Chinese New Year, Valentines day, funny enough they are on the same day this year; I got on the internet, the main arguments were about where to spend it, whether with girlfriend or parents.

Chinese New Year is a big celebration in China; it is the time of the year when the families get together and celebrate. It is a fun holiday for children, because it is a day they can run a round eating delicious candies and wishing adults a happy new year, and collect the New Years money the adults give out. They also could wear pretty new clothes because it is a new year; therefore, there should be new clothes. Decorating houses it’s also a big deal in China. In southern China, it is warm as spring by this time, people would buy good smelling flowers and orange trees to decorate their places, in China, orange represents gold, which means wealth.

Last Friday, another Chinese girl and I were at the Asian market getting ready for this New Year. We talked about how we celebrated in back when we were with our families; I started to have tears in my eyes, I never realized how much I love my family until it is the time to get together and celebrate this special day. As for those who are trying to decide when to spend this double special day, I wish that they would realize how lucky they are to have a family with them.

We ate so much food that night, dumplings, fish, duck, meatballs, and so on, they are all traditional Chinese food, but no matter how good the food taste, they will never be as good as mother’s, nor the holiday is the same as home.