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Show first Day, First Moon BeganChinese New Year New Year's was a 15-day affair in old China when festivities began on the First Day of the First Moon and climaxed on "Teng Chieh", the Feast of Lanterns. After the family gatherings traditional tradi-tional to New Year's Day, exchanges ex-changes of gifts and all sorts of entertainments en-tertainments were in order until "Teng Chieh." Northern China commemorated "Teng Chieh" very simply. Paper ! lanterns, hung in doors and win-i win-i dows, symbolized the advent of the I longer days. Southern China, how- ever, climaxed the festivities with spectacular lantern-lit parades fea-; fea-; turing huge fire-breathing dragons, j supported from within by many ' jnen, wiggling through the streets. |