{"id":557,"date":"2021-02-02T20:43:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/?p=557"},"modified":"2021-03-11T14:48:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T06:48:08","slug":"chinese-spring-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Spring Festival: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33491e54ce9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#When_is_the_Chinese_Spring_Festival\" >When is the Chinese Spring Festival?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Chinese_Zodiac_and_Year_of_the_Ox\" >Chinese Zodiac and Year of the Ox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Chinese_Spring_Festival_Greetings\" >Chinese Spring Festival Greetings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Traditional_Food_for_Chinese_Spring_Festival\" >Traditional Food for Chinese Spring Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Chinese_Spring_Festival_Customs\" >Chinese Spring Festival Customs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Cleaning_and_Decorating\" >Cleaning and Decorating<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Spring_Festival_Shopping\" >Spring Festival Shopping\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Spending_Time_with_Your_Family\" >Spending Time with Your Family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Watching_CCTV_New_Years_Gala\" >Watching CCTV New Year&#8217;s Gala\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Setting_off_Firecrackers\" >Setting off Firecrackers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/#Giving_out_Red_Envelopes\" >Giving out\u00a0 Red Envelopes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_is_the_Chinese_Spring_Festival\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When is the Chinese Spring Festival?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6625\u8282<\/strong> \/ ch\u016bnji\u00e9, also known as the Spring Festival and the Chinese New Year, is observed in accordance with the traditional Lunar calendar, so the exact dates differ from year to year. In 2021, the Spring Festival will be celebrated on February 12, but the seven-day public holiday will start one day before that &#8211; on <strong>\u9664\u5915<\/strong> \/ ch\u00fax<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u012b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ the New Year\u2019s Eve. Believe it or not, but in the past holiday was even longer than that: it lasted for half a month and ended with <strong>\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/strong> \/ yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o ji\u00e9 \/ the Lantern Festival on <strong>\u6b63\u6708\u5341\u4e94<\/strong> \/ zh\u0113ngyu\u00e8 sh\u00edw\u01d4 \/ the 15th day of the first month.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u9664\u5915<\/strong>[ch\u00fax<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u012b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]: New Year\u2019s Eve<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6625\u8282<\/strong>[ch\u016bnji\u00e9]: Spring Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6b63\u6708\u521d\u4e00<\/strong>[zh\u0113ngyu\u00e8 ch\u016b y\u012b]: the first day of the first lunar month<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6b63\u6708\u521d\u4e8c<\/strong>[zh\u0113ngyu\u00e8 ch\u016b \u00e8r]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6b63\u6708\u521d\u4e09<\/strong>[zh\u0113ngyu\u00e8 ch\u016b s\u0101n]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6b63\u6708\u5341\u4e94<\/strong>[zh\u0113ngyu\u00e8 sh\u00edw\u01d4]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/strong>[yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o ji\u00e9]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Zodiac_and_Year_of_the_Ox\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese Zodiac and Year of the Ox<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the Chinese zodiac? It is a repeating cycle of 12 years based on the lunar calendar, where each year is represented by an animal. In order, they are <\/span><b>Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the olden days, one\u2019s birth year was believed to determine their personality and fate, and to this day, the Chinese zodiac still is an important part of the Chinese culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were born in the year of the Ox, then 2021 is your <strong>\u672c\u547d\u5e74<\/strong> \/ <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u011bnm\u00ecngni\u00e1n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You only get one every 12 years, so pay attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/travelguide\/chinese-zodiac\/how-to-bring-yourself-good-luck-on-ben-ming-nian.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dos and don&#8217;ts of \u672c\u547d\u5e74<\/a>! The best way to make this year special is to wear something red or carry a special jade decoration all year round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know your Chinese zodiac sign? Find your birth year in the table below!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #26d09f; color: white;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinyin<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9f20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u01d4\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rat<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u725b<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ni\u00fa<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Ox<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u864e<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tiger<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5154<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t\u00f9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rabbit<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9f99<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l\u00f3ng<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Dragon<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u86c7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u00e9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Snake<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9a6c<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u01ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Horse<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7f8a<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u00e1ng<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Goat<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7334<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u00f3u<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Monkey<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9e21<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">j\u012b<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rooster<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u72d7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g\u01d2u<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Dog<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u732a<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zh\u016b<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Pig<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1F668gVqpJo\" width=\"750\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Spring_Festival_Greetings\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese