Google China begins its celebration of the upcoming New Year with a Doodle showing Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi. Paper cutting began in China with their invention of paper in China during the Han Dynasty and has since been used to celebrate Chinese festivals, particularly the New Year. In traditional Chinese families, paper cutting was an important skill for women to learn before they could be considered for marriage. Paper cutouts are hung on the doors and windows of houses in the days before the New Year and often have Chinese characters or lines of poetry on them. Furthermore they are red to symbolize the festive atmosphere of the holiday. This logo spectacularly captures that festive spirit with its radiant coloring and elegance.
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