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BlastOffWithThePromiseofGoodFortuneandProsperityNewYearCountdownCUSTOMSUnliketheWestx19sNewYearcelebrationwhichlastsonenighttheLunarNewYeariscelebratedoverafifteendayspan.WhetherornotyouwillbeobservingatraditionalLunarNewYearweofferguidanceastowhatsuchobservanceentails.Day1Themostimportantreligiousdaywithcelebrationsthatwelcomesx1cthegodsoftheheavensandearth.x1dManypeopleforegomeatonthisdaybecauseitisbelievedthatdoingsowillassurelongandhappylives.Day2Onthisdaycelebrationsconsistofprayerstoancestorsandothergodsratherthantothoseoftheheavensandearth.Extrakindnessisshowntodogsbecauseitisbelievedthatthisdayisthebirthdayofalldogs.Days3and4Sons-in-lawpayrespecttotheirparents-in-lawandtooldfriendsfromwhomtheyhavegrowndistant.Giftsandotheritemsareofferedtodemonstratetheirlove.Day5Onthisdaycalledx1cPoWoox1dpeopleremainathometowelcomethegodofluck.Noonevisitsfamilyorfriendswhichwouldinterruptthegatheringofluckathomebeforeitwascompleted.Days6to10Relativesandfriendsvisiteachotherforfunandcelebrations.Theyalsogototempletoprayforgoodhealthandfortune.Day7Thisdayisconsideredthebirthdayofallpeoplesoeveryonegoesoutoftheirwaytobekindtoeachpersontheyencounter.Farmersdisplaytheirproduceandmakeadrinkfromsevenvegetables.Noodlesareeatentoassurelongevityandfishiseatentoassuresuccess.Day8FamilieshavedinnertogetherandatmidnightpraytoTianGongthegodofheaven.Day9ThisdayisreservedtoextendofferingstotheJadeEmperoroneofthemostimportantChinesegods.Days10to13Itiscustomarytoinvitefriendsandfamilytodinneronthesedays.Onthe13thdaysimplericecongeeandmustardgreensareconsumedtocleansethesystemfollowingdaysofdiningonrichfoods.Days14to15The14thdayisspentpreparingfortheLanternFestivalonthe15thday.Thisfestivalisconsideredtobetheleastreligiousdaybuttheonethatisthemostfun.ThefestivalisbaseduponthebeliefthatonthefirstfullmoonoftheNewYearspiritsflyaboutandrequirethelightemanatingfromlanternstoguidethemtoheaven.Childrenparadearoundwithlanternsuponwhichtheyhavewrittenriddlesforsurroundingpeopletosolve.TheLanternFestivalisconsideredtobetheleastreligiousdaybuttheonethatisthemostfun.