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Chinese New Year

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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CHINESE NEW YEAR/CHINA

TRADITIONALLY CHINESE NEW YEAR LASTED

FROM THE LAST DAY OF THE CHINESE CALENDER TO THE 15TH DAY OF THE FIRST MOUNTH

ITS COMMON FOR CHINESE FAMILIES TO HAVE A REUNION DINNER THE NIGHT BEFORE

CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES BEGIN

THE CAPITAL CITY OF CHINA IS

BEIJING

CHINA HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE WORLD

1,343,239,923 AS OF JULY 2012

IN 2003 CHINA BECAME THE THIRD CONTRY TO

SEND A PERSON TO SPACE

AT CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTYS

CHINESE PEOPLE WEAR RED

ADULTS GIVE CHILDREN LUCKY MONEY

ON CHINESE NEW YEAR

RED IS THE SIMBOL FOR FIRE. ACORDING

TO A LENGIND RED SCARES AWAY BAD LUCK

LONG AGO PEOPLE IN CHINA LIT BAMBOO STALKS

BELIEVING THAT THE CRACKLING FLAMES WOULD FRIGHTEN EVIL SPIRITS AWAY

PEOPLE MAY TAKE WEEKS OF HOLIDAYS FROM WORK TO

PREPARE FOR AND CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR