Things You Didn’t Know About Chinese New Year
1. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival .
2. There's no set date for Chinese New Year .
3. It is a day for praying to gods and fighting off monsters .
4. The most fireworks are set off in the world that night
5. It is the longest Chinese holiday .
6. The Spring Festival causes the largest human migration in the world .
7. Singles hire fake boy/girlfriends to take home .
8. No showering, sweeping or throwing out garbage allowed!
9. Children receive lucky money in red envelopes .
10. You eat dumplings for every meal, every day .
11. Chinese New Year desserts have special meanings .
12. There's wine specifically for the Spring Festival .
13. The Chinese decorate everything red for Chinese New Year .
14. Every year has a zodiac animal .
15. Your zodiac year is bad luck .
16. You grow 1 year older on the Spring Festival .
17. The New Year greeting in Chinese is “xin nian kuai le”
18. Chinese New Year ends with the Lantern Festival .
19. Chinese New Year is celebrated all around the world
Make sure you go check out the parades, lion dances, lantern statues, fireworks and amazing food!
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