Halloween is a festival on October 31st. The name of the holiday means “hallowed” because it comes the day before All Saints Day.

Before the festival, people paint homes, shops and classrooms in the traditional Halloween colours, orange and black. 【小题1】.Some people buy them in shops. People also make decorations for the festival. These decorations (装饰品) look like witches (女巫), black cats, ghosts (孤魂), skeletons (骷髅) and jack-o-lanterns (杰克灯). 【小题2】

People think that Halloween is the children’s New Year’s Eve. 【小题3】 They eat too much, and go to bed very late after celebrating. They go from one door to another, saying “trick or treat”. 【小题4】

Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades (游行), festivals and costumes parties. One kind of the parties welcomed by children is dunking for apples. 【小题5】 People try to get the apples only by using their mouths; they cannot use their hands.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government(政府) asked people to stay where they are for the Chinese New Year. This brings new changes for people how to celebrate the holiday.

Su Jianxiong, a college student in Hunan Province(省), spent his first Chinese New Year away from his home in Zhejiang Province. On New Year’s Eve, his teacher invited Su to have dinner. He also received a gift bag from the school. “The care and kindness makes me feel at home,” Su said.

Ye Sifan, who works in Chongqing, decided not to return to her hometown in Hebei Province. Instead, she celebrated the festival with two friends by booking New Year’s Eve dinner online. Traditionally, the dinner is homemade or enjoyed together with families at restaurants. This year, however, booking semi-finished products(半加工产品) online has become more and more popular. More people liked to shop online better for the Spring Festival.

Ye Lusha, who lives in Beijing, canceled her travel plan to Sanya this year. Instead, she planned to take her parents to have a short trip in Beijing.

Many Chinese travel agencies(旅行社) offer services focusing on the short trips such as Ye Lusha’s. Dai Yu, who works for an online travel agency, said the company provides private trips for some people who want to travel locally(当地) in a family unit. “In this way, infection(传染) can be avoided while spending happy time with family,” Dai said.

Other people like to book a room in a hotel near home. A number of hotels in Changsha have provided “hotel vacations” for locals. Some also organized reading parties in the hotel for families to enjoy together.

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