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1、SpringFestivalisonthetraditionalChinesefestivals.Peopleusedtocallit"theLunarNewYear".ItalwaysstartsbetweenjanuarythefirstandfebruarythetwentieitsthemostimportantfestivalinChinaSpringFestivalThemostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival.ItissaidthattheSpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivitykno
2、wnastheWinterSacrifice.Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimitivesociety.TheSpringFestivalmarksthebeginningoftheChineseLunarNewYear,sothefirstmealisratherimportant.PeopleusuallyeatJiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoononthatspecialday.AsforrecreationalactivitiesduringtheSpingFestival,theDra
3、gonDanceandLionDancearetraditionallyperformed.OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.傳說(shuō)有一個(gè)叫“年”的怪獸,有一個(gè)大嘴,能一口吞下很多人。人們都很怕它。Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackersistoscareawayNian.貼紅紙和方鞭炮的習(xí)俗就是為了嚇跑年。However,peopletod
4、ayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.但是,現(xiàn)在人們大多忘記了為什么這么做的原因,只是覺(jué)得色彩和響聲增加了過(guò)節(jié)的氣氛罷了!TraditionsofChineseNewYearBeforeNewYear'sEveThecelebrationactuallystartsonNewYear'sEvewiththefamilyreuniondinner.ByNewYear'sEve,youshouldh
5、avedonethefollowing:Cleantheentirehometogetridofallthethingsthatareassociatedwiththeoldyear.Putawayallbroomsandbrushes.Payallyourdebts.Resolvedifferenceswithfamilymembers,friends,neighborsandbusinessassociates.Buythefollowing:Redmoneyenvelopes,Orangesand/ortangerines,Filla"Cheunhup(acircularre
6、dtrayseparatedineightcompartments)withmelonseedslotuschocolatecoinsnutsetc.Flowers(especiallyplumblossoms,peachblossoms,waterlilies),Anewsetofclothesandshoesforchildren,preferablysomethingredororange.Getnewdollarbillsfromthebank.Insertthenewdollarbillsintotheredenvelopes.Nowtheredenvelopeiscal
7、ledalaiseeorluckymoneyenvelope.OnNewYear'sEveGettogetherwithclosefamilymembers(notincludingmarrieddaughtersandtheirfamilies)forthe"reunion"dinner.Payrespecttoancestorsandhouseholdgods.Acknowledgethepresenceofancestorsbecausetheyarerespo