Inmymemory,almosteveryyeartheSpringFestivalisveryhappy,veryhappy.
AfewdaysbeforetheSpringFestival,peoplearebusyshoppingandboughtalotoffruit,snacks,canIputthislittlegreedyornot,butcanonlyhelplesslywatch,adultssaidtotheSpringFestivaleveningtoeat,Ihadtowaitforthearrivalofthespringfestival.
Onthenightofnewyear'sEve,ourfamilysattogethertowatchthegalaparty.Fromtimetotime,thesoundoffirecrackerswasheardfromtimetotime,whichaddedfuntotheatmosphereoftheSpringFestival.
Itisfinallytothenewyear,everyoneIwillsay"happynewyear,goodfortune",theownerwillgivemeabigredenvelope,Ithought：thesehowtospendmoney,buyfood,buybuyStationery,eatwellah,butthemoneyismomruthlesslyaway,justletmyfantasybubbletoburst.
Whenpeoplegotootherpeople'shomes,adultsgatheraroundtodrink,soItakealargebottleofdrinksanddrinkthemup.IfeelveryupsetwhenIamdrinking.
SuchahappySpringFestivalhaspassed.
TheSpringFestivalinmyhometownisverylively!It'sfun!
Onthe28thdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth,everyhouseholdwassweptaway.Forme,it'sthebitterest!BecauseI'mthegrandsonofmyfamily,it'smyjobtocleanthewholeroom.Idon'tneedtocarryalift.Butwashingthedishes,cleaningtheWindows,sweepingthefloor,moppingthefloor,wipingthetableandchairsareallIdid,andmysistersarestillyoung,andIcan'thelpit!But,lookingatmycleanhouse,I'malittleproudtoo!That'sfortheNewYear!
Fromthebeginningofthesecondyear,eachfamilyheldabanquetandinvitedfriendsandrelativestocometogether.Atthattime,ourchildrenwerehappiest.NotonlydidadultssendusNewYear'sgifts,butlet'sjustsay:"congratulations!HappyNewYear!Asteadystreamofmoneyiscomingtous,nottomentionthejoy!Thereweresomedrunkenmenwhosaid,"comeagain!Comeagain!"Wedon'tforgettopourthemaglassofwineandsay,"happyNewYear!"Theysentadreamylettertohim,andwhenweweredone,wesaid,"thankyou!"Haha!Anotherone!Andfireworks.Inthestarrysky,therewereoccasionalburstsoffireworks.Fireworksexplode,colors,red,yellow,green,beautifulfireworks,addatraceofvitalitytosuchalivelyatmosphere
Uptothebeginningoftheyear,peoplebegantowork.ThejoyoftheNewYearbegantocometoanend.
Butforme:theSpringFestivalinmyhometownisverylively!It'sfun!
WillChristmasReplacetheSpringFestival？
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.ForusChineseweshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourowntraditional
festivals.ForcenturiesChinesehaveobservedthistraditionalholidaytowelcomethebeginningofanewyear.AndwewilltreasuretheSpringFestivalforever.