英语小报-传统节日.doc

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1、CustomsoftheSpringFestivalNewYearFeast(年夜饭)SpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.TheNewYear'sFeastis"amust"banquetwithallthefamilymembersgettingtogether.ThefoodeatenontheNewYearEvenbanquetvariesaccordingtoregions.InsouthChina,Itiscustomarytoeat"niangao"(NewYearca

2、kemadeofglutinousriceflour)becauseasahomophone,niangaomeans"higherandhighereveryyear".Inthenorth,atraditionaldishforthefeastis"Jiaozi"ordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoon.EatdumplingsduringtheSpringFestivalisthetraditionalChinesecustoms.Chinesedumplingisoneofthemos

3、timportantfoodsinchinesenewyear.Sincetheshapeofchinesedumplingissimilartoancientchinesegoldorsilieringots,theysymbolizewealth.Traditional,themembersofafamilygettogetertomakedumplingsduringtheNewYear'sEve.Theymayhideacoininoneofthedumplings.Thepersonwhofindsthecoi

4、nwilllikelyhaveagoodfortuneintheNewYear.Chinesedumplingisalsopopularinotherchineseholidaysorfestivals,soitispartofthechinesecultureortraditional.TheSpringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.ItisonJanuary1staccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar.It'sChina'sNewye

5、ar'sDaySousuallyamonthbeforethefestiva,peoplebegintobuyfoodclothesanddecorationsforhouses.OnNewYearEve,eachfamilywillgathertogethereating,talkingandwatchingTVforalmostthewholenight.Thechildrenarethehappiestofallbecausetheycangetpresentsfromtheirparentsorgrand-par

6、ents.OnLunarNewYear'sDay.pepolewilleatdumplings.Whentheymeettheirneighboursorfriends,they'llsay:”HappyNewYear!”TheNewYearcelebratingactivitisewilllastabouthalfamonth.