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CustomoftheSpringFestival.

WhatDoPeopleUsuallyDoDuringOrBeforeTheSpringFestival?SweepingthedustPastingSpringcoupletsPastingNewYearprintsHavingjiaoziSettingofffirecrackersNewYear‘SvisitandgiftmoneyContentOriginoftheSpringFestival(legend)CustomoftheSpringFestival

1.TheLabariceporridgeFestival2.PreliminaryEve3.PreparefortheSpringFestival4.

TheSpringFestivalEve5.NewYearDayOriginoftheSpringFestival

TheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginingofSpring（thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofNature）。Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.AllagreethatthewordNian，whichinmodernChinesesolelymeansyear，wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.OriginoftheSpringFestival

Tootheancienttimesperiod,thereisakindoffiercemonster,resideindeepmountainwoods,thepeoplecallthem"year".Itslookisferocious,thenaturaldispositionisbloodthirsty,itisdesignedtoeatanythingalive,onedayachangeofpace,letthepersontalkabout"year"colorchanging.Itpreyedonpeopleevery365days.Once,"year"brokeintoavillage,metamaninredbychancewhowasburningbambooheatingandmadethenoiseofexplosinandglowing,"year"wasscaredandranaway.Sincethen,when"year"came,everyfamilyweredoor-closing,pastedredcoupletsandburntfireworkstodrive"year"away.Then"year"nevercameagain.Peoplerejoicedafterthat,theybeatdrumsandmutalsaidcongratulations,hencehadChineseNewYear.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(1600BC-1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.

Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheLabaRicePorridgeFestivalOnthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,seedsofJob'stears,jujubeberries,lotusseeds,beans,longanandgingko.PreliminaryEve

The23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthiscalledPreliminaryEve.Atthistime,peopleoffersacrificetothekitchengod.Nowhowever,mostfamiliesmakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves.AfterthePreliminaryEve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingNewYear.Thisiscalled"SeeingtheNewYearin".

PreparefortheSpringFestivalspecialpurchasesfortheSpring

FestivalChineseNewYearcleaningPreparefortheSpringFestivalAllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets.Also,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.TheChinesecharacter"fu"isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethe"reversedfu"ishomophonicwith"fucomes",bothbeingpronouncedas“fudaole”

PreparefortheSpringFestivaltwobigredlanternscanberaisedonbothsidesofthefrontdoor.Redpaper-cuttingscanbeseenonwindowglassandbrightlycoloredNewYearpaintingswithauspiciousmeaningsmaybeputonthewall.

TheSpringFestivalEve

allfamilymembershavedinnertogether.Themealismoreluxuriousthanusual.Dishessuchaschicken,fishandbeancurdcanbeexcluded,forinChinese,theirpronunciations,respectively"ji","yu"and"doufu"meanauspiciousness,abundanceandrichness.NewYearDayPeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,SouthenChineseeatniangaoonthisocrcasion.exchangegreetings,giftsandchatleisurely.

NewYearDayBurningfireworks

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