Spring festival
Chinese New Year of 2016 falls on February 8. It is the Year of the Monkey, according to Chinese zodiac. It will be a great chance to experience the traditional folk customs! Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years history. It is the grandest and the most important annual event for Chinese people.
Time for Family Reunion
Being one of the traditional festivals, it is the time for the whole families to reunite together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners.
Give Spring Festival greetings
It’s important that you pay relatives and friends a new year’s call during the holiday. People give each other best wishes and gifts. This is also a time for the younger generation to bow or kowtow to the elders for health, good fortune, work, and so on and to get a red package in return.
Lucky money
For many young people, Chinese new year is just as much about yasuiqian — money in red envelopes traditionally given to children. On the Chinese mainland, kids get red envelopes at home from their parents and relatives.
In this special time, SIMO to friends from all over the world happy New Year, wish you good health and all the best!