Chinese Culture

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Chinese people

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enjoy and are concerned about preparations to celebrate the New Year.

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Chinese New Year preparations in homes involve:

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They clean and decorate them.

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Clothes and hair treatment:

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They buy new clothes and have their hair cut.

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Living room decoration includes:

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Platters of oranges & tangerines, vases & blossoms, tray with dried sweet fruit.

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Red couplets?

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Good luck sentences on red paper.

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Red couplets are used for:

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They put them on doors or walls.

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Chinese families on New Year's Eve:

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They gather for a big dinner.

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What happens at midnight?

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After the clock strikes the New Year, people set off fireworks.

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First morning of the New Year exchange:

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They exchange greetings.

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On New Year's morning, children receive:

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Money in red envelopes.