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Visiting Relatives

One of the Chinese traditions for the Traditional Chinese New Year is to visit relatives.

The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of January in the lunar calendar. Nowadays, the government gives seven days off to citizens for the Chinese New Year.

In the countryside, people are supposed to do nothing on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year. They think they have been busy for the entire year, so they deserve the day of rest.

Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to visit their grandparents on their mother's side.

I don't know nowadays what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives, because I have been away from the countryside for many years.

When I was a child in my home village, people were very poor, so they didn't have good gifts. They only had steamed buns, homemade desserts, and canned fruits.

When they visited their relatives, they used a bamboo basket holding the aforementioned foods and with a towel covering the opening of the basket. They either walked to their relatives' villages, or rode a bike if they had.

People usually visited their relatives in the morning and went back in the afternoon - - - their relatives had the responsibility to treat them to lunch.

Often, people saw some drunk men lying in the fields along the path. It was because they drank too much alcohol in the lunches. Sometimes, people might hear that a few people died because they drank too much alcohol.

The fifteenth of the lunar January is the last day for people to visit relatives, and it is also the last day of the new year in the countryside. After this day, everything will be back to normal.

Now, the traditional Chinese New Year in cities has become less ceremonious, and it is almost like an ordinary day. I don't know if it is still ceremonious in the countryside.

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They think they have been busy for the entire year, so they deserve the day of rest.

Visiting Relatives

In the countryside, people are supposed to do nothing on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year.

They think they have been busy for the entire year, so they deserve the day of rest.

When I was a child in my home village, people were very poor, so they didn't have good gifts.

Sometimes, people might hear that a few people died because they drank too much alcohol.

Now, the traditional Chinese New Year in cities has become less ceremonious, and it is almost like an ordinary day.

I don't know if it is still ceremonious in the countryside.

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One of the (Chinese) traditions for the Traditional Chinese New Year is to visit relatives.

“Chinese” isn’t wrong, but the sentence would sound more natural without it.

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The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of January inthe first month of the lunar calendar.

“January” is the name of the first month of just the Julian and Gregorian calendars. In English, we don’t have specific names for months of the traditional Chinese calendar.

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Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to visit their grandparents on their mother's side.

In Taiwan, married women are supposed to visit their parents (初二回娘家).

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Now, the traditional Chinese New Year in cities has become less ceremonious, and it is almost like an ordinary day.


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Now, the traditional Chinese New Year in cities has become less ceremonious,al and it is almost like an ordinary day. Now, Chinese New Year in cities has become less ceremonial and it is almost like an ordinary day.

Visiting Relatives


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One of the Chinese traditions for the Traditional Chinese New Year is to visit relatives.


One of the (Chinese) traditions for the Traditional Chinese New Year is to visit relatives. One of the (Chinese) traditions for the Traditional Chinese New Year is to visit relatives.

“Chinese” isn’t wrong, but the sentence would sound more natural without it.

One of the traditional Chinese traditions for the Traditionalduring Chinese New Year is to visit relatives. One of the traditional Chinese traditions during Chinese New Year is to visit relatives.

The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of January in the lunar calendar.


The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of January inthe first month of the lunar calendar. The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

“January” is the name of the first month of just the Julian and Gregorian calendars. In English, we don’t have specific names for months of the traditional Chinese calendar.

The Traditional Chinese New Year is on the first day of January in the lunar calendar. Chinese New Year is on the first day of January in the lunar calendar.

Nowadays, the government gives seven days off to citizens for the Chinese New Year.


Nowadays, the government gives everyone seven days off to citizens for the Chinese New Year. Nowadays, the government gives everyone seven days off for the Chinese New Year.

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Nowadays, the government gives seven days offholiday to citizens for the Chinese New Year. Nowadays, the government gives seven days holiday to citizens for Chinese New Year.

In the countryside, people are supposed to do nothing on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year.


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In the countryside, people are supposed to do nothing (or rest) on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year. In the countryside, people are supposed to do nothing (or rest) on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year.

They think they have been busy for the entire year, so they deserve the day of rest.


