Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the start of a new year on the lunar calendar and is celebrated with significant cultural importance in China and among Chinese communities worldwide. The festival involves special practices such as wearing red for good fortune, preparing symbolic foods like nian gao and dumplings, and participating in traditional activities like lion dancing and honoring ancestors. The date of the festival varies each year, typically occurring between January 21 and February 20, with 2021's celebration on February 12.

2. Chinese
New
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3. What is the Festival?
Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the
traditional Chinese calendar or lunar calendar. The festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival
The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20
February. Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in China, and has strongly influence .It is
also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries

4. Where is it held?
Chinese New Year held in China and some
parts of other countries where people of Chinese
live in. Such as some parts of Thailand
Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.

5. Do people wear special clothes?
Wearing red clothes is considered an auspicious color. Was to expel
the evil and wearing black or white is prohibited. Because these colors are
considered colors of mourning

6. Is there special food?

7. Nian gao
special food
is a type of rice cake. It symbolizes success each and
every year.
Fa Gao
is a the hybrid of sponge cakes and muffins.
The fa is means “to get rich.” And everyone wants
that!

8. Dumplings
special food
In Chinese, dumplings mean exchange between the
old and new year.
Steamed Chicken
A whole chicken is another symbol of family. It
represents reunion and rebirth

9. What are the activities?
Lion dance is a dance tradition in Chinese
culture in which the actors mimic the movements of
lions in lion costumes.

10. Pay respect to ancestors Which items used to pay respect
to food, dessert, including duck, chicken, more or less depends
on the status of the respecting family.
Chinese people tend to put money or bank notes in a red
envelope. To give to people you know Or exchange among
themselves among relatives As a greeting.

11. When is chinese new year?
The festival date changes every year. This is because
it follows the lunar calendar. Usually, it falls on a day
between mid-January and mid-February. In 2021,
Chinese New Year falls on February 12.

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