How do foreigners experience the Spring Festival in China?

One of my foreign classmates spent the Spring Festival in her hometown in Shandong, which was her first time in China. She said that there are many similarities between the customs of Spring Festival and Christmas. On New Year's Eve, the whole family will get together to have a big meal, watch TV and wish each other well. On Christmas Eve in the west, the whole family will sit around to eat, chat, watch TV and make wishes, all expecting an auspicious year. China's elders should give lucky money to their younger generation, and western adults should also give gifts to their children. China should send gifts to friends in New Year greetings, while western countries should also send Christmas cards to each other to express their blessings. Western countries do it at Christmas. Sweet pudding is like China people wrapping jiaozi in the Spring Festival. Stirring Christmas pudding can make everything go smoothly in the coming year. When jiaozi is released, it should be round and round, indicating that the coming year will be complete.