Writing prompt: Spring Festival

Student essay:
Dear John,
I'm very glad to hear from you.Now that you want to know something about Spring Festival ,I'll introduce it to you. Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.It's a symbol of traditional Chinese culture and can not be replaced by anything.Before Spring Festival,people clean their house carefully to sweep away all the bad luck in the last year and hope for good luck in the coming new year.Also they decorate the house with red,such as couplet and so on.fresh meat and vegetables can't be absent,as well as beautiful new clothes.During Spring Festival,all the family get together,enjoy delicious food and watch TV.At Midnight,they eat traditional Chinese food called jiao zi. While ,they go outdoor to set out fireworks and firecracker.All that is to hope for good luck.

Corrected essay:
Dear John,
I'm very glad to hear from you. Now that you want to know something about the Spring Festival, I'll introduce it to you. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It's a symbol of traditional Chinese culture and can not be replaced by anything. Before the Spring Festival, people clean their houses carefully to sweep away all the bad luck in the last year and hope for good luck in the coming new year. Also, they decorate the house with red, such as couplets and so on. Fresh meat and vegetables can't be absent, as well as beautiful new clothes. During the Spring Festival, all the family members get together, enjoy delicious food, and watch TV. At midnight, they eat traditional Chinese food called jiaozi. Meanwhile, they go outdoors to set off fireworks and firecrackers. All that is to hope for good luck.