The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, with many colorful traditional customs. Below are answers about traditional customs during the Spring Festival, accompanied by relevant pictures.

1. Spring Festival couplets: During the Spring Festival, people will paste Spring Festival couplets on their doors. The Spring Festival couplets usually consist of two neatly contrasting couplets with profound artistic conception. It entrusts good wishes for the New Year and brings good luck and happiness to the family. (Picture link:)

2. New Year’s Eve dinner: On New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together to enjoy a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner. The New Year's Eve dinner features a variety of dishes, representing reunion, good luck and prosperity. Dumplings are an indispensable dish that symbolizes attracting wealth. (Picture link:)

3. Set off firecrackers: On New Year's Eve, people will set off firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and bad luck, and at the same time welcome the new year with lively sounds. (Picture link:)

4. New Year greetings and red envelopes: During the Spring Festival, relatives and friends pay New Year greetings to each other and express blessings and greetings. The elders give red envelopes to the younger ones, which contain lucky money, which means peace and good luck. (Picture link:)

5. Dragon and lion dance: Dragon and lion dance are important performances during the Spring Festival. People dress in gorgeous dragon and lion costumes, twist their bodies and perform lively and interesting dances in order to drive away bad luck and attract good luck. (Picture link:)

6. Worshiping ancestors and praying for blessings: During the Spring Festival, people will worship ancestors and pray for blessings, thank their ancestors for their upbringing, and pray for peace, happiness and health in the new year. (Picture link:)

These traditional customs make the Spring Festival more culturally rich and festive. Whether it’s a family reunion, a gourmet feast or a celebration, the Spring Festival brings out people’s enthusiasm and anticipation for the new year.