The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

    On the eve of the Spring Festival， family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumpling.

    Days before the Spring Festival， families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

    The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red， too. They decorate(装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hongbao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually， older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.

    The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

    For instance(例如)， you'd better not say any bad words like “death”. Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out. Also， don't borrow or lend money in these days. If you have borrowed money， return it before the Spring Festival.