【正文】 里或是草地里讓孩子們?nèi)ふ摇?fù)活節(jié)通常是在春分后的第一場(chǎng)滿(mǎn)月，在某個(gè)周日。其中文名清明字面有清晰明亮之意，暗示其慶祝春天的重要性的節(jié)日特性。吃元宵的習(xí)俗依然延續(xù)著。在中國(guó)北方，通常采用甜的或是素的原料。一種簡(jiǎn)單的配料或是任何組合都能用來(lái)做餡兒。很明顯，他們的名字從節(jié)日本身得來(lái)。根據(jù)中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)，在新年伊始時(shí)，每當(dāng)明亮的滿(mǎn)月懸掛在空中，都會(huì)有成千上萬(wàn)的色彩各異的燈籠掛在外面供人們欣賞。在北方，饅頭和小肉餃子很受歡迎。盡管在齋食中都是寫(xiě)普通的根莖類(lèi)的含有纖維的蔬菜，但是還是有很多人會(huì)加之以各式各樣的迷信觀(guān)念。最早是一只怪獸的名字，這種怪獸在新年的前夜就會(huì)把來(lái)獵取人作為食物。新年的第十五天叫做元宵節(jié)，為了慶祝元宵人們會(huì)在晚上舉辦燈節(jié)，小孩排著隊(duì)伍提著燈籠。北方人在那天會(huì)吃餃子和小方餃，南方人會(huì)吃米飯烹制的餃子和長(zhǎng)面條。在陽(yáng)歷里，大約是十二月二十二或是二十三。一般是擺設(shè)在滿(mǎn)月下，用來(lái)喂飽惡鬼，然后他們才會(huì)離開(kāi)，并且也是希望祖先能夠帶給他們福氣，財(cái)運(yùn)和豐收。對(duì)于中元節(jié)來(lái)說(shuō)，最重要的日子是這個(gè)月的十四號(hào)和十五號(hào)，即大擺宴席的時(shí)候。中元節(jié)是為了安撫惡鬼，陌生人的鬼魂和游魂。在周日的晚上，牛郎和織女將會(huì)穿過(guò)銀河在鵲橋相見(jiàn)。南瓜是一種橙黃色的瓜類(lèi)，并且橙黃色是萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的象征顏色。他們都是比較流行的孩子們用來(lái)trick or treat的服飾或是用在問(wèn)候卡片或是窗戶(hù)上。萬(wàn)圣節(jié)狂歡者不僅僅是聚聚會(huì)或是做點(diǎn)惡作劇。在大城市里，盛裝打扮的小孩和他們的父母會(huì)在傍晚時(shí)早早地就在購(gòu)物廣場(chǎng)里集合。當(dāng)為數(shù)目眾多的愛(ài)爾蘭人于十九世紀(jì)四十年代移民到美國(guó)后，也將他們的文化帶到了那里。城里的人們這天會(huì)烹制好食物，并且等候到夜幕降臨時(shí)，他們就會(huì)喬裝打扮成已故的靈魂。像一些其他的美國(guó)節(jié)日一樣，它也是起源于圣誕節(jié)以及圣誕的風(fēng)俗。孩子們裝扮成的海盜，公主，鬼魂和當(dāng)時(shí)流行的英雄們都手持著袋子去接鄰居散發(fā)的糖果或是其他好吃的食物。lanterns Chinese Valentine39。s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints39。 doors and yell “Trick or Treat” when the door and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or othergoodies that the neighbors drop they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the the 80039。 school dances and neighborhood parties called “block parties” are popular among young and old and more adults celebrate dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early inthe and businesses give parties with games and treats for the enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!Certain pranks such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy collect money to buy food and medicine for needychildren around the of Halloween Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbolsof are popular trickortreat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes of witches and black are also a symbol of pumpkin is an orangecolored squash, and orange has bee the other traditional Halloween pumpkins into jacko39。s Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize should be uncut, as they represent long south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi(glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular the north, steamedwheat bread(man tou)and small meat dumplings were the preferred tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuanmonth and in the ancient times people called night 15th day is the first night to see a full the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao(glutinous rice ball)and get all their families united in the joyful entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival,or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice call these balls Yuanxiao or , they get the name from the festival is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth centuty, then became popular during the Tang and Song fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts, sesame, osmanthus flowers, rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel, bean paste, or jujube single ingredient or any bination can be used as the salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables or a way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your North China, sweet or nonmeat stuffing is the usual fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more Ming（Tomb Sweeping Day）Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendartypically falling on April 4, 5, or Chinese name “Qing Ming” literally means “Clear Brightness,” hinting at its importance as a celebration of to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of for most people, Easter is a good time to enjoy the is the first full moon after the vernal equinox on Sunday, probably in the March 22April 25 any day gift with a t