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New Year is mostly fish, black moss, shark's fins , which symbolise every year have excess - "nian nian you yu". One of the typical Chinese New Year food is Yu Sheng. It involves people tossing all the different mixture together and then they will sit down and eat together.

The clothing of Chinese New Year is mostly red in colour. And most people will wear the typical Chinese 'cheongsam' or 'qipao'. However, most people also wear other types of clothings as long as it suits them. Most people shop for new clothes on before Chinese New Year. On Chinese New Year, they will wear new clothes to visit their friends and families. Most people will wear red on Chinese New Year, though it is not a must. However, nobody would want to see people wearing black to visit them on Chinese New Year as it is consider not auspicious. On Chinese New Year, people wear new shoes too.

The celebration of Chinese New Year is global for the Chinese and the nation as well. The nation usually have a two days of public holidays. There are places such as Chinatown in Singapore where people can go there to experience the spirit of Chinese New Year. There, you can see selling of most Chinese New Year items. One of the common items for sale is plants. Chinese New Year plants come in a varieties and families love to decorate their home with plants and flowers. In most places, people would play Chinese New Year songs and they played fire crackers as well.

Lastly, the celebration of Chinese New Year must not go without mandarin oranges. Every family must have mandarin oranges. This is because when you visit families and friends for "Pai Nian", you must bring two oranges with you. It is a symbol to bless them for a Happy New Year!

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