春节 The Spring Festival
农历 lunar calendar
正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
初一 the beginning of New Year
元宵节 The Lantern Festival
红包 yearly lucky money; red paper packet containing money as a gift
年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
糖果盘 candy tray
什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune
蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health
西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity
金桔 cumquat - prosperity
糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
红枣 red dates - prosperity
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
春节英语作文 篇1
The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us.
All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly.
We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.
春节英语作文 篇2
The spring Festival is coming soon! The festivel is considereded the most important one for Chinese people. It is on the first day of lunar year. It is also the day of reunion among family members. During these days, people would say "happy new year! or wish you make fortune! to each other. They would also visit their relatives and friends. Children would be given "red packets". Children would have more to eat and play than usual.Playing firecrackers is also a popular game for children.
Spring festival is on the first day of the first lunar month. Chinese people most like the Spring Festival. During Spring Festival, Chinese people like having meals with their families, playing fireworks in the open air. My sisters and I played fireworks on that day. We had many fireworks. They were very beautiful. They were running into the sky and breaking into pieces. They looked like flowers in the sky.
We were very happy and excited. After that, I made a wish. I hope that, we can have a happy and healthy life next year and everyone in my family can be happy. I enjoy the festival very happy.
春节英语作文 篇3
Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to hear that you are coming to China for Spring Festival.
In China, there are many people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now, although people‘s life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings,we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.
I like the Spring Festival very much.
春节英语作文 篇4
When I stood on the edge of a year,I can not help thinking about my plan for Spring Festival. First and foremost,I will set off firecrackers,past Spring couplets and go shopping with my parents.Though these are common thing,I think it is worthwhile to do so ever since I leave home to Xiamen University.And then I will light candles into many rows on the roof and balcony together with my family on New Years Eve.It is a very important custom in local and looks beautiful as well as grand from a distance.
What’s more,I will watch the CCTV new Year’s Gala completely that I used to hate to see such a long program.I will pay a visit to some relatives who I did not have chances to see last year because of the college entrance examination.
I will meet some high school classmates and tell them some of my experiences that I get in university. I am looking forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival.
春节英语作文 篇5
Today is the annual traditional festival in China, "Spring Festival". The morning sun was still in bed, I was like the sound of firecrackers to wake up. I get up and wash, this is my brother and sister have been wearing new clothes neat and I go to visit my grandparents and grandparents give us pay New Years call, each made a big red, I opened the door to stay, which contained a $100 bill, I like to eat honey, happy the flowers.
After eating dumplings, my mother said that I dont have to write my homework today. I can play a day with my brother and sister. I am very happy after I hear it.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. On this day, every family has to eat dumplings, set off firecrackers, put up couplets and hang lanterns, which is the happiest and happiest day of the year.
春节英语作文 篇6
After the new year, I can put up the spring festival couplet and put the fireworks. In the year thirty, I wrote a lot of couplets, put one on my own door, and gave my grandmother, grandma.
At noon of the Spring Festival, we went to the public eating room. I said I wanted to play fireworks. My grandfather took me to a small shop and asked me to pick it up. I picked many varieties, including phoenix spreading wings, electric flowers and silver fountain. Then I ran home happily. First I took out a small umbrella, put it in the earth, lit it with a lighter, and the beautiful fireworks came out of it like a volcanic eruption. Phoenix wings like a peacock, silver fountain is really like a sparkling fountain. Its beautiful.
I really want to be able to celebrate the Spring Festival every day. I am happy to put the fireworks on every day.
春节英语作文 篇7
There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival most. Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gathering. Before the festival, people come home no matter where they are. Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve.
And then families sit together and share their lives or planes. Some will play games or hang out to have some fun. On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meet. Children can get lucky money from relatives.
In the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them. In short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.
春节英语作文 篇8
In fifteen-day Chinese,we have the biggest festival yue - the Spring Festival,allison hang red lantern,beaming,affix red couplets,busy...
The first day of the first month,is a happy yue son.
The street not the kui is a street,play of eat everything taste.See the most is that some children,I looked,count spicy noodles in business is the best.
