Lunar New Year is an important festival for China people. It lasts about the first four days of a year, during which people don't work except the workers on duty. Students don't go to school and shops are closed. A few days before the new year, people began to prepare. Farmers kill pigs, sheep, cocks and hens. City residents buy meat, fish and vegetables. The house was cleaned; There are couplets on the door. Colorful lanterns are hung at the door.
On New Year's Eve, members of every family get together for a reunion dinner. After dinner, they watch TV until the clock strikes 12. Then every family will set off long firecrackers and other fireworks to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the new year, almost everyone wears their best clothes. When people meet on the road, they say "Happy New Year" to each other. Friends and relatives pay New Year greetings and give gifts to each other. Children are addicted to games.
English Diary of College Students during the Spring Festival II
In the Spring Festival, everyone is beaming and round. There are many customs in the Spring Festival, such as posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers and eating jiaozi. Let's get to know them together! Almost every family does this for the New Year. There is also an interesting myth about the Door Sticker: According to legend, in ancient times, there was a dragon king who always wanted to steal the jade emperor's tribute. After the jade emperor found out, he severely punished it, but the dragon king still refused to change his mind, so the jade emperor asked two strong gods to guard the door and not let the dragon king make trouble. But God and we both want to sleep. So the Jade Emperor thought of a good way and put two statues on the door, so the custom of sticking the door gods was passed down from generation to generation.
There is a custom in northern China, that is, eating jiaozi and jiaozi's homophonic "jiaozi", which expresses people's desire to be softer as they get older and hope that the new year will be auspicious and rich. Southerners like to eat jiaozi every morning, which means that we are happy and reunited in the new year. People also like to call "shepherd's purse" to eat vegetables and jiaozi one. "Shepherd's purse" is called "money", which means that it has been realized in the new year.
In the Spring Festival, we need to set off firecrackers to enliven the happy atmosphere of the New Year. There is a folk legend about setting off firecrackers: It is said that in ancient times, there was a monster named Nian who would come out to scare people every Spring Festival, so people thought of a way to light it with a bamboo tube and throw it at it. The bamboo tube exploded with a loud noise, scaring Nian away, and the custom of setting off firecrackers was handed down.
There are many customs of the Spring Festival, which enrich our knowledge and shorten the distance between people. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Let's get to know them!
English Diary of College Students during the Spring Festival Part III
When you ask people around you, what is the most important festival in China, I think 99% will say the same answer, and that is the Spring Festival. There is an old story about the origin of the Spring Festival. A beast called Nian attacks people from time to time. In order to ward off evil spirits, people have to set off firecrackers and put red paper on the front door and windows on the last day of the New Year. Fortunately, I didn't dare to come again that year because I was afraid of the sound of firecrackers and red stickers. To commemorate this day, our ancestors took the first day of the Lunar New Year as the "Spring Festival". During the Spring Festival, all family members get together for dinner on New Year's Eve. Apples, fish, noodles, jiaozi, pork, chicken, and candy are essential parts of the table. "Fish" stands for "abundance" year after year; "Apple" indicates "doing things safely and smoothly". "Noodles" means "healthy life". As for the rest, it means that you will have good luck in the new year.
The happiest thing for children is the Spring Festival. Not only are they many friends, but they can also get red envelopes. With a red envelope, they can do anything you want: set off firecrackers, buy new clothes and buy anything you want. The most suitable place for children, this is the Spring Festival, right?
The Spring Festival not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also carries people's wishes for the New Year. We hope that the New Year's wishes can come true and life will become better. Anyway, the Spring Festival is the most meaningful family reunion. We spend it with our families. It is the whole Spring Festival.
English Diaries of College Students during the Spring Festival (IV)
On this day, we have a holiday, and the Spring Festival is coming soon. How happy we are! On this day, people will stick Spring Festival couplets on the Spring Festival and drink spiced sake, just like a poem written by Wang Anshi, a poet in the Song Dynasty: firecrackers will be set off on New Year's Eve, and people in the spring breeze will send gifts into the East to find their eyes, and always change new peaches for old ones. Moreover, we are one year older, and we are more sensible. I helped others and paid New Year greetings to my relatives. They all praised me as a sensible and clever girl, and I was in a good mood at that time.
Firecrackers are children's favorite, but sometimes they are dangerous. Please escort them to Dragon's home to play! Children should not set off firecrackers alone!
We will also have a family reunion dinner and wear new clothes. Mom, aunts and aunts are busy cooking and we are playing around. What a lively scene at that time!
It is such a Lunar New Year that makes us full of happiness!
Chapter 5 of college students' English diary for the Spring Festival
Looking forward to it! Looking forward to it! The Spring Festival has finally arrived, and people are rushing to buy new year's goods. One by one, they are full of energy and triumphant. People are busy buying New Year pictures, buying vegetables and buying Spring Festival couplets. Children are busy buying guns and toys. All kinds of goods are available, and beautiful women are not closed. I am afraid it is difficult to screen what people buy. Before the Spring Festival, every household decorated with lanterns and cleaned up cleanly. Sometimes they hung lanterns, and some hung red lanterns. Everyone in every household gave food stickers. People bought vegetables and had a meal during the Spring Festival. People put on new clothes and prepared for the Spring Festival. When they met their relatives and friends, they always said a few words of blessing.
Children get up early and say Happy New Year to their parents. Parents will give them "lucky money" and the children will be very happy.