Chinese New Year?

For those who are a bit curious here are some info about Chinese New Year.
Chinese New Year is also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. It is the most important traditional Chinese holidays. Spring Festival celebrates the 1st day of the 1st month according to the lunar calendar.
Legend says that a monster, often depicted as a fantastical lion-like beast, would come on the 1st day of the new lunar year to terrorize the townspeople, devouring livestock and children. People began to put food in front of their doors on that day to feed the monster so that he would leave them alone. One year, the story goes, a little child wearing accidentally wandered outside when the monster arrived, and instead of devouring the child, the monster fled in fear. The townspeople realized that the monster must have been scared of the color red, and from then on people have decorated their houses with red scrolls and worn red clothing at lunar new year. The custom of creating a fearsome din by lighting firecrackers also emerged as a monster-repelling tactic.
The legend helped to give rise to traditions such as decorating homes and businesses with wishes written on red paper scrolls.
Chinese families put a lot into their preparations for welcoming in the new year. 2 days before the new year, everyone does their spring cleaning. People believe that cleaning their homes and businesses will bring in fresh luck for the coming year. There are also a lot of groceries to buy before the new year. New clothes and new shoes are also bought, and new haircuts are common. Most people wear new clothes on the day, again in the hope that this will equate to rising fortunes. Anything new is welcomed, and if it is red, even better.
On New Year's eve the family reunion dinner takes place. Most families will eat chicken, fish and dumplings.
Other Spring Festival traditions include the giving of hong bao stuffed with money to children and unmarried people and visit to the homes of family and friends. Candies, biscuits, chocolates and fruit hampers are usually offered to hosts / guests.