SprlingFestval

　　SprlingFestvalisthemostimportantholidayinChina.ItislikeChristmas

　　holiday.DuringtheSpringFestival,wecaneatalotofnicefood,andthefoodis

　　differentfromsomedifferentplaces.LikeourGuangdong,weeatcarbonadoand

　　chicken,adultswilldrinkrack.And,wealsoliketosetofffirecrackers,butit's

　　verydangerousforthechildren,andit'snotallowedinsomebigcities.

　　Maybesomeforeignerswillasklikethis"WhychildrenlikeSpringFestivalso

　　much?"Becausethechildrencangetsomemoneyfromtheirparents,sodoI.

　　It'sthehappiesttimealltheyearround.Ilikeitverymuch.

　　SpringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.DuringSpringfestival,

　　peoplevisittheirrelatives,sendingtheirbestwishesforanewyear.Children

　　arethehappiestinspringfestival.Theywillreceiveredenvelopesthat

　　containmoneyasnewyearpresents.Theycanalsoplaycrackersandfireworks.

　　What'smore,theyaregivenalotoffreedom,whichtheyhavedreammedoffora

　　wholeyear.DuringSpringfestival,therewillbeplentyoffoods.That'swhy

　　manypeopleputon"holidayweight"afterSpringfestival.Whenitcomesto

　　food,therearemanyfestivalspecialties.TheworldfamousJiaoziand

　　Chunjuan(springroll)haveevenbeenacceptedbyforeignersasfastfoods.

　　SpringfestivalusuallycomesinFeburary,sometimesearlier.It'safestival

　　fullofhopeandgoodwishes.It'sasymbolofChineseculture.

　　SpringFestival

　　TheNewMoononthefirstdayofthenewyear--thefullmoon15dayslater

　　ClickhereformorewordsabouttheSpringFestival

　　ChineseNewYearstartswiththeNewMoon（新月）onthefirstdayofthenewyear

　　andendsonthefullmoon（满月）15dayslater.The15thdayofthenewyearis

　　calledtheLanternFestival（元宵节）,whichiscelebratedatnightwithlantern

　　displaysandchildrencarryinglanternsinaparade.

　　TheChinesecalendarisbasedonacombinationoflunarandsolarmovements.The

　　lunarcycle（月运周期）isabout29.5days.Inorderto"catchup"withthesolar

　　calendartheChineseinsertanextramonthonceeveryfewyears(sevenyearsout

　　ofa19-yearcycle).Thisisthesameasaddinganextradayonleapyear（闰年）.

　　Thisiswhy,accordingtothesolarcalendar,theChineseNewYearfallsona

　　differentdateeachyear.

　　NewYear'sEveandNewYear'sDayarecelebratedasafamilyaffair,atimeof

　　reunionandthanksgiving.Thecelebrationwastraditionallyhighlightedwitha

　　religiousceremonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（万物）,thegodsofthe

　　householdandthefamilyancestors.

　　Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofalltherituals（仪式）,united

　　thelivingmemberswiththosewhohadpassedaway.Departedrelativesare

　　rememberedwithgreatrespectbecausetheywereresponsibleforlayingthe

　　foundationsforthefortuneandgloryofthefamily.

　　ThepresenceoftheancestorsisacknowledgedonNewYear'sEvewithadinner

　　arrangedforthematthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,

　　togetherwiththeliving,celebratetheonsetoftheNewYearasonegreat