【导语】新年是中国人最喜欢过的节日，在这一天每家每户都团聚在一起。《关于过新年的英语作文》是
Ihadagoodtimeduringthisspringfestival.thoughttheweatherwasverycold,Istillwenttravellingtobeijingwithmyfamily.
Wegotthereonfeb.13,sowehadabigdinneratthehotelonNewYear'sEvewithstrangersoverallthecity.then,wewatchedtheSpringFestivalGalaEveningthatnight.
ThenextdaywasthebeginningofNewYear,itwascold.butwekeptahappymindallday.becausewehadachancetoWangfujingStreet.Asweknow,itisthemostfamouscommercialareainBeijing.
Sowewentshoppingthereandboughtmanypresents.whatwasmore,ievenatebeijingduck.iswassodeliciousthatwecouldnotforgetit·sgoodtasteuntilwewentbackhome.
Ihadagoodholidaythistime.
Hopeforthenewyearatlast.Icantstopworkingforafewdays,andnowyoucanstopforafewdays.Thesedays,Ireallytastedthetasteoftheyear.
Ontheafternoonofthirty,Ihurriedtomygrandmothershouse,andIenteredthehouse.
Mybrother,brotherandsisterwereallcoming.Atnight,thefamilysatonastool,eatingareunionmeal.Afterdinner,westoodonthebalconyupstairsandlookedatthedownstairsfireworks.Thefirstoneistheflowerbasket.Theflowerbasketismadeupofsixcircularholes.Theflowerbasketfirstsprayedsparks,thensuddenlyflewuptotheskyandburstintomanycolorfulsparks.Soitsprayedsixtimes.Itseemedtobeblessingforpeople.
TheSpringFestivalGalaprogrambegan,thewholefamilysataroundthesofa,tastingtherich"dinner"thattheCCTVbroughttous.Thebeautifuldance,thesoundofthesong,thehumoroussketchesofthesketchesallleftusadeepimpressionandmadeuslaugh.Howhappyitistobeabletospendtheyearwiththefamily.
"When...When..."Thebellofthenewyearrounded,andatthattimethesoundofthesurroundingfirecrackerslitupandilluminatedthedarknightskyoutside.Thesoundoffirecrackers,becamealaughingsoundissimplya"Symphony",fullofsoundandcolourallthesoundsofnatureareintertwined,eventhestarshaveforgottensleep,stopwatch!Ilookedoutofthewindow,usedthecrossedfireworksasameteor,andmadenewwishesforthenewyear.Ibelievethatinthenewyear,Iwillhavegreaterprogress,andwillhaveagreatergain.
ThespringfestivalisthetraditionfestivalinChina.Itisthesameasthechristmasdayinthewestcountry,itiswelcomethenewyear.
Itisthedaythatthefamiliesgettogether.
ThespringfestivalisusuallyintheFebruary,sometimesinJanuary.Inthespringfestival,everyfamilyallpastetheluckyinscriptions,theyfirethecracker,theyeatthedumplings.Thedaybeforethenewyear'sfirstdayisthenewyear'seve,sameasthechristmaseve,allthefamiliesgettogethertohavethenewyaar'sdinner,wisheseachother,talkaboutthewishesaboutthenewyear.Smallchildrenwillreceivethemoneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargift.
AnimportantactivityduringtheSpringFestivalisbainian.
PeoplestarttopayNewYearcallsfromthelunarNewYearsDay，thatis，thefirstdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.EversincetheMingDynastyinthe14thcentury，ordinarypeoplehavebeguntoexchangegreetingcardsonthisday.
OnthemorningofthelunarNewYearsDay，peoplegetupveryearlyandcallonothers.Theearlieronedoesso，themoresincereheis.Moreover，peoplewearnewclothesandanewcap，symbolizingthatanewyearhasbegun.
Theyoungergenerationshouldcallontheireldersfirst，suchasthegrandfather，grandmother，fatherandmother，wishingthem"Goodhealth"and"Longlife".ThentheeldersgivechildrensomemoneyinaredenvelopeasaNewYeargift.Afterthat，peoplecallontheirrelatives，friendsandneighbors.
As"bigtangerine"isahomonymfor"verylucky"inChinese，sopeopleoftenpresentredbigtangerinesasagiftwhilepayingaNewYearcall.
Nowadays，besidesgreetingcards，peoplealsousetelephonesande-mailstopayNewYearcalls.
TheSpringFestivalisveryimportanttoChinesepeople.Inthepast，peoplecouldnotoftenhavemeat，riceorotherdeliciousfood.TheycouldonlyeattheseduringtheSpringfestival.SoeveryyeartheyhopedthattheSpringFestivalwouldcomesoon.Now，althoughpeople‘slifeismuchbetter，andwecaneatthedeliciousfoodseveryday.Peoplestilllikethefestival.Becausemostpeoplecanhavealongholiday，andwearefreetogoonatriporvisitourfriendsorhavepartieswithourfamily.Intheevenings，wecanhaveabigmealintherestaurantorstayathomewithfamilyandwatchtheTVprogrammes.
IliketheSpringFestivalverymuch.HowwonderfultheSpringFestivalis!