一)SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune. 　　TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Haveallyourwishes”.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest. 　　(二)ProbablymorefoodisconsumedduringtheNewYearcelebrationsthananyothertimeoftheyear.Vastamountsoftraditionalfoodispreparedforfamilyandfriends,aswellasthoseclosetouswhohavedied. 　　OnNewYear'sDay,theChinesefamilywilleatavegetariandishcalledjai.Althoughthevariousingredientsinjaiarerootvegetablesorfibrousvegetables,manypeopleattributevarioussuperstitiousaspectstothem. 　　Otherfoodsincludeawholefish,torepresenttogethernessandabundance,andachickenforprosperity.Thechickenmustbepresentedwithahead,tailandfeettosymbolizecompleteness.Noodlesshouldbeuncut,astheyrepresentlonglife. 　　InsouthChina,thefavoriteandmosttypicaldisheswereniangao,sweetsteamedglutinousrice（糯米）puddingandzongzi(glutinousricewrappedupinreed（芦苇）leaves),anotherpopulardelicacy. 　　Inthenorth,steamed-wheatbread(mantou)andsmallmeatdumplingswerethepreferredfood.Thetremendousamountoffoodpreparedatthistimewasmeanttosymbolizeabundanceandwealthforthehousehold 　　(三)MySpringFestival 　　MySpringFestivalwasgreat.BeforetheChineseNewYear,myfamilieswereallgoingtomygrandparents’.Manyofmyrelativestherewereplayingallthenight.Atnight,wesetofffirecrackers.Thevoicewasveryloud,carsparkedfarfromusweresounding.Maybetheyfearedthevoicetoo. 　　ThefirstdayoftheChineseNewYear,weallgotupearly.Wesaid“HappyNewYear!”or“Goodluckthisyear!”toeachotherandgetmoneyfromthem.Wevisitedourrelativesallday.ThatmademefeelverytiredbutveryhappybecauseIalsocangetmoney. 　　TheseconddayoftheNewYear,Isleptduringthemorning.Intheafternoon,Iwenttothebeautifulcountryside,andvisitedtheYiRiver,itisverywide,about1kilometer. 　　Nextday,weleftmygrandparents’homeforQingdao.Theexpresswayhadbeenfrozen.Itwasterrible!Sowecouldonlyrunbyataslowspeed. 　　Thisfestivalwasgreat,IloveSpringFestival!