1. CHINESE NEW YEAR

2. THE ZODIAC
The 12 animals are the
rooster, the dog ,the pig ,the rat
, the ox ,the tiger ,the rabbit
, the dragon ,the snake ,the
horse the goat (or sheep) and
the monkey.

3. Festival
• The festival is the main
holiday.
• It lasts for 15 days.
• They have been celebrating
Chinese new year since
2000bc
• The festival is a time of
celebration, feasting with
the family, and letting of
firecrackers.

4. Hong bao
• Red envelopes are handed out
to younger generations by their
parents , grandparents, relatives
and even close neighbours and
friends.
• Giving Hong bao is a Chinese
tradition that happens during
the Chinese new year.

5. Chinese lanterns
• They let off lanterns the last they of the
festival.
• They let off hundreds of lanterns.

6. New Year resolutions
• Common Chinese new year activity includes
• Cleaning the house.
• Purchasing new clothes.
• Paying off debts.
• Painting their door and window panes.
• Getting new haircuts.

7. Facts
• The Chinese New Year is celebrated in other
countries as well.
• Two countries that celebrate the Chinese New
Year are parts of Ireland and New Zealand.
• Most people take a week of work and visit
their home towns or villages.
• Everything is closed for at least three days
(New Year’s day and the two days after) even
stores that normally stay open 24 hours.

8. Chinese food
• Chinese people eat
• Fish
• Dumplings
• Spring rolls
• Nian gao
• A whole Fish is a
symbol of wealth

9. Chinese calendar
• The beginnings of the
Chinese calendar can be
traced back to the 14th
century B.C.E legend has it
that the Emperor Huangdi
invented the calendar in
2637 B.C.E.

10. The Chinese parade
• The parade is the main event of
the Chinese new year
celebrations.
• It is in one of the top ten
parades in the world.
• It is full of colour and imagery.
• It is a display of ancient Chinese
customs and traditions.

11. The Dragon Dance
• Dragons dances are
performed at New year to
scare away evil spirits.
During the dance the
performers hold poles and
raise and lower the dragon.
Sometimes one man has a
pearl of wisdom on a pole
and he entices the dragon
to follow him to the beat of
the drum as if searching for
wisdom and knowledge.

12. The end
BY CONOR AND TIM