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Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！ 恭喜发财

Spring: 春 chūn festival: 节 jié Chinese New Year (新年xīnnián) is also known as Spring Festival

The Chinese New Year • In China, the Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year • It's a different date every year, usually between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 • It lasts 15 days, ending on the date of the full moon • It marks the end of the winter season and the beginning of the spring season

The Chinese New Year • This year is the Year of the Dog

Chinese New Year Customs • On Chinese New Year's Eve families get together for a reunion dinner and light firecrackers - the loud noises are supposed to scare away evil spirits • People clean their houses on the days leading up to Chinese New Year to sweep away bad luck and clear the way for good luck (however, they do not clean on the actual day of New Years) • They decorate their windows and doors with red couplets displaying themes of happiness, wealth, and longevity; they also hang lights that are similar to Christmas lights

Chinese New Year Customs • They wear red because it is associated with joy and happiness, and it is like fire which supposedly fends off bad luck • On New Year's Day, children greet their parents in the morning by wishing them a happy new year, and receive red envelopes containing money

New Year Foods • Food plays a major role in Chinese New Year celebrations • Chinese people often eat “lucky” foods, which are lucky because of either their appearance or what they sound like in Chinese • For example, spring rolls symbolize wealth because of their resemblance to gold bars

New Year Foods • They often eat foods like chives, dumplings, fish, apples, oranges, and New Year’s cake • Chives (“Jiǔ cài”) are supposed to stand for a long life (“Cháng cháng jiǔ”) • Dumplings (“jiǎozi”) symbolize wealth • Fish (“Yú”) also symbolizes wealth, because the word for fish and the word for wealth homonyms

New Year Foods • Apples (“Píng guǒ”) (“ symbolize safety and peacefulness (“Píng (“ píng ān ān”) • Oranges symbolize luck • New Year’s cake represents achievement and promotions https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Bng. IPz. Blth. A

New Year Decorations • • Mandarin oranges Pineapples Carrots Lanterns Gold coins Red paper signs Firecrackers Chinese Knots

Gift money Parents give children and unmarried members of the family red envelopes containing money, money often decorated with pictures and good-luck messages. It will bring them good luck. 红包 hóngbāo

How do people celebrate Spring Festival? The first day 拜年 bài nián Families visit the senior members of their extended family to say ‘Happy New Year’.

How do people celebrate Spring Festival? 2 nd or 3 rd Day • The Chinese pray to their ancestors and sweep the tombs.

How do people celebrate Spring Festival? 3 rd & 4 th Day • It is for married daughters to visit their birth parents; for the sons-in-law to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

How do people celebrate Spring Festival? During the spring festival Dragon dance or lion dance watching To spread happiness and good luck.

The 15 th day is called the Lantern Festival, Festival which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

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