春节习俗 Spring Festival Traditions 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.People usually decorate the doors and windows with red papercuts.becouse red means good luck.People usually clean house too.becouse they want to sweep away bad luck.Children can get some new clothes or presents from their parents and grandparents. On New Year's Eve,family always have a big dinner.Everybody are watch TV and talk.In the midnight,there usually fairworks. On New Year's Day,people usually put on their new clothes and visit their femily and friends.They usually say:"Happy New Year's Day." The Spring Festival finishes at the Lantern Festival after two weeks.People usually eat a kind of rice dumpling called yuanxiao.It can take people good luck all the year round. The origin of the spring festival Chinese New Year is the most important festival in China. It marks the new beginning of the year. It is normally between 20th January and 20th February according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. New Year is a good beginning. Fireworks are let off at the midnight of the New Year Day, and those bad and unhappy things will disappear, for ever. There are many stories, traditions and ceremonies about New Year celebrations and they are different from north to south in China. Lion & Dragon Dance together with a special festive marketare are always part of the program to welcome the Chinese New Year. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/bd75aafb04a1b0717fd5dd9a.html