Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners. Originating during the Shang Dynasty (about 17th - 11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and hopes with theadventof spring and flowers blossoming. People from different regions and different ethnic groups celebrate it in their unique ways.
It comes on the first day of Chinese lunar calendar and lasts for almost half of a month. But in folk custom, this traditional holiday lasts from the 23rd day of the twelfth month to the 15th day of the first month (Lantern Festival) in the lunar calendar. Among these days, the New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year is the peak time. The exact days are different in every year according to the lunar calendar.
It is said that the custom of Spring Festival started in when people offered sacrifice to ancestors in the last month of Chinese lunar calendar. At that time, people prepared the sacrifice by doing thorough cleaning, having bathes and so on. Later, people began to worship differentdeitiesas well on that day. It is the time that almost all the farm works were done and people have free time. The sacrificing time changed according to the farming schedule and was not fixed until the Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD). The customs of worshipping deities and ancestors remains even though the ceremonies are not as grand as before. It is also the time that spring is coming, so people held all kinds of ceremonies to welcome it.
Preparing the New Year starts 7 days before the New Year’s Eve. According to Chinese lunar calendar, people start to clean the house on Dec. 24, butcher on Dec. 26th and so on. People have certain things to do on each day. These activities will end Jan. 15th of the lunar calendar.
Every family does a thorough house cleaning and purchases enough food, including fish, meat, roasted nuts and seeds, all kinds of candies and fruits, etc, for the festival period. Also, new clothes must be bought, especially for children. Red scrolls with complementary poetic couplets, one line on each side of the gate, are pasted at every gate. The Chinese character Fu is pasted on the center of the door and paper-cut pictures adorn windows.
The Spring Festival is a start for a new year, so it is regarded as theomenof a year. People have many taboos during this period. Many bad words related to “death”, “broken”, “killing”, “ghost” and “illness” or “sickness” are forbidden during conversations. In some places, there are more specific details. They consider it unlucky if thebarrelof rice is empty,because they think they will have nothing to eat in the next year. Taking medicine is forbidden on this day, otherwise, people will have sick for the whole year and take medicine constantly.
Food during this happy event has its characteristics, which is the representative of Chinese festival food culture. Dumplings and the reunion dinner are indispensable at this time. Cold and hot dishes are all served. Fish is always an important dish then, which expresses people’s hope of having a wealthy year.
In China, different places have their own traditions and activities to celebrate the Spring Festival. Beijing, Guangzhou, Xian and Pingyao are some good places to go if one intends to come during the time period. If one does not want to travel so long, but still want to enjoy the atmosphere of Chinese New Year, the local Chinatown is the best place.
"New Year! Celebrate the New Year! The children's laughter echoed through the room
I began to set off firecrackers, which had "flash thunder", "triangle thunder", "flying squirrel", "monkey" and "peacock"... I had a good time. Dream king yao and I go to the point firecrackers, points out, the two of us open and started running back, wait for ten minutes, no movement, brother said: "the two of you little fool, haven't lighted firecrackers, you ran back." We said, "oh, brother we know." We ran to another point, wang mengyao first ran back, I just ran two steps, it began to ring, I immediately became the shrink head turtle, everyone laughed to tears all came out.
At eight o 'clock, we began to watch the couplet, the little shen Yang in "not bad money" appeared, and I was laughing my head off. Zhao benshan wants what is not, he say: "I seek boss to go!" "No," said little shenyang. Little shenyang just had a moment ago, turn around, little shenyang say: "oh, the boss went out." Where is the pain in my stomach?
At twelve o 'clock, we began to make dumplings, wrapped the dumplings, and began to eat. I think the dumplings are very fragrant. I ate 10 of them in one breath.
The Spring Festival is very good, there is delicious, have fun, still can watch "Spring Festival gala". I wish every day New Year!
Good afternoon everyone.I’m Wu Yunfei .Today ,I’ll talk about the topic about spring festival .
The Spring festival ,Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all us. But we find the western festival become more popular than New Year in the recently years. some people wonder whether the Christmas will replace the Spring Festival in the future.we can find easily Christmas cards become popular with students.Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing to youngsters.Then this worry is fairly unnecessary .Why?Do we should treasure the Spring Festival forever?
