Spring Festival is an important festival for Chinese people. People celebrate (庆祝) it in different ways.
Traditional ways (传统方式)
People sweep away dust (灰尘) and throw away old useless (无用的) things to sweep away bad luck.
People also decorate (装饰) their houses with Spring Festival couplets (对联), red lanterns, and red paper cuttings.
People have a big reunion dinner (团圆饭) on New Year's Eve.
At 20:00, people watch CCTV New Year's Gala(春晚), and some people set off firecrackers.
New Trends(趋势)
More and more families have reunion dinner at a restaurant.
Many young people like chatting with a group of friends online or singing at KTV together.
Fewer and fewer people set off firecrackers and fireworks.
People would like to travel during the holiday.