The universal longing for renewal and the arrival of spring embedded in the festival is what teachers aim to convey to their students. For Elena, a fourth-year student, the Chinese New Year is a ...

正月初五，按民间习俗是五路财神 (the God of Fortune)的生日，因此要迎接财神进家，保佑自家新的一年财源滚滚、年年有余。同时，这一天又俗称“破五”，意思是之前几天的诸多禁忌至此就结束了。