Lunar New Year is the main fes­ti­vi­ty in China. Lunar New Year is also cal­led Chi­ne­se New Year or Spring Fes­ti­val.



Tra­di­ti­o­nal­ly, ce­le­bra­ti­ons last for fif­teen days, en­ding on the date of the full moon, when it is at its brigh­test.



People clean their houses to sweep away any bad luck. They then put away all brooms, dust­pan and brushes so that the good luck can’t be swept away.



Fire­works are fired to frigh­ten away evil spi­rits. People dress head to foot in new red clo­thing, to scare the bad away.



Lion and dra­gon dances are com­mon du­ring the Lunar New Year and it is be­lie­ved that the loud drum­ming and clas­hing of cym­bals will chase away bad luck and evil spi­rits.