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Spring Festival

Chinese Lunar New Year,orSpring Festival falls on January1st according to the lunar calendar,usually around the late January or early February.As the start of spring as well as anew year,it is the most important celebration of the year. Each family get reunited during the New Year.On the Eve,there is a big dinner for the family when each member return to get together. The biggest New Years party is held on CCTV.Hundreds of people gather there,meanwhile millions of others all over the country were sitting in front of the screen to watch excellent performances for more than four hours continuously. The bell strike twelve at midnight to welcome the coming of the New Year or Spring.People start to set off firecraks and say Happy New Year to each other.(Due to the large number of people returning home, the annual passenger volume is very large)

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