Chinese New Year is celebrated with various traditions and customs. People prepare by painting their doors red for luck and hanging paper cuts. Popular entertainments during celebrations include balloon twisters, face painters, magicians and dancers. Traditions include family gatherings to make dumplings, giving children red envelopes with money, and exchanging tangerines and oranges. Chinese New Year is now often celebrated for one day instead of 15 days and Chinese Americans have blended traditions with American culture. The holiday is also celebrated in other Asian countries and around the world with dragon dances and lantern festivals.
The traditional festival of the Chinese folks most impressive and the most full of special features is Chinese New Year( the Spring Festival), it symbolizes the lunar calendar for old year to end
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.The Lunar New Year is the most important social and economic holiday for billions of people around the world.
Новый год в Китае
Китайский Новый год (Чунь Цзе), который также называют Лунным Новым годом или Праздником Весны, занимает самое значительное место среди всех китайских фестивалей и праздников.
The traditional festival of the Chinese folks most impressive and the most full of special features is Chinese New Year( the Spring Festival), it symbolizes the lunar calendar for old year to end
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.The Lunar New Year is the most important social and economic holiday for billions of people around the world.
Новый год в Китае
Китайский Новый год (Чунь Цзе), который также называют Лунным Новым годом или Праздником Весны, занимает самое значительное место среди всех китайских фестивалей и праздников.
Traditions of the Chinese New Year . Educational Presentation for Kids in English. Китайский новый год. Образовательная презентация для детей на английском языке.
An introduction to Chinese Culture - MeetMandarinMeetMandarin
Understanding Chinese culture will help you better learn Chinese language. In this presentation, we take tour to a brief introduction of Chinese culture!
Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions. They are meant to rejoice special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones. They play an important role to add structure to our social lives, and connect us with our families and backgrounds. They give us a distraction from our day to day, exhausting routine of life, and give us some inspiration to remember the important things and moments in life. Festivals were started to pass the legends, knowledge and traditions onto the next generation.
All festivals are cultural in one way or another. There are many types of cultural festivals such as National, Religious and Seasonal. They all serve the purpose of bringing happiness to our lives, and strengthen our sense of community.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
FLAG
NATIONAL FLAG. By Zeng Liansong
NAME (FIVE STAR FLAG)
adapted in SEP 27 1949.
The flag has a red background with a yellow star in the upper left-hand corner and four smaller yellow stars in a crescent formation to its right. The color red symbolizes the revolution. The large star stands for the Communist Party. The five stars together represents their relationship and the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
MILITARY FLAG.
The flag of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (the People's Liberation Army [PLA]) is red with a golden star in the upper hoist, but the star is smaller than on the national flag. Next to the star are three small lines, the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", which stand for "August 1", to celebrate the establishment of the PLA in 1928,
The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom, the naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom and the Air Force uses a sky blue bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas and the sky blue represents the air.
All four flags were made by Željko Heimer.
COLORS.
Red indicates an assertive, passionate and enthusiastic nature
Orange means you are warm-hearted, quick-witted and active.
Yellow indicates cheerfulness, optimism and originality.
Green shows you are responsible, hopeful and into green issues.
Blue displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature.
Violet means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic.
White is innocence, enlightenment, and efficiency.
Black means you are mysterious, unconventional and dominant.
Brown indicates a trustworthy, reliable and home-loving nature.
Grey shows a desire to be anonymous.
SYMBOLS.
THE NATIONAL SYMBOL.
The national emblem of the People's Republic of ChinaContains in a red circle a representation of Tiananmen Gate, the entrance gate to the Forbidden City, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Above this representation are the five stars found on the national flag. The largest star represents the Communist Party of China, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes as defined in Maoism. The emblem is described as being "composed of patterns of the national flag"
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers. At the center of the bottom portion of the border is a cog-wheel that represents industrial workers.
Traditions of the Chinese New Year . Educational Presentation for Kids in English. Китайский новый год. Образовательная презентация для детей на английском языке.
An introduction to Chinese Culture - MeetMandarinMeetMandarin
Understanding Chinese culture will help you better learn Chinese language. In this presentation, we take tour to a brief introduction of Chinese culture!
Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions. They are meant to rejoice special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones. They play an important role to add structure to our social lives, and connect us with our families and backgrounds. They give us a distraction from our day to day, exhausting routine of life, and give us some inspiration to remember the important things and moments in life. Festivals were started to pass the legends, knowledge and traditions onto the next generation.
All festivals are cultural in one way or another. There are many types of cultural festivals such as National, Religious and Seasonal. They all serve the purpose of bringing happiness to our lives, and strengthen our sense of community.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
FLAG
NATIONAL FLAG. By Zeng Liansong
NAME (FIVE STAR FLAG)
adapted in SEP 27 1949.
