Chinese New Year is coming up and my family has started to prepare for a party on Sunday 7th February , even though the celebration is actually on Monday 8th. My mum has to prepare traditional Chinese food (noodles and rice) and has to get her clothes ready for Chinese New Year (these have to be red).  We also have to tidy up the whole house as we cannot tidy up on Chinese New Year. On the actual day (party) my family all meet up and give red packets (hongboa, pronounced fung-pow) to the younger children. This year it is the Year of the Monkey (Chinese Zodiac)