Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear".Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
PostedgoalkeeperalmosteveryfamilyNewYear'sdayisthistodo,thereisaninterestingmythsandlegendsaboutstickkeeper:accordingtolegend,inancienttimesthereisadragonkingalwayswanttostealtoeattributeofthejadeemperor,thejadeemperordiscoveredseverelypunishit,butthedragonkingstilloftenteachnottochange,sothejadeemperorlettwostronggodtowatchoverthedoor,don'tletthedragonkingtorocktheboat.Butbothgodandtherestofuswanttogotobedrest.Sothejadeemperorwantedtoagoodwaytosticktwoportraitsofthegodsonthedoor,sofromthenonthecustomofstickersdoorgoddownfromgenerationtogeneration.
Inthenorthofourcountryhaveacustom,istoeatdumplings,dumplingshomophonic"jiaozi",expressedthepeopletothemoreoldhand,adesirefortheNewYearauspiciousrich.Whilesouthernersliketoeatdumplingsintheannualmorning,meansthatweintheNewYearfestive,reunion.Peoplealsoliketocalla"shepherd'spurse"eatvegetablesanddumplingsa,"shepherd'spurse"isreferredtoas"money"meansintheNewYear,alsocometrue.
IntheSpringFestival,wearemorenecessarytosetofffirecrackerstoactivetherejoicedatChineseNewYearatmosphere.Setofffirecrackersinthefolkhasalegend:accordingtolegendinancienttime,therewasamonsternamed"year",everySpringFestivalwhentheycomeouttoscarepeople,sopeoplewillthinkofawayto,withbambootubelightthrownatit,bambootubeexplosionmadealotofnoise,scaredawaynian,thecustomofsettingofffirecrackersiscomedown.
ThecustomofSpringFestivalandmany,many,ithasenrichedourknowledge,shortensthedistanceofpeople.ItisthefinetraditionoftheChinesenation,let'sgotounderstandthem!
DuringtheSpringFestival,allthefamilymembersgathertogetherfordinneronNewYear'sevenight.Apple,fish,noodles,dumplings,pork,chicken,candyisanessentialpartofthetable."Fish"represents"morethan"yearafteryear;"Apple"herald"dothingsgoinpeace,thesmooth"."Noodles"said"healthylife",asfortheother,saidwillyouhaveagoodluckintheNewYear.
ThemosthappychildrenistheSpringFestival.Notonlybecausetheyaremorethanalotoffriend,theycanalsogetaredenvelope.Aredenvelope,theycandoanythingyouwanttodo:setofffirecrackers,buynewclothes,buyeverythingyouwant.Thebestplaceforchildren,thisistheSpringFestival,isn'tit?
NotonlymeansthebeginningoftheNewYeartheSpringFestival,isalsocarryingpeoplewishforNewYear.WehopetheNewYearwishwillcometrue,lifeforthebetter.Anyway,theSpringFestivalisthemostmeaningfulfamilyreunion,wespenttogetherwithfamily,thisisthewholeoftheSpringFestival.
Andweagainlongoneyearold,anditismorereasonable,tohelpothers,happyNewYeartorelatives,theyallkuaIsensibleclevergirl,howgoodmoodatthattime.
Firecrackersischildren'sfavorite,butsometimesitisverydangerous,andescortedtolongathometoplayoh!Childrendon'talonefirecrackersoh!
Wewillalsohavethefamilyreuniondinner,wearnewclothes,motherauntauntarebusycooking,wewereplayingbeside,howbusyatthattimethescene!
IssuchalunarNewYear,letusfullofmanyhappiness!
BeforetheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdlights,cleantheclean,sometimeshanginglights,somehangredlanterns,everyfamilyeveryonesometothedishstickwith,peoplebuyfood,theSpringFestivalhavetoeatameal,peopleputonnewclothes,preparingNewYear,meetfriendsandfamily,alwayssaywordsofblessing,
Childrengetupearly,tomomanddadsaidgoodwishesandhappyNewYear,momanddadwillgivechildren"luckymoney",thechildrenwillbehappy.