SpringFestivalIntroduction

SpringFestivalWhatisSpringFestival?SpringFestivalalsocalledChineseNewYear;It’sthemostimportanttraditionalChineseholidays.SpringFestivaltraditionallystartfromthelastdayofpreviousyeartofifteenthdaysofnewyearofChinesecalendarOriginoftheSpringFestivalTraditionally,thefestivalwasatimetohonordeitiesaswellasancestors.SpringFestivalcelebrationstraditionallyranfromChineseNewYear'sEve,thelastdayofthelastmonthoftheChinesecalendar,andit’usualcelebrationinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruaryofWesterncalendar.WhatChinesedoatSpringFestival?PrecedingdaysBuying:ChinesewillbuylotsthingforSpringFestivalasfoodandclothesandsoontraditionalthings,justlikewesternerprepareChristmas.Chinesecalledthose“Nianhuo”.Cleaning:Chinesefamiliesgivetheirhomeathoroughcleaningforsweepingawaythebadluck.EveOfSpringFestivalReuniondinner:Chinesefamiliesgettogetherandhavereuniondinner,andthebiggesteventofanyChineseNewYear'sEveistheReunionDinner.InnorthernChina,itiscustomarytomakedumplings.intheSouth,itiscustomarytomakeaglutinousnewyearcake(niangao).Playfirecrackers:afterdinner,somefamiliessetofffirecrackerstoprayforaprosperousnewyearDumplingsNiangaoWhatChinesedoatSpringFestival?PlayfirecrackersReuniondinnerRedenvelopes:whicharepassedoutduringtheChineseNewYear'scelebrations,frommarriedcouplesortheelderlytounmarriedjuniors.Itisalsocommonforadultsoryoungcouplestogiveredpacketstochildren.Bainian:ChinesevisitingfriendsandrelativeswithgiftforcontactingfeelingsfromfirstdayuntilFifteenthday,andChinesecalledthis“Bainian”.WhatChinesedoatSpringFestival?YuanxiaoFestivalThefifteenthdayofthenewyearisthelastdayofSpringFestivalandcelebratedasYuanxiaoFestivalRicedumplingstangyuan:asweetglutinousriceballbrewedinasoup,areeatenthisday.ThisdayiscelebratedastheLanternFestival,andfamilieswalkthestreetcarryinglightedlanterns.WhatChinesedoatSpringFestival?ThankYou