* The day
of the lunar year is regarded as the New Year of the Chinese—the Spring
Festival.
Preparation
* Every family
clean their houses in the hope of getting rid of good luck and diseases.
* Also, they paste spring festival couplets and hang lanterns in
the of
attracting good luck in the New Year.
On New Year's Eve
* Every family enjoys a grand , shoots off firecrackers and stays up late or
all night.
Today, I'd like to introduce the Spring Festival to you.<br />The first day of the Lunar Year is the New Year of the Chinese, the Spring Festival.<br />It is the most important traditional festival in China, just as Christmas Day is to Westerners.<br />During the Spring Festival, every family cleans their houses in the hope of getting rid of<br />bad luck and diseases.<br />They also pace Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns in the hope of attracting good<br />luck in the New Year.<br />On New Year's Eve, every family enjoys a grand dinner, shoots off firecrackers and stays<br />up to welcome the coming of the New Year.<br />People will make a New Year call to one another, and it is not until the 15th day of the first<br />Lunar Month, namely the Lantern Festival, that the Spring Festival comes to an end.<br />Today, I'd like to introduce the Spring Festival to you.<br />The first day of the Lunar Year is the New Year of the Chinese, the Spring Festival.<br />It is the most important traditional festival in China, just as Christmas Day is to Westerners.<br />During the Spring Festival, every family cleans their houses in the hope of getting rid of<br />bad luck and diseases.<br />They also pace Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns in the hope of attracting good<br />luck in the New Year.<br />On New Year's Eve, every family enjoys a grand dinner, shoots off firecrackers and stays<br />up to welcome the coming of the New Year.<br />People will make a New Year call to one another, and it is not until the 15th day of the first<br />Lunar Month, namely the Lantern Festival, that the Spring Festival comes to an end.
