within china, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the chinese new year vary widely. people will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. it is also the tradition that *ry family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. windows and doors will be decorated with red colour *-cuts and couplets with popular themes of happiness, wealth, and longevity. on the * of chinese new year, supper is a feast with families. food will include such *s as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. the family will end the night with firecrackers. early the next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red * envelopes. the chinese new year tradition is a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wish peace and happiness for *ryone. __