Red color is the basic color for Chinese New Year celebration. The party host can put on some red clothes or jewelry. The party is supposed to be grand, so both the party host and guests should put on formal clothes. Chinese traditional woman cloth, cheongsam, is elegant and beautiful. It is both proper and funny to put on cheongsam for either the female party host or the female guests.
The party should have some Chinese New Year decorations, such as the characters of Happy Chinese New Year, some red lanterns, some flowers, etc. It is not necessary that all the decorations are Chinese New Year decorations. Man can have some ordinary party decorations in addition.
It is not necessary to prepare Chinese New Year food for the party. However, in many places, man can order dumpling Jiaozi from Chinese restaurant. It is exciting if the party host provides some dumpling Jiaozi to the guests. But man can only provide some candy, nuts and Chinese New Year fruits, such as calamondin oranges, just as Chinese party hosts do for Chinese New Year parties, as the food for the party.
Festive atmosphere is the most important for Chinese New Year celebration. It is not necessary that all activities on the party are Chinese activities. Man can arrange any activity which can increase delight to the party. However, man can play some Chinese New Year music or have some speaches about the festival to match the party theme.
If it is possible, man can arrange one or more Chinese New Year dances, such as Yangge, Lion dance and Dragon dance. These dances need performers with special skills. The party host should be sure about the possibility to having the dances performance on the party before setting them in the party programs.
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