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There are many festivals in the world, but I am only familiar with Chinese festivals because I am a Chinese person. As for foreign festivals, I only know of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day, but I don't know them exactly. Speaking of which festival is my favorite, I can't answer this question because you can say either I like them all or I don't. If I had to choose one, it would be the Chinese New Year. Why? Because it's the biggest festival in our country: during the Chinese New Year, there are many festival activities, many people involved. As a Chinese person, you may not know other Chinese festivals, but you must know this one, even overseas Chinese, they celebrate it every year. The deep impression that the Chinese New Year left me was when I was a child. At that time, all of our villagers were really poor. We didn't have enough food or clothes. Only when the Chinese New Year comes, can we eat a bit better food and have a chance to wear a piece of new clothes. So celebrating the Chinese New Year was our biggest and happiest thing. When the New Years were approaching, our family would prepare some New Year's stuff and make steamed buns with wheat flour (we weren't able to eat it unless at this festival), dumplings, buy some meat, couplets, candles and firecrackers. On New Years' Eve, we stayed late until 0 o'clock then set off firecrackers and fireworks. The exciting thing for kids was picking and collecting those unexploded firecrackers, though it's very dangerous. You know, life then was really boring, no toys, no fun, so even dangerous activities could make us happy. Of course, every year there will be a few kids who have damaged their hands and fingers. For some energetic kids, they would stay up a whole night playing cards or something like that. The next morning, people were supposed to get up early because it means that you would get as much fortune as you get early. Then the same root families would gather and go to their ancestors' graves in the fields to pay them homage by burning 冥币 (how to say it in English? ) And setting off firecrackers. Afterwards, they would go back to their villages and go door to door to pay New Year's greetings to their elders. Then they went back to their own house to enjoy their new year with being fully relaxed and doing nothing. From the next day, people would start to visit relatives until the fifteenth of the first lunar month. So it's very easy to see some drunk people lying on the road side or the fields with a fallen bicycle next to them. You know what? Visiting relatives, they would be treated with meat and Chinese spirits. Because they didn't have the chance to eat and drink them on regular days, they couldn't control themselves eating more and drinking more. After enjoying the meal and alcohol, on the way back home, they would fall down from their bicycles because they were drunk. Of course, every year, some of those drunk people would lose their lives because they drank too much alcohol.

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There are many festivals inaround the world, but I am only familiar with Chinese festivals, because I am a Chinese person.

As for foreign festivals, I only know of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day, but I don't know them exactly particulars.

Speaking ofAs to which festival is my favorite, I can't answer this questionsay, because you can say either I like them all or I don't.

If I had to choose one, it would be the Chinese New Year.

Why?

Because it's the biggest festival in our country: during the Chinese New Year, there are many festival activities, and many people involved.

As a Chinese person, you mayight not know about other Chinese festivals, but you mustdefinitely know this one, e. Even overseas Chinese, they celebrate it every year.

The deep impression that the Chinese New Year left me was when I wChinese New Year had a deep impression on me as a child.

At that time, all of the people in our villagers were really poor.

We didn't have enough food or clothes.

Only when the Chinese New Year coames, can could we eat a bitfood that was a little better food and have a chance to wear a piece of new clothesing.

SoThus, celebrating the Chinese New Year was our biggest and happiest thingoccasion.

When the New Year's wereas approaching, our family would prepare some New Year's stuff and make steamed buns with wheat flour (we weren't able to eat it unless it was at this festival), dumplings, and buy some meat, couplets, candles and firecrackers.

Couplet here is like 门联?I would probably go with 'inscribed scrolls'.

On New Years's Eve, we stayed up late, until 0 o'clockmidnight, and then set off firecrackers and fireworks.

Midnight = 12:00AM = 00:00 = 12 o'clock. O'clock literally means 'o(n the) clock', and 0 isn't on the clock, so that's why they can't go together like that.

The exciting thing for kids was picking up and collecting those unexploded firecrackers, though it' was very dangerous.

You know, life then was really boring, no toys, no fun, so even dangerous activities could make us happy.

Of course, every year there willould be a few kids who haved damaged their hands and fingers.

Unlike with narratives in Chinese it's important to maintain a constant past tense when telling a story like this in English.

For sSome energetic kids, they would stay up athe whole night playing cards or something like that.

The next morning, people were supposed to get up early, because it means that you would get as much fortune as you get earlythe earlier you got up the luckier you would be.

Then the same root, families would gather and go to their ancestors' graves in the fields to pay them homage by burning 冥币 (how to say it in English? ) Aspecial paper and setting off firecrackers.

It's described in my dictionary as "paper made to resemble bank notes and burned as offerings to the dead". Depending on how specific you want to be, you can say, "burning ritual offerings," "burning special paper," "burning paper made to look like money," etc.

Afterwards, they would go back to their villages and go door to door to paygive New Year's greetings to their elders.

Then they wentFinally, they would go back to their own house to enjoy their new year with being, fully relaxed and doing nothing.

If you use 'villages' above then use 'houses' here.

From the next day, people would start to visit relatives, until the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

SoBecause of this, it's very easy to seepot some drunk people lying on the road side or the fields with a fallen bicycle next to them.

easy to spot vs. common to see都可以

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VWhile visiting relatives, they would be treated withto meat and Chinese spirits.

