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1、☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆MyFavoriteChineseFestival李宜霞/VanessaLee紐約威郡育德中文學校WestchesterChineseSchool,NYFestivalsareanimportantpartoftheChineseculture・TherearemanyfascinatingfestivalsthattheChinesecelebrate,butChineseNewY
2、earisoneofmyfavorites.TheChineseNewYeariscelebratedonthefirstdayoftheChineseLunarCalendar,andextendsfromthemid-twelfthmonthofthepreviousyear,tothemiddleofthefirstmonthoftheNewYear.TheholidaybeginsonthefirstnewmoonafterthesunentersthesignofAquarius.ChineseNewYearisalsoknownastheSpringFestival.Thisi
3、satimeofgaiety,andparades.TheChinesecelebratethisfestivalbyhavingroaringfirecrackers,anddancingdragonsmadefrompapiermache,andcloth.Thereisalsotraditionalmusictolistento.TheoriginofChineseNewYearistoooldtobetraced,butmanyagreeontwostories.ThewordNian(whichinmodernChinesemeans"year")wasoriginallythe
4、nameofamonstrousbeastthatpreyedonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningoftheNewYear.ThislegendtalesplaceinancientChina,wherethebeast,Nian,lived.Nianlivedinthemountainsofabambooforest.Ithadalargemouththatwouldswallowmanypeoplewithonebite.Thismonsterhadtheshapeofahuman,andonlyoneleg.Althoughitonlyhadonele
5、g,itwasstronger,andfasterthananyofthevillagers.Itstayeddeepintheforestduringtheyear,exceptforthefirstdayoftheNewYear,whenitcameouthuntingforfood.Everyonewasveryscared.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue.HeofferedtosubdueNian.ThemansaidtoNian,"Ihearthatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastso
6、fpreyonearth,insteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?”Asaresult,Nianswallowedmanybeaststhatwerealsodangeroustothepeople.Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.NowthatNianwasgone,andtheotherbeastsofpreywerescaredintotheforests,peoplebegantoenjoythe
7、irpeacefullife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindows,anddoorsateachyear'send.ThiswastoscareawayNianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.Anothero
