Chinese New Year

When is Chinese New Year?

• The Chinese New Year is based on cycles of the lunar phase, it often referred to as the "Lunar New Year“.

• Chinese New Year starts on the first day of the new moon occur in each spring, it is also known as the 'Spring Festival'

• Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival in the Chinese calendar. It ran from the first day of the Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month (Full moon day).

• This year it falls on the 10th of February 2013 and is the year of the snake.

What are 12 Chinese zodiac?

smart and wealthy and will work for

success.

honest, industrious, patient, and

cautious, and do things steadily.

tolerant, staunch,

valiant, and respected.

Gentle, sensitive, compassionate, amiable, modest

and merciful, and have strong

memory.

lively, intellectual,

energetic and excitable.

a good temper and a skill at

communicating but say little

clever, kind to others, and

like to join in a venture career.

tender, polite, filial, clever,

and kind-hearted.

lively, flexible, quick-witted and versatile.

deep thinkers considered to be honest, bright,

communicative, ambitious,

capable and warm-hearted.

faithful, courageous, dexterous, smart and

warm-hearted.

honest and frank, tolerant and optimistic,

How to celebrate Chinese New Year?

The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness For everyone. The celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely with China. • cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-

fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. • decorated the windows and doors with red color

paper-cuts and couplets with good wish themes • Shopping for new year food and gift.• Chinese New Year eve supper is a feast with

families. • Lit the firecrackers at the time count down to

welcome the new year coming• Early morning of the first day of the new year,

children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes.

Chinese New Year Song

Clementine

Happy New Year 新年好 ( xin nian hao )！

Happy New Year 新年好 ( xin nian hao )！

We are singing, we are dancing,

Happy New Year 新年好 ( xin nian hao )！

xin nian hao

新年好！Happy New Year!