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1、Chinesetraditionalfestivals張其鳳SpringFestivalTheSpringFestival,oneofthemostimportantancienttraditionalfestivals,aswellasChineseuniquefestivalatthelunarcalendar,isalsocalledChineseNewYear.SincetheShunperiod（21centuryBC),theSpringFestivalcustomhasbeenextendedtillnow.TheSpringFestivalgenerallyr
2、eferstotheNewYear'sEveandthefirstmonthofthenewyear.TherearealotoflegendsaboutSpringFestival.Themostfamousoneis“theyearbeast”fable.“Theyearbeast”cruelterriblewildanimal.Inancienttimes,therearemonsterscalled"years“thatappeartohurtpeopleandanimalsatregulartime.Once,"year"goesoutforwoundingagai
3、n,butmeetsaoldmanwhowearsredclothesandlightsbamboos.Sincethen,peoplecalledthisday"theSpringFestival".CustomsDoshoppingfortheSpringFestival辦年貨Springcleaning掃塵PasteSpringFestivalCouplets，paper-cutsforwindowdecoration,NewYearpainting貼春聯(lián)、窗花、年畫Staying-up守歲lightfirecrackers放爆竹PayNewYear’scall拜年Ha
4、veNewYear’sEvedinner吃年夜飯InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthed
5、ividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.TheLanternFestival（元宵節(jié)）ThelunarJanuary(農(nóng)歷正月）isthefirstmonthofayearandthe15thdayisthefirstdayoffullmoon.TheLanternFestivalcandatebacktoQindynasty(221-206BC).It’ssaidthattheHanemperorsetuptheLanternFestiva
6、linordertocommemorate“PingLu”.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanterns（燈籠）andchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelant
7、ernshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternriddles（燈謎）,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisglutinousriceball（元宵）.Theglutinousriceball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskin
