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中国新年

中国新年. Principal Designer: Xianfeng Mou Polisher: Chao-Mei Tu. 2008 年中国新年. 二月八日 . 今年是鼠年 The Year of the Rat (十二生肖是: 鼠 , 牛 , 虎 , 兔 , 龙 , 蛇 , 马 , 羊 , 猴 , 鸡 , 狗 , 猪 ) (shu3,niu2,hu3,tu4,long2,she2,ma3,yang2, hou2,ji1,gou3, zhu1. 中国新年. 一月一日 — 一月十五日

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中国新年

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  1. 中国新年 Principal Designer: Xianfeng Mou Polisher: Chao-Mei Tu

  2. 2008年中国新年 • 二月八日. • 今年是鼠年 The Year of the Rat (十二生肖是: 鼠,牛,虎,兔,龙,蛇, 马,羊,猴,鸡,狗,猪) (shu3,niu2,hu3,tu4,long2,she2,ma3,yang2, hou2,ji1,gou3, zhu1

  3. 中国新年 • 一月一日—一月十五日 (lunarcalendar) Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon(新月)on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon(满月)15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival(元宵节), which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

  4. 新年中国人做什么? • Most Chinese take the time to visit their relatives and invite friends to dinner to celebrate the festivals’

  5. 中国新年怎么来的?年兽--Origin (1--beast) The origin of the Chinese New Year is too old to be traced. One explanation has it that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year. • Thestory of Nian: The beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow many people, which of course scared them…...

  6. 中国新年怎么来的?Origin (2—red color) • Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

  7. 中国人新年做什么?passover+observe • The term "Guo Nian " becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe".

  8. 中国人新年做什么? Firecrakers/LiONdance • The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it run loose is still around.

  9. 中国人新年吃什么? Traditional Foods (north) • Some foods are favored for their auspicious sounds. • Lots of people go to restaurants to have their celebration dinners. • In the north, small meat dumplings (jiaozi 饺子) and steamed-wheat bread (man tou 馒头) are preferred food. The tremendous amount of food symbolizes abundance and wealth for the household.

  10. 中国人新年吃什么? Traditional Foods (north) • Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. • The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

  11. 中国人新年吃什么? traditional Foods (South) • In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice(糯米)pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed(芦苇)leaves), another popular delicacy.

  12. 中国人新年看什么?春联 Red couplets Harmony brings wealth Wishing you every success

  13. More Red couplets Treasures fill the home Wishing you prosperity Peace all year round Everything goes well Promoting to a higher position May all your wishes come true

  14. 中国人新年说什么? • 过年好! ɡuò nián hǎo Happy New Year! • 新年好! xīn nián hǎo • 新年快乐!xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year! • 恭喜,恭喜。Congratulations! • 恭喜发财!ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái I wish You Great Prosperity! • 鼠年吉祥! shǔ nián jí xiáng Good Luck in the Year of the Rat!

  15. 中国人新年还做什么? Celebration(1—China) • A traditional song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laBfy89qK8 • CCTV Spring Festival Celebration (not yet out, New Year file) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9n6ci4Zsb8 • Beijing fireworks (07 file) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQiwK35HvO4 • Traditionally, the Chinese also go to temple fairs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGQRNzrCg5c&feature=related (old file) • Shanghai and Guangzhou fireworks (07 files) http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shanghai+spring+festival&search=Search http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XW_CyT7BeM&feature=related

  16. 中国人新年还做什么? Celebration(2--Taiwan) • Taiwan Spring Festival 1, 2, 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9a9SsChQ4 (accessed 1.29.08) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2oLF2JVrY&feature=related (accessed 1.29.08) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Tyq0OhgEc&feature=related (accessed 1.29.08) • From Discovery Channel, complete, recommended

  17. 中国人新年还做什么? Celebration(3—hong kong) • Hong Kong fireworks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChMC_sYVXzE • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1IulShbvuw&feature=related

  18. 中国人不送什么? Taboo • Gifts not to be sent include zhong 钟,which sounds like death ,xie 鞋, means secretly giving somebody a hard time, or four items of gifts becausesi 四, also sounds like death.

  19. sources • http://www.echineselearning.com/chinese-nehtmw-year-2008.html#date • http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-01/19/content_359389. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9a9SsChQ4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Tyq0OhgEc&feature=related • Accessed 1.28.08 and 1.29.08

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