1、The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China，Children like the festival very much，because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes。Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities。CCTV will held the grand Spring Festival gala。The Spring Festival falls on t
2、he 1st day of the 1st lunar month， often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty（c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC）from the peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.Several days before the new year, people begin to p
3、repare. Farmers kill pigs,sheep,cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned;coupletsare posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.On the eve of the new year,each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. After the
4、meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year.During the Spring Festival, various activities are held throughout the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, with a lively and festive atmosphere. every New Years Eve, families stick red couplets and set off firecrackers. Households have bright candles and wait for the new year. In the early morning of the Eleventh day, we have to go to relatives and friends to say hello.The Spring Festival
