Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. It is on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month and lasts for nearly 2 weeks.
Spring Festival is held when all family members get together. On the 8th day many families make "Laba" porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with rice.
The 23th day is called PreliminaryEve. At this time people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. After that every one is busy for the coming New Year. They go to buy necessities for the New Year (flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat but also fruit, candies and nuts, decorations, new clothes, shoes, gifts for eldery, friends and relatives)
People post pictures of the god of doors and wealth on the front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace. When waking up on the New Year day, every body dresses up. First people extend greetings to their parents, and then each child gets money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper.
Fireworks are one of the most traditional customs during Spring Festival. People think the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.However, such an activity was forbidden by the government. As a replacement, some break little ballons to get the sound, while others buy firecrackers handicrafts to hang in the living room.
A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing are special events during the festival. Then the spring festival comes to an end when the lantern festival is finished and Chinese people look forward to the new Spring Festival next year.
Spring Festival is held when all family members get together. On the 8th day many families make "Laba" porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with rice.
The 23th day is called PreliminaryEve. At this time people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. After that every one is busy for the coming New Year. They go to buy necessities for the New Year (flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat but also fruit, candies and nuts, decorations, new clothes, shoes, gifts for eldery, friends and relatives)
People post pictures of the god of doors and wealth on the front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace. When waking up on the New Year day, every body dresses up. First people extend greetings to their parents, and then each child gets money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper.
Fireworks are one of the most traditional customs during Spring Festival. People think the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.However, such an activity was forbidden by the government. As a replacement, some break little ballons to get the sound, while others buy firecrackers handicrafts to hang in the living room.
A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing are special events during the festival. Then the spring festival comes to an end when the lantern festival is finished and Chinese people look forward to the new Spring Festival next year.
