celebrations of chinese new year
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Calendar
•Solar vs. Lunar•12/31-----1/1 -----1/15•Eve—New Year’s Day—
Lantern Festival•The New Year's Day for
the Year of Horse is Feb 12, 2002
Food, Ritual and a Little Bit of Superstition
•Dumplings ( 饺子 Jiao zi)
•Sweet Rice Pudding ( 年糕 nian gao)
•Steamed-bread ( 馒头 man tou)•Whole Fish ( 鱼 Yu)•…
Food, Ritual and a Little Bit of Superstition• Cleaning• New Clothes• Festive couplets ( 春联 Chun lian)• Cards and board games • Fireworks• Watching television• Lights on all night!