The Chinese New Year is most oranges important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese, the New Year comes on the first day of the First Moon, between January 21 and February 19.
One week before the New Year, people start to clean their homes and buy new things. Some people paint their homes for the New Year. They buy new pictures, too. New Year's pictures often have oranges in them. In Chinese, the word for"oranges" sounds the same as the word"gold" It is a lucky word. People buy new clothes for the New Year. It is important to start the New Year in new clothes.
On New Year's Eve, the the family gets together to eat a big meal. The meal starts late