Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is a major traditional festival in China, celebrated on the first day of the lunar new year. Here are some of the customs and traditions:

1. **Red Decorations**: Homes are adorned with red lanterns, couplets, and paper cuttings to symbolize happiness, luck, and prosperity.
2. **Reunion Dinner**: On New Year's Eve, families gather for a large feast, traditionally known as the "Reunion Dinner," which often includes dishes with auspicious meanings such as fish (for surplus), dumplings (for wealth), and long noodles (for longevity).
3. **Fireworks and Firecrackers**: These are set off to scare away evil spirits and bring good fortune, traditionally on New Year's Eve and during the first few days of the New Year.
4. **Paying Respect to Ancestors**: Offering food, tea, and incense at ancestral altars is a way to honor and pay respects to one's ancestors.
5. **Wearing New Clothes**: Wearing new clothes, especially red, symbolizes a fresh start and good luck.
6. **Giving Red Envelopes**: Elderly family members give red envelopes (hongbao) filled with money to the younger generation as a symbol of good fortune and blessings.
7. **Dragon and Lion Dances**: These traditional performances are believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.
8. **Eating Specific Foods**: Certain foods are eaten to bring good luck and fortune. For example, nian gao (sticky rice cakes) symbolize growth and progress, while mochi (glutinous rice cakes) symbolize wealth.
9. **Puzzle Puzzles**: Young children engage in the fun of "puzzle puzzles," a game of finding matching pieces from a large set, believed to foster intelligence and a good education.
10. **Avoiding Negative Actions**: During the festival, it's considered bad luck to do certain things, such as sweeping the floor or using sharp objects, as they could sweep away good fortune or cut off good luck.
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