Like Christmas in Western countries, Chinese New Year is a time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together.
The Lunar New Year is approaching when all the streets and alleys are decorated with bright red lanterns and colorful lights. What about the Chinese? After half a month of busy time, house cleaning and holiday shopping, the celebrations began on New Year's Eve and lasted 15 days until the Lantern Festival.
House Cleaning and Decoration
The Family Reunion Dinner – at New Year's Eve
The elder member of family will give Red Envelopes – Best Wishes through Money
Send Greetings and Red Envelopes through Wechat
Watching CCTV New Year's Gala – with all families till 0:00, people stayed up late to see the new year in.
Playing fireworks: The TV party has New Year's bells at 0:00, but you can hardly hear it, because there will be a lot of firecrackers from 0:00 to 0:30 and even later. For a long time, the Chinese set off firecrackers, initially to dispel the legendary midnight monster Nian. In recent years, many urban areas have banned firecrackers or set special areas or deadlines for fireworks to prevent accidents and threats to air quality.
Half-month Visiting Relatives - People bring gifts to one another's homes and give red envelopes to the kids， brings all the wishes.
