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年前准备（Preparation）

扫尘（Cleaning）

When the Spring Festival comes, every family will clean the house, which means people wishing to establish new aspirations

贴春联 （Paste up/stick spring couplets/scrolls）

Chinese characters that are auspicious for the coming year are generally written on two pieces of red paper with ink and a brush, and glued by the sides of the doors.

贴福字 （Paste up/stick the character of fu）

The character "fu", or "happiness" is usually written on red diamond-shaped posters. They are usually stuck upside down on the doors. This is because the Chinese character dao (upside down) has the same sound as another dao, which means "arrive". Placing fu upside down symbolizes the arrival of happiness.

过年习俗（Custom ）

放烟花/鞭炮 （Set off fireworks/ firecrackers ）

Chinese traditionally set off fireworks during the Spring Festival, in the belief that this helps scare off the Nian (A monster)and brings good fortune at the beginning of the year and good luck throughout the year.

压岁钱/红包（Lucky money/ red envelop）

For many young people, Chinese new year is just as much about yasuiqian — money in red envelopes traditionally given to children. On the Chinese mainland, kids get red envelopes at home from their parents and relatives. In Hong Kong, it is also customary to give Lai See (利是), a gift of money, to anyone in your personal service, such as nannies and cleaners.

拜年（Pay lunar New Year’s calls/visits; give Spring Festival greetings）

It's important that you pay relatives and friends a new year's call during the holiday. This is done at people's homes from New Year's Day to the 15th day, or the Lantern Festival. People give each other best wishes and gifts. This is also a time for the younger generation to bow or kowtow to the elders for health, good fortune, work, and so on and to get a red package in return.

过年禁忌（New Year taboos）

语言禁忌“失败，死亡，疾病”

Words can reflect New Year taboos. People tend to, for example, avoid negative words, such as "failing", "dying", and "illness" during New Year's celebrations.

打破器具的禁忌

Breaking a dish is another taboo in some places, because it implies that you will not have a thing to eat.

打扫卫生禁忌

People do not carry the garbage out or clean the house on New Year's Day or for the rest of the Spring Festival holiday, for fear of sweeping away good luck.