【导语】新年地钟声敲响了，就这样，我们迎来了新一年地曙光。下面
SpringFestival,knownastheChineseNewYear,isthemostimportantholidayinChina.FromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary,ChinesepeoplearebusypreparingfortheNewYear.Theycleantheirhouses,havetheirhaircut,andbuynewclothes.Jiaoziordumplingismostpopular.Tothosewholivefarawayfromtheirhome,thisfestivalisalsoaframilyreunionoccasion.
Andtheyoftengobackhometocelebratethefestivalwiththeirfamily.Thefirstdayofthenewyearisthetimewhenpeoplevisittheirfriendsadnwisheachothergoodluckinthenewyear.
TheLunarNewYearTheLunarNewYearisagreatoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsareclosed;Severaldaysbeforethenewyear;peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear;almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachotherHappyNewYear.
Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
OnNewYear'sEve,ourclasshadaparty.Theatmospherewasgood.Itwasoutoftheordinaryfromtheverybegining.Theboystudentfromonebedroomgaveanunusualperformance.WesawaboynamedLiXinminturnoffallthelightsinasuddensnap.Thenwiththreeresoundingcrowofacockechoinginthehall,thehallwasagainbrightlylitinasnap.
Then,therepresentativeofthebedroomZhuGuozhangaskedustoguessalineofapoemrelatedtotheabovesituation.HeaddedthatLiXinminalonewasbornintheyearofthedogandtheotherthreewereallbornintheyearofthechicken.Theyleftusallinconfusion.Anditwasourmonitorwhowasquickwitted.
Heshoutedour,Thedaybreaksasthecockcrowsthreetimesatdawn.ThehallAfterthat,theyhadanotheritem.ThistimeLiXinminwasplacedinthemiddleofthecircle.Whilehewasstandingthere,theotherthreestoodaroundhim,eachbowingdowntohimatanangleof120degrees.Itwasanidiom.ThistimeIgotitright:Thedogstandsoutamongagroupofchickens.
OnNewYear'sEve,ourclasshadaparty.Theatmospherewasgood.Itwasoutoftheordinaryfromtheverybegining.Theboystudentfromonebedroomgaveanunusualperformance.WesawaboynamedLiXinminturnoffallthelightsinasuddensnap.Thenwiththreeresoundingcrowofacockechoinginthehall,thehallwasagainbrightlylitinasnap.
ThespringfestivalisChinesemosttraditionalfestivalevery365days.EachChinesepaymuchattentiononit.Everyyearabout15daysbeforespringfestival，themigrateworksandwhite-collarsarebeginningcrowdedhome-returning.
But，inrecentyears，withthedevelopmentoftheworld，manydifferentattitudesbetweentheyoungandtheoldtowardsthespringfestivalcomeforth.Theoldarestillpaymoreattentiontothespringfestival，buttheyounggraduallychangethemodetospendtheirspringfestivalholiday，suchastraveloverseas.
WhenIamachildhood,Icelebratedthespringfestivalwithmyfamilyaboutamonthinmywintervacationintraditionalway，suchashelpingcleaningourhouses，puttingredcoupletsongates,settingofffirecrackers，andwearnewclothes.Now，Ispendonly4or5daysathomewithmyparentsincelebratingthespringfestival，thenIwillhurrybacktowork.Maybeinthenearfuture，Iwillhavenotimecelebratingspringfestivalhometown，andmyparentshavetocometostaywithusinthecity.
Whetherorno，Ilikethespringfestival.ItisoneofthemostimportantpartofourChineseculture.HoweverbusyIam，Iwilltrymybesttocelebratingitwiththetraditionalwaytoprotectthoseourancestorhasleavebehind.
AtthefirstdayofNewYear,IwassoexcitedthatIgotupveryearlyinthemorning.ButMotherwasearlierthanme,andshehadgottenthebreakfastready.Dumplings,that'smyfavourite.Afterthewonderfulbreakfast,Ilefthomewithmyparentstovisitourrelatives.
Ontheway,IsaidHappyNewYeartoeveryonethatImetandtheyallsaidthatbacktome.Everyoneishappyandfriendly.Inmyrelatives'house;theypreparedmanysweetsandsnacksforvisitors.Theyareallverydelicious.ThemoreexcitingthingwasthatIgotsomemoneyfrommyrelatives.Ihadafinedayinmyrelatives'family.
MyfirstdayofNewYearwasveryhappy.Itwasagoodstart,andIwouldtrymybesttomakethishappinesslastforthewholeyear.