The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, which falls on the first day of the first lunar month (around January 21st in Gregorian calendar). The Spring Festival is one of the symbols of China culture and tradition, and it is a festival for family dinners, New Year greetings, red envelopes and fireworks.

The Spring Festival is celebrated all over China, and each region has different customs. For example, northerners like to eat jiaozi, while southerners like to eat rice cakes.