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= **CHINESE NEW YEAR** =

Chinese New Year is one of the most importanat holidays in China. It is celebrated on the first day of the first moon of the lunar calendar, and it ends on the 15th day of the first moon. Family is the main focus during this holiday. Buisness life nearly stops and everyone gets about a week off of work. You always clean your house around Chinese New year to please the Gods. You also sacrifice food and paper icons to offer the Gods and your ancestors. On New Year's Eve, the extended family would join around the table for a meal that included as the last course a fish that was symbolic of abundance and therefore not meant to be eaten. In the first five days of the New Year, people ate long noodles to symbolize long life. On the 15th and final day of the New Year, round dumplings shaped like the full moon were shared as a sign of the family unit and of perfection.

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