Spring Festival Spring Festival is on the first day of the 1st lunar month. It used to be called New Year Day in China because it is the first day of the year. It is also called the Lunar New Year’s Day. The 1st of January has been stipulated as New Year’s Day since China adopted the Gregorian calendar in the modern times. However, the 1st of the 1st lunar month is called Spring Festival, which is the most important festival in China celebrated nationwide. Spring Festival lasts nearly half month from the eve of the 1st of the 1st lunar month to the 15th . There is a great variety of festival traditions, clothes and food during this period of time. 農曆正月初一,我國過去稱元旦,這是一年的第一天,又稱元辰、端日。 近代我國使用公曆以後，將公曆1月1日定為元旦，而稱農曆正月初一為 春節。春節是我國最大、最隆重的節日，舉國同慶。春節從除夕到正月十五， 幾乎達半月之久，其間的節日傳統、節日裝飾、飲食文化和娛樂形式極其豐 富多彩。(ZT) （在美國不過春節，我們就請假一天，可以給家裡打越洋電話，可以看視頻 春晚，吃餃子、吃餛飩、吃燒麥、喝豆汁吃油條、炒年糕、八寶飯，吃各種 中式零食糕點什麼好吃吃什麼。正月十五，當然要吃圓宵啦。有時也去參加 學生學者聯誼會以及華人社區教會舉辦的春節聯歡晚會或聚會。有時給領養 中國孩子的美國人送一點兒童玩具、食品,給美國朋友送一點中式糖果,大家 同喜同樂!） (正月初一當然要燒香拜佛誦經,把所有素食糖果茶水鮮花糕點水果供養給佛菩薩!) 
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