The chinese New year is the most important holiday for the chinese people. For the Chinese, the New Year co on the first day of the First Moon, between january 21 and February 19, One week before the New Year, people start to dean 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 cinese, the word for"oranges" sounds the same as the word for"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. family gets together to eat a big On New Year's Eve, the of New The meal the Year's Eve. There are many special dishes on the table. There are usually oranges and a dish of fish. Every family tries to eat fish. At the end of the meal they leave seme extra fish on the plate to bring good luck.the new year is an important time for the family. It is a tradition for the younger people to bow to The Older people. The Chinese call this K'ou t'ou or kowtow. This means"to touch the ground with the forehead" Then older people give children gifts of money in red Red is a lucky color for the Chinese. is New Year's Day or Ar midnight, there are fireworks. It is new year's Day Or the first day of the Moon, Yuan morning, shops are cu and the streets are empty. the and People dress in their new Closed and try to be kind they polite to each other to start the New year wen Later, go to visit their friends and relatives.