The Spring Festival of China by Jimlacy

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The Chinese Calendar

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Find out what is the animal of this year!

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The 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

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Red is the only dress code of the Spring Festival

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Red Lanterns

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Lantern Festival (The year of dragon)

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The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration.

The Firecrackers

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In traditional Chinese culture, firecrackers were used to scare off evil spirits.

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The Symbol of China: The Chinese Dragon

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Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese Mythology. They are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.

Chinese dragons are a symbol of China, and they are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community.

The Couplets and the Chinese Paper Cutting

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In Chinese poetry a couplet is a pair of lines of poetry which adhere to certain rules. The spring couplet is used as a New Year's decoration that expresses happy and hopeful thoughts for the coming year.

Chinese paper cutting (Window flowers): Normally paper-cutting artwork use on the festivals like spring festivals, weddings, childbirth; the paper-cutting always symbolizes lucky and happiness.

Another Important Decoration of the Festival: Fish

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¨May There be Fish Every Year¨:The symbolic meanings of 'fish' throughout Chinese tradition are endless. The identical sound of the words 'fish' (yú) 鱼 and the word 余 (yú), meaning 'extra', 'surplus' have made fish an indispensable component in the Chinese New Year's dinner celebration.

Dumplings

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With a history of more than 1,800 years, dumplings are a classic Chinese food, and a traditional dish eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve, widely popular in China, especially in North China.

Chinese dumplings can be made to look like Chinese silver ingots (which are not bars, but boat-shaped, oval, and turned up at the two ends). Legend has it that the more dumplings you eat during the New Year celebrations, the more money you can make in the New Year.