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Guessing Game
Say the festivals according to
the key information.
September; school
Teachers' Day
life; eggs
Easter
turkey; pumpkin pie
Thanksgiving
flowers; May
Mother's Day
harvest; moon
the Mid-autumn Festival
lights; riddles
the Lantern Festival
season; dumplings
the Spring Festival
stockings; trees
Christmas
What does Spring Festival mean to you
What words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning
the beginning of a new year
a day for family reunion
China's biggest festival
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How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival
Use the phrases to help you.
to make dumplings
to have a family gathering
to get together
to put up decorations
to prepare snacks
to set off fireworks
Example: My family celebrates Spring Festival
by making dumplings together.
Introduction
The Spring Festival begins from the last day of the lunar year, ending on the 15th day of lunar New Year, which is also the Lantern Festival.
Also called the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year celebrates the beginning of the Chinese year based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar and officially ends 14 days later with the Lantern Festival.
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the most important celebration observed in China, with cultural and historic significance. The festival signals the beginning of spring, and the start of a new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
Introduction
The word Nian (in Chinese means ‘year’), was first the name of a ferocious monster beast that started to attack human beings at the night before the beginning of a new year. The Nian beast (also called ‘Xi’) appeared once a year and only on New Year’s Eve. From then on, this day is called Guo Nian (Guo means “pass over” and Nian means “year”), and the New Year’s Eve is called Chu Xi (meaning to eliminate the Nian beast). The Nian beast was extremely cruel. It came out and attacked livestock and villagers only in the middle of the night before the New Year. In order to avoid this, on the day of every New Year’s Eve the whole family from all villages would flee and stay together. Although the Nian beast was fierce, it was actually afraid of the color red, glaring lights and loud noise. Therefore, when the New Year was about to come, each family would put up red paper on the doors and set off firecrackers outside to scare away the Nian beast.
The Story of Nian
“年”一词最初是一种凶猛妖兽的名称，这种妖兽在新年开始的前一天晚上开始攻击人类。年兽（也称“夕”）每年出现一次，且仅在除夕夜出现。从此，这一天就被称为“过年”（“过”的意思是“过”，“年”的意思是“年”），除夕夜被称为“除夕”（意思是消灭年兽）。年兽极其凶残。它只在新年前的半夜才出来袭击牲畜和村民。为了避免这种情况，每年除夕这天，各村全家都会逃亡到一起。年兽虽然凶猛，但它其实也害怕红色、刺眼的光芒和巨响。因此，每到过年的时候，家家户户都会在门上贴上红纸，并在外面放鞭炮，以吓走年兽。
Food
Fish:
homophone for "surpluses"
chicken 吉祥如意：
Everything goes well.
Be good! / All the best.
Food
New Year cake /" niangao"
means "higher and higher, one year after another."
Dumplings
dumplings are representative of wealth and fortune
Rice dumplings
Their round shapes represent togetherness and reunion.
Food
Spring Rolls 春卷
Eating spring rolls is a way to welcome the arrival of spring, and their golden color also symbolizes wealth and prosperity.
The Chinese Zodiac
rat
Friendly, smart, imaginative
ox
Loyal, honest, strong, a leader
tiger
Brave, warm, loving, a rebel
rabbit
Nice, shy, quiet, well-liked
The Chinese Zodiac
dragon
Creative, strong, smart
snake
Wise, romantic, charming
horse
Independent, smart, friendly,
a hard worker
sheep
Artistic, trusting, picky
rooster
Hard worker, proud,
bold
monkey
Funny, smart, well-liked
dog
Loyal, honest, well-liked
pig
Smart, hard worker, caring
The Chinese Zodiac
For example: 我属牛。 I was born in the Year of the Ox.
Activities to celebrate the Spring Festival
（1）visit relatives and friends 拜访亲朋好友
（2）clean the house 打扫房间
（3）do Spring Festival shopping办年货
（4）paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down贴倒福
（5）put up Spring Festival couplets 贴春联
（6）put up New Year paintings贴年画
（7）put up paper cutouts 贴剪纸
Useful words and expressions
（8）offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 祭祖
（9）come back for the reunion 回家团聚
（10）have a family reunion dinner吃团圆饭
（11）watch Spring Festival Gala观看春节联欢晚会
（12）go to temple fairs 逛庙会
（13）set off fireworks 放烟花
（14）set off firecrackers 放鞭炮
（15）send/receive lucky money送/发压岁钱
Useful words and expressions
How to Say Happy New Year in Chinese
Would you like to wish a friend, colleague, or loved one Happy New Year in Chinese Read on to learn this festive phrase and more!
Cultural note: In China, people often hold a fist salute or 抱拳礼 when saying the below greetings. Remember that this method of greeting is mainly used during formal occasions, so we suggest to avoid using it during informal encounters!
1. 新年快乐- Happy New Year!
2. 恭喜发财- May you have a prosperous year!
3.大吉大利 -Good luck and great prosperity!
4. 岁岁平安 - May you have peace year after year!
5. 万事如意 - May all your hopes be fulfilled!
Wishes
All auspicious things aside, there are certain taboos that must be avoided during Chinese New Year:
1. No cleaning!
Any type of “spring cleaning” must take place before the new year and never during the actual holiday. This allows the cleaned space to be filled with the new blessings and fortunes of the new year. Cleaning during the holiday consequently means that you are getting rid of these new fortunes!
2. No wearing black or white!
In Chinese color symbolism, black signifies evil and white is the color of death and used for funerals. Instead, auspicious colors such as red and gold are often worn during the new year.
Taboos
[N-COUNT]A taboo against a subject or activity is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. 禁忌
3. No cutting hair!
发 (hair) is also the character and sound for 发财 (to get rich), so cutting hair signifies a loss of fortune.
4. No breaking things!
碎means to break, whereas 岁 means age or year. If something does break, you can say “碎碎平安” which sounds exactly the same as “岁岁平安” (“may you have peace year after year”).
Taboos
It 1. ____________(believe)that the word Nian (in Chinese means ‘year’), was first the name of a ferocious monster beast 2.________started to attack people at the night before the beginning of a new year. The Nian beast (also 3.________ (call)‘Xi’) appeared once a year and only on New Year’s Eve. From then on, this day is called Guo Nian (Guo means “pass over” and Nian means “year”), and the New Year’s Eve is called Chu Xi (meaning to eliminate the Nian beast). The Nian beast wa 4.__________(extreme)scruel. It came out and 5.________(attack) livestock and villagers only in the middle of the night before the New Year. In order to avoid this, on the day of every New Year’s Eve the whole family from all villages would flee and stay together. Although the Nian beast was fierce, it was actually afraid 6._____ the color red, glaring lights and loud noise. Therefore, when the New Year was about ______(come) , each family would put up red paper on the doors 8.______ set off firecrackers outside to scare away the Nian beast.The custom is still around.However,
human 9._______(being) today have long forgotten why 10._____(he)are doing all this.
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Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China's history and culture, which occupies a very important position in everyone's mind.However,in recent years,some people believe that the atmosphere of Spring Festival has faded.
1. Do you agree with them why
2. What should we do
people are very busy in a fast paced society, they have no time to enjoy Spring Festival.
The living conditions have improved and there is no expectation for the New Year.
with advanced technology, we are able to communicate instantly.
With the development of network, interesting things are increasing.
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been kept.
Conclusion
Happy Chinese New Year!
