zhōng guó xīn nián 中国新年 chinese new year. chinese new year summary decoration before ny...
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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”
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?
Chinese new year of 2012 falls on 23rd January, 2012 , which lasts 15 days
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
House cleaning 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
Auspicious phrases
and couplets Paper cut outs on
the window New Year shopping
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
Before the dinnerSome families go
to local temples In modern practice,
many family hold parties
New Year's Eve
After dinner many 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 "Year-
pass Eve".
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
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
The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor.
It is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven
Fifteenth day of the new year
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
This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
Greetings
Gōng xĭ fā cái 恭 喜 发 财 Congratulations for getting rich!
Xīn nián kuài lè 新 年 快 乐 Happy new year!
Make your own Chinese New Year Card
Fold it in the middle Design your own picture: Write your wishes in
Chinese Draw something related
to Chinese new Year use your imagination Send it to your teacher or
friends in Salesian College.