Chinatraditionalfestival-theSpringFestival
ThefirstdayinJanuaryofchinesecalendar,isChinesenewyear.DuringChinesetraditionalfestival,whichisoneofthemostimportant,mostexcitingfestivals.Becausethelunarnewyearisanendingofthewinterandthebeginningofthespring,sopeoplenamedit"springfestival".
Chinesehavemanytraditionalcustomsofspringfestival.Fromthetwelfthlunarmonthtwenty-three,peoplestarttoprepareforthenewyear.Duringthisperiod,everyhouseholdshouldbeclean,shopping,windowstickers,hangingpictures,couplets,steamedricecakes,madeallsortsoffood,readyforwelcomingthenewyear.
Ontheeveofthespringfestivalcalled"NewYear'seve".OnNewYear'sEveisatimeforfamilyreunion.Thefamilyweresittingtogether,eatingasumptuousdinner,talkingandlaughing,untildaybreak,whichiscalledShousui.Newyear'sEve12:00thebellringing,peopleeatdumplings.Inancienttimescalledzero"Midnight",newyear'sEvemidnightisthetimeoftheNewYearEve,peopleeatdumplingsatthistimeistotake"moreyearoldson"mean.Thisistheoriginofthename"dumpling".
Afterthenewyear'sEveisthefirstdayofthelunaryear.Fromthefirstdayofthelunaryear,peoplevisitrelativesandfriends,payNewYear'scalleachother.PayNewYear'scall,isanimportantcustomforthespringfestival.Happynewyear,everyoneshouldsaysomewishhappiness,healthauspiciouswords