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ThespringfestivalItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonthandthecelebrationlastfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothe15thofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear.12345ThelegendofnianAccordingtolegend,therewasaman-eatingwildmonsterNianwithanextremelylargemouth,capableofswallowingseveralpeopleinasinglebite.ThelegendofnianThisbeastappearedinacountryvillage,towardstheendofwinterwhentherewasnothingtoeatitwouldvisitthevillagesandattackandeatwhateveritcould.Thevillagerswouldliveinterroroverthewinter.ThelegendofnianOneday,awiseoldmanpassedthroughthevillageandtoldanoldwoman,IwillteachyouhowtoscareNianaway!ThelegendofnianThateveningwhenNianarrivedatthevillage,hesawthatallthehousesweredarkexceptthehouseinwhichanoldwomanlived.Nianapproachedthehouse,lickinghislipsinanticipation.ThelegendofnianSuddenly,thedeafeningnoiseoffirecrackerssoundedendlessly.ThelegendofnianThemonsterwasstartledandjumped.Suddenlyherealizedthatthehousewascoveredinredpaper.Thisscaredhimevenmoreanditranoffintothemountains.Whenthevillagersreturnedtheysawthattheoldwomanwasunharmed!ThelegendofnianPeoplelaterlearnedthatnianwasafraidofloudnoisesandthecolorred.ThelegendofnianThevillagerscametogetherandagreedthatwhenitwastimeforNian'sannualvisittowardstheendofwintertheywouldstartafireinfrontofeverydoorandnotgotosleepbutrathermakenoise.ThelegendofnianNianhadnotcomedownthemountaintocauseanytroublethereafter.ThelegendofnianThiseventuallybecomeatraditionofChinaandleadstothecelebrationforanotheryearofsafelife.Chinesepeoplecelebrateinremembranceofthislegendandstillcontinuestilltoday!CustomsoftheSpringFestivalSweepingthedust“dust”inChinesemeansoldandpast.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.PastingSpringCoupletsOntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletswrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival.Pasting“up-sidedFu“Fu”showspeople’syearningtowardagoodlife.SomepeopleeveninverttheCharacter”fu”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted”isahomonymfor“arrive”inChinese.SetofffireworksThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistosetofffireworksandfirecrackerasNewyear’svisitOnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpayceremonialcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.恭喜发财WishYouProsperity步步高升Promotingtoahighposition吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell岁岁平安PeaceallyearroundGiftmoneyJuniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity,whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyaswishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Thedinneronnewyear’seveDumplingandfisharemustduringtheFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear'sEve.Somepeoplewillputacoininsideonedumpling.Thepeoplewhoeatthisdumplingwillbetothoughtbealuckyguy.Thefishcouldnotbeeatenoutbecausethefishmeansextrathingsbypartialtone.Anditrepresentsthewishforaprosperousyearwithabundantandevenextrawealthandluck.TraditionalfoodTraditionalfoodTraditionalfoodWelcomethegodsPeoplebegantheirdaybyofferinprayersandwelcomethegodsofheavenandearth.MostofthepeoplestayawayfrommeattoensurehealthylivingWorshipthegodofwealthAccordingtothetraditions,nobodyvisitsfriendsandrelativeshousesasitwouldbringbadomen.Theystaybackhometoworshipthegodofwealth.ThedayiscalledPoWoo.TempleFairTemplefair,usuallyheldoutsidetemples,isakindoffolkcustomsinChina.Itisoneofthemostimportantactivites,inwhichtherearesuchperformancesasacrobaticsandWushu,numerouskindsoflocalsnacksandmanykindofthingsforeverydaylife.十二生肖SHIERSHENGXIAO子（zǐ）鼠丑(chǒu)牛寅(yín)虎卯(mǎo)兔辰(chén)龙巳(si)蛇午(wǔ)马未(wèi)羊申(shēn)猴酉(yǒu)鸡戌(xū)狗亥(hài)猪