the pring fetival i the mot important fetival for the chinee people and i when all family member get together, jut like chritma in the wet. all people living away from home go back, becoming the buiet time for tranportation ytem of about half a month from the pring fetival. airport, railway tation and long-ditance bu tation are crowded with home returnee.the pring fetival fall on the 1t day of the 1t lunar month, often one month later than the gregorian calendar. it originated in the hang dynaty (c. 1600 bc-c. 1100 bc) from the people’ acrifice to god and ancetor at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
trictly peaking, the pring fetival tart every year in the early day of the 12th lunar month and will lat till the mid 1t lunar month of the next year. of them, the mot important day are pring fetival eve and the firt three day. the chinee government now tipulate people have even day off for the chinee lunar new year.many cutom accompany the pring fetival. ome are till followed today, but other have weakened.on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many familie make laba porridge, a deliciou kind of porridge made with glutinou rice, millet, eed of job’ tear, jujube berrie, lotu eed, bean, longan and gingko.the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month i called preliminary eve. at thi time, people offer acrifice to the kitchen god. now however, mot familie make deliciou food to enjoy themelve.after the preliminary eve, people begin prepa ring for the coming new year. thi i called “eeing the new year in”.tore owner are buy then a everybody goe out to purchae neceitie for the new year. material not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fih and meat, but alo fruit, candie and kind of nut. what’ more, variou decoration, new clothe and hoe for the children a well a gift for the elderly, friend and relative, are all on the lit of purchaing.before the new year come, the people completely clean the indoor and outdoor of their home a well a their clothe, bedclothe and all their utenil.then people begin decorating their clean room featuring an atmophere of rejoicing and fetivity. all the door panel will be pated with pring fetival couplet, highlighting chinee calligraphy with black character on red paper. the content varie from houe owner’ wihe for a bright future to good luck for the new year. alo, picture of the god of door and wealth will be poted on front door to ward off evil pirit and welcome peace and abundance.the chinee character “fu” (meaning bleing or happine) i a mut. the character put on paper can be pated normally or upide down, for in chinee the “revered fu” i homophonic with “fu come”, both being pronounced a “fudaole.” what’ more, two big red lantern can be raied on both ide of the front door. red paper-cutting can be een on window gla and brightly colored new year painting with aupiciou meaning may be put on the wall.WWw.hAOZuowEn.com