IwillintroducethecustomoftheSpringFestivalandthenintroducetheLanternFestivalcustoms.ThecustomofSpringFestivalistheannualmoney,SpringFestivalcouplets,thewindowflowers,theinverted"fu"ChineseNewYearpainting,theyearoldandthefirecracker.DuringtheNewYearoftheNewYear,theeldersshouldgivetheluckymoneytotheyoungergeneration.Springcoupletalsocalleddoorpair,springpaste,peachcharacter,itisinneat,concise,cleverwords,expressgoodwishes.EverySpringFestival,regardlessofcityorcountry,everyfamilyshouldselectaredSpringFestivalcoupletonthedoor,toaddfestiveatmospheretothefestival.Atthesametime,somepeoplewouldattachlargeandsmall"fu"tothedoor,wall,andlintel.Somepeoplesimplyputtheword"fu"upsidedowntoindicatethat"happinesshasarrived".Folkalsomaketheword"fu"intovariouspatterns.TheNewYearpictures,liketheSpringFestivalcouplets,originatedfromthegodofthegods.Withtheriseofwoodblockprinting,thecontentoftheNewYearpictureshasbecomemoreandmorecolorful.NewYear'seveisoneofthemostimportantyearsoftheyear.Thewholefamilywastogether,haddinner,litacandleoroillamp,sataroundthestoveandchatted,waitingforanewmomentofwelcomeandanightofvigil.
Onthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth,yuanxiao,asafood,hasalonghistoryinourcountry.Yuanxiaoisfilledwithwhitesugar,rose,sesame,beanpaste,cinnamon,walnutkernel,nuts,jujubepaste,etc.Thetangyuanofshaanxiisnotwrapped,but"rolled"inglutinousriceflour,orboiledorFried,hotandhot,roundandround.
ThecustomoftheLanternFestivalwasonlyheldatthecourtandcirculatedtothepeople.Inthetangdynasty,thecustomoflanternsandlanternswasturnedintoanunprecedentedeventinthetangdynasty.Atthattime,thecapitalcityofchang'anwastheworld'slargestmetropoliswithmillionsofpeopleandarichsociety.Undertheemperor'spersonalinitiative,theLanternFestivalbecamemoreandmoreluxurious.Afterthetangdynasty,ithasbecomeacarnivalofthewholepeople.Inthefuture,theLanternFestivalwillcontinuetodevelop,andthefestivalwillbelongerandlonger.
TheSpringFestivalisChinapeople'straditionalfestival,peoplegooutintheoutsideofthehomeandlovedonestowatchTVtogether,haveajoyousgathering,talkontheoutsideoftheexperienceintheevening,thelastfairistwenty-sixthetwelfthlunarmonthbeforethenewyear,peoplegotothemarkettobuyfirecrackers,newclothes,vegetables,bustlingbazaar,clothingstorepeoplecrowdedaroundthe.
Peopleonthethirtyeveningathomeandsetofffirecrackers,fireworks,fireworkstotenrai,darknightskyburstfire,likeaflowerbloomingintheair;thesoundofgongsanddrumsoutside,somelookatthegalaathome,greetthearrivalofthenewyear.Thesoundoffirecrackersdaymorningbrokethesilenceofthenight,anewdayhasbegunpeople5:00uptosomeone'shomewatchingrerunsofpeoplepayNewYear'scall,afternoonGala,handdumplings,kidsplayingoutsidewaitingformomanddadfinisheddumplingstotakethemtothekite,tothesquaretoseelook,thereisayoungmanwhoisflyingakite,kiteflyingintotheskylikeasoaringeagleintheskyfly.Inthefirstsecond,peoplelikehard-workingantsgototheirrelativesandfriends'homes.Theeighthpeoplebeganabusynewlife,havetogooverseastowork,workingoutside,thechildrenalsoreturnedtothefamiliarcampusstartedlearning.
ThehappySpringFestivalendedinahappylaugh.
SpringFestivalholiday,myfatherandmotherandIreturnedhomeforthenewyear.
Therewasnoholidayintheschool,andmyhearthadlonggonetomyhome.Thefirstnightofmydeparture,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldn'tsleep.Ifellasleeponthetrain.WhenIwokeup,thecarhadarrived.
Let'sgobacktothefatherofthe"nest",alsoisthegrandfatherhome.Justenteredtheroom,Igrabbedthetongsinthefireinthefiretoplay.Ilovethefireinthefireplace.Becausewehaveahomewithagasstove,andgrandpahomeisthefire,needtoconstantlyaddfirewood.Imostlovetoaddfirewoodfire.
It'sfunformetoplaytheballoonwithmyfriends.Weholdabreathandblowtheballoon.Afterawhile,itblewoutofthemanybrightlycolouredballoons,sizes,andthenweputtheballoonbottomupahand,theballoonwillissuea"creak"sound,whirlingintheairandgasfinished,willfalltotheground.Wealsoputmanyballoonsinafewstrings,hangingonthewallorceiling,addingtheatmosphereofthefestival.
Themostexcitingthingformeistoputfireworksinthethirtynightsoftheyear.Weputtherodnexttothestoneandranawayimmediatelyafterlightingtheleadwithalighter.Afterafewseconds,asmall,shinylittleballejectedfromitandthrownintothenightskywaslikeasignalbomb,anditwaslikemeteors.Whentheballexplodedintheair,itthrewalotoflightanddressedthenightskyincolourful.
Thefirstday,wewenttothemotherofthe"nest"ismygrandma.There'ssomethingfunthere.
First,whenIgothome,Iwasplayingwiththeoldblackcat.Iwasplayingajokewithitwithatoywatergunfullofwater.Whilehewascarefultoeat,Ishotthewatergunatitsnoseandsprayedthewateronitsface.Ithurriedlyshakeshishead,shakingoffthenoseofthewater,suddenlyshouted,"meow!"clawstocatchme,Iamscaredsatuijiupao.
Onthehillsideontheoppositesideofmygrandmother'shouse,myfriendsandIweregoingtobuildasmallhousethere.Wecutsomewoodwithasickle,andpreparedsomestone,stoneandsomeHokudo.Afterpreparingthematerial,webegantorepairthehouse.Firstofall,fourwoodenstakesareusedascolumns.Thenawallisbuiltaroundahighwallaroundthewallwithastoneboard,andonlyadoorisleftinthesouth.Then,inafewshortandtiedtotheroofofkudzu,thenalotofcypresscoverintheintersticesoftheroof,thisistheceiling.Theflagstoneinthemiddleoftheroom,withafireplace.Thehouseisfixed.Ourhouseisbeautiful,modernandfashionable.Iamproudofourmasterpiece.Iseemedtobeanengineermyself.
DuringtheSpringFestival,Ialsoplayedping-pong,teetonandgrandpatotheeastmountaintolookforMagnolia.Itwasinteresting.
Idon'thaveanynewfunthingsinmyoldhome,soIliketogobacktomyhomeeveryyear.