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TheSpringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.ItisonJanuary1staccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar.It'sChina'sNewyear'sDaySousuallyamonthbeforethefestiva,peoplebegintobuyfoodclothesanddecorationsforhouses.OnNewYearEve,eachfamilywillgathertogethereating,talkingandwatchingTVforalmostthewholenight.Thechildrenarethehappiestofallbecausetheycangetpresentsfromtheirparentsorgrand-parents.OnLunarNewYear'sDay.pepolewilleatdumplings.Whentheymeettheirneighboursorfriends,they'llsay:”HappyNewYear!”TheNewYearcelebratingactivitisewilllastabouthalfamonth.CustomsoftheSpringFestivalNewYearFeast(年夜饭)SpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.TheNewYear'sFeastisamustbanquetwithallthefamilymembersgettingtogether.ThefoodeatenontheNewYearEvenbanquetvariesaccordingtoregions.InsouthChina,Itiscustomarytoeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)becauseasahomophone,niangaomeanshigherandhighereveryyear.Inthenorth,atraditionaldishforthefeastisJiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoon.EatdumplingsduringtheSpringFestivalisthetraditionalChinesecustoms.Chinesedumplingisoneofthemostimportantfoodsinchinesenewyear.Sincetheshapeofchinesedumplingissimilartoancientchinesegoldorsilieringots,theysymbolizewealth.Traditional,themembersofafamilygettogetertomakedumplingsduringtheNewYear'sEve.Theymayhideacoininoneofthedumplings.ThepersonwhofindsthecoinwilllikelyhaveagoodfortuneintheNewYear.Chinesedumplingisalsopopularinotherchineseholidaysorfestivals,soitispartofthechinesecultureortraditional.