TheLunarNewYearoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsareclosed.
Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.When
peoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear".Friendsrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
NewYear'sDayisoneofimportantdaysformanypeopleinthewordduringtheyear.MostpeoplespendtheNewYear'sDayinhotels.January1stisconsideredastheNewYear'sDay.mostcompanies,shops,school,andgovernmentofficesareclosedduringthattime.PeopleprepareforNewYear'sDayfromlateDecember.Firt,peoplespendafewdaystocleantheirhousescompletely.SomefamiliesthenputupsomenewpaintingfromNovembertobesentinJanuary.TheNewYear'smealisalsopreparedfromtheendofDecember.
DuringtheNewYear'sDay,peopleusuallydonotcookandrelaxathome.OnNewYear'sEve,itiscommontohaveabagdinnerwithfamilymembersorfriendsathomeorinhotelsandhearbellswhichinformsusofthecomingNewYear.OnNewYear'sDay,peoplefiestgreeteachother.SomepeoplewearnewcoatsandvisittemplestoprayforhappinessandhealththeoughouttheNewYear.Childrenarebusywithgettingthegiftsfromtheirparentsandrelatives.
Anewyear，anewstart，whenIstandontheedgeofanewyear，Ican'thelpthinkingaboutmyplanofnextyear.
Justastheoldsaying：Wellbeganisthehalfofthesuccess.SoIdecidethatIshouldbeatworkwhiletheothersarestillrelaxing，andthen，atthebeginning，I'mquickerthantheothersandofcourseIwillgetbetterresultthantheothers.
But，whatIreallydecidetodoisthatImustmakegoodofanytimeIcansparethoughitseemsimpossible.While，IwilldomybesttoliveupwithwhatIhaveplanned，andtheresultwillproveit.
Chinesenewyearisachinesetraditionalfestival.wealsocallitthespringfestival.itisonlunarjanuary1st.
onnewyearseve,allthepeoplesitaroundthedeskandhaveabigfamilydinner.therearesomevegetables,somefish,somemeat,somefruitsandsomedrinklikejuice,coke,pepsiandsomenicewine.overall,thisisagoodanddeliciousdinner.afterdinner,wealwayswatchtvnewyearprogammes.wehaveawonderfuleveningonnewyearseve.
onthefirstdayofthespringfestival,mostofpeoplegetupearlyandsayhappynewyeartoeachother.forbreakfast,peopleofteneatdumplingsandbaozi.afterbreakfast,peopleoftenmakemanydeliciousfoods,andchildrenoftenplaycards,computergamesandfireworks.onthesecondandthirdday,wevisitfriendsandrelatives.
everyoneisbusyonchinesenewyear,andeveryoneishappy,too.