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TraditionalFestivalsChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYear,alsoknownastheSpringFestival,iscelebratedfromthefirsttothefifthdayofthefirstmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.Literally,Chinesepeoplerefertothisfestivalas"passingtheyear,"whichmeansshooingouttheoldandwelcomingthenew;itisconsideredthemostimportantChineseholidayoftheyear.Thereareanumberofrelatedcustomsandtraditionsthatgoalongwiththefestival.Normally,onthe23rdor24thdayofthelastmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,peoplesacrificetotheHearthGodandsendhim...
Traditional Festivals Chinese New YearThe Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is celebrated from the first to the fifth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Literally, Chinese people refer to this festival as "passing the year," which means shooing out the old and welcoming the new; it is considered the most important Chinese holiday of the year. There are a number of related customs and traditions that go along with the festival. Normally, on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, people sacrifice to the Hearth God and send him off on his annual journey to Heaven; this signals the start of the Chinese New Year holidays.
On the Chinese New Years Eve, families complete their spring cleaning, signifying the sweeping away of the misfortunes of the previous year. After the spring cleaning, a New Years cake is made (the cake is a symbol of "reaching new heights"). The second...