Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, and it is also my most favor festival.
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Itâs to celebrate the lunar calendar âs new year .
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In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .
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In many places people like to set off firecrackers .
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Dumplings are the most traditional food .
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Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .
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They can also get some money from their parents.
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This money is given to children for good luck .
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People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
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The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .
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People visit relatives and friends with the words âHave all your wishes â.
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People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .
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Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends,
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On New Year's Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.
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Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.
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In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.
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The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household
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Before the Chinese New Year, my families were all going to my grandparentsâ.
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Many of my relatives there were playing all the night.
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At night, we set off firecrackers. The voice was very loud, cars parked far from us were sounding.
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The first day of the Chinese New Year, we all got up early.
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We said âHappy New Year!â or âGood luck this year!â to each other and get money from them. We visited our relatives all day.
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That made me feel very tired but very happy because I also can get money.
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The second day of the New Year, I slept during the morning.
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In the afternoon, I went to the beautiful countryside, and visited the Yi River, it is very wide, about 1 kilometer.
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Next day, we left my grandparentsâ home for Qingdao.
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It was terrible!
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This festival was great, I love Spring Festival!
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