At new year's time most chinese families pastesingson and around the front doors of their homes. These signs consist of black gold Chinese characterd written on squares oor strips of red paper, because red is a happy colour which brings good luck. The new year sayings written on them are usually good luck phrases, or words related to spring a symbol of new growth, new hope, new beginning-since in China the new yyear aalso marks tthe beginning of spring.