The Spring Festival means "year" of the lunar calendar in China. It is the end of the last year and the beginning of the next lunar year. The Spring Festival has a long history, coming of the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in Yinshang times. It is the most grand and busy traditional festival in China, which always lasts a whole month.

People always stop work and rest in these days. On the last day of a lunar year, people of a family will gather together to enjoy a grand feast, and celebrate the lunar New Year's Eve. On January 1 of a lunar New Year, people will offer sacrifices to ancestors and give money to children as a lunar New Year gift. In the following days people will visit relatives and friends to give wishes. The activities will last to the Lantern Festival. After which, people will return to their work in a new year.