In China, the Spring Festival is the most important festival. It comes on the first day of the first lunar month(阴历月).
Before the Spring Festival comes, people go out to buy things, such as meat, chicken, fish, fruit, sweets and new clothes. They clean their houses and decorate them. Sticking the Chinese character fu is a must. It is usually stuck(贴) upside down, which means "fu comes".
The celebrations begin on the eve of the lunar New Year. The family get together for a big dinner. After the dinner, they will sit together, chatting and watching TV.
During the holidays, every family prepares something special. Each child will get money as a New Year gift. People in the north of China often eat dumplings for the breakfast. People in the south often eat niangao because niangao means “higher and higher one year after another”.
The celebration lasts 15 days. It will come to an end when the Lantern Festival finishes.
