专题01 除夕夜 -2023年高考英语中国传统文化写作背景必备素材

除夕夜 Chinese New Year's Eve About Chuxi 除夕简介 Chuxi，or the Chinese New Year's Eve, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the last day of the 12th month of the the Chinese lunar calendar. Homes are spotless in and out, doors and windows are decorated with brand new Spring Festival couplets, New Year's pictures, hangings, and images of the Door God, and everyone dresses up in new holiday clothes that are decorated with lucky patterns and auspicious colors. Traditions and Customs 传统与习俗 Chinese New Year's Eve’s practice is the cluster of this festival’s history and tradition for thousands of years. There are many practices in China which are varied as people in different regions have different customs. Most of the practices exists for thousands years and still being used nowadays. Gathering 家人团聚 Gathering 家人团聚 In China, people are used to having grand family banquets to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve which is known as “Happy gathering”. Since it is the last meal of the year, all the family members must sit together to enjoy the delicious family traditional dishes. To Chinese, New Year's Eve dinner is more than just enjoying a grand feast. The elaborate dinner is laden with auspicious food. The names of the dishes express the wish for good luck in the coming year. On this day, all Chinese all over the world, no matter how far away from home they are or how busy at work, will be home for dinner. Watching the Spring Festival Gala Watching the Spring Festival Gala The Spring Festival Gala is a TV show which broadcasts live by China's Central Television on Lunar New Year’s Eve with singing, dancing, sketch comedy and cross-talk. It has been institutionalized as a crucial practice of Chinese New Year’s Eve, every family member sits in front of the TV, watching the Spring Festival gala together. Letting off Firecrackers 放鞭炮 Letting off Firecrackers 放鞭炮 Legend has it that long ago during the age of great floods, there was a vicious monster named Nian. When