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Friday 27 January 2017 is Chinese New Year's Eve, the beginning of a festival that traditionally lasted more than two weeks. Celebrations in Hong Kong will include fireworks, a night parade, horse-racing, and soccer.
Chinese New Year's Eve is a time of family togetherness. The day is spent bidding farewell to the old year and making preparations for the new year. The traditionally minded thank their ancestors and the gods for their blessings and protection. Chinese people that have migrated from their hometowns will head home – if they …
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. As the last day of the old year, everyone is busy getting haircuts, buying new clothes, going to flower markets, and doing what in the West we would call Spring Cleaning. Another important activity is the preparation of food for the next couple of days. It is important that …