theSpringFestival

　　FarandawaythemostimportantholidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGREgoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary.

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

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

　　春节

　　很久以前,中国历史上最重要的节日是春节,而且据说是中国的新年.对于中国人来说,它的重要程度和西方的圣诞节一样.这一年一度的庆典日期被定在了阴历相当于格里高利历,所以假日改变的日期从一月末变为二月初.

　　对于黄皮肤的中国人来说,这个解释实际是始于春节的前夕结束于第一个月圆之日的15.而第一个月圆之夜一般情况下被称作元宵节,意味春节在全国大部分地区的官方节日时间上结束.

　　春节在中国是最重要最流行的节日.很久以前,过春节时,人们常常需要整理打扫房间.并且去花市买些鲜花.春节期间,成年人常常要给小子压岁钱.人们常要在一起聚餐,有些人午夜还会吃饺子.