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春节的TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearisitselfcenturiesold-infact,toooldtoactuallybetraced.ItispopularlyrecognizedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days.PreparationstendtobeginamonthfromthedateoftheChineseNewYear(similartoaWesternChristmas),whenpeoplestartbuyingpresents,decorationmaterials,foodandclothing.Ahugeclean-upgetsunderwaydaysbeforetheNewYear,whenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom,tosweepawayanytracesofbadluck,anddoorsandwindowpanesaregivenanewcoatofpaint,usuallyred.Thedoorsandwindowsarethendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchashappiness,wealthandlongevityprintedonthem.TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheevent,asanticipationcreepsin.Here,traditionsandritualsareverycarefullyobservedineverythingfromfoodtoclothing.Dinnerisusuallyafeastofseafoodanddumplings,signifyingdifferentgoodwishes.Delicaciesincludeprawns,forlivelinessandhappiness,driedoysters(orhoxi),forallthingsgood,rawfishsaladoryushengtobringgoodluckandprosperity,Fai-hai(AngelHair),anediblehair-likeseaweedtobringprosperity,anddumplingsboiledinwater(Jiaozi)signifyingalong-lostgoodwishforafamily.It'susualtowearsomethingredasthiscolorismeanttowardoffevilspirits-butblackandwhiteareout,astheseareassociatedwithmourning.Afterdinner,thefamilysitupforthenightplayingcards,boardgamesorwatchingTVprogrammersdedicatedtotheoccasion.Atmidnight,theskyislitupbyfireworks.Onthedayitself,anancientcustomcalledHongBao,meaningRedPacket,takesplace.Thisinvolvesmarriedcouplesgivingchildrenandunmarriedadultsmoneyinredenvelopes.Thenthefamilybeginstosaygreetingsfromdoortodoor,firsttotheirrelativesandthentheirneighbors.LiketheWesternsayingletbygonesbebygones,atChineseNewYear,grudgesareveryeasilycastaside.TheendoftheNewYearismarkedbytheFestivalofLanterns,whichisacelebrationwithsinging,dancingandlanternshows.AlthoughcelebrationsoftheChineseNewYearvary,theunderlyingmessageisoneofpeaceandhappinessforfamilymembersandfriends.农历新年的起源是它几个世纪的历史岁月，事实上，这由于年代过于久远而无法被准确的追溯。人们通常称之为春节并庆祝长达15天的时间。准备的工作通常在农历新年（类似于西方的圣诞节）之前的一个月就已经展开，也就是人们开始购买礼物，装饰品，材料，衣服和食物。大扫除会在新年之前展开，华人的房屋会被彻底的打扫，扫去厄运，给门和窗子上新漆，通常都是红色的。在门和窗子上贴上剪纸和印有喜气，长寿，发财主体的对联。年三十夜或许是最激动人心的部分，如预期般的悄悄接近。这里，服装和食物上都体现着族传统礼仪的遵从。晚餐，通常都是饺子和海鲜酒席。象征着不同的美好祝愿，微妙的东西包括有虾来祝愿幸福快乐，干贝祝愿完事顺利，生鱼来祝愿好运和繁荣。Fai-hai一种像头发般的可食用海藻带来繁荣的祝愿，水饺意味着对家庭的美好祝愿。通常穿上红色的衣服，认为这种颜色可以避邪。但是绝不穿黑色和白色的。那些颜色通常和悲痛相联系。饭后家人们不睡，玩棋牌，看电视节目都融入于这种气氛。深夜，天空被烟花所点亮。在农历新年当天，有一个古老的传统叫做红包，意思就是红色的小包。就是已婚的夫妇给小孩和未婚的成年人装在红信封里的钱。而后一家人开始串门问候，先去他们的亲戚家，而后是邻居。就如西方所说的，让过去的就成为过去吧。在农历新年，过去的过劫非常容易就被抛开了。新年的最后一天被称为灯笼节，以唱歌跳舞观灯笼的方式来庆祝。虽然庆祝农历新年的方式很多，但其根本意义是，家庭和朋友的幸福快乐。