In my opinion ,the Spring Festival as the most influential traditional festival have important meaning for us .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 (春联)posted on the doors. Colorful lanterns are hung at the gate.All family members will get together on New Year Eve to have a big meal . During which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school,and shops are closed. At the same time ,everyone celebrates to each other . When people meet on the way， they say to each other "Happy New Year"..At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly. How busy it is！ On the first early morning of one year，Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. At that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents,uncles,aunts and so on.
(综上所述) :I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China. For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.
Chinese New Year has a lot of fun, such as eating reunion dinner, setting off firecrackers, people giving lucky money, watching the Spring Festival gala... In so much fun, the most memorable thing in my mind was the reunion dinner, which was prepared by me and my mother.
In our country, the reunion dinner is to eat jiaozi, my mother and I began to pack. I asked my mother, "is it hard to wrap dumplings?" Mother said, "it is not difficult to learn anything." Listen to the mother I increased a lot of confidence, so my mother began to explain to me, listen to the mother's explanation, I know how to make dumplings, but although I know how to package, but I have bad package a half a day. I asked my mother curiously: "how can you pack as well as you do?" Mother said: "like you learn bicycle, it is not difficult to learn, you bag is not normal, because you are the first bag." Listen to the mother of comfort, I still so I try to wrap but I didn't mom bag well, but I have invented many new varieties, have a little rabbit sample, puppy, little monkey, but good.
A bowl of delicious dumplings on the end of the table, I quickly eat a mouthful, ah really sweet! The grandfather was surprised to say: "this dumpling how strange, have a lot of appearance oh, is not you this trouble demon bag." Everyone laughed, and my mother and I laughed.
This year, the most interesting thing to eat is a reunion dinner, because I did it with my mother.
On the first day of the first month, it is the traditional Chinese festival "Spring Festival". In the morning, just before dawn, I was awakened by the sound of the crack of a crack. This is a sign that the first day of the month has arrived!
I dressed quickly and ran out of the door. Oh, there was a scene of excitement in the courtyard: the grown-ups were putting all kinds of firecrackers, cannons, cannons, etc., and the courtyard was a sea of artillery. Children also have a place, all together, put up a rotating cannon, of green, red, yellow, and accompanied by into "bursts" bursts of sound, some kids a little scared, put up a spray firecrackers. Seeing here, my hand itched, I hurried back to get the firecracker
Home, family in the dumpling, family harmony, happiness, what a warm family!
On this day, I had a wonderful time, and on New Year's eve, our family was more than happy!
On New Year's eve, at 8 o 'clock, the Spring Festival gala began. Looking at the funny little things, listening to the song of the song, our family of eight people, while clapping, laughing. Ah! How I wish our family were like this every day! I am looking forward to the Spring Festival. I am looking forward to the Spring Festival! After the Spring Festival, I am a year older. I think I should work harder and be more respectful to my parents when I am one year older. I will do it, I will do it! I won't let my parents down.
Finally, I wish everybody happy every day, every day!
Spring Festival is the most important festival in people's heart, and in our northeast, there is a lot of attention to the Spring Festival.
Every year, my family is in a hot and noisy family, and this year is no exception. On the 30th day of the great year, I got up early and helped my parents and sister to put up the couplet. The lucky words are also very particular, the blessing word should be upside down, so that means "blessing arrived". Mother always makes a table for us during the Spring Festival, this year is more abundant than previous years. Every year, the mother will cook fish, because the fish can say "more than one year", the rice table not only should have the fish and the pig's feet, pig's feet means "have the head".
It's time to eat, and you must set off firecrackers before you do so, because you can get rid of "monsters" for the coming year. In the evening, the lights will always be on fire, so that they can express their prospects for the coming year. In the evening to make dumplings, in the dumpling of the bag, only one has a coin, the people who eat this dumpling, everything will be smooth in the coming year. In the middle of the night 12 o 'clock every household to set off firecrackers, because after 12 o 'clock for the New Year, setting off firecrackers is a happy New Year, this time to set off firecrackers said vientiane update, prosperous, also represents a new meaning.
