初一年级关于春节的英语作文

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ThecustomofSpringFestivalredpacket

GivingHongbao(redpacketsorredenvelopes)duringtheChineseNewYearisanothertradition.Aredpacketissimplyaredenvelopewithgiftmoneyinit,whichsymbolizesluckandwealth.

Redistheluckycolorandwillbringgoodlucktothepersonreceivingthepresent.Redpacketsaresymbolicallyhandedouttoyoungergenerationsbytheirparents,grandparents,relatives,closeneighborsandfriends,andusuallythelinealfamilygivesHongbaotothechildrenonNewYear'sEve.Moneygiveninthiswaymaynotberefusedandtheprettyenvelopesmakethepresentseemmoreamiabilityandsincere.

Themoneyisalsocalledyasuiqian,meaning"moneyforsuppressingage",whichissupposedtostopchildrenfromgettingolder.ThisesfromthebeliefthateveryonebeesoneyearolderonNewYear'sDay.

Startingfromthesecondday,peoplebegingoingouttovisitfriendsandrelatives,takingwiththemgiftsandHongbaoforthechildren.

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春节习俗发红包

过春节的另一个传统就是要给红包，就是在一个红色的小红包里装上钱，寓意为幸运和财富。红色是幸运色，能给收到红包的人带来好运。红包一般是父母给儿女，爷爷奶奶给孙儿孙女，或者亲戚朋友给小孩子的，一般来说，都是除夕夜给的。这笔钱也称作是压岁钱，希望孩子们永远不要长大，因为大家都觉得一年一岁催人老。大年初一串亲戚朋友，也要给孩子送礼物和红包。