ChineseNewYear

WhatIsChineseNewYear?

ChineseNewYearisanimportantChineseholiday.Thecelebrationis

alsoknownastheLunarNewYear.

ChineseNewYearisalsocelebratedinmanyothercountriestoo;for

example,inMalaysiaandthePhilippines

FactsAboutChineseNewYear

?Itisthelongestfestivalin

theChinesecalendar.

?Itisatimeforpeopletocleantheirhouses.

?ChineseNewYearisatimetoletgoof

thepastandwelcomenewbeginnings.

HowIsItCelebrated?

ChineseNewYeariscelebratedthroughdifferenttraditions.

Redenvelopes:Thecolourredisforgoodluck,fortuneandjoyin

Chinesefamilies.Moneyisgiveninredenvelopes.

Firecrackers:FirecrackersareletoffduringtheChineseNewYear.

Theyarethoughttoscareoffevilspirits.

Lionanddragondances:Manypeopletakepartinthesedances.

Loudmusicisplayedtofrightenawaybadspirits.

Foodandfamilies:Chinesefamiliesgathertogetherforaspecial

dinnerthenightbeforetheChineseNewYearbegins.

Legends

Eachyearisnamedafteradifferentanimal,basedonanold

story.ThestorygoesthattheJadeEmperortoldtheanimalsto

havearace.Theordertheyfinishedtheracewastheorderhe

namedtheyearsintheChinesecalendar.

Ratwontherace,withthepigstrollinginlast.

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中国新年

什么是中国新年？

中国新年是中国人庆祝的，非常重要的节日。春节庆祝也被人们

熟知为农历新年。除中国外，其他的很多国家也庆祝农历新年，比如

马来西亚和菲律宾。

农历新年新年小常识

?农历新年新年是中国日历中最长的节日。

?人们在农历新年期间打扫房间。

?农历新年是人们辞旧迎新的重要时刻。

如何庆祝中国新年？

中国新年的庆祝方式有很多，也有不同的传统。