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1/ It is celebrating the new year but mainly used as a family reunion because many people work far away from home. These homes are cleaned befor the first day (almost like “a fresh start”). Also food is already cooked for that day, so the day itself can be dedicated to the relatives. People give presents to each other, or money in red envelopes.
The second day people give food and money to the less fortunate. It is the day that married daughters visit their parents. It is also considered the birthday of all dogs, and they will be gives special treats.
The third day will be spend at home, in the inner circle of the family. In areas that have a short new year period, the fourth day is the day of corporate dinners, a day before returning to business. And on the fifth day, there will be fireworks!
2/ Everywhere that a family meets, there will be eating involved. But there will be no coocking on the first day.
On the fifth day, the day of the god of wealth, people will eat jiaozi or dumplings.

(2) Fish, Chinese Dumplings, Spring Rolls, Glutinous Rice Cake, Sweet Rice Balls, Longevity Noodles, Good Fortune Fruit

(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year
Reunion dinner with family
Staying up to wait for the for the arrival of the Lunar New Year.
Firecrackers are always set off at midnight
Red envelope containing cash also known as lucky money, is prepared for children by adults and the elderly.
Visiting Friends and Relatives

(2) what’s the food chinese will eat during Chinese New Year
Fish.dumplings, spring rolls, glutinous rice cakes, and sweet rice balls.

2) Fish of course, spring rolls, and niangao.

(1) Travel home to visit family. Celebrate with food, street festivals and lucky red envelopes.

(2) Fish, dumplings, tea eggs, new year cake and fruit are a few things I can think of.

Stage 1:
(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year
Cleaning the House.
People buy New Year food and snacks, New Year decorations, and clothes for New Year before New Year’s Eve.
Putting Up New Year Decorations
Pasting a door god image on the door is an important custom among Chinese people during Spring Festival.
Putting Up Spring Couplets. Putting Up New Year Paintings.
Enjoying a Reunion Dinner. Watching CCTV’s New Year Gala.
Giving Red Envelopes (Lucky Money) to Kids.
Listening to a New Year Bell

(2) what’s the food chinese will eat during Chinese New Year
Fish. Chinese Dumplings. Spring Rolls. Glutinous Rice Cake. Sweet Rice Balls. Longevity Noodles. Good Fortune Fruit - round and “golden” in color

1. Shooting fireworks, celebrating with family

2. Chinese dumplings, fish, spring rolls

Stage 1

1) people do lion/dragon dances… people go to visit their family… people give red envelopes containing lucky money… they do house decoration… etc

2) Fish… rice sweets. Rice cakes… etc

(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year

  • Spring cleaning
  • Have reunion dinner
  • Elders give red packs
  • Visit relatives and friends
  • Family outing


(2) what’s the food Chinese will eat during Chinese New Year

  • Mandarin oranges
  • Nian gao
  • Assortment of snacks
  • Dumplings

(2)
Fish, Dumplings, Rice, Nian gao

What we do is:
1 - get together with family and relatives, give out (and get) red envelops, shoot off fire crackers
2 - dumplings, fish, spring rolls, tang yuan, luo buo gao, mian tiao, chicken, oranges moon cakes, and niangao. In the old days we used to drink bird’s nest soup too.

1/
-New Year’s Eve Dinner
-Fireworks
-Shou Sui
-Red Packets
-New Year Markets
-Small Year
-Cleaning
-Decoration
2/Dumplings,New Year Cake,Tang Yuan,LaBa Congee

1. Dragon dance with fire crackers.
2. Sea food

1.A) Preparations:
-Cleaning the House
-New Year Shopping
B) New Year’s Eve Activities
-Putting Up New Year Decorations
-Affixing Door God Images
-Putting Up Spring Couplets
-Putting Up New Year Paintings
-Putting Up Paper Cutouts
-Enjoying a Reunion Dinner
-Giving Red Envelopes (Lucky Money) to Kids
C) Chinese New Year’s Day and next days
-Setting Off Firecrackers and Fireworks
-Offering Sacrifices to Ancestors
-the Lantern Festival

2. Food:
Fish,
Chinese Dumplings,
Spring Rolls,
Glutinous Rice Cake,
Sweet Rice Balls,
Longevity Noodles,
Good Fortune Fruit!

1…. Year last days (preperation and dinner): Cleaning the house, new year shopping, putting up new year decorations, enjoying the reunion dinner and giving red envelopes to kids after dinner.
First year day: They setting off firecrackers and fireworks!
2…. New year food: Fish (many fish dishes). Chinese Dumplings. Spring Rolls. Glutinous Rice Cake. Sweet Rice Balls. Longevity Noodles. Good Fortune Fruit!

(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year

Pasting red couplets, hanging red lanterns, the New Year reunion dinner, setting off firecrackers, giving red envelopes to kids, staying up late to watch CCTV’s New Year Gala.

(2) what’s the food chinese will eat during Chinese New Year

Noodles, spring rolls, chinese dumplings, fish, rice cake, and good fortune fruits

(1) What’s the activities Chinese people will do during Chinese New Year?

- Families reunite and gather together for a special feast and other celebrations.

- Exchange red envelope gifts among each other.

- Hang red paper lanterns and intricate paper cutout designs.

  • Explode firecrackers!

(2) What’s the food Chinese people will eat during Chinese New Year?

- various fish dishes

- spring rolls

- longevity noodles

- dumplings

- orange moon cakes

  • nian gao (new year cake made from glutinous rice)

>(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year

Shoot off fireworks. Order flashlights from Gearbest.

>(2) what’s the food chinese will eat during Chinese New Year

Chinese food. Dim sum. Kung pao chicken. Lo mein.

Stage 1
Q2: Answer:
Fish, dumplings,spring rolls, Tangyuan, good fortune food, niangao, longevity noodles.

(1) what’s the activities Chinese will do during Chinese New Year
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Fireworks
Shou Sui (after the New Year’s Eve dinner)
Red Packets (red envelope with money in it)
Decoration
New Year temporary Markets
Cleaning before new year

(2) what’s the food chinese will eat during Chinese New Year
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Dumplings
New Year Cake
Tang Yuan
LaBa Congee