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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year. What is Chinese New Year?. What is Chinese New Year?. Chinese New Year is a festival for the Chinese people. It originated from China but today Chinese people all over the world celebrate it. When is it celebrated?. When is it celebrated?.

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Chinese New Year

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  1. Chinese New Year

  2. Chinese New Year

  3. What is Chinese New Year?

  4. What is Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is a festival for the Chinese people. It originated from China but today Chinese people all over the world celebrate it.

  5. When is it celebrated?

  6. When is it celebrated? It is celebrated at the start of the Chinese calendar. This year it was celebrated on January 23 and will be celebrated on February 10 next year.

  7. How is it celebrated? • Lots of feasting • Fireworks pop • Red lanterns and red spring rolls are hang on the windows and doors • Chinese festivals • Chinese Dragon Dance • Lion Dance • Pray to Jade Emperor

  8. Chinese Dragon Dance Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations. They remember when the Dragon, Nien, came and ate the people.

  9. Lion Dance Lion dance is another form of traditional dance in Chinese culture. It is when the performers mimic a lion’s movement in a lion costume.

  10. Jade Emperor Jade Emperor is the ruler of heaven and all realms.

  11. Red lanterns Red spring rolls

  12. Here is a video of people celebrating Chinese New Year.

  13. Who celebrates it? Chinese people commonly celebrate Chinese New Year.

  14. Where do they celebrate it? • Chinese people celebrate it on China. • But these days, Chinese people celebrate it all over the world. • They celebrate it on Chinatowns all over the world.

  15. Why did the Chinese people hang red lanterns and scrolls? According to tales and legends, it started with a fight against a mythical beast called Nian. Nian would come on the first day of the Chinese New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children. One time, the people saw Nian scared of a kid wearing red and so people started to hang red lanterns and red spring rolls around the windows and doors during the Chinese New Year.

  16. Why is it celebrated? It is celebrated because it is the start of the Chinese calendar and it is a part of the Chinese culture. It is also celebrated to commemorate the turning of the zodiac.

  17. Christmas

  18. Christmas

  19. What is Christmas? • Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

  20. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is the son of God and Mary. Joseph is the step- father of him.

  21. When is it celebrated? • It is generally held on December 25. • Other countries celebrate it on January 6,7 or 19. • They celebrate it on January 6,7 or 19 because they follow another calendar.

  22. How is it celebrated? • Lots of feasting. • Fireworks and firecrackers pop. • Hanging lanterns. • Presents are given. • Carolling • People go to church. • Pray to Jesus Christ. • Christmas Trees

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