The festivities and rites connected with Chinese New Year are observed with undiminished enthusiasm. This 56-page book introduces in details how Chinese people spend this most important holiday from festival preparations before the New Year to the last day-the 15th day after it. It has photos or illustrations on each page, which help to understand the meaning of the contents. Contents: Introduction, Festival Preparations, Day 24 of the Twelfth Month -- The Kitchen God Visits Heaven, Customs Observed before the New Year, The Flower Markets, Preparation of Food for the New Year, New Year"s Eve, Day 1 New Year Day, Taboos at New Year, Day 2, Day 3, The Blocks and the Fortune Sticks, Day 4...Day 10-15, The Chinese Calendar, Chinese Zodiac, Year of the Rooster, Lion Dance.