Chinese Lunar New Year-Introduction to foreigners 马年向老外介绍中国年

Be happy immediately
Be rich immediately
Have own house immediately
And we wishing you…
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A Happy Chinese New Year, and gather with your family soon
Dumpling=Gold Ingot= Wealthy Tangyuan=Round=Reunion
This year is the year of Horse
• In Chinese, “Immediately” and “On the back of horse” pronunciation is same. Thus clear Chinese use below frames to make a wish:
Chinese Lunar New Year 中国年
What is CNY?
• • China Lunar New Year is a Chinese traditional festival based on Chinese lunar calendar. It has a history of over 4,000 years, reflecting Chinese culture and customs.
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CNY (Spring Festival) is as important in China as Christmas in America.
What does the holiday mean?
• The word "Year" in Chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire. This tradition in many ways resemble the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires.
New-year visits and greetings
What do people eat?
• The tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year. And most important two foods: Dumpling and Tangyuan. • Dumpling looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead. Tangyuan is round, sweet and glutinous, implying reunion and happy together forever. • And people usually eat dumpling at New Year Eve and Tangyuan in Lantern Festival (South people also in CNY Eve).
What do people do?
Do Spring Festival Shopping Most Important: Eat, eat again, and then eat some more! As the old Chinese saying goes: Food is everything.
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Spring Festival couplets & paper cutting Dragon Dance & Lion Dance Fire works
Why New Year is so special?
• The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each animal represents a different "personality". And it will help people to protect the peace and safe of the whole year.