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,CustomsOfTheSpringFestival,TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughtheenvelopmentofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarestillthesameasbefore.,SweepingtheDust(扫尘)“Dust”ishomophonic(同音)with“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.,PastingSpringCouplets(贴春联),“TheSpringCoupletisaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantithetical(相对应的)sentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandaninscription(题字),usuallyanfortunatelyphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperous(繁荣的)atmosphereoftheFestival.,PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”(贴窗花和“福”字),Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigandsmall,onwalls,doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses.“Fu”showspeoplesyearning(向往)towardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted(倒转的)”isahomonym(同音)for“arrive”inChinese.,StayingUpLateonNewYearsEve(守岁)ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearisoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryterrible.Yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrow(洞穴)onNewYearsEvetoeatpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYearsEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldening(壮胆)eachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYearsEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.,看春节联欢晚会TheCCTVNewYearsGala,TheNewYearsGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYearsEve.,BurningFirecrackers放鞭炮Thefirecrackerisaunique(特有的)productinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮binpo”andusedtocreateajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayingfarewelltotheoldyearandusher(迎接)inthenew.,NewYearsVisitandGiftMoney(拜年和压岁钱)OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity(长寿),whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.,Eating“jiaozi”(吃饺子)OnNewYearsEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.TheshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeat.,themandwishformoneyandtreasure.ThetraditionofhavingjiaoziisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi,TheSpringFestivalsong,Wife,dontrush,takeiteasy,daysafterDec8areallChinesenewyear,firstly,we,needtodrinkporridge,untilDec23,wewilleatsnacks,Dec24,weshouldcleanthehouse,Dec25,frytofu,Dec26,cookroastemutton,Dec27,wewillhavechickenfordinner,Dec28,preparefor,tomorrowsdinnerDec29,havesteamedbreadfordinnerDec30,dontsleepthisnight,Jan1,itsanewyearInthelast,dayoftheyear,peoplewillhaveagreatdinner,includingfish,chicken,duck,mutton,beef,vegetable,dumplingsInchina,fishis“鱼”，havethesamepronou