Spring Festival-folk-customSpring Festival The Chinese New Year is traditional festival that China is rich with most the special features.It symbolizes the lunar calendar for old year to end. New year has already start.The people will take leave cold monotonous of winter, greet the organic full of life spring. Customs 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 吃饺子：eat dumplings; eat stuffed dumplings 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年画New year picture 祭灶：Honouring the Kichen GodDumplingSome kinds of dumplingsDumplings are cooked balls of dough. They are based on flour, potatoes, bread or matzoh meal, and may include meat, fish, or sweets. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. Ingredients may be as a part of a filling, or mixed throughout the dumpling. Dumplings may be sweet, spicy or savoury. They may be eaten alone, in soup, with gravy, or in many other presentations Chinese dumplings are not only delicious but also easy to make. First, make the filling. 首先做馅 Second, make the dough. 其次，做Finally ,make the dumplings 最后 包饺子 Once the dumplings are finished ,boil them in boiling water until they are cooked . 包完饺子放在沸 水里煮。 Thats all. 南方北方Family reunion dinner New Year paintings 年画年画New year picture祭灶：Honouring the Kichen GodCustoms 祭财神The god of wealth; the god of fortune 穿新衣：put on new clothes; 拿压岁钱：get Lucky money; 贴春联：paste Spring Festival couplets;Spring Festival couplets 春联贴春联：paste Spring Festival couplets;Customs 守岁：watch night/stay up late on New Years Eve 逛灯会：join the Lantern Festival 猜灯谜：guess Lantern riddles 吃汤圆：eat rice dumplings 放鞭炮：to set off firecrackers; to shoot off firecrackers 中国结Chinese Knottingpaper-cuts 剪纸lantern灯笼放鞭炮：to set off firecrackers; to shoot off firecrackersChinese Knotting 中国结Thank you 谢谢