Spring festival

Spring festival

This is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all families get together. It fall on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month.

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A red couplet (or duilian) is a form of Chinese poetry, usually presented on the sides of doors leading to people's homes. They are commonly seen around the time of Chinese New Year and the amount of ...

kainian

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Kainian ("beginning of the year") is the second day of Chinese New Year, where traditionally married daughters would visit their birth parents and poor people would be given money.

guonian

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Guonian ("passing the year") is the first day of the Chinese New Year where firecrackers are lit, noise is made and people visit their most senior family members.

chikou

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Chikou ("red mouth") is the third day of the Chinese New Year where people socialize or visit friends and relatives.

Niangao

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Niangao ("year cake") is a food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed in Chinese cuisine. While it is available all year round, it is most popular during Chinese New Year.

red envelope

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A red envelope, or red packet, is a monetary gift given in Chinese and other Asian cultures. A paper envelope containing money is normally given at weddings or holidays such as Chinese New Year.

Chunyun

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Chunyun is a Chinese term to refer to the Chinese New Year travel season, which sees an extremeley high amount of traffic, particularly with train journeys. Numbers get so large that journeys exceed ...