雅思口语素材：Spring Festival(春节)
<p> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>-- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span></p><p> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Moonon">Moonon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>15 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="cycleis">cycleis</span> <span word="about">about</span> 29.5 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="insert">insert</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="year">year</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reunion">reunion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thanksgiving">thanksgiving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span>, <span word="united">united</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Departed">Departed</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundations">foundations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weilu">weilu</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>.</p>
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