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This weekend will mark the beginning of Spring Festival, the Chinese lunar New Year. As China-mania spreads across the globe, tell us how your community is celebrating the occasion.
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Lion Dance
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Nianhua
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Dragon Dance
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Walking on Stilts
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Spring Couplets
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Offerings to the Kitchen God
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Red Packets
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Fireworks and Firecrackers
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Dumplings
The tradition of a "temple fair" (
Miao Hui
) began as groups of vendors who did business near Buddhist and Taoist temples when many pilgrims came to pay tribute to the gods during traditional festivals.
Temple Fairs
Dates
Venue
Admission
Ditan Temple Fair
Feb. 17 -- 24
Ditan Park
10 yuan
Longtan Temple Fair
Feb. 16 -- 24
Longtan Lake Park
6 yuan
Dongyue Temple Fair
Feb. 17 -- 24
Dongyue Temple
10 yuan
Baiyunguan Temple Fair
Feb. 17 -- 23
Baiyun Taoist Temple
10 yuan
Changdian Temple Fair
Feb. 18 -- 23
Liulichang Street
Free
The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years through a continually evolving series of colorful legends and traditions.
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Prelude of Spring Festival
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Congratulations to You
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Hope You Good Fortune
Mài kè: Chūn jié dào le. Zhè shì wǒ zài zhōng guó guò de dì yī gè chūn jié.
麦克：春节到了。这是我在中国过的第一个春节。
Mike:Spring Festival's here. It will be the first time I'm celebrating it in China.
Laba Festival
Little New Year
Lunar New Year's Eve
Lantern Festival
The Laba Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Little New Year falls about a week before the lunar New Year.
Lunar New Year's Eve is the last day of the old year.
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.
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