InChina,SpringFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivals.Itisalsogettingmoreandmorepopularinsomeforeigncountries.WhenSpringFestivalcomes,itmeansthatanewyearcomes,andpeoplegrowayearolder.Duringthefestival,itisverycrowdedthroughoutthecountry.
OntheeveofSpringFestival,parentsgetfood,clothesandSpringFestival'sgoodsprepared.Thepeoplewhoworkoutsidecomeback,andthewholefamilygetstogethertohavemealsandsaygoodbyetothelastyear,andwelcometheNewYear.Afterthemeal,theywaituntilmidnightcomes.Theysetofffireworksthen.
OnthefirstmorningoftheSpringFestival,everyonewearstheirnewclothesandthengotoother'shomestocelebratetheNewYear.Eachfamilysetsofffireworkswhentheirguestscome,andtheytakeoutsweetsandpeanutstoshare.Onthefollowingdays,theygoaroundtotheirrelativesandfriends.TheSpringFestivalhasseveralmeanings.Itmeanspeopleworkingoutsidecancomebacktorelaxthemselves,anewyearbegins.Whenspringcomes,farmersbegintoplantcropsandpeoplemakeaplanfortheNewYear.
Allthepeoplethroughouttheworldpaymuchattentiontoit.Ourcountryofcourseholdssomenationalcelebrationstocelebrateit.ThismosttraditionalfestivalinChinawillgoonbeingcelebratedinthefuture.
FallingonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,theSpringFestivalisinfacttheChineseNewYear.Beforeit,peopleusuallygivetheirhouseathoroughcleaninganddoalotofshopping.OntheNewYear’sEve,peoplecomehomeandthewholefamilyhaveabigdinnertogether.OntheNewYear’sDayandthefewdaystofollow,peopleoftenvisittheirrelativesandfriendstogiveoneanothertheirbestwishesforthenewyear.Throughoutthisfestivalperiodfirecrackerscanbeheardeverywhere.ThisfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinese.