Thepeoplebelievethattheringingofhugebellcansomepeoplehavebegungoingtomountaintemplestowaitforthefirstringing.HanshanTempleinSuzhou,isveryfamoustempleforitsfirstringingofthebelltoheraldtoHanshanTempletocelebrateChineseNewYear.
PeopleinnorthChinaareusedtopostingpaper-cutontheirwindows.Whenstickingthewindowdecorationpaper-cuts,peoplepasteonthedoorlargeredChinesecharacter“fu”Ared"fu"meansgoodluck
andfortune,soitiscustomarytopost"fu"ondoorsorwallsonauspiciousoccasionssuchaswedding,festivals.
ChineseNewYearCelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.CelebratoryactivitiesincludeChineseNewFeast,firecrackers,givingluckymoneytochildren,theNewYearbellringingandChineseNewYearGreetings.MostofChinesepeoplewillstopthecelebratingintheirhomeonthe7thdayofNewYearbecausethenationalholidayusuallyendsaroundthatday,howevercelebrationsNewYear.
Iwillpriciateiftheholidaytobelonger.
WhenthecarwasatthedoorofAuntLi'shouse,Isawaredredspringcoupletonherbroadgate,brandnewandnew.Onbothsidesofthedoorisstillhanginghighbigredlanterns.BeforeIenteredthehouse,IfeltthestrongfestiveatmosphereoftheSpringFestival.MotherknewIwasa"notsweet"child.Beforeknockingonthedoor,Imadeaspecialurgetotellme,"baby,youhavetotaketheinitiativetoseemyuncleandaunt!""Good!"Ireadilyagreed.Asmymotherpressedthebell,Iwassecretlypreparedfornewyear'snewyear'sblessings.Ididn'tthinkthatwhenAuntLiopenedthedoor,myheartwaslikeacatscratched.Itshrinksbacktothemouth.Whenitcomestothemouth,itisscaredaway.Atthistime,hermotheranxioustotouchmyhand,asiftoremindmetosay:"hurryup,hurryup!"Themoreanxiousmymotherwas,themoreIcouldnotspeak,theworstthingwasthatIwassonervousthatIforgotthereadyblessings.What'sgoodtosay?Iamasanxiousasanantonahotpot,andthisshouldletmymotherbedisappointed.Suddenlyawordinmymindblurtedout,"congratulationsonafortune,aredbag!"TheadultpresentwasfirstLeng,andthenlaughed.Inthewrongway,Islylookedatmymotherandfoundherfacered.AuntLeelookedatbusysmiledandsaid"itisreallylovelychildren,Xiaozheng!"
Thinkofit,myheartwillhaveasenseofshame,willthinkwhattimeyoucanbegenerous.Itwillbeanunforgettablestarinmygrowingup.