Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother“HappyNewYear”.Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
Then,therepresentativeofthebedroomZhuGuozhangaskedustoguessalineofapoemrelatedtotheabovesituation.HeaddedthatLiXinminalonewasbornintheyearofthedogandtheotherthreewereallbornintheyearofthechicken.Theyleftusallinconfusion.Anditwasourmonitorwhowasquickwitted(机智的).Heshoutedour,"Thedaybreaksasthecockcrowsthreetimesatdawn."ThehallAfterthat,theyhadanotheritem.ThistimeLiXinminwasplacedinthemiddleofthecircle.Whilehewasstandingthere,theotherthreestoodaroundhim,eachbowingdowntohimatanangleof120degrees.Itwasanidiom.ThistimeIgotitright:"Thedogstandsoutamongagroupofchickens."
SpringFestivalisaexcellentdayforeveryChinese,especiallyforchildren.Duringthefestival,relativesgotovisiteachotherandgivepresentstoeachother.Thenit'sthehappymomentforchildren,childrenaregivensomeluckymoney.
Buti'mnotachildanylonger.Iwanttomakethefestivalalittlebitdifferent.Iplantohaveadifferentday.I'mgoingtosellsometoysintheflowermarket.Iwillaskmyfriendstojoinme.Ifiearnsomemoney,i'llbuysomepresentstomyparents.Well,it'smyturntogivebacktomyparentsfortheirlove.
BeforetheSpringFestival,peoplegohome,nomatterwheretheyare.Usually,weinthenewyear'sEvedinner.Thenthefamilysattogethertosharetheirlivesoraircraft.Somepeopleplaygamesorgoouttoplay.OnNewYear'sday,peoplegetupearlytomeetpeoplewhosay.Childrencangetluckymoneyfromrelatives.Inthecomingdays,wewillvisitrelativestopayNewYear'scall,givethem.Inaword,itisthefamilyreunionandweallthetimetoenjoyit.
ThisisourhappySpringFestival,Doyoufeelhappy?
Onthefirstearlymoringofoneyear,manyseniorcitizengetupearlyandtheystickthereversedFuorhangsomecoupletsonthefrontdoor.Somehouse'swindowsarestickedonredpapercutlings.
TheChineseNewYearlastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays,wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattime,childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents,grandparents,uncles,auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.ItnamestheLanternFestival.
SotheChineseNewYearcomestotheend.