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Happy Lantern Festival Lucky Monkey Year Chinese New Year / Spring Festival December 23th of the Lunar Calendar (Little New Year) January 15th of the Lunar Calendar (Lantern Festival) December 23th of the Lunar CalendarLittle New Year custom: worshipping the kitchen god 腊月二十三（小年） 习俗：祭灶 December 24th of the Lunar Calendar custom: dusting 腊月二十四 习俗：扫尘 After worshipping the kitchen god, people begin to thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and welcome good luck. Dusting shows the good wish of putting away old things and welcoming a new life, making everything look fresh in the new year. December 25th of the Lunar Calendar custom: Pasting Window Paper and Making Tofu 腊月二十五 习俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐 The times for pasting window paper are gone. Nowadays, the tradition is replaced by cleaning windows. Tofu is homophonic with “Tongfu(同福) (first fortune of the year)”, so it is considered as a good food which brings happiness. December 26th of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Preparation of Meat and Shopping for the Spring Festival 腊月二十六 习俗：割年肉、置年货 December 27th of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Bathing and Going to the Market 腊月二十七 习俗：洗浴、赶集 December 28th of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Leavening Dough and Pasting Spring Festival Couplets 腊月二十八 习俗：发面、贴春联 Spring Festival couplet paper-cut December 29th of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Paying Tribute to Ancestors 腊月二十九（小除夕） 习俗：祭祖 December 30th of the Lunar Calendar 腊月三十（除夕） December 30 of lunar calendar, also called “Chuxi” (New Year’s Eve), is the last day of the year according to lunar calendar. It means saying goodbye to the last year and welcoming the new year. Chuxi is to Chinese people what Christmas Eve is to Westerners. In the morning, every family begins killing chicken and fishes as well as cutting meat and vegetables to prepare for the Reunion Dinner. 7:00-11:30 Preparing for the Reunion Dinner Although different regions have different custom, many will pray to their ancestors before the dinner on this day. T