Chinese New Year，which starts on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar （陰歷） is considered as one of （1）

the most important

the most important

（important） holidays in China.It （2）

is known

is known

（know） as the Spring Festival.
    In ancient times，the Spring Festival started from the beginning （3）

of

of

Spring.Nowadays，it often happens between January and February.It usually lasts until Lantern Festival （元宵節(jié)）， （4）

which

which

gives everyone plenty of time for celebration.
    （5）

Traditionally

Traditionally

（traditional），the children get red envelopes during the Spring Festival celebrations.It's a custom going back to ancient times.However，when the tradition （6）

began

began

（begin） is still unknown.Whatever the reason is，the red envelope has been an important part of Chinese New Year to this day.
    The firework is another big part of Chinese New Year.A （7）

writer

writer

（write） shared the following story on a website.An old man saved a town from a terrible monster by throwing bamboo （8）

sticks

sticks

（stick） into the fire.The explosion （爆炸聲） （9）

caused

caused

（cause） by the bamboo frightened off the monster.As a result，Chinese people set off fireworks during Chinese New Year celebrations （10）

to avoid

to avoid

（avoid） the evil spirits of the past.