Spring Festival (Chunjie) Beijing

Spring Festival (Chunjie) Beijing

Known for its rich and ancient culture, Beijing the capital city of People's Republic of China is the place to be. The city is a home to not only monuments and temples but is also a place where you can enjoy yourself by being the part of its vibrant festivals and events. Spring festival, lantern festival, music festival etc. are some of the festivals celebrated in Beijing, AsiaRooms offers to give you online information on Spring Festival (Chunjie), Beijing in China.

Also known as the Chinese New Year or Lunar New, the Spring Festival (Chunjie) is usually celebrated in February or late January. According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, Chunjie or the spring festival usually falls on the first day of the first moon.

Spring Festival (Chunjie), Beijing is a big festival and is usually celebrated for a week.
During the Spring Festival, Chinese families get together to eat nianyefan which is the mandatory New Year's Eve meal.

The meal served in the spring festival consists of Jiaozi (dumplings) in the North and niangao (an indescribable sticky substance) in the South.

Besides it is a customary that each family must eat a quanyu (whole fish) for a surplus and a prosperous year ahead.

Another interesting tradition in the Spring Festival (Chunjie), Beijing is the giving of gifts or money by the older generation to the younger generations. This money is called yasuiqian and it is a belief that the money would protect the children from the evil.

Like all other festivals, Spring Festival (Chunjie), Beijing has a special significance and is celebrated with great fun and fervor by all the age groups.

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