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Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family
members 1 together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back,
2 railway stations and long-distance (长途) bus stations are crowded with home returnees
(回家的人).
The most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese people now
have seven days 3 to celebrate the festival and have a rest.
There are many customs (习俗) during the Spring Festival. The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month
is called "Xiao Nian". At this time, most families make delicious food to 4 themselves.
After that, people begin preparing 5 the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New
Year in (迎新年)".
Store owners are busy because everybody goes out to buy things for the New Year. Include oil, ice…
new clothes and shoes for the children as 6 as gifts for the elderly (老人), friends and relatives.
Before the New Year 7 , the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes.
Then people begin decorating their clean rooms. The Chinese character (汉字) "fu" (meaning blessing
or happiness) is a must.
The great important time is Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together.
The meal is more luxurious (丰盛) than usual. After the dinner, the 8 family will sit together, chatting
and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broad on CCTV is essential (基本的)
entertainment (娱乐). According to custom, each family will 9 to see the New Year in.
A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple
fairs (庙会) will be 10 for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern
Festival (元宵节) is finished.
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