Sunday, November 20, 2011

my best holiday

One of my best holiday experiences is my 5th grade new years eve. My family rarely celebrates other holidays like thanksgiving or Easter. But because my family is really traditionally Chinese we always celebrate Chinese new years.
I use to always look forward to Chinese new years because my parents would always take me and my brother to a big party and people would always give us money. The money would always be wrapped in a red envelope with shiny gold sparkles on it. I remember when I was younger I would get so much money. There would be so many people at all these different parties giving us money. It was really fun.
I really liked my 5th grade Chinese new years party because that was the one year that I went back to Taiwan to celebrate it with my whole entire family. It was a few days before the actual date of New Years and my parents took me and my brother and we flew back to Taiwan. In Taiwan it was the best because there were fireworks and people dressed up as dragons and everything. It was really exciting to be so young and see so many new things. It was really a good experience.
That was also the first year that I celebrated it with my grandparents and uncles and aunties. It was one huge family throwing a big party. I really enjoyed spending all that time with my family in that time. I wish I could go back to those days and not have to worry about the things that I worry about now. And just be free and play with my family. I miss those easy days. I remember when I was in Taiwan that year my mom and dad took me and my brother to go eating at this really big and expensive restaurant. My whole family was there. There were always all these other people or adults that I didnt know. But I didn’t mind going because every party I went to people were always so nice and always gave us new years money. Me and my brother would always save that money and we still do.
We've kept that money ever since we were younger and we never spent it. But now most of it is gone because our parents ended up using it. There was always a lot of money given out on Chinese new years. Also it was really beautiful in Taiwan because there was this huge fireworks entertainment thing on the night of new years eve. There was so many people there and everyone would stand on the mountains or just anywhere in Taiwan. And we all counted together it was really really cool. Then fireworks would shoot our of Taipei 101. it was really pretty and I thought that was my best holiday ever. Spending that time with my family and just everyone being so happy. That was the best year ever.

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