1、Spring Festival and ChristmasDaisy.Anna.Dido The legend about spring festivalWe stayed up late to see the new year in(熬年熬年守岁守岁)The Spring Festival is also called Guo Nian in Chinese,meaning keep off the monster of Nian.The legend has it that Nian was a fierce monster back in ancient times.It look li
2、ke a strong bull with a head like that of a lion.its original in historyIt is said that Shun,an emperor,lead his people to pray to the god for good weather for the crops,and they would held a memorial ceremony for good harvest.From then on,people take this day as the beginning of the year.It is said
3、 that this is the origin of the Chinese New Year,later called the Spring Festival.FoodsLa ba rice porridgeNew year cake/rice cake(年糕)The round sweet dumplings(汤圆)Dumplings(Jiao Zi)Decorations Couplets(对联对联)Door-god(门神)The mercy Buddha（观世音）The legend of Santa ClausOriginChristmas or Christmas Day is
4、an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ,celebrated generally on December 25,as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world.A feast central to the Christian liturgical year,it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.Christmas is
5、 celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season TurkeyPotatoesChristmas pudding Mince piesFruit cake dinnerDecorationsChristmas treeChristmas wreathChristmas hatSocksWhat we will do In China,at New years eve,we would have a family reu
6、nion dinner.It is the most important meal of the year.At that night we would stay up late or all night,watching TV,treating each other with delicious foods and exchanging auspicious greetings.In west,at Christmas Eve,people will eat food,talk,watch TV and pray for the new year.In China,the old would
7、 give money to children as a lunar New Year gift,in Chinese called Yasuiqian In America,parents would dress up as Santa Clause to send a gift to their child.We send gifts to our friend,and they send cards to express blessings.Christmas pudding is just like our dumplings,which mean“may all go well with you”or“in perfect”in the next year.Happy spring festivalMerry Christmas
