ChristmasarousesincreasingattentionyearbyyearinChina.Christmascardsbecomepopularwithstudents.PeopleholdChristmaspartiesandexchangeChristmasgirts.AlotorTVandradioprogramsaboutChristmasareon.MeanwhiletheSpringFestivalislessappealing(有吸引力的)toyoungsters.ThussomepeoplewonderwhetherChristmaswillreplacetheSpringFestival.
Thisworryisfairlyunnecessary.Why?OnereasonliesthatChristmasonlyaffectsChristians，collegestudentsandjoint-venture(合资企业)workers.AnotherreasonisthatChristmasismostlycelebratedincities.Fewpeopleincountrysideshowextremeinterestinthisexotic(带有异国情调的)festival.Bycontrast，theSpringFestivalisthemostinfluentialtraditionalfestivalineveryfamily.
Ithink，itisnaturalthatwithincreasingexchangeswiththeWest，alotofWesternholidayshavebeengraduallyintroducedintoChina.ForusChineseweshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourowntraditionalfestivals.ForcenturiesChinesehaveobservedthistraditionalholidaytowelcomethebeginningofanewyear.AndwewilltreasuretheSpringFestivalforever.
Andthenfamiliessittogetherandsharetheirlivesorplanes.Somewillplaygamesorhangouttohavesomefun.OntheNewYear’sDay,peoplegetupearlyandsaygoodwordstoanyonetheymeet.Childrencangetluckymoneyfromrelatives.
Inthefollowingdays,wewillvisitrelative’shomeandbringNewYear’swishestothem.Inshort,it’satimeforfamilygatheringandallofusenjoyit.
OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.
TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Happynewyear”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.
Atthattime,childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents,grandparents,uncles,auntsandsoon.Everyonewillpriciateiftheholidaytobelonger.
SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone,niangaomeans"higherandhigher,oneyearafteranother."ThefirstfivedaysaftertheSpringFestivalareagoodtimeforrelatives,friends,andclassmatesaswellascolleaguestoexchangegreetings,giftsandchatleisurely.
Chinahas56ethnicgroups.MinoritiescelebratetheirSpringFestivalalmostthesamedayastheHanpeople,andtheyhavedifferentcustoms.
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.