The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar.
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In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Lunar New Year.
The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honor deities as well as ancestors.
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Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the New Year vary widely, and the evening preceding the New Year’s Day is frequently regarded as an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.
It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill fortune and to make way for incoming good luck.
How To Celebrate Lunar New Year 2022
The main Chinese New Year activities include;
- Putting up decorations
- Offering sacrifices to ancestors
- Eating reunion dinner with family on New Year’s Eve
- Giving red envelopes and other gifts
- Firecrackers and fireworks
- Watching lion and dragon dances
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