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Unit 8 A Magician at Stretching a Dollar * Spring Festival Jan. 1(Lunar calender) Red Dumplings Firecracker Couplets-writing Hong bao New year calls or visit * * * Long before, there was a monster in ancient china. People called it “nian” . It always destroyed people on last evening of every year. People were very afraid of it. One day, an old man gave firecracker and red couplets to people. People burned firecracker and pasted up couplets in every home that evening. The “nian” escaped. The custom was kept and celebrated until now. And the last evening of every year called Spring