1、All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems（系统, 制度, 体制） of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway（铁路） stations and long-distance（长途的）bus stations are crowded with home returnees（归国人员）. The Spring Festival is the most importan
2、t festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar （阴历）month, often one month later than the Gregorian（阳历）calendar.It originated in the Shang Dynasty (商汤) from the peoples sacrifice（
3、祭品） to gods（上帝） and ancestors（祖先） at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. Strictly（严格地, 完全地）speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
