Customs

During the Chinese New Year, there is a tradition that older generation, like parents, grand parents, uncles and aunts, will give Red Packets which contain money to children in the family.This custom deliver the good wish to children to grow health and happy in the coming year.

Other Customs

During the Chinese New Year, there is a tradition that older generation, like parents, grand parents, uncles and aunts, will give Red Packets which contain money to children in the family.This custom deliver the good wish to children to grow health and happy in the coming year. 

Traditional Foods

Chinese New Year is a time that families get together and enjoy the time of being together. So a big dinner plays a very important role in this festival.Chinese named the big meal in the new year's night 'Nian Ye Fan". Fishes and dumplings are traditional food for almost every family.

Mythology about Chinese New Year

According to tales and legends, there was a beast called the Nian long time ago. Nian came to the village to eat people at the first day of a year. In order to protect themselves, villagers started to put food  in front of their doors for Nian, hoping he will stop eat people after he was fed by these foods.
However, it doesn't help a lot. A god told villagers to put red paper on his house and to place firecrackers because Nian was Nian was afraid of the color red. After that people  hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors and used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again.

Intrduction of Chinese New Year

Like Christmas for American, Chinese New Year is the most important tradition festival in a year. In China, it's always be known as the Spring Festival. Because the date of Chinese New Year is based on Lunar Calender, it's also referred as the "Lunar New Year".