Thursday 3 December 2009

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival

Spring Festival is usually in February but often falls in late January. Also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year,it falls on the first day of the first month according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Officially, it lasts only three days but in recent years, many people have been celebrating for a full week.

About Spring Festival you need ready something:
red packet 红包firecrackers 爆竹fireworks 烟花lantern 灯笼
year painting 年画rice cake 年糕red couplets 春联traditional opera 戏曲variety show 杂耍feast 年饭rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit 腊八粥;
lucky mony 压岁钱


About Spring Festival you can join some activity:
Do festival shopping 采办年货To participate in template fairs 逛庙会
To go dragon dance(to expect harvest) 舞龙
To go lion dancing(to dispel evil) 舞狮
To pay new year's call 拜年To propose a toast 敬酒

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