Переведите of all festivals in the chinese calendar, the new year is without doubt the most colourful and important. it is celebrated on the first day of the first moon of the lunar calendar and so varies every year from late january to early february. on new year's eve families get together for a meal and eat jiaoxi, or dumplings. children are given red lucky money packets but their parents to wish them luck throughout the year. at midnight fireworks light up the sky. on new year's day, people visit relatives, friends and neighbours to wish them peace and happiness. these traditions are passed down through the years – but how did it all start? the story goes that there was once a beast called niah who swallowed up people on earth. he terrified of loud noises and the colour red and, just in case he came back, the people of china put up red decorations and let off firecrackers to scare him away. red is now considered a licky cokour. the festival traditionally ends on the 15th day of the lunar month with the lantern festival when the streets are filled with dragon dances. it is thought that the longer the dragon's tail, the more good he brings to the community. chines new year customs vary from place to place. however the celebrations have the same meaning all over the world – to wish for peace, good luck and happiness

Из всех фестивалей в китайском календаре новый год, без сомнения, самые яркие и важные. он отмечается в первый день первой луны по лунному календарю и так изменяется каждый год с конца января до начала февраля. на новых годах. ева семьи собираются вместе для еды и едят jiaoxi, или пельмени. детям   красные  пакеты  с деньгами, но их родители, желают им удачи в течение года. в полночь фейерверков загораются небо. новый год -    день люди посещают родственников, друзей и соседей, чтобы пожелать им мира и счастья. эти традиции через годы – но как это все начиналось?   идет, что было когда-то зверь называли ниах, которая поглотила людей на земле. он в ужасе от громких звуков и красный цвет, и, в случае, если он вернулся, народ китая положить вверх красные украшения и пусть от петарды, чтобы отпугнуть его. красный считается лизучая cokour.  фестиваля традиционно заканчивается на 15-й день лунного месяца с фонарь фестиваля, когда улицы заполнены с танцы дракона. считается, что чем длиннее драконий  хвост, больше пользы он приносит сообществу. таможенный  китайский новый год варьируются от места к месту. однако торжества имеют то же значение во всем мире – пожелать мира, удачи и счастья

They came at the appointed time george lived in edinburgh from 1978 to 1983 alice has lived in dublin since 1980 james came to london on a cold winter evening that year the brown family lived in brighton tomorrow at this time you will already swim in the mediterranean now no one believes in miracles now he works in some kind of research institute at that time, we knew nothing about this from moscow to prague they traveled by train this name became famous in the early thirties that's what happened on the day of our arrival on the eve of new year everyone was busy opera "aida" was written by verdi on the occasion of the opening of the suez canal this time i was lucky

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