ollowed in cities.РHaving Jiaozi(吃饺子)РOn New Year’s Eve, the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot(金元宝)from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. You cannot have plete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.РSetting off Firecrackers(放鞭炮)РThe firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮biānpào”(“炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.
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