zhng gu xn nin CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese
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zhōng guó xīn nián 中国新年 CHINESE NEW YEAR
Chinese New Year • Summary • Decoration before NY • Entertainment during NY • Special food ate in NY • Traditions of NY
What is Chinese New Year? The most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Celebrated by Chinese people all over the world. Also known as “Spring Festival” or “Lunar New Year”
Spring Festival chūn jié 春节
Chinese New Year • According to the Chinese calendar, the New Moon on the first day of the new year -- the full moon 15 days later. The Day is the Chinese Lunar New Year, also Spring Festival.
What is the date of Chinese New Year? n Chinese new year of 2012 falls on 23 rd January, 2012, which lasts 15 days n The date of the Chinese New Year is always changing and is dependant on the Chinese calendar.
What is the year of 2012? The Chinese calendar has a twelve year cycle and one of the most important characteristics of Chinese New Year calendar is that it names each of the twelve years after an animal. Chinese New Year 2012 is the year of the dragon.
Days before the new year n House cleaning n Sweep away the bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck
Days before the new year Decorate the house with n Auspicious phrases and couplets n Paper cut outs on the window n New Year shopping
Decoration Chūn lián 春 联 Spring couplet
Chūn lián 春 联 Spring couplet
Decoration Mén shén 门 神 Door God
Decoration Nián huà 年画 New Year Picture
Decoration dēnglóng 灯 笼 Lantern
Decoration Jiǎn zhĭ 剪 纸 papercuts
Guò Nián 过 年 • New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. • The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.
New Year's Eve n Have a Reunion dinner n In northern China –dumplings n In southern China -new year cake
New Year's Eve Before the dinner n Some families go to local temples n In modern practice, many family hold parties
New Year's Eve n. After dinner nmany families will banter whilst watching the CCTV New Year's Gala in the hours before midnight
New Year's Eve chú xī 除夕 It literally means "Yearpass Eve".
Special Food jiǎozi 饺子 Chinese dumpling
To eat dumplings chī jiǎo zi 吃饺子
Special Food Nián gāo 年 糕 New year’s rice cake
Tradition Hóng bāo 红包 Red Packets
Entertainment Biān pào 鞭炮 fireworks Yān huā 烟花 firecrackers
Entertainment Wŭ lóng 舞龙 dragon dance Wŭ shī 舞 狮 lion dance
Chinese New Year
How do we name the days during New Year? Chū 初 n E. g. chū yī 初一 初二 初三…
Fifth day of the new year f people eat Jiǎozi 饺子(dumplings) on the morning of Chuwu (初五). This is also the birthday of the Chinese god of wealth
Seventh day of the new year n It is the day when tossed raw fish salad is eaten. This is a custom primarily among the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Singapore. People get together to toss the colourful salad and make wishes for continued wealth and prosperity.
Ninth day of the new year n The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor. n It is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven
Fifteenth day of the new year n celebrated as Yuán xiāo jié (元宵 节), People eat yuán xiāo jié (元宵 节), which is a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day.
Fifteenth day of the new year n This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
What do we say to each other during Chinese New Year? nguò nián hǎo 过年好 In folded hands
Greetings Gōng xĭ fā cái 恭 喜 发 财 Congratulations for getting rich! Xīn nián kuài lè 新 年 Happy new year! 快 乐
Make your own Chinese New Year Card n Fold it in the middle n Design your own picture: n Write your wishes in Chinese n Draw something related to Chinese new Year n use your imagination n Send it to your teacher or friends in Salesian College.
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