Lunar New Year

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.It is often called the Lunar New Year especially by people in China and Taiwan.Chinese New Year is the longest and the most important festivity in the Lunar Calendar.

The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese Calendar and ends on the 15th this day is called Lantern Festival. It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good

incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”、“wealth” and “longevity”.

First Day

Reunion dinner is on New Year's Eve where family members get together to celebrate. Dinner have to have fish but intentionally not eaten up completely because from a pun which could mean "be blessed every year" or "have profit every year".

The family will end the night with firecrackers. The next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year and receive money in red
paper envelop.

Second Day

For married daughters to visit their parents.

Lantern Festival

Tangyuan made with rice dumplings a sweet rice ball in a sweet soup, is eaten this day.

Children walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.

This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.