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ChineseSpring FestivalThe Spring Festival --the literal translation of the
Chinese name(Pinyin: Chnji)--is the most important
traditional Chinese holidays. The spring season in Chinese
calendar starts with li chun, the first solar term in a
Chinese calendar year. It marks the end of the winter
season. The festival begins on the first day of the first
month in the traditional Chinese calendar and
ends with Lantern Festival which is on the
fifteenth day. The eve of Spring Festival, a day
when Chinese families gather for their annual
reunion dinner, is known asChx ()or "Eve
of the Passing Year." Because the Chinese
calendar is based on the movement of the moon, the Chinese New Year is often
referred to as the "Lunar New Year".
Within China, regional customs
and traditions concerning the
celebration of the Spring
Festival vary widely. People will
pour out their money to buy
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presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also traditional for every
family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to
make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red
color paper-cuts and couplets with popular
themes of "good fortune" or "happiness",
"wealth", and "longevity". On the Eve of Chinese
New Year, supper is a feast with families. Food
will include such items as dumplings, pigs, ducks,
chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end
the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will greet their
parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red
paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges
and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.
For more information about Chinese Spring festival:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
Lets see how much you got from the text aboveThe Spring Festival is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinesecalendar. It lasts for ___days.
1
15
30
The lunar calendar is based on the movement of ____.
The sun
The earth
The moon
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT traditional custom
on the eve of Spring Festival?
Decorating the windows or doors with red paper cuts and couplets
Setting off fireworks or firecrackers
Children getting lucky money from their parents
Having a family reunion dinner
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Would you like to write something about one of the traditional festivals celebrated
in your home country? Please type your answer below.
(The content may include when you celebrate the festival, why people celebrate it,
what people usually do and eat during the festival.)
One concept closely connected to the Spring Festival is the Chinese zodiac. It
follows a twelve year cycle, each of the years being named after an animal.
According to Chinese Astrology, your birth year tells you more than just your
age. The Chinese believe that people born in a particular year take on the
characteristics of the animal associated with that year.
People born in my year are usually charming, ambitious, overly critical,
power-hungry, honest, generous, quick-tempered and thrifty.
People born in my year are steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-
oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted.
People born in the year of tiger are sensitive, aggressive, charming,
emotional and courageous.
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People born in my year are affectionate, talented, good-tempered,
conscientious and peace-loving.
People born in my year are creative, artistic, passionate, timid, fastidious,indecisive tender and calm.
People born in the year of dragon are intelligent, bossy, energetic,
flamboyant, determined, lucky, and can be good leaders.
People born in my year are often intelligent, passionate, determined,
romantic, careful and refined.
People under my sign are hardworking, intelligent, talkative, popular and
kind but sometimes the can be im atient.
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Please match each word with its meaning.
People born in my year are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty
of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and
sensitive.
Most people born in my year are inventive, witty, popular, good-humored
and versatile.
People born in my year are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical,
strai htforward, trustin , honest, neat and conservative.
People born in the year of pig are extremely nice, good-mannered. Theyre
erfectionists who en o finer thin s but are not erceived as snobs.
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Choose an item. Courageous A. behaving in a confident way
Choose an item. Flamboyant B. having different skills
Choose an item. Passionate C. showing very strong feelings of love
Choose an item. Versatile D. being brave
This year is the year of dragon. According to the order of Chinese zodiac, can you
find out the zodiac representing you and check the characters it represents? Do
you agree with the description for your zodiac? Why and why not? Please type your
answer below.
Want to know your fortune in 2012??
C L I C K
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ASSIGNMENT 1: RUBRIC
TYPE THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU EVALUATEYang Liu
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NAME OF THE EVALUATOR
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Great job!
Carolyn Bass