Spring Festival Greetings<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may want to have this cheat sheet for Chinese New Year greetings, because when it comes to expressing best wishes, Chinese have a long list of \u6210\u8bed \/ ch\u00e9ngy\u01d4 \/ four-character idioms and proverbs. This is definitely a good time to show off your Chinese vocabulary.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f<\/strong>[w\u00e0nsh\u00ec r\u00fay\u00ec]: may all your hopes be fulfilled<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22<\/strong>[g\u014dngx\u01d0 f\u0101c\u00e1i]: may you have a prosperous New Year!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u5fc3\u60f3\u4e8b\u6210<\/strong>[x\u012bn xi\u01ceng sh\u00ec ch\u00e9ng]: to have one&#8217;s wishes come true<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u8eab\u4f53\u5065\u5eb7<\/strong>[sh\u0113nt\u01d0 ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng]: as sound as a bell<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u798f\u5982\u4e1c\u6d77<\/strong>[f\u00fa r\u00fa d\u014dngh\u01cei]: (lit. may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea) may your happiness as much as possible<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6b65\u6b65\u9ad8\u5347<\/strong>[b\u00f9 b\u00f9 g\u0101o sh\u0113ng]: to rise steadily (specifically in career)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u5b66\u4e1a\u6709\u6210<\/strong>[xu\u00e9y\u00e8 y\u01d2u ch\u00e9ng]: to be successful in one&#8217;s studies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>X\u5e74\u5927\u5409<\/strong>[X ni\u00e1n d\u00e0j\u00ed ]: wish you be extremely lucky in the year of (Chinese zodiac)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u5408\u5bb6\u6b22\u4e50<\/strong>[h\u00e9ji\u0101 hu\u0101nl\u00e8]: may your family be happy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u56e2\u56e2\u5706\u5706<\/strong>[tu\u00e1ntu\u00e1n yu\u00e1n yu\u00e1n]: to have a reunion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u5e74\u5e74\u6709\u4f59<\/strong>[ni\u00e1n ni\u00e1n y\u01d2uy\u00fa]: (lit. have abundance year after year)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> \u4f59 \/ y\u00fa sounds just like \u9c7c \/ y\u00fa \/ fish &#8211; that\u2019s why fish is an important dish at the traditional Chinese New Year dinner.\u00a0 What else is there on the menu?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traditional_Food_for_Chinese_Spring_Festival\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional Food for Chinese Spring Festival<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Spring Festival Dinner menu varies from region to region, but steamed or braised whole fish, which represents wealth and abundance, will be a staple in every household that values tradition. Other than that, Northerners will have <strong>\u997a\u5b50<\/strong> \/\u00a0 ji\u01ceozi \/dumplings, and Southerners will have rice cakes <strong>\u5e74\u7cd5<\/strong> \/ Ni\u00e1ng\u0101o and <strong>\u6c64\u5706<\/strong> \/ t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n \/ glue pudding. Every popular dish has its own auspicious meanings, so eat up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To have a more vivid image of the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese New Year dinner, please enjoy this video!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rUHamCV4818\" width=\"750\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Spring_Festival_Customs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese Spring Festival Customs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cleaning_and_Decorating\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaning and Decorating<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big cleanup is an essential Chinese Spring Festival convention: it\u2019s said to bring good fortune and sweep the bad luck away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/86caa125-69c4-448b-bd0c-41470fb94171\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?fit=971%2C979&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"971,979\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?fit=769%2C775&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?resize=500%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chinese spring festival couplets\" width=\"500\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?resize=768%2C774&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/86CAA125-69C4-448b-BD0C-41470FB94171.png?w=971&amp;ssl=1 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most typical decorations for the Spring Festival is <strong>\u6625\u8054<\/strong> \/ ch\u016bnli\u00e1n \/ Spring Festival couplets, i.e. paired phrases, typically of seven Chinese characters each, written on red paper and pasted on each side of the door frame. Read them from <strong>\u4e0a\u8054<\/strong> \/ sh\u00e0ng li\u00e1n \/ right to <strong>\u4e0b\u8054<\/strong> \/ xi\u00e0 li\u00e1n \/ left, and then look for the <strong>\u6a2a\u6279<\/strong> \/ h\u00e9ngp\u012b \/ on top of the doorframe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Spring Festival couplets are filled with best wishes and will keep evil spirits away &#8211; but if you aren\u2019t taking any chances, paste a <strong>\u798f<\/strong> \/ f\u00fa \/ happiness on your door as well! Many people paste the character upside down on purpose, because the words <strong>\u5012<\/strong> \/ d\u00e0o \/ upside down and <strong>\u5230<\/strong> \/ d\u00e0o \/ arrive are homonyms in Chinese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are lots of decorations symbolizing good luck. Take a look at the list below; if you see any of these around you, then you\u2019ll know the Spring Festival is coming!