68 Celebration of Chinese New Year

Celebrations of the Chinese New Year in Chinese families last for about two weeks. The celebrations begin with traditional house cleaning. The Chinese get rid of old and useless things. They do this to throw away the misfortunes of the past year.

On Chinese New Year's Eve all family members enjoy a big, delicious meal. It is very important for the Chinese to be with their families on this occasion. Fish is always part of the dinner because it represents abundance.

On New Year's Day all Chinese children wear new clothes with bright colours. Red is considered a lucky colour. Parents and relatives give children the traditional New Year's gift called lucky money" This money is put into bright red and gold envelopes.

celebration 慶祝，慶典 misfortune 不幸，災禍 delicious 美味的

occasion 場合，時機 represent 象征 abundance 豐富，充裕

慶 祝 春 節

中國家庭的春節慶祝活動持續大約兩個星期。慶祝從傳統的家庭大掃除開始。中國人扔掉舊的沒用的東西。這么做是為了扔掉去年的晦氣。

在中國的除夕之夜，所有家庭成員一起享用美味的大餐。這個時候和家人呆在一起，對中國人來說是非常重要的。魚總是晚餐必不可少的，因為魚象征著年年有余。

大年初一，孩子們都穿上顏色鮮艷的新衣服。紅色被認為是幸運的顏色。父母和親戚都給孩子們傳統的新年禮物，叫做“壓歲錢”。這些錢被裝在印有金字的紅色信封里。