The flag has a red background with a yellow star in the upper left-hand corner and four smaller yellow stars in a crescent formation to its right. The color red symbolizes the revolution. The large star stands for the Communist Party. The five stars together represents their relationship and the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
MILITARY FLAG.
The flag of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (the People's Liberation Army [PLA]) is red with a golden star in the upper hoist, but the star is smaller than on the national flag. Next to the star are three small lines, the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", which stand for "August 1", to celebrate the establishment of the PLA in 1928,
The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom, the naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom and the Air Force uses a sky blue bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas and the sky blue represents the air.
All four flags were made by Željko Heimer.
COLORS.
Red indicates an assertive, passionate and enthusiastic nature
Orange means you are warm-hearted, quick-witted and active.
Yellow indicates cheerfulness, optimism and originality.
Green shows you are responsible, hopeful and into green issues.
Blue displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature.
Violet means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic.
White is innocence, enlightenment, and efficiency.
Black means you are mysterious, unconventional and dominant.
Brown indicates a trustworthy, reliable and home-loving nature.
Grey shows a desire to be anonymous.
SYMBOLS.
THE NATIONAL SYMBOL.
The national emblem of the People's Republic of ChinaContains in a red circle a representation of Tiananmen Gate, the entrance gate to the Forbidden City, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Above this representation are the five stars found on the national flag. The largest star represents the Communist Party of China, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes as defined in Maoism. The emblem is described as being "composed of patterns of the national flag"
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers. At the center of the bottom portion of the border is a cog-wheel that represents industrial workers.
One of the things that many of us look forward to during the Chinese New Year celebration is the wide variety of festive goodies. Before you indulge in your favourite treats, do you know how they came about and what are the auspicious meanings behind them?
This PowerPoint Presentation tells us about the festival called 'Chinese New Year'. Made by a student of Grade 6 in Good Shepherd International School. Ootacamund,India
2. Preparing for Chinese New Year
People usually…
• Paint their doors and windows red since red is
considered as the lucky color
• Hang paper cuts of old Chinese art from the
hang dynasty throughout the house
• 2 weeks are set aside for the official celebration
of Chinese new year
3.
4. Entertainment
Popular Entertainments are:
• Balloon twister
• Face Painting
• magician
• Tarot card reader
• DJ
• Astrologer
• Drummers
• Dancers
5. Other Enteratinment?
• Lanterns Festivals are held in celebration of the
new year
• A dragon dance is also a form of celebration.
Dragons are believed to bring good luck,
therefore the dance is the highlight of the
Chinese new year celebration
6. Tradition
• The family gathering in the evening to make
Chinese dumplings (jiaozi)
• Do not clean for a few days after the Chinese new
year, or you’ll risk the chance of sweeping away
your good luck!
• Give the children a money envelope (Leisee),
which is a red envelope decorated with gold
symbols and money inside to represent lucky
money
7. • Tangerines and oranges are often passed out to
children and guest to symbolize wealth and good
luck
• Prepare a “tray of togetherness”, which is a
circular or octagonal tray that contains an
assortment of symbolic foods to provide a sweet
beginning to the new year.
• A parade is suppose to occur on New Years eve
8. Past vs. Present
• Chinese new year was originally celebrated for 15
days. Now people tend top celebrate it for only
one day.
9. China’s culture mix
Chinese Americans who came the U.S centuries
ago merged their culture with the Chinese to
create a mixed culture
• They have adjusted the traditional Chinese new
year celebration to make it their own.
10. All around the World
• Chinese New Year is also celebrated in other
Asian countries, such like Vietnam and
Singapore
• The traditional dragon dance that everyone
looks forward to is also a from of celebration all
around the world.
11. A vendor prepares for celebrations in Taiwan A street celebration in Seattle, Washington
A temple worker in Malaysia places lanterns
Prayers at one of the oldest temples in Indonesia. They come to
the temple to offer their prayers to the gods and ancestor spirits
with hopes for the coming year.
Rabbit decorations in Chinatown,
Singapore
12. Citations
• Boland, Rory. "Chinese New Year Facts." About.com
Hong Kong / Macau Travel. About.com, n.d. Web. 07
Feb. 2013
• Parkinson, Rhonda. "Chinese New Year." About.com
Chinese Food. About.com, n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2013.
• Lun, Ah, and Braemar Hill. "Photo Essay: Chinese New
Year Around the World." VOA. N.p., 2 Feb. 2011. Web.
12 Feb. 2013.
• "Chinese New Year Party." GigMasters Events. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.