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����The Origin of Chinese New Year

����The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coordination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

����One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

����After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year��s end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

����From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian", which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebratio

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����Chinese New Year is the most important, interesting festival in China.

����Before the Chinese New Year, everyone is very busy. They want the Spring Festival to be a new beginning, so everyone is busy cleaning the room. They keep the room tidy. This is the first thing to welcome the Spring Festival.

����The elderly take children to buy snacks and fireworks. But parents just stay at home to make tasty meals for dinner. On the evening of New Year��s Eve, my parents and my sister have dinner with me. We have a good time. After dinner, Oh! Yeah! My father is ready to give us red pockets. Oh, how nice the red pockets are! My sister and I both all say, ��Peace all year round to my parents! Now, give us red pockets.�� My parents give us the red pockets at once with a smile on their faces.

����What a wonderful time we have!

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����the Spring Festival Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

����To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year��s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

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����I like The Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together�� just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back�� becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports�� railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

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����During Spring Festival�� the most improtant days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days.Many customs accompany the Spring Festival.

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����During Spring Festival time�� you can see kinds of decorations.you can go to temple fairs and enjoy superb performances of the dances�� stilt-walking and amazing acrobatic shows.

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����the lunar new year is a great occasion to the chinese people. it lasts about the first four days of the year�� during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. students do not go to school�� and shops are closed.

����several days before the new year�� people begin to prepare. farmers kill pigs�� sheep�� cocks and hens. city dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. houses are cleaned�� coupletsare posted on the doors. colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.

����on the eve of the new year�� each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. after the meal they watch tv until the clock strickes twelve. then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year. on the first day of the new year�� almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. when people meet on the way�� they say to each other "happy new year". friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. children indulge themselves in games.

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����Dear John,

����How time flies! Four moths have passed since we saw each other last time. I cannot help but miss you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I would like to tell you something about it��

����The Spring Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is the most important and enjoyable one. A few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are put up on the doors of every household. They are said to frighten away the ghosts. On that day, people are dressed up. Firecrackers ring out in the air, which adds to the atmosphere of the festival. People after a year��s hard work begin to relax and visit one another. Presents and dinners are given to celebrate the happy reunionof friends and relatives. Families get together. They have jiaozi and enjoy the New Year TV show. Customs may vary from place to place, but the same happy atmosphere is to be found everywhere in the country��

����Now, I hope you have some idea of Chinese Spring Festival��

����Best wishes,

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