2015关于元宵节的英语作文The15-DayCelebrationofChineseNewYear_中国元宵节ThefirstdayoftheLunarNewYearisthewelcomingofthegodsoftheheavensandearth.Manypeopleabstainfrommeatonthefirstdayofthenewyearbecauseitisbelievedthatthiswillensurelongandhappylivesforthem.Onthesecondday,theChinesepraytotheirancestorsaswellastoallthegods.Theyareextrakindtodogsandfeedthemwellasitisbelievedthattheseconddayisthebirthdayofalldogs.Thethirdandfourthdaysareforthesons-in-lawstopayrespecttotheirparents-in-law.ThefifthdayiscalledPoWoo.OnthatdaypeoplestayhometowelcometheGodofWealth.Noonevisitsfamiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitwillbringbothpartiesbadluck.Onthesixthtothe10thday,theChinesevisittheirrelativesandfriendsfreely.Theyalsovisitthetemplestoprayforgoodfortuneandheavedthattheseconddayisthebirthdayofalldogs.Thethirdandfourthdaysareforthesons-in-lawstopayrespecttotheirparents-in-law.ThefifthdayiscalledPoWoo.OnthatdaypeoplestayhometowelcometheGodofWealth.Noonevisitsfamiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitwillbringbothpartiesbadluck.Onthesixthtothe10thday,theChinesevisittheirrelativesandfriendsfreely.Theyalsovisitthetemplestoprayforgoodfortuneandhealth.TheseventhdayoftheNewYearisthedayforfarmerstodisplaytheirproduce.Thesefarmersmakeadrinkfromseventypesofvegetablestocelebratetheoccasion.Theseventhdayisalsoconsideredthebirthdayofhumanbeings.Noodlesareeatentopromotelongevityandrawfishforsuccess.OntheeighthdaytheFujianpeoplehaveanotherfamilyreuniondinner,andatmidnighttheypraytoTianGong,theGodofHeaven.TheninthdayistomakeofferingstotheJadeEmperor.The10ththroughthe12tharedaysthatfriendsandrelativesshouldbeinvitedfordinner.Aftersomuchrichfood,onthe13thdayyoushouldhavesimplericecongeeandmustardgreens(choisum)tocleansethesystem.The14thdayshouldbeforpreparationstocelebratetheLanternFestivalwhichistobeheldonthe15thnight.
