-
Spring Festival
is
on
the
traditional
Chinese used to
call
it
Lunar
New
Year
always
starts
between
january
the
first
and
february the twentie
its the
most important festival in China
Spring Festival
The
most important festival in China is the Spring
Festival. It is said that
the Spring
Festival evolved from an activity known as the
Winter Sacrifice. It was
a custom
practiced by the people of primitive society. The
Spring Festival marks
the
beginning
of
the
Chinese
Lunar
New
Year,so
the
first
meal
is
rather
important. People usually eat Jiaozi or
dumplings shaped like a crescent moon
on that
special day.
As for recreational
activities during the Sping Festival,
the
Dragon Dance and Lion Dance are
traditionally performed .
One legend
goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that
would swallow a
great many people with
one bite. People were very scared.
传说有一个叫
“
年
”
的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们都很怕它。
The custom of putting up
red paper and firing fire-crackers is to scare
away Nian.
贴红纸和方鞭炮的习俗就是为了吓跑年。
However, people today have
long forgotten why they are doing all this, except
that they feel the color and the sound
add to the excitement of the celebration.
但是，
现在人们大多忘记了为什么这
么做的原因，
只是觉得色彩和响声增加了过
节的气氛罢了！
Traditions of Chinese New
Year
Before New Year's Eve
The celebration actually
starts on New Year's Eve with the
family reunion dinner. By New Year's
Eve, you should have
done
the following:
Clean the
entire home to get rid of all the things that are
associated with the old
year.
Put away all brooms
and brushes.
Pay all your
debts.
Resolve differences
with family members, friends, neighbors and
business
associates.
Buy the following:
Red money envelopes,
Oranges and/or tangerines,
Fill a
melon
seedslotuschocolate coinsnuts etc.
Flowers (especially plum blossoms,
peach blossoms, water lilies),
A new set of clothes and shoes for
children, preferably something red or orange.
Get new dollar bills from
the bank. Insert the new dollar bills into the red
envelopes. Now the red envelope is
called a lai see or lucky money envelope.
On New Year's Eve