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The color red is an integral part ………………… (of / for / with) Chinese New Year celebrations. Red symbolizes fire which according …………………… (with / of / to) Chinese legend can drive away bad luck. During New Year celebrations, Chinese people wear red clothes and give children ‘lucky money’ …………………… (in / on / at) red envelopes. …………………….. (In / At / On) the olden days people also used to lit bamboo stalks, believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Family members gather ……………………… (in / at / on) each other’s homes during the New Year and have feasts together. Another important feature …………………… (for / of / with) the New Year celebrations is the Lantern festival which is held …………………… (at / on / in) the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The lanterns may be works of art painted …………………. (by / with /  of) birds, animals or zodiac signs. ……………………. (In / On / At) many areas the highlight of the lantern festival is the dragon dance.

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The color red is an integral part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Red symbolizes fire which according to Chinese legend can drive away bad luck. During New Year celebrations, Chinese people wear red clothes and give children ‘lucky money’ in red envelopes. In the old days people also used to lit bamboo stalks, believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Family members gather at each other’s homes during the New Year and have feasts together. Another important feature of the New Year celebrations is the Lantern festival which is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The lanterns may be works of art painted with birds, animals or zodiac signs. In many areas the highlight of the lantern festival is the dragon dance.