Preface Journey Home Decoding the Spring Festival Respect the Sky / 32 Worshiping Ancestors / 43 Filial Piety / 48 The Origin and Legends of the Spring Festival The Routine Spring Festival Customs Spring Festival Couplets / 111 The Reunion Dinner / 126 Making Dumplings/143 Staying Up All Night and Lucky Money / 158 Fireworks / 168 New Year Greetings / 185 Lantern Festival / 201 Other Customs / 221 Spring Festival Celebrations around the World Modern Traditions The CCTV Spring Festival Gala / 273 Changes in Celebrating the Spring Festival/279 The Spring Festival - A Magic Moment for Chinese People Everywhere Conclusion