SPRING FESTIVALCHINESE NEW YEARHISTORY Chinese Spring Festival has a long history, which is nearly four thousand years old. Initially, the festival had no name or fixed date. However, people called Spring Festival “the age“ according to the revolution period of Jupiter by B.C. 2100. Before B.C. 1000, people used “the year“, which means “Great Harvest“ representing the Spring Festival. The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word “Nian”, which in modern Chinese solely means “year“, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year. When we were children Firework New clothes Be given money Watching CCTV (Spring Festival Celebration)What about now? Big dinner in the restaurant More money Entertainment Traveling planIN THE FUTUREIs Chinese new year changing or losing?If its changing, how?If its losing, why?BERLINCALCUTTALONDONMEXICO CITYPARISNEW YORKSOUTHERN HEMISPHERESAO PAULOSOMEWHERE By the reform deeply, improvement of our living standard, more and more people go abroad, there are various factors of different national will influence Chinese new year. Similar to the importance of the Christmas Day for the westerners, the Spring Festival is the most important celebration for Chinese people. Although the meaning and the methods of celebration of the Spring Festival are changing with the time, the important status of the Spring Festival is incomparable.Translation 恭贺新禧，万事如意。 Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。 May the joy and happiness around you today and always. 请允许我，在这新年到来之际，祝福您身体健康 、万事如意！ Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity.