Chinese New Year Activities

Before the New Year's Day

Shopping, cleaning, decoration

New Year's Eve

Family dinner, Shou Sui, Launch Fireworks

First Day of the New Year

In some place, people stay at home on the first day. In other place, people greeting each other, especially younger people will visit and greet the older relatives and friends.

Second Day

Some people will host some religious ceremony to honor the gods. Married female will visit their parents.

Third Day

Ceremony to honor the ancestors

Fifteenth Day

This is the Yuan Xiao festival, also called lantern festival. This is also the end of the New Year celebrations.