Chinese New Year

     Chinese New Year is very busy because is very special day and important issue to Chinese people. We must to prepare many special things to get ready for this festival. For all of us, Chinese New year is the most important festival in the entire year. Before New Year, All family members get together on New Year's Eve to have a big meal. New Year meal is always delicious to eat; Chinese people think that have the meal together will bring good luck. The other important thing is remain some fish for the coming days. It means keeping fortune. At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other. After dinner, we often watch the performances on TV. After meal we will stay very late till the night. We called “守歲”. It makes us safe to live for the coming year.


     First day, we can’t touch any knife or scissor to avoid getting hurt. We will make another big New Year meal. Then we make “Good-luck wishes” and wear the new clothes to meet and greet New Year. Long time ago, Chinese people believed red color could bring our good luck. And we set off firecrackers could frighten ghosts away. Children like to go out and watch the fireworks. It is the happiest time in the night. On the first early morning of one year, many old people get up early and they stick the reversed Fu(福) or Spring(春) on the front door. It means that good lucky coming.

     The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door. I will visit our friends and go out for a movie or do anything we like. Children are the happiest at that time because they can get the red packets from grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on. Then we will buy a lot of toys to play together. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival, it is called Lantern Festival. So the Chinese New Year comes to the end. We also prepare the meal to the family member and have the meal again to welcome the last day of the New Year.