Spring Festival

Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people to get together with their family members.

People living away go home

Busiest time for transportation system

Customs of the Spring Festival

Sweeping the Dust (扫尘) “Dust” is homophonic (同音)with “chen” (尘)in Chinese, which means old and past. In this way, “sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life.

新年除夕夜——团圆饭 团圆饭 新年除夕夜 The New Year's Eve - Reunion DinnerA reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. In the New Year's Eve dinner, fish is included, but not eaten up completely (and the remaining stored overnight), as the Chinese phrase "nian nian you yu", or "every year there is fish/leftover", is a homophone for phrases which could mean "have profit every year", since "yu" is also the pronunciation for "profit".

Eating “Jiaozi” (吃饺子 吃饺子) ” 吃饺子On New Year’s Eve, the whole family ’ will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot(锭) from ( ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival. You can’t have a complete Spring Festival ’ without having jiaozi.

Staying up Late on New Year’s Eve(守夜) The tradition of staying up late to see New Year is originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year, who was very terrible. Year always went out from its burrow (洞穴) on New Year’s Eve to eat people. Therefore, on every New Year’s Eve, every household would have supper together. After dinner, no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening (壮胆) each other. Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Year’s Eve is formed. Thus in China, “celebrating the Spring Festival” is also called “passing over the year (guo nian)”.

Spring Festival evening gala

看春节联欢晚会The CCTV New Year’s Gala 看春节联欢晚会 ’It is an evening gala of the drama, dance, and song, which is broadcasted on the eve of Chinese New Year. Because it is viewed by an estimated 700 million people on New Year’s Eve ’ every year, the CCTV New Year’s Gala has ’ become a cultural phenomenon beginning in the early 1990s and since then has become a necessity of New Year’s nights. ’

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Red envelope

gift moneyHappiness Good fortune

New Year’s Visit and Gift Money(拜年和压岁 ’ 拜年和压岁 钱)On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays f

ormal calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity(长 长 寿), while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. When friends meet, they will wish each other happiness and prosperity with a big smile.

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a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription

the first line of a couplet the second line of a couplet

Spring Festival couplets

春联The Spring Couplet 春联 “The Spring Couplet” is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal(水平的) scroll(纸 卷) bearing an inscription (题词) above the gate.

Lantern Festivalon the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar) lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health.

The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. “灯节”或者叫做“元宵节”是中国的传 统佳节，在每年的农历正月十五这一天庆 祝。元宵节的到来也标志着春节的结束。

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How did you spend your Spring Festival?

Key words★ Do Spring Festival shopping ★ Put up Spring Festival couplets and pictures ★ Set off fireworks and firecrackers ★ Put up lanterns and guess the riddles written on the lanterns ★ Watch variety show, Lion and Dragon dance, and CCTV Spring Festival evening Gala ★ Have Reunion Dinner with family members ★ Get lucky money from seniors

金玉满堂 生意兴隆 恭喜发财 和气生财 国泰民安 招财进宝 步步高升 出入平安 岁岁平安 心想事成 吉祥如意 一帆风顺

flourishes ● Wishing you prosperity ● Promoting to a higher position ● Treasures fill the home ● Harmony brings wealth ● Safe trip wherever you go ● The country flourishes and people live in peace ● Money and treasures will be plentiful Peace all year round May all your wishes come true Everything goes well Wishing you every success

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