Today is really play too happy!Be seen two full the luck to eat STH delicious three full hand blessed.Most luckily those vendor,today but business is thriving?
Sincerely hope today the children in the New Year,happy,no annoyance.
春节英语作文 篇9
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .
Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .
春节英语作文 篇10
I am looking forward to the New Year.
Spring Festival is a traditional festival in our country. People are busy preparing for the Spring Festival. As a child, of course, I love to play, I am busy studying, during the Spring Festival, I can relax and relax at last.
The night of the New Years eve, the whole family together, happy to eat dinner together, and look forward to the beginning of the party, despite the party every year, but each time the party will be same, crosstalk laugh until you cant stop, sometimes immersed in a wonderful song. The happiest thing for me, of course, is getting lucky money and setting off firecrackers.
The New Year is lively, but after a year, it is a year older, with a new self facing the New Year.
春节英语作文 篇11
The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people.
In the past, people could not often have meat, rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now, although peoples life is much better, and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday, and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings, we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.
I like the Spring Festival very much. How wonderful the Spring Festival is!
春节英语作文 篇12
In China, Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals. It is also getting more and more popular in some foreign countries. When Spring Festival comes, it means that a new year comes, and people grow a year older. During the festival, it is very crowded throughout the country.
On the eve of Spring Festival, parents get food, clothes and Spring Festivals goods prepared. The people who work outside come back, and the whole family gets together to have meals and say goodbye to the last year, and welcome the New Year. After the meal, they wait until midnight comes. They set off fireworks then.
On the first morning of the Spring Festival, everyone wears their new clothes and then go to others homes to celebrate the New Year. Each family sets off fireworks when their guests come, and they take out sweets and peanuts to share. On the following days, they go around to their relatives and friends. The Spring Festival has several meanings. It means people working outside can come back to relax themselves, a new year begins. When spring comes, farmers begin to plant crops and people make a plan for the New Year.
All the people throughout the world pay much attention to it. Our country of course holds some national celebrations to celebrate it. This most traditional festival in China will go on being celebrated in the future.
春节英语作文 篇13
Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have a big meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.
春节英语作文 篇14
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".
Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. Whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.
Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.
Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.
春节英语作文 篇15
In China,the Spring Festival in the most important festival.People usually have a long holiday.It lates seven days or more.Most of the families will have a big family get-together.The whole family will have a big meal on the eve of the Spring Festival.Everyone is happy.The most traditional food is dumplings.The Chinese think the dumplings will bring them good luck in the new year.On the first day of the Chinese New Year,people usually wear new clothes and visit their relatives and friends.They say“Happy New Year”to each other.People often go to the parks or go shopping.
春节英语作文 篇16
Today is the Chinese peoples traditional festival thirty, I was comfortable and sleeps in a lazy sleep. My mother gave me new clothes and new pants. After breakfast, our family went to my grandmothers house for the year. There are few pedestrians on the road today. There was no traffic jam on the road, and we soon got to my grandmothers house.
I said to my grandmother, "grandma is good at the New Year!" Grandma pleased to touch my head and said:"a year old, we are Yue Yue more and more sensible, grandma gave me a big red bag. Then I walked into the room and played games with my sister, and mother and grandmother were busy preparing for the evening meal in the kitchen. At dinner time, we have an aunt and an uncle around the round table before eating dinner, todays food can be delicious, fish and shrimp and my favorite Spring rolls, we each face filled with a happy smile. After dinner, the uncle also took us to set off the firecrackers. The sky everywhere drift down with colorful fireworks, like a waterfall, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom, it is very beautiful.
春节英语作文 篇17
Soon after the new year, I want to grandma, because the mothers unit on the thirty before the holiday, I really cant wait, wait to go back to my grandma and dad.
Grandmas family lives in the Guyang public interest iron mine, and dad needs to walk to grandmas home for 40 minutes. So when I got up early in the morning, I hurried to pick up what I wanted to bring. My mother had already put on a big bag for my new clothes I wore in the new year before I went to work, and put my winter homework, piano book, 20 minute reading and extra-curricular reading books in my schoolbag, too. After finishing the meal, I had breakfast with my father. My father took me to the Guanghui fruit wholesale market to buy some fruit, and then I bought some new food, so we drove all the way to grandmas house.
