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高中英语作文我的寒假：(Plan on winter
vacation)
the winter vacation is not so far from us.there are lots of thing i have done while this vacation.for one thing ,i have my lessons reviewed ,in order to improve the qulity of study.for the other thing,i wish i would be betterafter hard working with my course.at first, i must correct all my final examination paper. secondly，i insist on reading english books and newspapers every day.i also keep on oral pratice. in my spare time,i will take an active part in activitise.i can gain the first hand imformations through the activitise which can help me to extend my knowlege. i\'m sure this vacation will be the best one for me.let me try! 2.the origin of
chinese new year the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means year, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year. one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time. after that, the old man disappeared riding the beast nian. he turned out to be an immortal god. now that nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year\'s end to scare away nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most. from then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of nian is carried on from generation to generation. the term guo nian, which may mean survive the nian bees today celebrate the (new) year as the word guo in chinese having both the meaning of pass-over and observe. the custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. however, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this,
except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration 3.the spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like
christmas in the west. all people living away from home go back, being the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the
spring festival. airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. strictly speaking, the spring festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. of them, the most important days are spring festival eve and the first three days. the chinese
government now stipulates people have seven days off for the chinese lunar new year. many customs acpany the spring festival. some are still followed today, but others have weakened. on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of job\'s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called preliminary eve. at this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. after the preliminary eve, people begin preparing for the ing new year. this is called seeing the new year in. store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the new year. materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. what\'s more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. before the new year es, the people pletely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils. then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and
festivity. all the door panels will be pasted with spring festival couplets, highlighting chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. the content varies from house owners\' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the new year. also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be
posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and wele peace and abundance. the chinese character fu (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. the character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in
chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu es, both being pronounced as fudaole. what\'s more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored new year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall. people attach great importance to spring festival eve. at that time, all family members eat dinner together. the meal is more luxurious than usual. dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in
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2022-10-21
