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　　A:HiRyan,how'sgoing?couldIaskafavorfromyou?

　　B:Iamgood,thanks.Sure,whatcanIhelp?

　　A:Iamdoingsomereserchaboutchinesepopularcultures,doyouhaveanyideasaboutit?

　　B:Hmm,letmethink.ThefirstthingcametomymindisTraditionalChineseNewYear.YouknowitsveryspecialandtherearesomuchdifferencescomparedtowestenChristmasandordinaryNewyear.

　　A:Oh,yeah,definitely.IjoinedoneChineseNewYearcelebrationeventheldinChinatown.Itwasamazing,Isawliondancewhichwassocool.Pleasetellmemore.

　　B:Sure.TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearisitselfcenturiesold-infact,toooldtoactuallybetraced.ItispopularlyrecognisedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days.PreparationstendtobeginamonthbeforetheNewYear(similartoaWesternChristmas),

　　peoplestartbuyingpresents,decorationmaterials,foodandclothing.Ahugeclean-upwillbecarriedwhenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom,tosweepawayanytracesofbadluck.Thedoorsarethendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchashappiness,wealthandlongevityprintedonthem.

　　A:wow,soundsexcitedalreadywiththosepreparationworks.Tellmewhatdoyoudoonnewyeareve.

　　B:Yep,TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheevent,asanticipationcreepsin.Here,traditionsandritualsareverycarefullyobservedineverythingfromfoodtoclothing.Dinnerisusuallyafeastofseafoodanddumplingswhichpresentsdifferentgoodwishes.It'susualtowearsomethingredasthiscolourismeanttowardoffevilspirits-butblackandwhiteareout,astheseareassociatedwithmourning.Afterdinner,thefamilysitupforthenightplayingcards,boardgamesorwatchingTVprogrammesdedicatedtotheoccasion.Atmidnight,theskyislitupbyfireworks.

　　A:Amazing,Iknowthereissomethinglikepoketmoneywillbegiven?

　　B:HAHA,yesanditsmyfavourite,anancientcustomcalledHongBao,meaningRedPacketwillbegivenonNewyear'sday.Thisinvolvesmarriedcouplesgivingchildrenandunmarriedadultsmoneyinredenvelopes.Thenthefamilybeginstosaygreetingsfromdoortodoor,firsttotheirrelativesandthentheirneighbours.

　　A:Thatsoundsawsome,thankyousomuchAmy,theseinformationsareveryhelpful.

　　B:Youarewelcome,gladicouldhelp.Feelfreetoaskifyouhaveotherquestionsaboutchineseculture.

　　A:Youaresosweet,Iwill.IwanttoaskyousomethingaboutFengShuilatertoo.NowIhavetogobackandgathertheseinformationsfirst.Iwillcatchyoulater,okey?ThanksagainAmy.

　　B:Noproblems,iwillseewhaticando.Goodluckwithyourwork.Seeyoulater.