中国新年Joanne Chen2015

Zhōngguó xīn niánChinese New Year

Chinese New Year

新年Xīn nián

春节Chūn jié

New Year Spring Holiday,Festival

Lunar Calendar –January 1

February 8 ， 2016Year of the Monkey

Lantern Festival

Red coupletChūn lián春联

FirecrackerBiānpào鞭炮

lanternDēnglóng灯笼

Story of Nian https://youtu.be/guwPTBmuiN8

春联 Chūn lián

Biānpào dēnglóng鞭炮 燈籠

碎碎 ( 歲歲 ) 平安suì suì píng ān

Taboos

If you break something, say

Don’t get angry!

Twelve Zodiac

Shǔ Niú Hǔ Tù

Lóng Shé Mǎ Yáng

Hóu

Jī Gǒu Zhū

年糕niángāo

高 gāo promotion

Rice Cake

饺子 / 水饺jiǎozi /shuǐjiǎo

元宝 yuánbǎo

Dumpling

鱼 yú 年年有鱼 nián nián yǒu yú

Fish

Every year we have surplus.

Wǔ lóng wǔ shī舞龙舞狮Breaking evil spirits

Dragon and Lion dance

年夜饭 nían yè fàn

New Year’s Eve Dinner

Gōng xǐ fā cái恭喜发财hóng bāo ná lái红包拿来

Hóng bāo

Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ 恭喜恭喜Congratulation

Xīn nián kuài lè 新年快樂Happy New Year