To my grandmothers house, has been to more than 12 at noon, Grandma had a meal waiting for me, I am glad to see grandma, grandma is laughing not shut up. I hastened to call her mother to tell her that we had arrived safely, so that she could rest assured.
春节英语作文 篇18
On New Years Eve, it was an early preparation for me and my brother and sister. In the evening, our whole family together to eat the dinner on New Years Eve livelily, havent finished, my brother and sister rushed downstairs fireworks.
As soon as we came downstairs, we looked for an empty space. Big brother lit a fire, only to hear "bang", a cluster of red fireworks to fly the sky, issued a "pit, pit" sound. With the sound of fireworks, fireworks form a riot of colours in the sky, suddenly falling, like some like the stars that The heavenly maids scatter blossoms.; scattered in the air, like the meteor. After a long time, the fireworks were finished.
I and my brother and sister started a variety of small fireworks. Some of the small fireworks are called "cherry blossoms", some are called "butterfly flowers", and others are called "magic sticks". "Butterfly flower" will be put out to spin, my sister and I have a little fear and dare not put it. My sister and I like to put "magic sticks" and "cherry blossoms". The sister put the "magic stick" on the grass, in the hole in the stone. A "magic wand" point of the lead, constantly issued a "Chi, Chi Chi," the voice of. With the noise, many small stars fell. I also learned the appearance of my sister, put the "magic stick" on the grass, and shook the "Cherry Blossom" in his hand.
These colourful fireworks are beautifully decorated on the eve of the night. Small fireworks, like small stars and small sparks, dance together to welcome the coming of the new year.
The first day, the first lunar month is the traditional festival "Spring Festival". In the morning, at first light, I was woken up "crackling" firecrackers. This suggests that the first day has arrived!
I quickly wear good clothes and ran out of the door. Ah, the college, a lively scene: adults are put all kinds of firecrackers, artillery, salute, and so on, in the courtyard become ocean cannon. Children also have a place, all together, put up a rotating cannon, of green, red, yellow, and accompanied by into "bursts" bursts of sound, some kids a little scared, put up a spray firecrackers. See here, my hand was itchy, hurried back to take off firecrackers...
At home, the family is in the package dumplings, the whole family harmony, happiness, what a warm family!
On this day, I had a happy, New Year's eve, our family is a lot of joy!
On New Year's eve, at 8 o 'clock came, also began in the Spring Festival gala. Watching the funny comedy, listening to beautiful songs, after our family of eight people, clap your hands, laughing. Ah! How I wish our family every day! I'm looking forward to Chinese New Year, I'm looking forward to the Spring Festival!
The Spring Festival, I grew up a year old, I think, after grow up one year old this year I should work harder, more filial to parents. I will do it, I will do it! I will not let parents disappointed.
Finally, I wish you all a happy every day, every day
正月初一，是我国的传统节日“春节”。早晨，天刚亮，我就被“噼噼啪啪”的鞭炮声吵醒了。这预示着，正月初一已经到了!
我急忙穿好了衣服，跑出了房门。呵，院里一片热闹的`景象：大人们正在放各种各样的鞭炮、大炮、礼炮等等，院子里成了炮的海洋。小孩子们也有一席之地，大家聚在一起，放起了旋转炮，还伴有隐隐约约的绿色、红色、黄色和“哧哧”的响声，有些小孩子有点害怕，就放起了喷花炮。看到这里，我的手痒痒了，急忙回去拿鞭炮……
回到家，家里人都在包饺子，全家人和谐、幸福，多么温暖的一家人!
这一天，我过得很快乐，除夕之夜，我们家更是欢乐多多!
除夕之夜，8点来了，春节联欢晚会也开始了。看着一个个搞笑的小品，听着一首首动听的歌曲，我们全家八口人，一边拍手，一边笑。啊!我多么希望我们家天天都这样!我好期盼过年，我好期盼过春节呀!
过春节了，我长大一岁，我觉得今年长大一岁后，我应该更加努力学习，更加孝敬父母。我一定会做到的，我一定会做到的!我不会让父母失望。
最后，祝大家天天快乐，天天如意
