The New Year!

Today we will be learning about

• The American New Year• The Chinese New Year

The American New Year

When?

• The night of December 31st, New Year’s Eve• at 12:00, January 1• Every year the New Year is on January 1

• Drink Champagne and eat delicious food

Watch a fireworks show

Countdown

•10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• At midnight, when the clock turns 12:00, people yell “HAPPY NEW YEAR” and hug/kiss their family and friends

No presents

• People do not get presents on the American New Year

Write New Year’s Resolutions (新年願望 , 新年计划 )

• Alicia’s New Year’s Resolutions– Drink more water– Exercise 4 times a week– Eat less sugar

Do you have a New Year’s Resolution?

Do Chinese people celebrate the New Year in the same way ?

Let’s Brainstorm on the board how you celebrate the Chinese New

Year.

When is the Chinese New Year? What do you do on the New Year? What do you eat? Do you receive presents?

Chinese New Year

• 1. family reunion dinner• 2. making dumplings/ eating dumplings• 3. playing with fireworks / lighting fireworks• 4. visiting family to wish them a Happy New

Year• 5. red pocket money• 6. watching lunar new year gala show• 7. wearing red if it is your zodiac year

America China

When? January 1 Changes every year

What do people do?

Drink champagne, eat delicious food, go to a party

Make dumplings with their families, watch the New Years show on television

Presents? No. Yes. Hongbao.

Imagine that you are an American or Chinese travel agency (旅行社 ) and you want people to visit China or America for the New Year. Write an advertisement explaining why they should come! Come to _____ for the New Year! The New Year takes places on _________ (when). During the New Year people will ____________ and they will eat ___________. Going to ______ during the New Year is wonderful because ___________.

Come to China for the New Year! The New Year takes place on February 13th. During the New Year people will make dumplings and open their red pocket money. Coming to China during the New Year is wonderful because you can experience traditional Chinese culture and celebrate one of the best holidays of the year!

Come to _____ for the New Year! The New Year takes places on _________ (when). During the New Year people will ____________ and they will eat ___________. Coming to ______ during the New Year is wonderful because ___________.

Come to China for the New Year! The New Year takes place on February 13th. During the New Year people will make dumplings and open their hongbao. Coming to China during the New Year is wonderful because you can experience traditional Chinese culture and celebrate one of the best holidays of the year!

Come to America for the New Year! The New Year takes place on January 1. During the New Year people eat delicious food and drink champgane while watching fireworks. Coming to America during the New Year will be wonderful because you can go to an American New Year’s Eve party and have a lot of fun. `