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Chinese people start their preparations for the Spring Festival more than 20 days early.
Little New Year, which falls about a week before the lunar New Year, is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God.
Lunar New Year's Eve, the last day of the old year, is one of China's most important traditional holidays.
With the adoption of the solar calendar, New Year's Day came to refer to the first day of the solar year.
The second day of the Chinese New Year is also known as “Kai Nian” in Chinese, meaning the beginning of a year.
Commonly known as the Festival of Po Wu,the fifth day of the Chinese New Year is a day when many taboos are believed to be broken.
Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival , and marks the official end of the long holiday.
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