The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people.Many customs accompany Spring Festival.Some are still followed today，but others have weakened.
   Before the New Year comes，Chinese people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes，bedclothes and all their utensils（用具）.Then people begin decorating their cleaned rooms.All the door panels will be pasted （粘贴） with Spring Festival couplets，highlighting Chinese calligraphy（书法）with black characters on red paper.The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year.Also，pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front door to ward off evil（邪恶）spirits and welcome peace.
   The Chinese character "fu"（meaning blessing or happiness） is a must.The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down，for in Chinese the "reveled fu" is homophonic（谐音）with "fu comes"，both being pronounced as ''fudaole'' .What's more，two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door.Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious （吉利的）meanings may be put on the wall.
   People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve.At that time，all family members eat dinner togejye.air.The meal is more luxurious than usual.Dishes such as chicken，fish and bean curd cannot be excluded（把……排除在外），for in Chinese，their pronunciations，respectively "ji"，a yu" and a doufu， " ，mean auspiciousness，abundance and richness.After the dinner，the whole family will sit together，chatting and watching TV.In recent years，the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station （ CCTV） is important entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.According to custom，each family will slay up to see the New Year in.
   Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival.People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.However，such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security，noise and pollution factors into consideration.As a replacement，some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to，some break little balloons to get the sound too，while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.

（1）When do people usually clean and decorate their houses？

Before the New Year comes.

Before the New Year comes.

（2）Where do people usually put red paper-cuttings？

Window glass.

Window glass.

（3）What do people usually do after dinner on Spring Festival Eve？

They will sit together，chatting and watching TV.

They will sit together，chatting and watching TV.

（4）What do you think is the most important for the Spring Festival？Why？

I think getting together is important，because spending time with families is important.

I think getting together is important，because spending time with families is important.