Because they diwouldn't have had the chance to eat and drink themis kind of stuff on regular days, they couldn't control themselves eating more, and would eat and drinking more than usual.

After enjoying the meal and alcohol, on the way back home, they would fall down from their bicycles because they were drunk.

Of course, every year, some of those drunk people would lose their lives because they drank too much alcohol, too.

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Nice writing! I learned a lot about the customs surrounding Chinese New Year.

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Sept. 23, 2021

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Thank you a bunch. You did a lot of work on this long journal.

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There are many festivals in the world, but I am only familiar with Chinese festivals because I am a Chinese person.

There are many festivals inaround the world, but I am only familiar with Chinese festivals, because I am a Chinese person.

As for foreign festivals, I only know of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day, but I don't know them exactly.

As for foreign festivals, I only know of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day, but I don't know them exactly particulars.

Speaking of which festival is my favorite, I can't answer this question because you can say either I like them all or I don't.

Speaking ofAs to which festival is my favorite, I can't answer this questionsay, because you can say either I like them all or I don't.

If I had to choose one, it would be the Chinese New Year.

Why?

Because it's the biggest festival in our country: during the Chinese New Year, there are many festival activities, many people involved.

Because it's the biggest festival in our country: during the Chinese New Year, there are many festival activities, and many people involved.

As a Chinese person, you may not know other Chinese festivals, but you must know this one, even overseas Chinese, they celebrate it every year.

As a Chinese person, you mayight not know about other Chinese festivals, but you mustdefinitely know this one, e. Even overseas Chinese, they celebrate it every year.

The deep impression that the Chinese New Year left me was when I was a child.

The deep impression that the Chinese New Year left me was when I wChinese New Year had a deep impression on me as a child.

At that time, all of our villagers were really poor.

At that time, all of the people in our villagers were really poor.

We didn't have enough food or clothes.

Only when the Chinese New Year comes, can we eat a bit better food and have a chance to wear a piece of new clothes.

Only when the Chinese New Year coames, can could we eat a bitfood that was a little better food and have a chance to wear a piece of new clothesing.

So celebrating the Chinese New Year was our biggest and happiest thing.

SoThus, celebrating the Chinese New Year was our biggest and happiest thingoccasion.

When the New Years were approaching, our family would prepare some New Year's stuff and make steamed buns with wheat flour (we weren't able to eat it unless at this festival), dumplings, buy some meat, couplets, candles and firecrackers.

When the New Year's wereas approaching, our family would prepare some New Year's stuff and make steamed buns with wheat flour (we weren't able to eat it unless it was at this festival), dumplings, and buy some meat, couplets, candles and firecrackers.

On New Years' Eve, we stayed late until 0 o'clock then set off firecrackers and fireworks.

On New Years's Eve, we stayed up late, until 0 o'clockmidnight, and then set off firecrackers and fireworks.

The exciting thing for kids was picking and collecting those unexploded firecrackers, though it's very dangerous.

The exciting thing for kids was picking up and collecting those unexploded firecrackers, though it' was very dangerous.

You know, life then was really boring, no toys, no fun, so even dangerous activities could make us happy.

Of course, every year there will be a few kids who have damaged their hands and fingers.

Of course, every year there willould be a few kids who haved damaged their hands and fingers.

For some energetic kids, they would stay up a whole night playing cards or something like that.

For sSome energetic kids, they would stay up athe whole night playing cards or something like that.

The next morning, people were supposed to get up early because it means that you would get as much fortune as you get early.

The next morning, people were supposed to get up early, because it means that you would get as much fortune as you get earlythe earlier you got up the luckier you would be.

Then the same root families would gather and go to their ancestors' graves in the fields to pay them homage by burning 冥币 (how to say it in English? ) And setting off firecrackers.

Then the same root, families would gather and go to their ancestors' graves in the fields to pay them homage by burning 冥币 (how to say it in English? ) Aspecial paper and setting off firecrackers.

Afterwards, they would go back to their villages and go door to door to pay New Year's greetings to their elders.

Afterwards, they would go back to their villages and go door to door to paygive New Year's greetings to their elders.

Then they went back to their own house to enjoy their new year with being fully relaxed and doing nothing.

Then they wentFinally, they would go back to their own house to enjoy their new year with being, fully relaxed and doing nothing.

From the next day, people would start to visit relatives until the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

From the next day, people would start to visit relatives, until the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

So it's very easy to see some drunk people lying on the road side or the fields with a fallen bicycle next to them.

SoBecause of this, it's very easy to seepot some drunk people lying on the road side or the fields with a fallen bicycle next to them.

Visiting relatives, they would be treated with meat and Chinese spirits.

VWhile visiting relatives, they would be treated withto meat and Chinese spirits.

Because they didn't have the chance to eat and drink them on regular days, they couldn't control themselves eating more and drinking more.

Because they diwouldn't have had the chance to eat and drink themis kind of stuff on regular days, they couldn't control themselves eating more, and would eat and drinking more than usual.

After enjoying the meal and alcohol, on the way back home, they would fall down from their bicycles because they were drunk.

Of course, every year, some of those drunk people would lose their lives because they drank too much alcohol.

Of course, every year, some of those drunk people would lose their lives because they drank too much alcohol, too.

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