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Christians in China celebrate by lighting their houses
with beautiful paper lanterns and decorating their
Christmas trees, which they call "Trees of Light," with
paper chains, paper flowers, and paper lanterns. Chinese
Children hang muslin stockings and await a visit from
Santa Claus, whom they call Dun Che Lao Ren (dwyn-chuh-lau-oh-run)
which means "Christmas Old Man." Since the vast majority
of the Chinese people are not Christian, the main winter
festival in China is the Chinese New Year, which takes
place toward the end of January. Now officially called
the "Spring Festival," it is a time when children
receive new clothing, eat luxurious meals, receive new
toys, and enjoy firecracker displays. An important
aspect of the New Year celebration is the worship of
ancestors. Portraits and paintings of ancestors are
brought out and hung in the main room of the home.
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