Preparations for the New Year begin a couple of weeks before the big day. This is a fun time full of anticipation and joy as we get ready for the thrill and excitement of the celebrations. According to the traditions‚ this is the time to clean the house‚ prepare food for the feast and make banners and decorations special for the New Year. A clean house to welcome the New Year Before the New Year comes‚ it is one of the Chinese New Year customs to clean the house from top to bottom to get rid off
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” Yes‚ it’s that time of year again. A time where streets are lit up with bright flamboyant lights‚ sounds of crackling fireworks can be heard a mile away‚ smells of freshly baked moon cakes play with our nostrils‚ and the laughter of jovial people fill the air. No‚ it’s not Christmas‚ New Year’s Eve‚ Thanksgiving‚ or Labor Day. It’s the Chinese New Year! This is a time where all worries and sorrows are left behind and the only rule is to be merry and celebrate. Each year represents a different animal
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Experiencing Chinese New Year‚ Age 18‚ Far Away from Home Haoyuan Liu 1/30/2013 ENG1010-021 Summary: I experienced the Chinese New Year without my family‚ far away from home. When I was 18 years old‚ I left my hometown in China‚ Chengdu‚ and came to America to study. I have been gone 14 long months. Have you ever been badly homesick? Have you ever felt lonely? Admittedly‚ I do have such feelings since then. I miss my home. Curiously‚ I find that handwriting letters can help me stay in touch
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Chinese New Year Fun Facts! In ancient times‚ Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came and Buddha named a year after each one. People born during the year of the snake are wise‚ charming‚ generous‚ and smart. Red‚ the color of Chinese New Year‚ symbolizes fire which drives away bad luck. Long ago‚ people in China lit bamboo stalks‚ believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Tangerines symbolize luck and prosperity. The traditional
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Chinese New Year The most favorite holiday celebration in my country is Chinese New Year. It contains threes parts: the preparations‚ New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Chinese New Year’s day is different from each year because it is based on the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. For the preparations of New Year‚ Chinese prefer decorate their houses and purchase goods that relate the Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Like people in Western countries prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas
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I am very exciting to tell you about the Chinese New Year Concert that held on Feb 2‚ 2013 in San Francisco Symphony Hall. This is a program concert that conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. I picked this concert because the program contains traditional Chinese Lion Dance‚ Spring Festival melody with children’s dance‚ Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly Lovers. Tyzen Hsiao’s The Angel from Formosa and my favorite music piece with singing Ali Mountain Evergreen. Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly
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Compare Chinese New Year with American New Year Difference: Following is two differences between two customs. Dates are different: The Chinese New Year is based on lunar--calendar‚ but the American New Year is based on solar—calendar. So‚ both the dates of New Year are different even if the New Years are on January 1. Festivities are different: In the America‚ Americans like to have parties at New Year’s Eve. At ten seconds before midnight‚ people count down. After. People hug and kiss
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China Tours City Tours Create My Trip Ideas Yangtze Cruises China Guide Home China Guide Chinese Culture Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Foods are very important to Chinese people. All family members come together to eat at this time. Chinese New Year foods are not only delicious but it is traditional to eat certain foods over this festival. Chinese Dumplings‚ Fish‚ Spring Rolls‚ Nian Gao are usually seen as delicious and eaten at this time
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|1 |Read the dialogue below and answer the question that follows. | | |[pic] | | |The expression ‘pulling my leg’ means to | | |A |force the person to walk away
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the Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report‚ it covers certain dimensions: the background‚ rise in the event industry‚ event as a role in the society‚ positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background The Chinese New Year festival‚ also named as the Lunar New Year festival‚ is based on the Lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year
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