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

　　TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.

　　(二)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

　　(三)MySpringFestival

　　MySpringFestivalwasgreat.BeforetheChineseNewYear,myfamilieswereallgoingtomygrandparents’.Manyofmyrelativestherewereplayingallthenight.Atnight,wesetofffirecrackers.Thevoicewasveryloud,carsparkedfarfromusweresounding.Maybetheyfearedthevoicetoo.

　　ThefirstdayoftheChineseNewYear,weallgotupearly.Wesaid“HappyNewYear!”or“Goodluckthisyear!”toeachotherandgetmoneyfromthem.Wevisitedourrelativesallday.ThatmademefeelverytiredbutveryhappybecauseIalsocangetmoney.

　　TheseconddayoftheNewYear,Isleptduringthemorning.Intheafternoon,Iwenttothebeautifulcountryside,andvisitedtheYiRiver,itisverywide,about1kilometer.

　　Nextday,weleftmygrandparents’homeforQingdao.Theexpresswayhadbeenfrozen.Itwasterrible!Sowecouldonlyrunbyataslowspeed.

　　Thisfestivalwasgreat,IloveSpringFestival!