An English Essay on Chinese New Year

The term "pass year" is used for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). The word "Year" in Chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire. This tradition in many ways resemble the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires. This tradition in many ways resemble the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires.

The Chinese phrase "过年" is used to denote the celebration of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). The word "nian" in Chinese is a scary monster. Because Nian is afraid of the color red and fire, the Chinese hang "Spring Festival Couplets" on their doors with good wishes and set off firecrackers to chase it away. This tradition is similar to the Western tradition of using garlic and crucifixes to scare off vampires.

Why New Year is so special?

Why is New Year so special?

The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. This year is the year of Tiger. year is the year of Tiger. Each animal represents a different "personality". According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac. According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac. However, in spite of being fast, the cat was not picked as its then-close friend, the rat, did not wake it. The Chinese zodiac represents twelve animals in the following order: rat, ox, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. This year is the Year of the Tiger. Each animal has its own "character". According to the legend, people had a meeting with the animals, and the first ones to arrive at the meeting were allowed to enter the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. As the cat's best friend, the mouse did not wake up the cat for the meeting. As a result, the war between them continues to this day.

What do people do?

What do people do on New Year's Day?

Eat, eat again, and then eat some more! As the old Chinese saying goes: food is everything! As the old Chinese saying goes: food is everything. (The tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and other foods. (The tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Besides culinary satisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead.

Traditionally, from the first day of the New Year until the fifteenth day of the first month, every day of the New Year is celebrated. Starting from the first day of the New Year until the fifteenth day of the first month, a different main dish is eaten every day. From dumplings, noodles, spring rolls, rice cakes to soup dumplings. As well as offering good sacrifices to the Five Organ Temples, each food has a meaning: dumplings, for example, look like golden dollars, which means plenty of food and clothing for the coming year.

Besides eating, young people visit older family members and kids are blessed with a red pack of "lucky" money. And then, people gather and eat again (!)

Besides eating, young people visit older family members and kids are blessed with a red pack of "lucky" money. Following that, people get together to eat again, so after the holiday China will see a lot of weight-loss ads ......

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!

Happy Chinese New Year!