I'mingradeonetofourarenotveryserious,sogradeexamisnotverygood,intheNewYearImuststudyhardtoread.Theteacheroftensays:"timeismoney."So,Iwanttocherishthetime,don'twasteyourtime,studyhard,toreviewtheteachertaughtmoreatordinarytimes,IbelieveIcantakeanexaminationofthefinalexamisverygood,letparentshappy,sothatteachersandparentswon'tworryaboutourhomework.Inaddition,Ialsohopetomoreprogressthanlastyear,mygradescan'tregressed.
Everyone'snewhopemustbedifferent,andmyfirstnewhopeisthatmoreandmorehopemyhomeworkcanprogress,wordscanalsobewrittenmoreandmorebeautiful.Becauseofmygradestorecede,soIshouldwatchlesscartoons,readmore,sothatcanreachtheeffect.Secondwishishopemybodyingoodhealtheveryday,don'tgetsick,soparentsdon'tworryaboutme.SoIalsowanttogotosportseverydaytoeatmorevegetables,ifdoesthesethingseveryday,canmaintainthehealthofthebody.MylastwishistohopetheNewYear,everydaycanhaveacolorful,don'tleaveanyregret,alsohopethattheholidaycangoouttoplay,don'tstayathomeeveryday.
TheNewYear,newbeginningandanewstartingpoint.ANewYearishere,Ialsowisheveryonehere:"well,everythinggoeswell,lucky,cometrue."Hopeeveryoneofushopecan"horse"!
TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.
Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear.
ManycustomsaccompanytheSpringFestival.Somearestillfollowedtoday,butothershaveweakened.
TheChineseNewYearisverysimilartotheWesternone，richintraditions，folkloresandrituals。IthasbeensaidthatitisacombinationoftheWesternThanksgiving，ChristmasandNewYear。Thisishardlyanexaggeration！
TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearitselfiscenturiesold—infact，toooldtoactuallybetraced。ItispopularlyrecognizedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days。
PreparationstendtobeginamonthbeforethedateoftheChineseNewYear（similartoaWesternChristmas）。Duringthistimepeoplestartbuyingpresents，decorationmaterials，foodandclothing。Ahugeclean—upgetsunderwaydaysbeforetheNewYear，whenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom。Thisritualissupposedtosweepawayalltracesofbadluck。Doorsandwindowpanesareoftengivenanewcoatofpaint，usuallyred，thendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchashappiness，wealthandlongevityprintedonthem。
TheendoftheNewYearismarkedbytheFestivalofLanterns，whichisacelebrationwithsinging，dancingandlanternshows。
AttheFestival，alltraditionsarehonored。Thepredominantcolorsareredandgold。"GoodWish"bannersarehungfromtheceilingsandwalls。The"GodofFortune"istheretogiveHongBaos。Liondancersperformonstagecontinuously。Visitorstakehomeplantsandflowerssymbolizinggoodluck。AnarrayofNewYearsspecialtyfoodisavailableintheFoodMarket。Visitorspurchasenewclothing，shoesandpotteryattheMarketFair。Bargainingforthebestdealiscommonplace！
Onnewyear’seve,allthepeoplesitaroundthedeskandhaveabigfamilydinner.Therearesomevegetables,somefish,somemeat,somefruitsandsomedrinklikejuice,coke,pepsiandsomenicewine.Overall,thisisagoodanddeliciousdinner.Afterdinner,wealwayswatchtvnewyearprogammes.Wehaveawonderfuleveningonnewyear’seve.
Onthefirstdayofthespringfestival,mostofpeoplegetupearlyandsay“happynewyear”toeachother.forbreakfast,peopleofteneatdumplingsandbaozi.Afterbreakfast,peopleoftenmakemanydeliciousfoods,andchildrenoftenplaycards,computergamesandfireworks.Onthesecondandthirdday,wevisitfriendsandrelatives.
Everyoneisbusyonchinesenewyear,andeveryoneishappy,too.
OntheeveofSpringFestival,parentsgetfood,clothesandSpringFestival'sgoodsprepared.Thepeoplewhoworkoutsidecomeback,andthewholefamilygetstogethertohavemealsandsaygoodbyetothelastyear,andwelcometheNewYear.Afterthemeal,theywaituntilmidnightcomes.Theysetofffireworksthen.
OnthefirstmorningoftheSpringFestival,everyonewearstheirnewclothesandthengotoother'shomestocelebratetheNewYear.Eachfamilysetsofffireworkswhentheirguestscome,andtheytakeoutsweetsandpeanutstoshare.Onthefollowingdays,theygoaroundtotheirrelativesandfriends.TheSpringFestivalhasseveralmeanings.Itmeanspeopleworkingoutsidecancomebacktorelaxthemselves,anewyearbegins.Whenspringcomes,farmersbegintoplantcropsandpeoplemakeaplanfortheNewYear.
Allthepeoplethroughouttheworldpaymuchattentiontoit.Ourcountryofcourseholdssomenationalcelebrationstocelebrateit.ThismosttraditionalfestivalinChinawillgoonbeingcelebratedinthefuture.