The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, has a variety of customs and traditions. Some of these include:
Cleaning the house before the New Year to sweep away bad luck and make room for good luck.
Decorating the house with red lanterns, couplets, and other decorations to bring good fortune.
Eating traditional New Year foods, such as dumppngs, fish, and glutinous rice cakes.
Giving red envelopes filled with money to children and unmarried adults as a symbol of good luck.
Participating in pon and dragon dances to drive away evil spirits.
Reuniting with family and friends, often travepng long distances to do so.
Participating in temple fairs and other New Year celebrations.
Wearing new clothes on New Year's Day.
Not sweeping the floor on New Year's Day.
Not using bad language, not crying and not breaking things on New Year's Day, as it will bring bad luck.