Just like the Christmas Eve to western people, for Chinese, the Spring Festival eve is also a meaningful night, full of happiness and expection for the coming up new year.
With the brilliant fireworks light the sky, the prelude of the festival is starting.No matter how long and how tough it is, the Chinese people trudged long way to back home for the reunion of the family in the eve. It has been lasting for many years, the Spring Festival Gala on the TV show is the repertoire, entire family is enjoying the delicious and abundant dinner and foods and watching the show together.
For Chinese, every terrible memory and unhappiness will be stopped at this night, and a splendid next year will also begin at here. Their wishes become the blare of the crackers and colorful flash of the firework into the air and spread faraway.For generations, the Spring Festival Eve is considred as a new start for the future, a wonderful conclusion for passed a year, and night when everybody is able to open their mind. joozone.com
With the dramatic increasing economy, people have less time to stay with the family. But in this eve, it could be a payback,a compensation, or a opportunity to everybody who wants to share the enjoyment with his or her family. The relaxing conversation and jokes are around the rooms with the warm atmosphere in the chill winter night.
There are a lot of traditions of the eve inherited for generations. But, now more and more new fashions introduced into this eve and even replaced the old traditions. More and more people are glad to have the dinner in the restaurants instead of cooking and having at home. However, no matter what it is, a harmouious and peaceful night is the favorite of everybody here.
Dear Family,
You must be greatly surprised when you get this letter, not from anyone else but from your dearest son, since I have never written a letter for ages in such a traditional way. The purpose of my writing is not so much to express my gratitude for bringing me up, as it is to tell you something about my college life.
It has been more than two years since I started my college life and I have adapted myself to the new environment here, even though at the very beginning, I was not quite used to it. My classmates are pretty friendly and they offer to help me whenever need be, which is really precious for me. My teachers tell me the differences between college life and high school life and give me some necessary advice on how to learn in college. Because of their kind-hearted help, I learn to know the importance of cooperation and communications between each other, especially when in Group work.
In the past several months, I have been busy preparing for TEM 4.Therefore, most of the time, I stayed at school and seldom kept in touch with you; I should have been ashamed of this. But now it is completely finished, and I will never do that again. In my spare time, I usually go to play basketball to keep fit since you always ask me to practice more to keep healthy. What is more, I like to go to the English Corner to practice my spoken English in order to improve my oral English level, which is of importance as English major.
Finally, I would like to specially thank you for providing me the best education and experience. Without your support and understanding, it wouldn\'t be the same. In regard to the future, I will make every effort to study for my degree and make the dreams I had envisioned come true.
Take good care of yourselves as you have asked me to.
Best regards,
Jay
5,3
除夕是指农历年最后一天的晚上,也就是春节的前一天晚上,因常在腊月三十或二十九,故又称大年三十。除夕这一天对全球华人来说都是极为重要的。这一天人们准备除旧迎新,吃团圆饭,当晚往往通宵不眠,称之为守岁。有关守岁习俗的来历,在民间流传着一个有趣的故事:
太古时期,有一种凶猛的怪兽,散居在深山密林中,人们管它们叫“年”。它的形貌狰狞,生性凶残,专食飞禽走兽、鳞介虫豸,一天换一种口味,从磕头虫一直吃到大活人,让人谈“年”色变。后来,人们慢慢掌握了“年”的`活动规律,它是每隔三百六十五天窜到人群聚居的地方,而且出没的时间都是在天黑以后。
算准了“年”肆虐的日期,百姓们便把这可怕的一夜视为关口来煞,称作“年关”,并且想出了一整套过年关的办法:每到这一天晚上,每家每户都提前做好晚饭,熄火净灶,再把鸡圈牛栏全部拴牢,把宅院的前后门都封住,躲在屋里吃“年夜饭”,由于这顿晚餐具有凶吉未卜的意味,所以置办得很丰盛,除了要全家老小围在一起用餐表示和睦团圆外,还须在吃饭前先供祭祖先,祈求祖先的神灵保佑,平安地度过这一夜,吃过晚饭后,谁都不敢睡觉,挤坐在一起闲聊壮胆。就逐渐形成了除夕熬年守岁的习惯。
在传说以外,据史料记载,除夕守岁始自南北朝时期。“岁”字在中国古代与“年”字相通用,岁即是年,年即是岁。据《说文解字》释,“年”,“谷熟也”。《谷梁传》中也说“五谷大熟为大有年”。就连甲骨文中的“年”字,亦是谷穗成熟的样子。因而,可以推断,“年”是丰收喜庆的日子,而过年则是对丰年的庆贺和祈祷。
此外,除夕夜还要举行踩岁活动,即在院内将芝麻秸粘上用黄纸卷成的元宝形,攒成一捆,谓之“聚宝盆”。然后,全家人用脚将其踩碎,以“碎”谐“岁”,并借用芝麻开花节节高之吉祥寓意,祝愿家道兴旺,表达对新的一年的祝福和祈盼。
Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of spring. It began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar New Year, also is the Lantern Festival. During the Spring Festival, people use red lantern and Spring Festival couplets decorate a house, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fiish, meat and other delicious food. The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and together they play each other the fireworks, with happy. Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities, CCTV will held the grand Spring Festival gala.
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