Chinas Youth Spend New Years Eve With Strangers in New Trend

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Chinese family members eat their New Year’s Eve dinner in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2005. China Photos/Getty ImagesAs China’s economy weakens, more young people working in big cities are choosing to spend the Lunar New Year holiday with strangers instead of traveling home, to save money and to reduce loneliness.Lunar New Year, China’s most important holiday, is traditionally a time when travelers return home to pay respects to their ancestors and carry out rituals and family traditions with parents, including having a big family dinner on New Year’s Eve and staying up after midnight.

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