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HappyLunarNewyear Thespringfestival ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonthandthecelebrationlastfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothe15thofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear 1 2 3 4 Thelegendof nian CustomsoftheSpringFestival Traditionalfood Festivalactivites 5 Chinesezodiac 01 Thelegendof nian Thelegendofnian Accordingtolegend therewasaman eatingwildmonster Nian withanextremelylargemouth capableofswallowingseveralpeopleinasinglebite Thelegendofnian Thisbeastappearedinacountryvillage towardstheendofwinterwhentherewasnothingtoeatitwouldvisitthevillagesandattackandeatwhateveritcould Thevillagerswouldliveinterroroverthewinter Thelegendofnian Oneday awiseoldmanpassedthroughthevillageandtoldanoldwoman IwillteachyouhowtoscareNianaway Thelegendofnian ThateveningwhenNianarrivedatthevillage hesawthatallthehousesweredarkexceptthehouseinwhichanoldwomanlived Nianapproachedthehouse lickinghislipsinanticipation Thelegendofnian Suddenly thedeafeningnoiseoffirecrackerssoundedendlessly Thelegendofnian Themonsterwasstartledandjumped Suddenlyherealizedthatthehousewascoveredinredpaper Thisscaredhimevenmoreanditranoffintothemountains Whenthevillagersreturnedtheysawthattheoldwomanwasunharmed Thelegendofnian Peoplelaterlearnedthat nian wasafraidofloudnoisesandthecolorred Thelegendofnian ThevillagerscametogetherandagreedthatwhenitwastimeforNian sannualvisittowardstheendofwintertheywouldstartafireinfrontofeverydoorandnotgotosleepbutrathermakenoise Thelegendofnian Nianhadnotcomedownthemountaintocauseanytroublethereafter Thelegendofnian ThiseventuallybecomeatraditionofChinaandleadstothecelebrationforanotheryearofsafelife Chinesepeoplecelebrateinremembranceofthislegendandstillcontinuestilltoday 02 CustomsoftheSpringFestival CustomsoftheSpringFestival Sweepingthedust PastingSpringCouplets Pasting up sidedFu Setofffireworks Newyear svisit Giftmoney Sweepingthedust dust inChinesemeansoldandpast Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife PastingSpringCouplets OntheeveoftheSpringFestival everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletswrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival Pasting up sidedFu Fu showspeople syearningtowardagoodlife SomepeopleeveninverttheCharacter fu tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause inverted isahomonymfor arrive inChinese Setofffireworks ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistosetofffireworksandfirecrackeras Newyear svisit OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpayceremonialcallsontheirrelativesandfriends wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear TraditionalFestivalGreetings 恭喜发财WishYouProsperity 步步高升Promotingtoahighposition 吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell 岁岁平安Peaceallyearround Giftmoney Juniorswillgreetseniors wishingthemhealthandlongevity whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyaswishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear 02 Traditionalfood Thedinneronnewyear seve DumplingandfisharemustduringtheFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear sEve Somepeoplewillputacoininsideonedumpling Thepeoplewhoeatthisdumplingwillbetothoughtbealuckyguy Thefishcouldnotbeeatenoutbecausethefishmeansextrathingsbypartialtone Anditrepresentsthewishforaprosperousyearwithabundantandevenextrawealthandluck Traditionalfood 饺子Dumplings Traditionalfood 汤圆Sweetsoupballs Traditionalfood 鱼fish 04 Festivalactivites Welcomethegods Peoplebegantheirdaybyofferinprayersandwelcomethegodsofheavenandearth Mostofthepeoplestayawayfrommeattoensurehealthyliving Worshipthegodofwealth Accordingtothetraditions nobodyvisitsfriendsandrelativeshousesasitwouldbringbadomen Theystaybackhometoworshipthegodofwealth ThedayiscalledPoWoo TempleFair Templefair usuallyheldoutsidetemples isakindoffolkcustomsinChina Itisoneofthemostimportantactivites inwhichtherearesuchperformancesasacrobaticsan