CHINESE NEW YEAR

The biggest and most popular of all Chinese festivals is The Chinese New Year, an exciting and colorful holiday falling anywhere between January 21 and February 19. The New Year is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world and they parade through the streets and set off fireworks. People pay visits to friends to wish them luck and prosperity with a greeting that means 'happy greetings,and may you gather wealth.' On the final day of the year, preparations are made for a great New Year's Eve supper. All doors are sealed with paper strips and no one may leave or enter until the next morning. Businesses are closed for days after the new year begins. Children receive presents of money in red envelopes; therefore, no wonder they look forward to this festival.