New Year's Eve
Tourist
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Student
Celebrate with friends and classmates
Worker
Master workplace Spring Festival
Essential Phrases
4 expressions to learn
除夕快乐
Chú xì kuài lè
Happy New Year's Eve
General greeting年夜饭
Nián yè fàn
Reunion dinner
Talking about the special meal守岁
Shǒu suì
Staying up for the new year
Describing the tradition of staying awake新年好
Xīn nián hǎo
Happy New Year
New Year greetingHoliday Foods
4 traditional foods with ordering phrases
Fish
Whole fish served at reunion dinner
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì tiáo hóng shāo yú
Jiaozi
Dumplings shaped like ancient gold ingots
Wǒ yào jiǎo zi
Niangao
Sticky rice cake for advancement
Noodles
Uncut noodles for long life
Etiquette & Customs
What to do and what to avoid
What to Do
Traditional customs and practices
- Reunion dinner with family
- Staying up late (守岁)
- Posting spring couplets
- Setting off fireworks at midnight
- Giving early New Year greetings
- Eating fish for surplus
- Cleaning the house thoroughly
What to Avoid
Traditional taboos and customs
- ✕Don't cry or argue on New Year's Eve
- ✕Don't break things
- ✕Don't use negative words
- ✕Don't clean or sweep (to avoid sweeping away luck)
- ✕Don't wake sleeping people
Gift Ideas
Appropriate gifts for the occasion
Red Envelope
Money in red paper for good luck
Food Gifts
Quality food items for reunion dinner
New Year Decorations
Couplets and decorative items
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