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Whats the gift most received during the New Year?
Money
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What is the color that represents Chinese new year？
Red
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What is the most important festival?
Chinese new year/ spring festival
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Why shouldn't you wash your hair on Chinese New Year?
Because fa (hair) sounds similar to fa (fortune) so washing your hair is like washing your fortune
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What changed about the eating habits?
People used to steam Mantou and make jiaozi but now many go out to eat
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What day is it unlucky to visit family？
During the New Year
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What animal is represented this year?
The sheep/goat
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What is another name for Chinese new year?
spring festival
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Why are events of the previous year not really mentioned?
Because you should focus on the new year
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In 1983, the Spring Festival Party (New Year's Gala/Chunjie Wanhui) was broadcast on what channel?
China Central Television or CCTV
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Are subways more or less crowded during Chinese New Year?
More crowded
300
What was last year's animal?
The horse
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How many years has the spring festival been celebrated?
(in general)thousands of years
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Why shouldn't you read books on Chinese New Year?
Because shu (books) sounds the same as shu (to lose)
300
Who feels that the flavor of Spring Festival is not as strong as before?
Urban citizens
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How many days are in the New year？
15
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How many years are in the animal/zodiac cycle?
12
400
What does the spring festival mark?
the end of the previous year
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Why shouldn't people sweep on Chinese New Year?
Because it means that you will sweep your good luck and fortune away.
400
Where do you have to go to not have to feel that the spring festival is weakened?
The countryside
500
What is the King's name that had a birthday?
King Jade/Jude
500
When it is the year of your zodiac animal, what should you wear during that year?
Red socks/underwear and red braided bracelets/necklaces
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How many other minorities celebrate the spring festival?
38
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Why do you set off fireworks?
To scare off the monster
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What are two things that remain unchanged?
The meaning of the Spring Festival and their wishes for happy life
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