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1、ChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYeariswidelycelebratedspeciallyinChinaandTaiwan.TheoriginofthisSpringFestivalistoooldtobetracedandgainedimplicationbecauseofseveralmythsandlegends.Itisoneofthemostimportantandlongestfestivalsinthelunarcalendarlastingfor15days.ChineseNewYearHistoryTheChin

2、eseNewYeariswidelycelebratedspeciallyinChinaandTaiwan.TheoriginofthisSpringFestivalistoooldtobetracedandgainedimplicationbecauseofseveralmythsandlegends.Itisoneofthemostimportantandlongestfestivalsinthelunarcalendarlastingfor15days.ThelegendspokeofawildbeastNien(whichalsomeans‘Yea

3、r’inChinese)thatappearedattheendofeachChineseNewYearkillinganimalsandvillagers.Todriveawaythisferociousbeast,peopleusedtomakeloudnoises,lightupfireandpastered-coloredpaperontheirdoorstoscareawayNien.Thenextmorningpeopleusetogreeteachotherandenjoyfordrivingawaythebeastforayear.Henc

4、e,thecelebrationoftheChineseNewYearwasborn.ChineseNewYearSymbolsSymbolsplayanimportantroleinafestival.ChineseNewYearcannotbeanexceptionasitisfilledwithmysticismandageoldtraditions.Flowers:FlowersplayanimportantroleforthedecorationsoftheChineseNewYear.Theusageofblossomssymbolizesce

5、rtainaspectsoflifeaswell.-PeachBlossoms:Symbolizesluck-KumquatandNarcissus:Symbolizesprosperity-Chrysanthemum:Symbolizeslongevity-Bamboo:Canbeusedanytimeoftheyear-Sunflower:SymbolizesgoodyearFish:AnothersymbolfortheChineseNewYearistheKoiFishthatcanbefoundinpaintingsorattimesthefoo

6、dsaredecoratedlikethefish.Itsignifiesabundance.Lanterns:ThetraditionalChineselanternsareusedgenerallyatthelastdayofthefestivalknownastheFestivalofLanterns.Theyaremostlyredincolorandovalinshape.Whenlittheylookbrightandcolorful.Lai-SeeEnvelopsorHong-Bao:Theseenvelopsaregenerallyredi

7、ncolorandmoneyisoftengiventokidsandyoungoneswrappedinLai-SeeEnvelopsasgifts.Presentsarealsoexchangedamongfamilies.TrayofTogethernessorChuen-Hop:It’satraditioninmanyfamiliestogreettheirguestsandrelativeswithatrayfullofdryfruits,sweetsandcandies.ThisisknownasChuen-HopinChineseorTray

8、ofTogetherness.Thissignifiesplent