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2021年1月26日发(作者：handoff)
Celebrating the Lunar New Year

Family Gathering

The Spring Festival can be said to be the most important festival of the year for Chinese people.
A few days before the Lunar New Year
’
s Eve, people working away would hurry back home
in
time
for
the
Spring
Festival.
The
whole
family
gathers
together,
and
with
much
bustle
prepares to celebrate the coming of the New Year.

In
connection
with
the
Spring
Festival,
we
can
mention
a
number
of
customs,
such
as
the
festival supper, staying up late on the Lunar New Year
’
s Eve, setting off fireworks, etc. These
all originate in traditional stories connected with the
“
Year
”
passed down for many years among
the people.

There is a legend that in ancient times there was a ferocious monster called
“
Year.
”
It was
incomparably ugly, and would eat any bird or beast, and even ate many people. People feared
and hated this
“
Year
”
monster.

Later, people bit by bit came to understand the life habits of
“
Year
”
: Every three hundred and
sixty-fifth day it would creep into places where there were lots of people, in search of tasty
snacks. Then it would disappear into the mountain forests after dark until cockcrow. When they
had calculated the date of the emergence of
“
Year,
”
people came to regard this fearful night as
the juncture of the year, calling it the
“
end of the year.
”
Not only that; they thought of many
ways for each family to pass the end of the year in safety. Every time this evening arrived, each
family would prepare a supper in advance, secure both front and back doors, and eat the
“
Year
Supper
”
in private. But could they really pass the end of the year safely in this way? A family
might still be fearful, and so to give themselves courage they made this meal more and more
lavish. In addition, before eating, each family would memorialize its ancestors, evoking their
divine protection in passing that night in safety. After the meal, none of the family members
would dare to go to sleep. Instead, they would all sit together talking to bolster their courage,
and this gradually became the custom of staying up late on New Year
’
s Eve.

Some people said that what
“
Year
”
feared most was loud noises and the color red. And so, they
would paste strips of red paper on their doors, and set off fireworks at midnight.
“
Year,
”
seeing
red everywhere he looked and hearing loud noises, would be scared away.

As far as we are concerned nowadays, celebrating the Lunar New Year is no longer a matter of
an
evening
when
we
take
precautions
to
protect
our
lives
but
a
festival
full
of
peace
and
happiness. For adults who have spent the previous year working away from home, nothing
could compensate them for undergoing daily hardships as much as the warmth of the New Year
supper. For children, this is a joyous time of growth and reward, when they receive gifts of
NewYear money in red envelopes, filled with wishes for health and tranquility from their elders.
Fireworks displays have long had an indispensable place in people
’
s hearts as one of the finest
methods of entertainment at the Spring Festival.

The family is a very important part of Chinese culture and the mainstay of many people
’
s lives.
The adults work hard, and the children study hard, old and young cherishing the idea of
“
making
all the members of the family happy.
”


Perhaps we should all cherish this same idea towards each other as an all-encompassing and
great China dream.


The Moral of This Story

The Spring Festival, commonly called the Lunar New Year, is China
’
s most important and
boisterous festival. The Lunar New Year customs date from long ago. By the end of the year,
everyone tries to the utmost to return home and reunite with the family, to celebrate the gains
and
progress
they
achieved
in
the
past
year,
and
to
express
fervent
wishes
for
happy
and
prosperous lives in the coming year. A saying goes,
“
Rich or poor, coming home to celebrate
New Year is for sure.
”


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