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1、芅ChineseSpringFestivalHoliday螃SpringFestivalistheChineseNewYear.Itstartsonthe1standendsonthe15thoflunarJanuary.SpringFestivalcelebratesthecomingofspring.SeveraldaysbeforetheNewYear,everyfamilypreparesrichfood,buysnewclothes,andcleansthehouse.Manyfamiliesbuy
2、orwriteSpringFestivalcoupletsandputthemonthedoor.PeoplebelievethateverythingmustbenewandcleanfortheSpringFestivalcelebrationsothattheNewYearwillbringhappinessandgoodluck.InChina,redrepresentsluck.肁OnNewYear’seve,peoplesetofffireworksfromaroundmidnighttoseeo
3、uttheendofthepreviousyearandwelcomeintheNewYear,called“shǒusuì”.“suì”meansyear.OnthefirstdayoftheNewYearpeopleusuallystayathome.Onthe2nddaypeoplegetupearlyandexchangeNewYear’sgreetingswithrelatives,friends,neighbors,etc.蚈The tradition is to have different m
4、ain courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Besides culinary satisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: fo
5、r instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead. 羅Theterm"passyear"isusedfortheSpringFestival(ChineseNewYear).Theword"Year"inChinesecharactersusedtomeanahorriblebeast.Tocombatthebeast,theChinesehang"goodluck"wishesonredpaperonthedoorandus
6、efireworksinthebeliefthatthebeastfearsredandfire.ThistraditioninmanywaysresembletheWesternbeliefofusinggarlicandcrossestofightvampires.袄膀Pastingpapercutsand"upsidedfu"肇Paper-cuts,usuallywithauspiciouspatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalan
7、dexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows。螅Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many plac
8、es people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some