Chinese New Year is the longest and the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The New Year beings with the first day of the Chinese calendar and the festivities continue for 15 days. At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes give children “luck money” in red envelopes and set fireworks. Red symbolizes fire which the Chinese think drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each others homes for extravagant meals. Chinese New Year ends with a lantern festival. People hang decorated lanterns in temples and carry lanterns to an evening parade under the light of the full moon. The highlight of the lantern festival is often the dragon dance. The dragon-which can stretch a hundred feet long-is typically made of silk, paper and bamboo.
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