Yang AND Diem

Outline

How to celebrate Chinese New Year

I. Introduction: Process to celebrate Chinese New Year

A.        Clean and decorate house:

1. Sweep the house – Sweep bad luck

2. Decorate with red objects

B.        Prepare some traditional foods:

C.        Celebrate party:

How to Celebrate A Chinese New Year

Celebrating a Chinese New Year includes cleaning and decorating the house, preparing some traditional food, and celebrating the party.

The first step to begin Chinese New Year is to clean and decorate the house. Many people believe that it’s best not to sweep again for a few days after New Year’s Day, so as not to sweep away the good luck. People sweep everywhere in the house, even the ceiling. They clean from the top to the bottom to get rid of bad luck of the previous year. After the house is clean, people start decorating. Doors and window panes are also often painted red, considered to be a lucky color. Red banners with messages of good luck decorate the main entrance of your house. Also, people decorate the living room with flowers, which means wealth and high position.

THE SECOND(WE HAVEN'T DONE YET) 

           Finally, you need to celebrate party. If you want to have a successful party,   you had better invite people, like your friends, classmates and neighbors. So, before the party, you can call them and tell them that you will hold the party at your home. And then, you can pick up some wine to help add to the fun of your party, and don’t care about the age of drinking alcohol, China don’t have law to restrict the age of drinking. On the other hand, China is different from Western countries, at the party, people rarely sing or dance, after the foods, they probably like playing Poker or Mahjong (it is Chinese chess) , so you need to prepare for some poker and mahjong.  In addition, if there are some children at your party, you may let them to play some games or watch movies.