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Symbols and Customs of the Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year
新年快乐
(Snake)
蛇

Terrorized Village

● Demon/Dragon (Name shall not be spoken) "Nian"
● Villagers afraid, crops destroyed, children gone.
● Wise old man

Year of the Snake
(Zodiac Animals)
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12 animals 12 months
Great empire needed to tell time
Trickery/betrayal
The Amazing Race

Paper Cutting
● Decoration
● Upsidedown
● Good Luck/Good Fortune
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福- Fú http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTV6enoXUY Myth of the Lanterns
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God of Heaven
Fortune/World Domination
Great Emperor
Praise the God

Dragon Dance
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This is not really a dragon dance
They go into your store
Head of cabbage/ball http://wwhttp://www.youtube. com/watch?v=hKlO_3-hRCEw. youtube.com/watch?v=hKlO_3-hRCE Jackie's Festival Feast
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Traditional family gathering
Catch up with each other
Enjoyment/Quality time
Red Pockets
Symbolize good fortune

Fireworks Display
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This is to scare away all the bad spirits
Display just like America
Terrorized village
Symbolizing the new year

Chinese new year is all about uniting your family together as one to share all the times that was spent together and the many more years to come. the dumplings symbolizes wealth and good fortune as the long noodles represent the extended life span for the elders. Chinese new year is all about uniting your family together as one to share all the times that was spent together and the many more years to come. the dumplings symbolizes wealth and good fortune as the long noodles represent the extended life span for the elders. Chinese new year is all about uniting your family together as one to share all the times that was spent together and the many more years to come. the dumplings symbolizes wealth and good fortune as the long noodles represent the extended life span for the elders. Chinese new year is all about uniting your family together as one to share all the times that was
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