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| New Year's Day(2011-01-24) |
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| With the adoption of the solar calendar, New Year's Day came to refer to the first day of the solar year. |
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| Little New Year(2011-01-24) |
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| Little New Year, which falls about a week before the lunar New Year, is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God. |
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| Laba Festival(2011-01-24) |
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| This holiday may be traced back to the ancient Chinese custom of sacrificing game to the ancestors during the last month of the lunar year. |
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| Walkthrough(2011-01-28) |
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| The Lunar New Year is not just one day; rather it encompasses an extended period of time, often lasting until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. |
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| Spring Festival Gala(2011-01-24) |
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| The annual Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. |
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| House Cleaning(2011-01-24) |
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| According to Chinese folk beliefs, during the last month of the year ghosts and deities must choose either to return to Heaven or to stay on Earth. |
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| Family Affairs(2011-01-28) |
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| The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people. Here we take a review of how Chinese celebrate the festival in a traditional way. |
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| Shou Sui(2011-01-24) |
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| Shou Sui occurs when members of the family gather around throughout the night after the reunion dinner and reminisce about the year that has passed. |
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| Red Packet(2011-01-24) |
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| Red packets almost always contain money, usually varying from a couple of dollars to several hundred. |
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| Temple Fairs(2011-01-24) |
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| Beijing has several fairs during the period. The fairs are held at various ancient temples, so they are called "temple fairs." |
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