英语读写任务短文30词左右概括The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of t

英语读写任务短文30词左右概括
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of
the 1st lunar month,often one month later than the Gregorian calendar.It
originated in the Shang Dynasty (c.1600 BC-c.1100 BC) from the people's
sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a
new one.
Before the New Year comes,the people completely 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 welcome peace and
abundance.
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 Chinese,their pronunciations,respectively "ji","yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness,abundance and richness.After the dinner,the whole family will sit together,chatting and
watching TV.In recent years,the Spring Festival party broadcast on China CentralTelevision Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.According to custom,each family will stay up to see the New Year in.
Waking up on New Year,everybody dresses up.First they extend greetings
to their parents.Then each child will get money as a New Year gift,wrapped up
in red paper.People in northern China will eat jiaozi,or dumplings,for
breakfast,as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old
and ushering in the new".Also,the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot
from ancient China.So people eat them and wish for money and
treasure.
The lively atmosphere not only fills every household,but permeates to
streets and lanes.A series of activities such as lion dancing,dragon lantern
dancing,lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days.The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.