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CelebrationofChineseSpringFestival让我们随本文重温一下春节的各种庆祝活动吧！OfallthetraditionalChinesefestivals,theSpringFestivalisperhapsth

emostcolorfulandimportant.Tocelebratethebiggestandmostimportantfestival,peopledoalotofpreparationsforit.EarlyfromDecember23rdintheChine

secalendar,peoplebegintocleantheirhouses.ThisiscalledSpringCleaning.InChina,redisverypopularwhencelebratingfestiv

alsbecauseitmeansgoodluckanditcancreateahappyatmosphere(气氛).Therefore,bigredlanternsarehunginfrontofhous

es,ontreesalongthestreets,onbuildingsandstores.OntheeveofSpringFestival,redcouplets(对联)andpostersarepostedo

ndoors.Theysymbolizehappiness,prosperity(繁荣)andgoodluckintheNewYear.FortheSpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion,therefore,ontheeveo

fSpringFestival,allfamilymembersgettogethertohaveReunionDinner.Afterthedinner,allfamilymemberssharetheSpringFestivalGalaEvening,aperforman

ceonCCTVlovedbypeopleathomeandabroad.Whentheclockstrikes12o’clockatmidnightofNewYear’sEve,peoplesetofffirecrackersandfireworks.Iti

soneofthemostpopularwaysofcelebratingtheSpringFestival’scoming.Itissoexcitingthatpeoplealwaysstayuplateuntilthee

arlyhoursofthemorning.OntheSpringFestival,peoplewearnewclothestowelcometheNewYear’scoming.Earlyinthemorning,peoplegreetrelativesandfrien

dswithcongratulationsandwishgoodlucktoeachother.ThiscustomiscalledNewYearGreetings.Thenchildrenreceivethei

rluckymoneyinredpocketsfromtheirgrandparents,theirparents,theirrelativesandfriendsoftheirparents.Itis

believedthatredpocketmoneycanbringgoodluck.Whenthechildrengettheirluckymoney,theyalwaysgivetheirbestregardswithauspicious(吉利的)words.Therearelotsofoth

eractivitiescelebratingtheSpringFestival,suchasdifferenteveningpartiesanddancing,butthemostpopularonesaredragondancesandliondances.