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What is Chinese New Year?

"Spring Festival" refers to the most important festival in the China Lunar New Year, and it is also the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. "Chinese New Year" originally refers to the traditional festival of the Han nationality "Lunar New Year", which is also called "Spring Festival" by China people.

"Spring Festival" refers to "the first day of the first lunar month", which is a festival for the ancient people in China to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth and pray for good weather and abundant crops. Traditionally, China people hang couplets, set off firecrackers and "lanterns" in every household on this day to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, and there are various activities, such as solve riddles on the lanterns and watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Besides China New Year, there are also traditional festivals in China, such as Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. They are not only traditional festivals of the Chinese nation, but also cultural symbols of the Chinese nation, symbolizing the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. The significance of "Chinese New Year" is that it can maintain the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and connect the blood of the Chinese nation.