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In China, you’ll hear it being called chunjie (春节)

(a)  

People welcome (a)   and what it brings along: planting and harvests, new beginnings and fresh starts.

The Spring Festival is technically (a)   days and considered as the most longest among their festivities. But celebrations start on New Year’s Eve (making it 16 days).

The (a)   is technically 15 days and considered as the most longest among their festivities. But celebrations start on New Year’s Eve (making it 16 days).

According to the Lunar calendar, the Spring Festival is on (a)   and lasts until the 15th (the full moon).

Unlike western holidays such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, when you try to calculate it with the (a)   , the date is all over the place.

Chinese New Year ranges from ____ to ____. In 2021, it occurs on February 12th.

(a)  

The (a)   was originally a ceremonial day to pray to gods for a good planting and harvest season. As an agrarian society, the harvest was everything. People also prayed to their ancestors, as they were treated as gods.

The Spring Festival was originally a ceremonial day to pray to gods for a (a)   . As an agrarian society, the harvest was everything. People also prayed to their ancestors, as they were treated as gods.

According to one legend, there was a monster named (a)   . It would come about every New Year’s Eve. Most people would hide in their homes. But one boy was brave enough to fight him off using firecrackers. The next day, people celebrated their survival by setting off even more firecrackers. And that practice became a crucial part of the Spring Festival.