Chinese

New Year
In other cultures, children receive
gifts for holidays. Gifts are also
exchanged during the Spring
Festival. But Chinese children
receive something else too—red
envelopes.Also called red packets
or pockets, they include money.
This money is supposed to help
transfer fortune from the elders to
the kids. They can also be given
between bosses and employees, co-
workers, and friends.
 Chinese have a tradition of
drinking New Year
celebration wine. The most
important meal of the year is
the New Year’s Eve reunion
dinner. You may not have
dumplings, fish or hot pot,
but every household will
have wine on the table.
Everyone in the family will at least take a sip on that night.
Not only is it an enjoyable drink, it’s believed that the
alcohol can protect from bad luck as well.When you’re
eating with someone older than you, as is the case with New
Year’s dinners, you need to follow strict toasting etiquette
rules. They include the order of toasts, seating, how you
hold the wine glass etc.
These round dumplings signify family reunion as most families spend New
Year's Eve together preparing them before eating them at midnight. They
also represent prosperity because their shape resembles ancient Chinese
money; a gold coin is put inside of one of the dumplings for a lucky guest to
find.They eat dumplings for every meal, every day at Chinese New Year. But
not many people do that anymore because you can have too much of even
the most delicious foods. So most people will eat dumplings during the New
Year’s Eve dinner. Others will eat them for the first breakfast.
Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New
Year, annual 15-day festival in China and
Chinese communities around the world that
begins with the new moon.Every holiday has
its own set of activities. There’s more to this
festival than lanterns!
 During this festival, people would write riddles on the
lanterns. These small games are popular with everyone.
They require you to be clever and think outside the
box.

Dragon dance has a history almost as long as Chinese

culture itself. The performers create impressive
formations to the beat of Chinese drums and cymbals.

Lion dances can be seen in any festive event, from

holidays to weddings and store openings.The lion is
intricately designed, with movable eyes and mouths.
Sometimes, the lion will open its mouth and demand foo
and red pockets.