SpringFestival,alsoknownasChineseNewYear,isthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.Thisholidayisce
lebratedfor15days,startingfromthefirstdayofthelunarnewyear(usuallyinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary)andendingonthefifteenthday,whichiscalledtheLanternFestival.
DuringtheSpringFestival,peopleusuallytravelbacktotheirhometownstoreunitewiththeirfamilies.
TherearemanytraditionalcustomsandactivitiesthatareobservedduringtheSpringFestival.Oneofthemostimportantistodecoratehomesandstreetswithredbanners,redlanterns,andthesymbolicChinesecharacter,"fu"(福),whichmeansgoodfortune.
OnNewYear'sEve,familiesgatherforabigreuniondinner,wheretheyeattraditionalfoodssuchasdumplings,fish,andricecake.
AnotherhighlightoftheSpringFestivalisthedragondance,inwhichperformersholdupalongdragonmadeoffabricanddancethroughthestreetstothebeatofdrumsandcymbals.Thisisbelievedtobringgoodluckanddriveawayevilspirits.
OnthefifteenthdayoftheNewYear,theLanternFestivaliscelebrated,wherepeoplehangupcolorfullanternsandsolvelanternriddles.
Overall,theSpringFestivalisatimeofgreatjoyandcelebrationinChina.
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