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初中英語作文春節(jié)作文范文 英語論文 初中英語作文春節(jié)作文范文 初中春節(jié)英語作文范文一: Traditional New Year Foods Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year. Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died. On New Year39。s Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them. Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize pleteness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life. In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice(糯米) pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed(蘆葦) leaves), another popular delicacy. In the north, steamedwheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time