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TheSpringFestivalMember阿宁呀阿宁呀阿宁呀One.SpringFestivaloriginTwo.SpringFestivalcustomsTheSpringFestivalisthemostpopulartraditionalfestivalinChina.Alongtimeago,therelivedanancientmonstercalled“Nian”.Itdeepintheseabed,everyyearstoNewYear'sevejustclimbedout,swallowedcattleanddamagedlives.Soonthisdaypeoplewillfleetothemountainstoavoidyearsofharm.ButtherewasanoldbeggaronNewYear'seve,thepeopleinthevillageweretoobusytoescape.Onlyanoldwomengavehimfoodandurgedhimtoavoidthe“Nian”.Theoldmansaidwithsmile:ifletmestayathomeallnight,andI'llgetitaway.One.SpringFestivaloriginTheoldwomancontinuedtopersuade,buttheoldmansmiledwithoutaword.Atmidnight,“Nianrushintovillage.Itfoundthattheatmosphereinthevillagewasdifferentfrompreviousyears.Theoldwomen'shousestickedredpaperandcandlelightinsidebright.Whenitwasnearthedoor,therewasanoiseintheyard,anditwastoofrightenedtogoforward.Thenthedooropenedanditsawtheoldmansmilinginred.”Nian”ranawayinterror.Thematterspreadquicklyaroundthevillage,andpeopleknewhowtodriveit.Sincethen,onNewYear'seve,peopleputupredcouplets,firecrackers.One.SpringFestivaloriginThereareafewthingsaboutSpringFestivalcustoms.SweepingtheDust,“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”(陈)inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway，sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Inaword，justbeforetheSpringFestivalcomeseveryhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.PastingSpringCouplets“TheSpringCouplet”，alsocalledcouplet”,isaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoor,usuallyanauspiciousphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival.Inthepast，theChineseusuallywrotetheirownspringcoupletwithabrushoraskedotherstodoforthem，whilenowadays,itiscommonforpeopletobuytheprintedspringcoupletinthemarket.StayingUpLateonNewYear‘sEveThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearinoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryferocious.YearalwayswentoutfromitsburrowonNewYear’sEvetodevourpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldeningeachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalledpassingovertheyear”.However,nowtherearelessandlesspeopleincitieswhowillstayuplatetoseeNewYearin.PastingNewYearPrintsThecustomofpastingNewYearPrintsoriginatedfromthetraditionofplacingDoorGodsontheexternaldoorsofhouses.Withthecreationofboardcarvings,NewYearpaintingscoverawiderangeofsubjects.ThemostfamousonesareDoorGods,SurplusYearafterYear,ThreeGodsofBlessing,SalaryandLongevity,AnAbundantHarvestofCrops,ThrivingDomesticAnimalsandCelebratingSpring.NowthetraditionofpastingNewYearpaintingsisstillkeptinruralChina，whileitisseldomfollowedincities.TheCCTVNewYear‘sGalaTheNewYear’sGalaisavarietyshowheldbyCCTVsince1983.ForeveryyearsincethenattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeople,createsmanypopularwordsandproduceslotsofTVphenomenameritingattention.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.HavingdumplingsOnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakedumplingsandcelebratetheSpringFestival.ThetraditionofhavingdumplingsisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.