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Spring Festival English

The English for Spring Festival is China New Year.

Extension: The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China and is celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month every year. The origin of the Spring Festival can be traced back to ancient China, and the earliest origin can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period, but now it has evolved into a time to celebrate the New Year, get together, worship ancestors and pray for peace.

Spring Festival is one of the representatives of traditional culture in China, and it is also an important cultural tradition and folk custom. In this festival, every household will hold various celebration activities, such as posting Spring Festival couplets, stick grilles, setting off firecrackers, performing dragon and lion dances, enjoying lanterns, eating New Year's Eve and so on.

Among them, one of the most important activities is family reunion. During the Spring Festival, people usually go back to their hometown, reunite with their families, have New Year's Eve dinner together, pay New Year's greetings and exchange gifts. And express their concern and love for each other. These activities can not only strengthen family relations, but also be an important way to convey China culture.

In addition, there are various celebrations during the Spring Festival, such as lion dance, dragon dance, lanterns and folk art performances. These activities are colorful and varied, and often contain rich cultural connotations, such as praying for good luck, driving away evil spirits and disasters, and praying for harvest and happiness.

During the Spring Festival, there is also a very important traditional custom, which is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. People like to clean their homes to welcome the new year, and at the same time they will clean up old things to make more space and opportunities for the new year. This custom aims to make people feel fresh, renew their mental outlook and welcome the New Year.