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.
春节对中国人来说非常重要。在过去，人们往往没有肉，大米或其他美味的食物吃。他们通常只能在春节吃到这些。所以每年他们都希望春节可以快点来。现在，虽然人们的生活好多了，我们每天都可以吃美味的食物。人们仍然喜欢的春节。因为大多数人可以有一个很长的假期，我们可以自由地去旅行或拜访我们的朋友或与我们的家人聚会。晚上，我们可以在餐厅大吃一顿，或与家人留在家里看电视节目。
Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year Day. I enjoy it very much. On the Chinese New Year Day, some of our relatives come to visit us. They often give me some lucky money. Then I would play with their children. We often play firecrakers together, which is quite interesting.
At night the whole family would sit together, talking and watching TV programmes. Sometimes we take pictures of the whole family members in the house. I often go to bed late during the holiday, but I don't feel fired at all. I think the Spring Festival is the most enjoyable day for every family in China.
春节
春节是中国的大年初一。我非常喜欢。对中国的元旦，我们的一些亲戚来看望我们。他们经常给我一些压岁钱。然后，我将与他们的孩子玩。我们经常玩鞭炮在一起，这是很有趣的。
到了晚上，全家人会坐在一起，聊天，看电视节目。有时候，我们把整个家庭成员在家里的照片。我经常睡觉在长假后期，但我不觉得解雇的。我认为春节是最愉快的一天，每一个中国家庭。
In my traditional festival, my favorite is the bustling Spring Festival. How did the Spring Festival come?
Long, long ago, there was a monster named "Year" who often bully people living in the mountains in the winter, some trying to get rid of it, and others trying to get rid of it. One day, "Year" came again and many people were attacked at home. Only a few households hung red curtains, people living outside the fire or knocking beat up the sky people are not harmed, so the people in the mountains know that "three" are afraid of three things. When "Year" came again, people used the three things to get rid of the monster and never dared to hurt them. From generation to generation, it formed a lively New Year customs.
I like the Spring Festival, I have to go to the flower market each year's Spring Festival. The crowds of people in the flower market can be bustling, the people in the shop shouting and selling all sorts of things, some selling colorful, fragrant flowers, some selling delicious popcorn and good drinks, and others Sell a wide variety of toys.
In recent years, with the continuous strengthening of our country, leaders of various countries have begun to express their festivals at the time of the Spring Festival by giving speeches or articles to the Chinese in their own country. As a result, the Spring Festival of China has become increasingly influential in the world.
Im very glad to stand here again. As we can know, today is the last class of our English speech course, and the winter holiday is coming, we are going to have a 45-days-holiday at least.
However, the new year holiday is too short for the working people, according to the regulations of the state, there are only 7 days federal holidays for the working people. Several years later, all of us should participate in work, so this problem is closely related to each of us.
Firstly, do the words "spring festival" reminds you of something which happen every year, and it is too crowded and makes people exhausted? I think some of you can get the answer. It is the Spring Transportation. Going home for Spring Festival is a traditional custom of Chinese people, but millions of peoples travels bring a great pressure on traffic, especially in such a short time.
"7 days holiday, 4 days on the way. " But the resources of the tickets are very limited, so the people who can buy the tickets are well off, others who are not lucky enough to get the ticket quickly should spend the New Year in a strange land.
Secondly, in fact, short vacation of the spring festival has brought a lot of serious problems. When the official announced the plan of the new year holiday, Xinlang, a famous media did a survey on the satisfaction degree of it, more than 70 % of the people are dissatisfied with the plan. Most of them wanted more time for relaxed, or they would have less passion for their work in the next year. A netizen called Teemo said he always felt angry when every year he said goodbye to his family and came back to work.
Nowadays, fewer people choose to leave home for work. Lots of companies in the eastern coastal area are facing bankruptcy, because no workers engaged in production activities. So do my parents company. This situation is not good for the eastern regions economic development.
So, we can expect, if the new year holiday can be longer for the working people, maybe it will make the reunion of families more convenient and let people celebrate the Spring festival with a good mood. Also, the problems we mentioned above could be solved. Thank you!