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1、ChineseTraditionalFestivalsChineseNewYearChineseNewYear,LunarNewYear,orSpringFestivalisthemostimportantofthetraditionalChineseholidays.Itiscommonlycalled"LunarNewYear",becauseitisbasedonthelunisolarChinesecalendar.Thefestivaltraditionallybeginsonthefirstdayofthefirstmon
2、thintheChinesecalendarandendswithLanternFestivalwhichisonthe15thday.ChineseNewYear'sEveisknownaschúxī.Itliterallymeans"Year-passEve".TheoriginofChineseNewYearisitselfcenturiesoldandgainssignificancebecauseofseveralmythsandtraditions.AncientChineseNewYearisareflectiononh
3、owthepeoplebehavedandwhattheybelievedinthemost.WecelebratedthefestervalincountriesandterritorieswithsignificantHanChinesepopulations,suchasMainlandChina,HongKong,Macau,Singapore,Taiwan,Indonesia,Laos,Malaysia,thePhilippines,andThailand.WithinChina,regionalcustomsandtrad
4、itionsconcerningthecelebrationoftheChinesenewyearvarywidely.Peoplewillpourouttheirmoneytobuypresents,decoration,material,food,andclothing.Itisalsothetraditionthateveryfamilythoroughlycleansthehousetosweepawayanyill-fortuneinhopestomakewayforgoodincomingluck.Windowsanddo
5、orswillbedecoratedwithredcolourpaper-cutsandcoupletswithpopularthemesof“happiness”,“wealth”,and“longevity”.OntheEveofChineseNewYear,supperisafeastwithfamilies.Foodwillincludesuchitemsaspigs,ducks,chickenandsweetdelicacies.Thefamilywillendthenightwithfirecrackers.Earlyth
6、enextmorning,childrenwillgreettheirparentsbywishingthemahealthyandhappynewyear,andreceivemoneyinredpaperenvelopes.TheChineseNewYeartraditionisagreatwaytoreconcile;forgettingallgrudges,andsincerelywishpeaceandhappinessforeveryoneQingmingjieTheQingmingFestivalisanopportun
7、ityforcelebrantstorememberandhonourtheirancestorsatgravesites.Youngandoldpraybeforetheancestors,sweepthetombsandofferfood,tea,wine,chopsticks,josspaperaccessories,and/orlibationstotheancestors.TheriteshavealongtraditioninAsia,especiallyamongfarmers.Theholidayisoftenmark
8、edbypeoplepayingrespectstothosewhodiedineventsconsideredsensitiveinChina.TheAprilFifthMovementandtheTiananmenI
