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Customs & Activities of Chinese New Year
Preceding Days : Cleaning and Purchasing;
Spring Festival Couplets;
Pasting the “Fu”: Pasting the “Fu", meaning the arrival of happiness or good fortune, is a widely accepted and popular custom among Chinese people. Other auspicious characters and patterns are added to express good wishes.
Eating Dumplings: Because the dumpling shape resembles the Yuanbao (a kind of money used in ancient times), dumplings are eaten to bring wealth in the coming year.
Staying Up: In ancient times, after the reunion dinner, families members chatted around the stove while waiting for the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Now they watch CCTV New Year's Gala.
Firecrackers and Fireworks:
Firecrackers are always set off at midnight. In some places, people also set off firecrackers on the morning of the first day.Red envelope, also known as lucky money, is prepared for children by adults and the elderly and given after the reunion dinner.
Visting Friends and Relatives in the following day.
A special way for people to express good wishes to each other and an important activity during the festival is to visit their friends and relatives.Temple fair is another old practice in festival traditions, especially in Beijing.
The Lantern Festival marks the end of the festival.
Rice Dumplings
In many regions, the Rice Dumpling (Yuanxiao or Tangyuan) is a popular traditional food for the Lantern Festival.
