Some friends and we, my wife, new daughter and I, are getting together today to celebrate the Chinese Spring New Year.

Seems like getting together is one of the traditions Chinese and lovers of China do to celebrate this festival.

Here are 16 others:

1. Spring cleaning the whole house

2. Throwing out all broken things to get rid of bad luck

3. Preparing Nian Gao to bribe the kitchen god

4. Preparing to receive the god of wealth – Cai Shen Yea

5. Praying to ancestors

6. Visiting relatives

7. Visiting friends

8. Delivering hong pau (money to the kids)

9. Looking fro Mr/Mrs Right

10. Throwing oranges (ladies), apples (men)

11. Counting your gifts of Hong Pau

12. Buying delicious food

13. Decorating the home with good luck characters

14. Hanging a red ribbon on the door

15. Preparing sweets for guests

16. Setting off fireworks

How about you? What traditions will you observe to welcome the Spring New Year 

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