The Spring Festival1

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1、TheSpringFestival（TheChineseNewYear）陈茂池ContentsTheoriginofthechinesenewyearTraditionsandcustumsTheSpringFestivalalsoknownastheLunarNewYear，isthegreatesttraditionalfestival.Ithasahistoryoffourthousandsyears.ItisusuallyatimebetweenlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary，whichmea

2、nsrestandrelaxationbetweenwinterandspringafterayear'stoil，andmeanscelebrationaswell.Theoldstoryofthebeast"nian"Theword''nian'',whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year".''nian''wasafiercebeastandcouldswallowmanypeopleinonesinglebite.Peoplewereveryscared.Anoldmandaredt

3、ofaceit.Hesaid,''Ihearthatyouareverystrong.Butareyoustrongenoughtoswallowbeastsinsteadofpeoplewhocan'tbeyourrealopponents?''So''nian''swallowedmanyofthebeastswhohadhurtpeopleandtheirdomesticanimals.Theolemanturnouttobeagod—herode''nian''totheheaven.Nowpeopleenjoyp

4、eacefullife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaper-cutsontheirwindowsanddoorsattheendofeachyeartoscareaway''nian''incaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthatthebeastfearedmost.Fromthenon,theterm''guonian''hasthemeningof''pass''or''survive''the''n

5、ian''.TraditionsandcustomsofthespringfestivalThecelebrationbeginonNewyear'sEveandendsonthe15thofthefirstmonthoftheNewYearaccordingtothelunarcalendar.Bytradition,chinesewillbebusybuyingpresent,decorateingtheirhouses,preparingfoodandmakingnewclothesfortheNewYear.Da

6、ysbeforetheNewYearAllfamiliescleaningtheirhomesinordertomakewayforgoodluck.Peoplerepainttheirdoorsandwindowpanes,usuallyinredcolor.Theydecoratethedoorsandwindowswithpaper-cutsandcoupletshavingverypopularthemessuchas"happiness'',''wealth'',''longevity''and''satisfa

7、ctorymarriagewithmorechildren''.OnSpringFestival'Eve，aget-togetherbanquetisamust，andthemostpopularfoodisDumpling，whichissupposedtobringgoodfortune.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear，everybodywearsnewclothesandgreetsrelativesandfriendswithbowsandcongratulationswishingeachot

8、herthebestduringthenewyear.coupletignitefirecrackersmoneygiventochildrenasaSpringFestivalgiftChineseknotwallpaperThankyou!