中国新年(ChineseNewYear)

　　ChineseNewYeariscomingandmyfamilyisverybusy.It'sbecauseChineseNewYearisveryspecialandimportant.Wemustpreparemanyspecialthingstogetreadyforthisfestival.

　　First,willmakeabigNewYearmeal.Second,wewillmake"Good-luckwishes."Third,wewillsetofffirecrackers.NewYearmealisdeliciousandwethinkthateatingsomewillbringusgoodluck.Alongtimeago,Chinesepeoplebelievedredcolorcouldbringourgoodlucktoo.Andwesetofffirecrackerscouldfrightenghostsaway.

　　ChineseNewYearisverypopularbetweenstudents.Becausewecanhavealonghappyholiday

　　HappyNewYear

　　SpringFestivalisafavoriteofchildrenaday,Iwasnoexception.Thisyear'sSpringFestival,Iamparticularlypleasedthatyouwanttoknowwhy?Itisbetterformetotellyouit!DanianYebecause,Imustpersonallyagainstthewriteaffixedtothedoor.Ihopethatyouhopethatyouandsoonandsoon,untilatlasttheday.Goodmorning,mymotherandbreakfast,begantoputthecouplet.Iwrotealotofthecouplet,"daybypeopleZengshouyears,theSpringFuManonearth"and"themotherlandspring,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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