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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

the Spring Festival

Should I use THE before Spring Festival?
For example,
At the Spring Festival my relatives come to visit my grandparents.
Thanks.

P.S.
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year.
  

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future332 Should I use THE before Spring Festival? Yes, and 'during' instead of 'at'. During the spring festival my relatives come to visit my grandparents.

— CalifJim

  • future332 Should I use THE before Spring Festival?
  • Yes, and 'during' instead of 'at'.
  • During the spring festival my relatives come to visit my grandparents.
  • CJ
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future332Should I use THE before Spring Festival?
Yes, and 'during' instead of 'at'.
During the spring festival my relatives come to visit my grandparents.

CJ
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Could you please explain why I can't use at?
Thank you in advance.
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future332Could you please explain why I can't use at?
It's not a place. It's a time period. So it's not like saying "at the bank", "at the hotel, or "at the train station". And it's not a specific point in time, so it's not like saying "at 10 o'clock" or "at 5:30".

CJ
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So, why then we can say at Christmas?
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future332So, why then we can say at Christmas?
Excellent question. It seems to be one of a few exceptions. We would not use "at" with many other of our holidays such as "Fourth of July", "Memorial Day", or "Labor Day" or with time periods like "vacation".

You say that this festival is Chinese New Year, and we don't say "at New Year", so we don't say
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If this is a festival that is held in spring, then it's the spring festival.

If its name is 'Spring Festival', then no article is required.
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