CHINESE NEW YEAR!Eva Miao

Jan 20th, 2013

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHINESE NEW YEAR?

Date? Symbols? Traditions? Food? Type of celebration?

How about Christmas and Thanksgiving?

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtADJI97Q0

CHINESE NEW YEAR Date: the first day of Chinese lunar calendar Symbols: red lanterns, couplets, fireworks Traditions: eat dumplings, family get-

together, hanging couplets, visiting relatives and friends, give red envelope to kids, set fireworks(video)…

Food: dumplings Type of celebrations: go to temple faire,

dragon/lion dance(video)…

What’s more… “spring festival music”

THE LEGEND OF THE ORIGIN OF CHINESE NEW YEAR?

年 nian2 → year → name of a beast Video: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8RuHGnosU

KEY VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS

春节 chun1 jie2 spring festival 放炮 fang4 pao4 set fireworks 饺子 jiao3 zi dumplings 舞狮 wu3 shi1 lion dance

Greetings for Chinese spring festival 过年好！ Guo4 nian2 hao3 Happy New Year! 恭喜恭喜！ Gong1xi3 gong1xi3 Congratulations! 万事如意！ Wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4 Wish you achieved you wished for!

Thank you!