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What are the cultural customs of the Spring Festival around the world?

Cultural customs of the Spring Festival around the world: Chinese Singaporeans: Eating fish in the New Year means good luck. It is said that this move symbolizes wealth and luck in the future career. The first day of the Spring Festival is the day when the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders, and it is also the red envelope day for children. They will get a packet of money wrapped in red paper from their parents and elders. Chinese in Malaysia: The atmosphere of celebrating the Spring Festival is getting stronger and stronger. From Kuala Lumpur, the capital, to Chinese-inhabited areas all over the country or China City, red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets are hung one after another, and shopping malls are full of new year's goods. Generally speaking, from the solstice in winter to the fifteenth day of the first month, it is considered as the New Year in China. On New Year's Eve, the whole family has a reunion dinner together, so we can't sweep the floor on the first day of the New Year's Day. People who believe in God should be vegetarian on New Year's Day. San Francisco: Every Spring Festival, the lion dance team will appear from here and dance in Chinatown with loud gongs and drums. In addition to China people, foreigners of all colors will also be attracted here to celebrate the Year of China. During the Spring Festival, there are jiaozi, rice cakes and other Chinese New Year foods in the restaurant. Sydney: On the archway in Sydney's Chinatown, there are four characters "Four Seas". During the Spring Festival, lion dancers usually stop in front of shops or restaurants. At this time, the shopkeeper will be happy to come out and distribute Profit Market to the lion dancers. Vancouver: The archway in Vancouver's Chinatown is exquisitely crafted, with three traditional Chinese characters "Zhonghua Gate" written on it. During the Spring Festival, the gates of China are covered with red lanterns, and children are holding colorful balloons, and their faces are full of curiosity and happiness. London: Every Spring Festival, Chinatown will be decorated with lanterns and decorations, and every family will post Spring Festival couplets to welcome the God of Wealth. Firecrackers and fireworks are accompanied by dragon and lion dances and acrobatic performances. In the sound of gongs and drums, people crowded into Chinatown to watch the foreign god of wealth played by British whites in robes and jackets go door-to-door to congratulate their children on making a fortune and ask for red envelopes. New york: There are 6.5438+0.5 million Chinese immigrants in Chinatown, and the Spring Festival here is unparalleled! There are traditional dragon boat parades, firecrackers to exorcise demons, martial arts acrobatics and so on.