Wintervacationiscoming.We'rehappytowelcometheholidays.Usually,wintervacationisfunnybecauseSpringFestivalisduringthevacation.
SpringFestivalisaexcellentdayforeveryChinese,especiallyforchildren.Duringthefestival,relativesgotovisiteachotherandgivepresentstoeachother.thenit'sthehappymomentforchildren,childrenaregivensomeluckymoney.
Buti'mnotachildanylonger.Iwanttomakethefestivalalittlebitdifferent.Iplantohaveadifferentday.I'mgoingtosellsometoysintheflowermarket.Iwillaskmyfriendstojoinme.Ifiearnsomemoney,i'llbuysomepresentstomyparents.Well,it'smyturntogivebacktomyparentsfortheirlove.
TheSpringFestival,ChineseNewYear,isthemostimportantfestivalforallofus.AllfamilymembersgettogetheronNewYear'Evetohaveabigmeal.Atthesametime,everyonecelebratestoeachother.Atabout12o'clock,someparentsandchildrenlightcrackers.Thewholeskyislightedbrightly.Wemaywatchthefireworksexcitedly.Howbusyitis!
Onthefirstearlymoringofoneyear,manyseniorcitizengetupearlyandtheystickthereversedFuorhangsomecoupletsonthefrontdoor.Somehouse'swindowsarestickedonredpapercutlings.
TheChineseNewYearlastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays,wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattime,childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents,grandparents,uncles,auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.ItnamestheLanternFestival.
SotheChineseNewYearcomestotheend.
ThespringfestivalisChinesemosttraditionalfestivalevery365days.EachChinesepaymuchattentiononit.Everyyearabout15daysbeforespringfestival,themigrateworksandwhite-collarsarebeginningcrowdedhome-returning.
But,inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentoftheworld,manydifferentattitudesbetweentheyoungandtheoldtowardsthespringfestivalcomeforth.Theoldarestillpaymoreattentiontothespringfestival,buttheyounggraduallychangethemodetospendtheirspringfestivalholiday,suchastraveloverseas.
WhenIamachildhood,Icelebratedthespringfestivalwithmyfamilyaboutamonthinmywintervacationintraditionalway,suchashelpingcleaningourhouses,puttingredcoupletsongates,settingofffirecrackers,andwearnewclothes.Now,Ispendonly4or5daysathomewithmyparentsincelebratingthespringfestival,thenIwillhurrybacktowork.Maybeinthenearfuture,Iwillhavenotimecelebratingspringfestivalhometown,andmyparentshavetocometostaywithusinthecity.
Whetherorno,Ilikethespringfestival.ItisoneofthemostimportantpartofourChineseculture.HoweverbusyIam,Iwilltrymybesttocelebratingitwiththetraditionalwaytoprotectthoseourancestorhasleavebehind.
AfterthePreliminaryEve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingNewYear.Thisiscalled"SeeingtheNewYearin".
StoreownersarebusythenaseverybodygoesouttopurchasenecessitiesfortheNewYear.Materialsnotonlyincludeedibleoil,rice,flour,chicken,duck,fishandmeat,butalsofruit,candiesandkindsofnuts.What'smore,variousdecorations,newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsfortheelderly,friendsandrelatives,areallonthelistofpurchasing.
BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.
Thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanroomsfeaturinganatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets,highlightingChinesecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.Thecontentvariesfromhouseowners'wishesforabrightfuturetogoodluckfortheNewYear.Also,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.