The Traditions
The Chinesen New Year is celebrated for 15 days. The New Years eve dinner in china is the most important to the Chinese. Usually it is a family reunion. Especially if you have a family member or two far away. Fish and Duplins are served at the dinner. One thing known as the red packet is a red envelope with money in it. It usaully ranges from 1 Yuan to 1000 Yuan. It is to protect the children from evil spirits. Also it keeps the children healthy and long-living. Small year is either the 23rd or 24th of the last month of the year. It is the day the food god goes to report what the family has done over the year. the food god will tell all of this to the emperor of the heavens.