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6625\u8054<\/strong> [ch\u016bnli\u00e1n]: Spring<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Festival Couplets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u201c\u798f\u201d\u5b57<\/strong> [<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cf\u00fa\u201d z\u00ec<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fu Characters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u7ea2\u706f\u7b3c<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u00f3ng d\u0113ngl\u00f3ng<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese Red Lanterns:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ed3<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zh\u014dnggu\u00f3ji\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese Knots:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u526a\u7eb8\uff0c \u7a97\u82b1<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ji\u01cenzh\u01d0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chu\u0101nghu\u0101<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Cuttings:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u597d\u8fd0\u7af9<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H\u01ceo y\u00f9n zh\u00fa]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucky Bamboo:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u53d1\u8d22\u6811<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f\u0101c\u00e1i sh\u00f9]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money Tree and:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u91d1\u94b1\u6854<\/strong>[<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">j\u012bnqi\u00e1n j\u00fa]: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumquat Tree:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spring_Festival_Shopping\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring Festival Shopping\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presents, food and everything prepared for the Spring Festival is called <strong>\u5e74\u8d27<\/strong> \/ ni\u00e1nhu\u00f2. Many stores and restaurants close their doors during the Spring Festival, so stocking up in advance is an important tradition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spending_Time_with_Your_Family\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending Time with Your Family<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, when most people work in big cities, going home for the holidays becomes a grueling task. \u6625\u8fd0 \/ ch\u016bny\u00f9n \/ the Spring Festival Rush is the largest annual human migration that lasts for about a month &#8211; the train and plane tickets are in high demand, and everyone tries to get them in advance. But why go to such lengths? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has a lot to do with Confucian tradition, which values family relations before all. In China, family reunion (<strong>\u5bb6\u4eba\u56e2\u5706<\/strong> \/ ji\u0101r\u00e9n tu\u00e1nyu\u00e1n or <strong>\u5bb6\u4eba\u56e2\u805a<\/strong> \/ ji\u0101r\u00e9n tu\u00e1nj\u00f9 in Chinese) is the most important part of the year, and the reunion dinner even has its own name &#8211; <strong>\u5e74\u591c\u996d<\/strong> \/ ni\u00e1ny\u00e8f\u00e0n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, nowadays, in the era of Corona, family reunions aren\u2019t the most responsible thing to do, so unless you already got vaccinated and don\u2019t intend to go to a high-risk region, tune in via video call on WeChat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/02\/02\/chinese-spring-festival\/red-and-gold-chinese-new-year-icons-card\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?fit=1747%2C1240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1747,1240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red and Gold Chinese New Year Icons Card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?fit=769%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=600%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chinese Spring Festival Greetings\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=1024%2C727&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=1536%2C1090&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?resize=1200%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Red-and-Gold-Chinese-New-Year-Icons-Card.jpg?w=1747&amp;ssl=1 1747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watching_CCTV_New_Years_Gala\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watching CCTV New Year&#8217;s Gala\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u6625\u665a<\/strong> \/ ch\u016bnw\u01cen \/ CCTV New Year&#8217;s Gala just might be the world\u2019s most-watched TV program that only airs once a year. To get a sense of how important it is, look up \u7f8e\u56fd\u6625\u665a \/ M\u011bigu\u00f3 ch\u016bnw\u01cen &#8211; the unofficial Chinese name for NFL Super Bowl. The New Year\u2019s Gala is a 4.5-hour live broadcast featuring music, dancing, comedy sketches, as well traditional opera and acrobatic performances. Due to its lack of innovation, \u6625\u665a \/ ch\u016bnw\u01cen can\u2019t be called the youngsters\u2019 favorite, but older generations of Chinese people watch it religiously, and derive great joy from it, too!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_off_Firecrackers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting off Firecrackers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China has a long history of setting off firecrackers to scare away evil spirits and celebrate the coming of the new year. Back in the day, everyone and their grandma set off firecrackers, but fewer and fewer people are doing it, both for environmental and safety reasons, preferring to enjoy the big city fireworks instead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Giving_out_Red_Envelopes\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giving out\u00a0 Red Envelopes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red envelopes filled with money are a huge part of the Spring Festival: they\u2019re given to kids, newlyweds, young parents, and basically, everyone you love and cherish (sincerely or not). The money given by older relatives to younger ones is called \u538b\u5c81\u94b1 \/ y\u0101su\u00ecqi\u00e1n. 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