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SpringFestivalBondTheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear,whichisalsocalledastheChinesenewyearortheLunarNewYear.Inchinese,itiscalledChunJieorGuoNian.TheoriginofspringfestivalTheoriginofspringfestivalistoooldtobetraced.OnelegendgoesthattherewasabeastnamedNian,whichhadaverybigmouththatcouldswallowmanypeoplewithonebit.Peoplewereveryscared.TheoriginofspringfestivalOneday,anoldmantoldthemtoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawayNian,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.Tocombatthebeast,theChinesehanggoodluckwishesonredpaperonthedoorandusefireworksateveryyear’send.•ThistraditioninmanywaysresemblestheWesternbeliefofusinggarlicandcrossestofightvampires.•Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofNianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.ThetermGuoNian,whichmaymeanSurvivetheNian“,becomestodayCelebratethe(New)YearThecustomsofthespringfestival•1、PutupSpringCouplet(贴春联)andBurnFirecrackers(放鞭炮).OntheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillputondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousfeelingoftheFestival.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayinggoodbytotheoldyearandusherinthenew.•2、ClothingRedclothiswornthroughouttheSpringFestival,becauseredwillscareawayevilspiritsandbadfortune.Peopletypicallywearnewclothesfromheadtotoetosymbolizestartinganewinthenewyear.•3、Eating•TherearedifferentmaincourseseverydayduringtheNewYear,suchasJiaoZi(dumplings),thespringrolls,thestickyricecakes,TangYuan,andsoon.•Jiaoziisthemostimportantcourseineveryfamily.TheshapeofJiaoZiislikegoldnuggets(JingYuanbao),sopeopleeatthemtowishformoneyandtreasure.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi.•4、NewYear'sVisitandGiftMoney•OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,peoplepayformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity,whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.•5、TheCCTVSpringFestivalGala•TheSpringFestivalGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisanessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.•Besideswhatmentionedabove,Liondancesanddragondancesareperformedinmanyplaces.SpringFestivalAroundtheWorld•Withthedevelopmentofchina’snationalstrengh,moreandmorechinesecultureislearntbytheforeigners.NowSpringFestivalgraduallybecomesinternational,justlikewesterncountries’cultureispopulartothemanaroundtheworld.InVietnam,peopleeatzongziwhichisalsochinesetradtionalfood.Insingapore,onlysendtwoorangeswithoutsendingexpensivepresents.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Ithinkit’sverygoodbecauseittellsthatChinesecultureispopulartotheworld.Inaword,wewillnotfeellonelywhereverwelivein,that’sbecauseChinesecultureiseverywhere.•Thespringfestivalofthisyearisgoingtocomeinabouttwomoths.Here,Igivemygreetingtoeveryone,“happynewyear”.