【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!