlonglife.

InsouthChina,thefavoriteandmosttypicaldisheswereniangao,sweetsteamedglutinousrice（糯米）puddingandzongzi(glutinousricewrappedupinreed（芦苇）leaves),anotherpopulardelicacy.

Inthenorth,steamed-wheatbread(mantou)andsmallmeatdumplingswerethepreferredfood.Thetremendousamountoffoodpreparedatthistimewasmeanttosymbolizeabundanceandwealthforthehousehold.

The15-DayCelebrationofChineseNewYear

ThefirstdayoftheLunarNewYearisthewelcomingofthegodsoftheheavensandearth.Manypeopleabstainfrommeatonthefirstdayofthenewyearbecauseitisbelievedthatthiswillensurelongandhappylivesforthem.

Onthesecondday,theChinesepraytotheirancestorsaswellastoallthegods.Theyareextrakindtodogsandfeedthemwellasitisbelievedthattheseconddayisthebirthdayofalldogs.

Thethirdandfourthdaysareforthesons-in-lawstopayrespecttotheirparents-in-law.

ThefifthdayiscalledPoWoo.OnthatdaypeoplestayhometowelcometheGodofWealth.Noonevisitsfamiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitwillbringbothpartiesbadluck.

Onthesixthtothe10thday,theChinesevisittheirrelativesandfriendsfreely.Theyalsovisitthetemplestoprayforgoodfortuneandhealth.

TheseventhdayoftheNewYearisthedayforfarmerstodisplaytheirproduce.Thesefarmersmakeadrinkfromseventypesofvegetablestocelebratetheoccasion.Theseventhdayisalsoconsideredthebirthdayofhumanbeings.Noodlesareeatentopromotelongevityandrawfishforsuccess.

OntheeighthdaytheFujianpeoplehaveanotherfamilyreuniondinner,andatmidnighttheypraytoTianGong,theGodofHeaven.

TheninthdayistomakeofferingstotheJadeEmperor.

The10ththroughthe12tharedaysthatfriendsandrelativesshouldbeinvitedfordinner.Aftersomuchrichfood,onthe13thdayyoushouldhavesimplericecongeeandmustardgreens(choisum)tocleansethesystem.

The14thdayshouldbeforpreparationstocelebratetheLanternFestivalwhichistobeheldonthe15thnight