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The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It comes in January or February. Traditionally it is believed to be the of the year in Chinese lunar calendar (农历年).
The of the Spring Festival goes back to thousands of years ago when ancient Chinese people lived a hard life, and people were often frightened with danger from nature. Then the life was . As you can imagine the years passed with danger. In the Spring Festival people set off fireworks to scare away ghosts.
Now the Spring Festival has its new , but the basic meanings do not change. It is with and happiness that people celebrate the passing of the old year and the of a new year. And people hope that everything will be smooth and happy for the coming new year.
People the Spring Festival as the most important day of their life. Adults and children will go back to their parents' home to get with their relatives. Children are very happy on that day. They wear new clothes, and go from house to house with their parents to wish everyone happiness in the coming year. They are warmly welcomed in every house. Sometimes there are gifts or even pocket for children.
The Spring Festival has changed a lot. More often people greet each other through telephone, and don't have as much time as they did before. But it is still the most enjoyable and happiest time for all the Chinese people all the world.
