It's a tradition to light fireworks on New Year's Day for the Chinese.
They light firecrackers and fireworks.
They light firecrackers. They do this to scare away evil spirits.
Firecrackers
They set off firecrackers on Chinese New Year.
They get red pockets (money), lots of food, firecrackers, clothes, games, toys, and happiness. It depends whether you are wealthy or not.
well they get these red packets that contain some ka-ching in them from elders and lion dances and dragon dances, firecrackers.
Chinese people have a legend from a long time ago that explains their new year celebration. Firecrackers came from this legend. Basically, the villagers from a long time ago were frightened from a monster in the mountains. After a while, they found out tat the monster is terribly afraid of lound noises and red. People would play with firecrackers whenever the time has come for the monster to go out and find some people from the village to eat. After a while, the traditon of firecrackers to scare away the monster continued till his day, only now, we use it to scare away evil spirits.
What is Chinese New Year all about?
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is celebrated on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. At midnight on Chinese New Year's Eve, families traditionally light firecrackers and engage in other noisy activities to drive away evil spirits and welcome good luck for the coming year. It is also common for families to gather for a festive dinner before midnight and stay up late to ring in the new year together.
What is Chinese New Year all about?
There are many occasions where firecrackers or fireworks are set off, usually in celebration of an event, such as New Year's Eve, Independence day, Chinese Lunar New Year and even individual's Birthdays.
01.31.2014,the sping festival\Chinese new year