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ChineseNewYearisthetraditionfestivalinChina.Itisthesameasthechristmasdayinthewestcountry,itiswelcomethenewyear.
Itisthedaythatthefamiliesgettogether.
ThespringfestivalisusuallyintheFebruary,sometimesinJanuary.Inthespringfestival,everyfamilyallpastetheluckytheyfirethecracker,theyeatthedumplings.Thedaybeforethenewyear'sfirstdayisthenewyear'seve,sameasthechristmaseve,allthefamiliesgettogethertohavethenewyaar'sdinner,wisheseachother,talkaboutthewishesaboutthenewyear.Smallchildrenwillreceivethemoneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargift.
ChineseNewYearisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.BeforetheSpringFestivalPeoplecleantheirhouses，putredcoupletsontheirgates，andsetofffirecrackerstodriveawaythelegendarymonster“Nian”.
OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.
TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Happynewyear”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.
Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirelders.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.
TheSpringFestival，ChineseNewYear，isthemostimportantfestivalforallofus.AllfamilymembersgettogetheronNewYear'Evetohaveabigmeal.Atthesametime，everyonecelebratestoeachother.Atabout12o'clock，someparentsandchildrenlightcrackers.Thewholeskyislightedbrightly.Wemaywatchthefireworksexcitedly.Howbusyitis!
Onthefirstearlymoringofoneyear，manyseniorcitizengetupearlyandtheystickthereversedFuorhangsomecoupletsonthefrontdoor.Somehouse'swindowsarestickedonredpapercutlings.
TheChineseNewYearlastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays，wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattime，childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents，grandparents，uncles，auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.ItnamestheLanternFestival.
SotheChineseNewYearcomestotheend.
SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It‘stocelebratethelunarcalendar’snewyear.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival，familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch，becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.
InChina,theSpringFestivalusuallylastsuntiltheLanternFestival..Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival，duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.
DearKim:
IfeelsohappytohearthatyouareinterestedintheChinesespringfestival,whichisonemostimportantsymbolofChineseculture.Withmygreathonor,Iamheresharingmyknowledgeaboutitwithyou.
Thespringfestival,alsocalledChineseNewYear,enjoysalonghistoryofover4,000years.Unlikeotherfestivals,theSpringfestivalisaperiodoftime,ratherthanasingleday.ItstartsfromthefirstdayofanewyearandendsonJanuary15th,,ofcourseintheChineselunarcalendar.ButpeopleusuallystarttocelebratetheSpringFestivalonthedaybeforetheNewYear'sDay,whichiscalledNewYear'sEve,whenallmembersofafamilygettogether,haveabigmealtogether(calledNianYeFaninChinese)andwatchtheSpringFestivalgala,indulgedintheespeciallywarmandsweetatmosphereofreunion.
ThereareavarietyofactivitiesduringtheSpringfestival,amongwhichatleastthreedeserveyourspecialattention.First,whenthenewyear'sfirstbellringsouttheoldyearandringsinthenew,adultsandchildrengetoutofthehousesandlightcrackersandfireworks,whichdecoratestheskyintoacolorfulandmagnificentstage.
Then,onthemorningoftheNewYear'sDay,peoplegetupveryearlytostickcouplets,onwhichallgoodwishedarepresented.Meanwhile,theredcolorofthecoupletsaddsmuchtothejoyofthesplendidfestival.
Inaddition,wehavetovisitourrelativesfromdoortodoorasofthefirstdayoftheSpringFestivaluntiltheLanternFestival,whichissupposedtobeaconclusionofthewholeSpringFestival.
Kim,theshortletterheresurelyfailsmetogiveyouacompleteaccountofourSpringFestival.Isincerelyhope,ifpossible,thatyoucancomehereinChinatohavearealexperienceaboutit.
Bestwishes!
Yours,
LiHua