SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.

　　TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.

　　Festivalpartyin2012.Probablymorethaneleven,thedarkskywasmanycracklingsoundoffireworksfireworksreplaced,joyofthegas.Sowedon'tlookattheparty,andbegantoclimbupthebalconytoseethefireworksatnight.Myfathertookhomethegunandfireworksout,letusgo.Isreallyagoodnight.Afterawhile,mymobilephoneisringing.IreceivedalotfrommyfriendsandclassmatesblessingSMS,theyallwishmehappynewyear.Mymessageback,andwishthemahappynewyear.Incloseto12points,Iinthecomingnewyearmadeawish,andthengotobed.WhenIfirstdayofnewyearwokeup,myfatherandmothergivearedenvelope,theywishinthenewyeargoodluckineverything.Ithankedthem,happytoreceiveredpackets.Breakfast,ourfamilywenttothepark,shopping,shopsandsupermarkets.Wetookmanyphotosinthepark,andboughtmanythingsintheshopsandsupermarket.Imetmyunclesandaunts,theyallblessedushappynewyear,andgavemeredpackets.IwastoohappyIhavemanyredpackets,countless.Afewdaysinthenext,wevisitedmygrandparentsandrelativestopayNewYear'scall.TheSpringFestivalisreallywonderful!

　　TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromtheSpringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees.

　　TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.

　　Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear