How do you spend the Spring Festival? All those fun things?

Celebrating the Spring Festival in my hometown usually consists of interesting activities such as eating New Year’s Eve dinner, watching the Spring Festival Gala, and paying New Year greetings. The Spring Festival means the end of one year and the beginning of another for the common people. How much has been harvested in a year and how to plan for the coming year, so this day of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new is particularly important to the people, and it is also a very lively and festive day. Especially for people nowadays, the Spring Festival is a rare day for family reunion, and the whole family cherishes this time very much. In our place, we have to prepare all the New Year's goods four days before the Chinese New Year. Then we start preparing the ingredients for the New Year’s Eve dinner the day before New Year’s Eve.

We are very particular about the number of dishes on the table. A good number represents good luck in the coming year. Therefore, the dishes at home are generally in even numbers, usually eight, ten, or twelve. Eight means that without development, you will definitely get rich in the coming year, ten means that everything is perfect, and twelve means that every month in the coming year will be prosperous. There was something particularly interesting while having New Year’s Eve dinner. That is, whether it is chicken feet or duck feet, it must be eaten by the mainstay of the family, because eating more claws can lead to more wealth in the coming year. Of course, there is also a part of giving out new year's money during the meal, which children especially like.

After dinner, I usually chat with my neighbors and talk about what each family eats for New Year’s Eve dinner. Then when it gets dark, it’s time for the family to sit together and watch the Spring Festival Gala. This kind of time is especially precious for people who work outside the home. Many families don’t spend many days together as a family throughout the year. When watching the Spring Festival Gala, parents can ask their children how their work is going, and the children can also spend time with their parents. This may be the biggest meaning of the Spring Festival Gala. By the next morning, you will find every child carrying a bag in his hand knocking on the door. This is New Year greetings.

When children knock on the door with bags, the first thing they have to say when the owner opens the door is: "Happy New Year, I'm here to wish you a happy New Year." The host will give the children some candies or fruits, and every child's bag will be full by the end of the morning. That is very happy for children.