On the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Eve, also known as Chuxi, there are various traditional customs and activities. Here are some common ones in English:
1. **Spring Cleaning (扫尘)** - Families clean their homes thoroughly to sweep away any bad luck and welcome prosperity for the new year.
2. **Preparing the New Year's Dinner (年夜饭)** - It's a special feast that usually involves a variety of dishes symbolizing good luck, happiness, and prosperity.
3. **Making Paper Cuttings (剪纸)** - Red paper cuttings are cut into various shapes, often depicting flowers, animals, or lucky symbols, and are hung in windows or given as gifts.
4. **Dancing the Lion and Dragon (舞狮舞龙)** - These performances are believed to bring good luck and are common at New Year celebrations.
5. **Paying Respect to Ancestors (祭祖)** - Families gather to pay respects to their ancestors by offering food, burning incense, and lighting candles.
6. **Wearing New Clothes (穿新衣)** - It's customary for everyone to wear new clothes on New Year's Day to symbolize a fresh start.
7. **Setting Off Fireworks and Firecrackers (放鞭炮)** - These are used to scare away evil spirits and are typically set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.
8. **Wishing for a Prosperous Year (祝福)** - People exchange well-wishes and red envelopes containing money (hongbao) to bring good fortune.
9. **Puzzle Pictures (拼图)** - Some families gather to complete large puzzle pictures, which is a fun activity believed to bring good luck.
10. **Special Foods and Drinks (特色美食)** - Different regions have their own traditional foods that are consumed during the New Year period, such as dumplings, nian gao (sticky rice cake), and eight-treasure rice.
These activities and customs are integral to the Chinese New Year celebration and vary in practice from one family to another and across different regions of China.
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