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Happy New Year 2015 (4713)!
新年快樂!
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China in the World
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“When entering a country, ask what the customs are”
• Why? What are customs? What do they tell us?
• What are customs in the US?
• What are customs in China?
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Chinese Festivals: New YearLunar calendar
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Spring Festival 春假
• 1st day of 1st lunar month– New moon– 15 day celebration that ends with
full moon on Lantern Festival
• One month of preparations– Clean house
• Sweep out the old, welcome in the new.
– Make amends– Sacrifice to gods
• Especially to Kitchen God!• Spirit money, food
– Drive away evil spirits• Fireworks!
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The Kitchen God
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Customs
• Story of Nian• Fireworks – Truly crazy
• Big family meal– Include gods and ancestors
• Lion and Dragon Dances• Red Envelopes
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Chinese New Year Customs
• Dinner with fireworks• Clean houses• Decorate with red cut outs• Wear red: – joy and happiness– like fire which fends off bad luck
• Kids get red envelopes containing money
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New Year Foods• Foods like chives, dumplings,
fish, apples, oranges, and New Year’s cake
• Chives (“Jiǔ cài”) stand for a long life (“Cháng cháng jiǔ jiǔ”)
• Dumplings (“Shuǐ jiǎo”) symbolize wealth
• Fish (“Yú”) symbolizes wealth; 魚 = 余
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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
• • Spring rolls symbolize wealth
because of their resemblance to gold bars
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New Year Decorations
• Mandarin oranges• Pineapples• Carrots• Lanterns• Gold coins• Red paper signs• Firecrackers • Chinese Knots
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Spring has arrived! 春到了!福到了!
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恭禧發財 !