The Spring Festival, the most important traditional Chinese festival, marks the very beginning of the Lunar New Year.

春节是中国最重要的传统节日，标志着农历新年（Lunar New Year）的开始。

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Almanacs containing predictions for the entire year are sold at the beginning of the Lunar New year by street vendors and in book stores.

黄历能对整年进行预测，农历新年的黄历在商贩和书店可售。

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The word "Nian" was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of the lunar New Year.

“年”是古代一种凶猛的怪兽，每当新年的头天晚上就要窜到人群聚居的地方捕食活人，因此人们谈“年”色变。

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Since the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, the number of daily visitors to the spa has risen to about 1, 700, compared with 1, 300 normally.

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However, some analysts tempered the enthusiasm, saying trade data for China is unpredictable at the beginning of the year because of the Lunar New Year holiday when many factories shut down.

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While fireworks are a major part of the festivities surrounding the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, authorities in Beijing are asking the public to curb firework celebrations so as not to add to the city's worsening air pollution, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

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