TheLunarNewYear 　　TheLunarNewYearisagreatoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsaredosed. 　　Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskittpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleanedcoupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate. 　　Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear".Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames. 　　SpringFestival,knownastheChineseNewYear,isthemostimportantholidayinChina.FromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary,ChinesepeoplearebusypreparingfortheNewYear.Theycleantheirhouses,havetheirhaircut,andbuynewclothes.Jiaoziordumplingismostpopular.Tothosewholivefarawayfromtheirhome,thisfestivalisalsoaframilyreunionoccasion. 　　Andtheyoftengobackhometocelebratethefestivalwiththeirfamily.Thefirstdayofthenewyearisthetimewhenpeoplevisittheirfriendsadnwisheachothergoodluckinthenewyear. 　　OnNewYear'sEve,ourclasshadaparty.Theatmospherewasgood.Itwasoutoftheordinaryfromtheverybegining.Theboystudentfromonebedroomgaveanunusualperformance.WesawaboynamedLiXinminturnoffallthelightsinasuddensnap.Thenwiththreeresoundingcrowofacockechoinginthehall,thehallwasagainbrightlylitinasnap. 　　Then,therepresentativeofthebedroomZhuGuozhangaskedustoguessalineofapoemrelatedtotheabovesituation.HeaddedthatLiXinminalonewasbornintheyearofthedogandtheotherthreewereallbornintheyearofthechicken.Theyleftusallinconfusion.Anditwasourmonitorwhowasquickwitted.Heshoutedour,"Thedaybreaksasthecockcrowsthreetimesatdawn."ThehallAfterthat,theyhadanotheritem.ThistimeLiXinminwasplacedinthemiddleofthecircle.Whilehewasstandingthere,theotherthreestoodaroundhim,eachbowingdowntohimatanangleof120degrees.Itwasanidiom.ThistimeIgotitright:"Thedogstandsoutamongagroupofchickens. 　　ThespringfestivalisthetraditionfestivalinChina.Itisthesameasthechristmasdayinthewestcountry,itiswelcomethenewyear. 　　Itisthedaythatthefamiliesgettogether. 　　ThespringfestivalisusuallyintheFebruary,sometimesinJanuary.Inthespringfestival,everyfamilyallpastetheluckyinscriptions,theyfirethecracker,theyeatthedumplings.Thedaybeforethenewyear'sfirstdayisthenewyear'seve,sameasthechristmaseve,allthefamiliesgettogethertohavethenewyaar'sdinner,wisheseachother,talkaboutthewishesaboutthenewyear.Smallchildrenwillreceivethemoneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargift. 　　Yesterday,wedidn'thavecars.Buttodaywehave.Yesterday,wedidn'thaveTVsets.Buttodaywehave.Yesterdaywedidn'thavecomputers.Buttodaywehave.Duringthehundredsofyears,howfasttheworldhaschanged!Tha