Don't wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn't a good thing to 'wash away your wealth' right at the start of the New Year. 在新年的前三天里不要洗头，因为汉语里“头发”的“发”和“发财”的“发”同音。因此，中国认为在新年伊始把财富给冲走可不是好兆头。
　　Floors may not be swept and garbage may not be disposed of on the first day of the New Year for fear of casting riches out the door.  在新年第一天，不拖地，不扔垃圾，因为怕把"财"给送走了；
　　Don't swear or quarrel. 不要诅咒发誓，也不愿吵架；
　　Don't break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for the New Year. In the event of breaking a dish, quickly say " Peace for all time", and the bad luck will be warded away.  不要打破碗碟，否则在来年你可能会遭遇不幸。一旦打破了，要马上说“岁岁平安”，这样坏运气就会被赶走了；
　　Don't greet people who are in mourning.  不要向服丧期的人们问候（主要指不要说喜庆的话吧？）
　　Don't drop your chopsticks. 不要让筷子掉地上；
　　Don't say the number 'four' (Chinese homonym for death) or mention death. 不要说数字“四”（汉语里和“死”谐音）或者提到死；
　　Don't borrow or lend money. 不要借钱也不要借给别人钱。
　　拜年 Pay a New Year Call
　　An important activity during the Spring Festival is bainian （to pay a New Year call）.People start to pay New Year calls from the lunar New Year's Day，that is， the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Ever since the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century，ordinary people have begun to exchange greeting cards on this day.
　　On the morning of the lunar New Year's Day，people get up very early and call on others. The earlier one does so，the more sincere he is. Moreover，people wear new clothes and a new cap，symbolizing that a new year has begun.
　　The younger generation should call on their elders first，such as the grandfather，grandmother，father and mother，wishing them "Good health" and "Long life". Then the elders give children some money in a red envelope as a New Year gift. After that，people call on their relatives，friends and neighbors. As "big tangerine" is a homonym for "very lucky" in Chinese，so people often present red big tangerines as a gift while paying a New Year call.
　　Nowadays，besides greeting cards，people also use telephones and e-mails to pay New Year calls.

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