Foreword:
Everycountryhasitsownuniquefestivalsandtraditionsthatbringpeopletogethertocelebrateandcreatememories.OneofthemostimportantfestivalsformeandmyfamilyistheLunarNewYear,whichwecelebratewithgreatjoyandenthusiasmeveryyear.Inthisstory,Iwillsharewithyoutheunforgettableexperienceofcelebratingthisfestivalwithmyfamilyandhowithasshapedourlivesinsomanyways.
1.TheexcitementoftheLunarNewYearstartsweeksbeforetheactualday,aswestartpreparingforthefestivitiesbycleaningourhouseandbuyingnewclothes.
2.Ourfamilyalsospendstimemakingtraditionalsnacksanddelicacies,suchasdumplings,ricecakes,andsweetriceballs,whichweoffertoourancestorsduringtheNewYear'sEvedinner.
3.OntheeveoftheLunarNewYear,wegatheraroundthetableforafeastofepicproportions,aswewelcomethenewyearwithourlovedones.
4.Theatmosphereislivelyandfestive,asweexchangegiftsandredenvelopesfilledwithmoney,whichisasymbolofgoodluckandprosperity.
5.Afterdinner,westayuplateplayinggames,watchingTVprogramsabouttheNewYear,andsettingofffirecrackerstowardoffevilspirits.
6.Thenextmorning,wewakeupearlytopayrespecttoourancestorsbyburningincenseandofferingthemfoodatourfamilyshrine.
7.Then,wevisitourrelativesandfriendstoexchangegreetingsandwishesforaprosperousandhealthynewyear.
8.Thestreetsarefilledwithpeoplewearingtraditionalclothes,redlanterns,anddecorations,creatinganatmosphereofwarmthandjoy.
9.Wealsoattendtheliondanceperformancesandtemplefairs,whichareheldinmanyplacesduringtheLunarNewYeartocelebratethisimportantfestival.
10.Theseactivitiesremindusofourculturalheritageandtheimportanceofkeepingourtraditionsaliveforfuturegenerationstoenjoy.
11.Astheyearsgoby,ourfamilyhasgrowninsize,buttheLunarNewYearremainsatimewhenwecometogethertocelebrateoursharedtraditionsandvalues.
12.EvenwhenImovedawaytostudyinadifferentcity,IalwaysmadesuretocomebackhomefortheLunarNewYeartobewithmyfamily.
13.WhenIgotmarried,myhusbandalsoembracedourfamily'straditionsandbecameapartofourLunarNewYearcelebrations.
14.Nowthatwehavechildrenofourown,wearepassingonthesetraditionstothem,hopingthattheywillcontinuetocherishandcelebratethemwiththeirownfamiliesoneday.
15.ThroughtheLunarNewYear,Ihavelearnedtheimportanceoffamily,love,andtraditions,whichhaveplayedacrucialroleinshapingmyidentityandvalues.
16.CelebratingtheLunarNewYearhasalsotaughtmetoappreciatethesmallthingsinlifeandtobegratefulfortheblessingsthatwehave.
17.Evenindifficulttimes,likethepandemicthathasaffectedsomanypeoplearoundtheworld,wecanstillfindjoyandhopeinourtraditionsandtheloveofourfamilies.
18.Thisyear,wecelebratedtheLunarNewYeardifferently,byconnectingwithourlovedonesthroughvideocallsandsharingstoriesandmemoriesofpastcelebrations.
19.Althoughwecouldn'tbephysicallytogether,westillfeltthewarmthandloveofourfamily,whichiswhatmakesthisfestivalsospecial.
20.Aswelookforwardtothecomingyear,wehopethattheworldwillhealandthatwecancelebratetheLunarNewYeartogetheronceagain.
21.TheLunarNewYearismorethanjustafestival;itisasymbolofhope,resilience,andcommunity,whicharevaluesthatweneednowmorethanever.
22.MaytheLunarNewYearbringyoujoy,happiness,andprosperity,andmayyoualwayscherishthememoriesofthisunforgettablefestival.
