Why is fish traditionally eaten for the spring festival dinner?
Because the pronunciation of "fish" is the same as "surplus".
鱼、余
100
Even if you have a slight cold, on the first day of the lunar new year you shouldn't do this.
Go to the hospital/take medicine.
100
Traditionally, why do people set off firecrackers during Spring Festival?
To scare away evil spirits/nian.
100
What is the most important meal of the year?
The reunion dinner
100
At the stroke of midnight many people will go outside to do this
What is set off firecrackers?
200
In Northern China many people will spend Lunar New Years Eve wrapping these
What are dumplings?
200
what person should not visit their parents home on the first day of the lunar new year, because it's believed to bring bad luck?
A married daughter
200
People do this to honor or pray to their ancestors
What is burn incense?
200
Most people will watch this after dinner
What is the CCTV New Years Gala?
200
Cities will hang this kind of light all over during Spring Festival
What are red lanterns?
300
This food is traditionally eaten in Southern China because the name sounds like "family reunion" or "togetherness".
What is tangyuan (or soup balls)?
300
It's good to keep your house clean, but you shouldn't do this with a broom on the first day of the lunar year
What is sweeping (sweeping away wealth)?
300
In Hong Kong people crowd these places, rushing in at midnight to worship and pray
What are temples?
300
these are given during Spring Festival, usually by older or married people to younger and unmarried people
What are red envelopes (or red packets-but NEVER red pockets!!!)?
300
Before Spring Festival many people like to go to this place to walk around, do shopping or hang out
What is a flower market?
400
A traditional food extremely popular in Southern China sounds similar to 'increasing prosperity' (or more literally "higher year" in Chinese
What is niangao?
400
What hygiene-related activity can't you do on the first day of the lunar new year?
Wash your hair!
400
It is believed that on the twenty third day of the twelfth lunar month, just before Chinese New Year, this god returns to Heaven to report the activities of every household over the past year to the Jade Emperor
What is the Kitchen God?
400
people write and paste these on both sides of their door
What are Spring Festival couplets?
400
During Spring Festival many people in Zhongshan's West District will watch people performing this
What is the Drunken Dragon Dance?
500
This food looks similar to bars of gold and sometimes people say 'A ton of gold' 黄金万两 as a blessing while eating it
What are spring rolls? 春卷
500
What food, often eaten by poor people, shouldn't be eaten during Spring Festival?
Porridge/Congee
500
Many members of this religion won't eat meat on the first day of the lunar new year
What is Buddhism?
500
Many people buy this kind of fruit-bearing plant before Spring Festival. The Cantonese pronunciation sounds similar to the English name.
What is Kumquat?
500
On the 15th day of the first lunar month Spring Festival ends with this