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1、ChinesetraditionalfestivalsSpringFestivalTheSpringFestival,oneofthemostimportantancienttraditionalfestivals,aswellasChineseuniquefestivalatthelunarcalendar,isalsocalledChineseNewYear.SincetheShunperiod（21centuryBC),theSpringFestivalcustomhasbeenextendedtillnow.TheSpringFestivalgener
2、allyreferstotheNewYear'sEveandthefirstmonthofthenewyear.TherearealotoflegendsaboutSpringFestival.Themostfamousoneis“theyearbeast”fable.“Theyearbeast”cruelterriblewildanimal.Inancienttimes,therearemonsterscalled"years“thatappeartohurtpeopleandanimalsatregulartime.Once,"year"goesoutfo
3、rwoundingagain,butmeetsaoldmanwhowearsredclothesandlightsbamboos.Sincethen,peoplecalledthisday"theSpringFestival".CustomsDoshoppingfortheSpringFestival办年货Springcleaning扫尘PasteSpringFestivalCouplets，paper-cutsforwindowdecoration,NewYearpainting贴春联、窗花、年画Staying-up守岁lightfirecrackers放爆
4、竹PayNewYear’scall拜年HaveNewYear’sEvedinner吃年夜饭InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAO
5、ZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.TheLanternFestival（元宵节）ThelunarJanuary(农历正月）isthefirstmonthofayearandthe15thdayisthefirstdayoffullmoon.TheLanternFestivalcandatebacktoQindynasty(221-206BC).It’ssaidth
6、attheHanemperorsetuptheLanternFestivalinordertocommemorate“PingLu”.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanterns（灯笼）andchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.On
7、ewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelanternshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternriddles（灯谜）,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisglutinousriceball（元宵）.Theglutinousriceball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappears
8、inthesky.Thiskindof
