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It is believed that each animal has its own characteristics and significance which shapes the fate of those born under it (birth year against current year animal zodiac). Many consider these zodiac readings when considering anything important for the year, whether its love life, career, or business related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is customary to have family reunion dinners on New Year\u2019s Eve, indulging in wholesome large meals with a variety of foods and delicacies. Some dishes are customary and have symbolism to them to represent prosperity, health, or wealth for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Chinese New Year traditions include decorating households and businesses with red-coloured items such as lanterns, paper crafts, couplet decorations, and red clothes arching main door entrances; gifting of red envelopes containing money called \u201cHongbao\u201d by the elderly to the young as well as unmarried adults; lighting of firecrackers to scare away evil spirits; and lion dances performed alongside beats of the cymbals, drums and gongs to chase away evil spirts and welcome in good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some other beliefs include deep cleaning of the house and throwing away old, unused items in the days leading up to chines new year, wearing new clothing, getting blessings from the elderly regardless of age by bowing at their feet on new years\u2019 morning, and not sweeping or throwing away rubbish on the first few days (to avoid accidentally \u201ctossing out\u201d good luck and fortune).<\/p>\n\n\n\n