Lunar Chinese New Year

The Lunar Chinese New Year is the most significant festival for the Chinese around the world. It is the time that people can take a break from work or school to get together with their family and friends. For the parents, it’s the busy days that they should clean the house and prepares the stuff and food for the New Year. For the children, they love this festival that their parents would buy new clothes, shoes and gave red envelopes to them.

In my memory, on Lunar Chinese New Year’s Eve, all of my family members, uncles, aunts, cousins…etc. who are no longer living at home make a special effort to return home for reunion and share in a sumptuous meal with my grandparents. After the meal, it’s the happiest time for children that we can receive the “lucky money” from the elders which with full of cash in red envelopes. My cousins and I also try to stay up all night to welcome the New Year, as it has long been believed that by so doing on New Year’s Eve, our parents would live a longer life. We saw drama, played cards, games, and set off fireworks until New Year coming. During the Chinese New Year, everywhere full of joy and happiness.

However, in recent years, both of my grandparents were passed away, and most of my cousins got married and had their own children. We never gather together during the Chinese New Year in these years. And now, the mood of Lunar Chinese New Year is less than less. It is just like normal holidays. But I still like this Festival, owing to only on the Lunar Chinese New Year Holidays; I can take a break from my work.