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Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to visit their grandparents on their mother's side.


Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to visit their grandparents on their mother's side. Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to visit their grandparents on their mother's side.

In Taiwan, married women are supposed to visit their parents (初二回娘家).

Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives, and on the second day they are supposed to vis starting with their grandparents on their mother's side. Starting on the second day, they begin to visit their relatives starting with the grandparents on their mother's side.

I don't know nowadays what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives, because I have been away from the countryside for many years.


I don't know nowadays what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives nowadays, because I have been away from the countryside for many years. I don't know what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives nowadays, because I have been away from the countryside for many years.

I don't know nowadays what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives, because nowadays as I have been away from the countryside for many years. I don't know what gifts people in the countryside bring to their relatives nowadays as I have been away from the countryside for many years.

When I was a child in my home village, people were very poor, so they didn't have good gifts.


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When I was a child in my home village, people were very poor, so they didn't hagive goodor receive expensive gifts. When I was a child in my home village, people were very poor, so they didn't give or receive expensive gifts.

They only had steamed buns, homemade desserts, and canned fruits.


They only had steamed buns, homemade desserts, and canned fruits. They only had steamed buns, homemade desserts, and canned fruit.

They only haexchanged steamed buns, homemade desserts, and canned fruits. They only exchanged steamed buns, homemade desserts and canned fruits.

When they visited their relatives, they used a bamboo basket holding the aforementioned foods and with a towel covering the opening of the basket.


When they visited their relatives, they used a bamboo basket to holding / to carry the aforementioned foods and with a towel covering the opening of the basket. When they visited their relatives, they used a bamboo basket to hold / to carry the aforementioned foods and with a towel covering the opening of the basket.

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They either walked to their relatives' villages, or rode a bike if they had.


They either walked to their relatives' villages, or rode a bike if they had one. They either walked to their relatives' villages, or rode a bike if they had one.

They either walked to their relatives' villages, or rode a bike if they had. one. They either walked to their relatives' villages or rode a bike if they had one.

People usually visited their relatives in the morning and went back in the afternoon - - - their relatives had the responsibility to treat them to lunch.


People usually visited their relatives in the morning and went back home in the afternoon - - - their relatives had the responsibility to treat them to lunch. People usually visited their relatives in the morning and went back home in the afternoon - - - their relatives had the responsibility to treat them to lunch.

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Often, people saw some drunk men lying in the fields along the path.


Often, people saw (some) drunk men lying in the fields along the paths. Often, people saw (some) drunk men lying in the fields along the paths.

Often, people saw some drunk men lying in the fields along the path. Often, people saw drunk men lying in the fields along the path.

It was because they drank too much alcohol in the lunches.


It was because they drank (they had drunk) too much alcohol in theduring lunches. It was because they drank (they had drunk) too much alcohol during lunch.

ItThis was because they drank too much alcohol in theduring lunches. This was because they drank too much alcohol during lunch.

Sometimes, people might hear that a few people died because they drank too much alcohol.


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Sometimes, people mightwould hear that a few people died because they drank too much alcohol. Sometimes, people would hear that a few people died because they drank too much alcohol.

The fifteenth of the lunar January is the last day for people to visit relatives, and it is also the last day of the new year in the countryside.


The fifteenth day of the lunar Januyeary is the last day for people to visit relatives, and it is also the last day of the new year in the countryside. The fifteenth day of the lunar year is the last day for people to visit relatives, and it is also the last day of the new year in the countryside.

The fifteenth day of the lunar month in January is the last day for peoplepossible day to visit relatives, and it is also the last day of the nNew yYear in the countryside. The fifteenth day of the lunar month in January is the last possible day to visit relatives and it is also the last day of the New Year in the countryside.

After this day, everything will be back to normal.


After this day, everything will be / go back to normal. After this day, everything will be / go back to normal.

After this day, everything will be backreturns to normal. After this day, everything returns to normal.

I don't know if it is still ceremonious in the countryside.


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I don't know if it is still ceremoniousso formal and traditional in the countryside. I don't know if it is still so formal and traditional in the countryside.

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