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New Year’s Eve, or the last night of the year in Chinese lunar calendar, is called Chuxi. It is an extraordinary day in China because the old year and new year meet during this night.
中国农历每年最后一天、也就是新年前夜被称为“除夕”。这一天在中国是特别的一天，因为新与旧在这天夜里交替。

There are many activities on New Year’s Eve / Chuxi Day, which mainly include sticking New Year couplet, enjoying family reunion dinner, Shou sui (stay up late at night), sacrificing offering and setting off fireworks.
其他在除夕夜的习俗还包括贴春联、吃团圆饭、守岁（熬夜）、拜祭和放烟火。

Family Reunion Dinner is an essential custom on New Year’s Eve. They usually enjoy a big feast this day. Dumpling is an important dish during the Family Reunion Dinner on New Year’s Eve. Some people will put a coin inside one dumpling. The people who eat this dumpling will be a lucky guy in the following year.
除夕夜的团圆饭是重要习俗。大家通常会在这天大吃一顿。饺子在宴席上是很重要的一道食物。有的人会在包饺子时放一枚硬币进去，谁吃到了他就会在来年有好运气

On New Year’s Eve, people always stay up late, which is called “Shousui”. At night, the families get together, drink and chat. They watch the New Year festival gala and enjoy some snacks (mainly sweets, peanuts and sunflower seeds).
除夕夜里，人们通常都会熬夜，这被称为“守岁”。在夜里，家人们围坐一团，一边喝酒、一边聊天，大家一起看春晚、吃零食（通常是糖果、花生和瓜子）。

New Year Visiting is an important custom on the first day of the New Year’s Eve, which is called the New Year’s Day. And children can get lucky money (Yasui Qian).
拜年是除夕第一天的一个重要习俗，这一天被称为元旦。孩子们可以得到压岁钱。
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