Eiffel staff celebrate the Spring festival to all of people
From the 23rd day of the previous lunar month, every family does a thorough house cleaning and purchases necessities for the festival, including fish, meat, chicken, all kinds of nuts, candies and fruits, etc. Also, new clothes are bought for the children. Many Chinese families decorate the house into a festival atmosphere. The Chinese character 'Fu' (with the meaning of blessing and happiness) is pasted on the front door.
On Spring Festival Eve, no matter where he is, each member will try his best to come back to enjoy the family reunion feast (Nian Ye Fan). The dinner is bigger and more sumptuous than usual. In north China, Jiaozi (dumpling) is indispensable and Niangao (a kind of cake made of glutinous rice flour) in the south is essential for the dinner. After dinner, all family members watch TV (Spring Festival evening party broadcast) and chat together. Fireworks and firecrackers are also set continuously, among which the midnight blasts are the most thunderous.
On the first day of Spring Festival, people dressing up to visit relatives and friends to extend New Year's greetings. Children often receive red packets with ‘luck’ money from parents, relatives and seniors. During the following days, people will visit their distant relatives. The Chinese Spring Festival comes to an end when the Lantern Festival (on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year) is finished.
Some Important Customs and Activities of Spring Festival:
1.Pasting Spring Festival Scrolls and the Character 'Fu'
A few days before the festival, people paste red scrolls with complementary poetic couplets with one line on each side of the gate to add festive atmosphere. The customs was originated from the Song Dynasty (960 -1279). Good wishes are expressed through the couplets.
'Fu' in Chinese means 'Good Luck' or 'Happiness'. It is popular for Chinese people to paste the Chinese Character 'Fu' on the center of the front door. Nowadays, people like to paste it backward, with the meaning of 'Fu' has come.
2. Setting Firecrackers and Fireworks
Burning fireworks and setting firecrackers is the most typical custom for the Spring Festival. People think the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, because of security, noise and pollution factors, the use of firecrackers is banned in some areas of the cities.
3. Paying New Year Visits
On the first day of the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually visit friends to express good wishes for the coming year to each other. People greet one another with 'Happy New Year' when meeting. Nowadays, some greetings are usually sent by telephone or through internet instead of going out. The children can receive a lot of money wrapped in red paper from the older generation after greeting them.
4. Eating Dumplings (Jiaozi)
Made with flours and stuffed with different fillings, dumplings (Jiaozi) is an indispensible food eaten on New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year. Originated in Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD) and popular in Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD), eating dumplings means wealth in the coming year. Some people wrap coins, candy, peanuts, or chestnutsin dumplings. People who eat one will be blessed with different wishes, such as a coin for wealth, candy for sweet life, peanuts for health and longevity, and chestnuts for vigor.
All staffs of Eiffel steel structure celebrate the Spring festival to all of people all over the world,wish you have a happy new year and all the best in 2018.
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