HowtocelebratetheSpringFestival
SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.Springfestivalisnormal,wecelebrateitonceayear.But,it'sabnormalbecauseit’suniquefestivalbyChinese.IcanbarelysaywhatIdidforcelebratinglastspringfestival,instead,I'dliketosayhowwecelebratingthisfestivaltraditionally.ThefestivalatmospheregettingstrongerandstrongerduringthelastlunarmonthbeforetheSpringFestivalEve,peopleprepareallthestuffsthatthey’regoingtoeatanduseforcelebrationandtheseveraldaysaftertheeve,becausepeoplecannotusekitchenkniveswithin3daysaftertheeve.
IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.
TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.
That’sabigholidayforkids,wewearnewclothes;wegetmoneyfromparentsandeldership;wefirefireworks,everykidhastheexperiencethatexpectingtheSpringFestivalfortheyear.Forfamily,relativesmeetseachotheratthistime,havemealtogetheristhemainlyactivity.Recently,manypeoplechoosetravelduringtheSpringFestivalvacation;theygetrelaxationbothfromtravelitselfandthefestivalatmosphere.Anyway,thistraditionalfestivalforChineseisgettingmoreandmoreworldwideandupdated.