Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important celebration in Chinese culture. It occurs between January 21st and February 19th on the lunar calendar. Traditional celebrations include spending time with family, decorating homes with flowers and lanterns, and eating foods like pork, fish, and dumplings for good fortune in the coming year. The date is determined by a twelve-year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac that are each associated with different personality traits.

1. CHINESE NEW YEAR

2. INDEX:
1.WHAT IS IT?
2.FOOD.
3.CELEBRATION.
4.HISTORY.
5.ANIMALS.

3. 1.-WHAT IS THIS?
Chinese New Year is the most important festivity for Chinese
people everywhere.
It’s also called the Spring
Festival or the Lunar New
Year.
The exact date of the Chinese New Year changes from year to
year, but is always between 21 January and 19 February.

4. 2.- FOOD.
The traditional Chinese New
Year dinner consists of pork
and fish to bring wealth
and good luck to the home.
Highlight the "dumplings" succulent "ravioli" filled
with meat, vegetables or seafood, they are the typical
food of the holidays.

5. 3.-CELEBRATION.
They celebrate the New Year for two weeks. They decorate their houses,
towns and villages with coloured lanterns, flowers… Throw some old
things to pull them bad luck of the previous year.
Red is a popular colour, because
the Chinese believe that it is lucky.
It’s very important for the Chinese
To be with their families in New
Year’s Eve.

6. 4.-HISTORY. Chinese horoscope is based on
twelve cycles represented by
animals, according to legend,
which took part in the race to
attend the banquet organized by
the Jade Emperor.
Thanks to his cunning, the first was the rat, the ox who
cheated on their backs across a river and thus also the
speedy forward tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake
and the horse.

7. 5.
A
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I
M
A
L
S
Sensitive, responsable,
careful with money
Popular,
talkative,
independent
Gentle,
intelligent,
loves
beautiful
things
Intelligent,
creative, solve
problemas easy.
Faithful, punctual,
eccentric. Loyal, honest, good leader.
Strong, kind, likes to learn.
Happy,
charming,
ambitious
Works hard,
patient,
timid.
Strong personality,
courageous,
temperamental.
Peaceful, sociable,
secretive.
Energetic, honest, generous.