Chinese New Year

Traditions of the Chinese New Year . Educational Presentation for Kids in English. Китайский новый год. Образовательная презентация для детей на английском языке.

1. CHINESE NEW YEAR LEARN ABOUT THE LEGEND, TRADITIONS OF THE CELEBRATION OF T HIS HOLIDAY ENGLISH FOR KIDS 4+ lingvakids.ru

2. In February , Chinese people are celebrating the Chinese New Year . This centuries-old holiday is filled with exciting traditions and rituals . Is also called : Lunar New Year – as it ‘s b ased on Lunar Calender Spring Festival - as it marks the beginning of spring lingvakids.ru

3. T he legends One legend tells of   the monster Nian ,  who attacked humans the night   before a new year . This monster was frightened away by a god , dressed as an old man , with crackling , burning bamboo . This god taught the humans that   Nian is afraid of bright   colors and loud noises .  Therefore in order to  " survive Nian ",  the Chinese decorate their homes with bright red colors and set off firecrackers lingvakids.ru

4. Another legend relates to Chinese dragons , which are magical , powerful creatures that bring rain . However , the rain dragons sleep over the winter , resulting in very little rain . The dragons must be awakened for spring in order to bring rain and new growth . The noise of noise makers , firecrackers   and fireworks is used to awaken the dragons . lingvakids.ru

5. The festival lasts for 15 days. During these 15 days people follow many traditions celebrating with their families. Let’s learn some of the things to be done to welcome and celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year. lingvakids.ru

6. Customs and traditions during C hinese New Year C leaning D ecoration F ood F amily gatherings T raditional Feast – Reunion Dinner Red envelopes Lantern festival lingvakids.ru

7. 1. CLEANING Homes are cleaned top to bottom before the b eginning of the new year to get rid off all the bad luck gathered in the previous year . Kids help to clean their homes too. And after the New Year comes , you cannot sweep during the first days otherwise all the new luck will sweep away ! lingvakids.ru

8. DECORATIONS as Chinese New Year approaches , homes , offices , shops , airports , train stations are dressed in their holiday best . A sea of red and gold , bright lanterns and flowers are everywhere welcoming the arrival of the largest and most important festival of the year . What are the typical ornaments for the Spring Festival ? lingvakids.ru

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10. Bright Red Lanterns T he most popular decorations are re d and gold lanterns The red Chinese Lantern has become a symbol of Chinese Culture . To Chinese , it represents vitality and prosperity . lingvakids.ru

11. Banners and Scrolls with New Year's Greetings Red and gold banners with   New Year messages of good luck   adorn all all entrances offering a warm welcome and wishes of prosperity and good fortune for the upcoming year . Red and Gold are lucky colors for the Chinese , red symbolizes vitality of life and happiness , gold represents wealth and prosperity . lingvakids.ru

12. Chinese Knots   Chinese Knots are hung during the holidays or given as good-luck charms to your loved ones . They protect from evil spirits and particularly the intricate " endless knots " are a sign of an " endless " life or longevity . lingvakids.ru

13. Ancient Chinese Coins   Coins are associated with wealth and prosperity . You will typically see the ancient coin with the square hole in the middle used as decorative tokens . Also popular are charms with three coins tied with red string for good luck . lingvakids.ru

14. Chinese Gold Ingot   These boat -shaped gold ingots make shiny ornaments . They were traditionally made of silver or gold and used as money in Ancient China and therefore represent wealth and prosperity . lingvakids.ru

15. Preparing Food Food must be prepared ahead of time . F ood is very important to Chinese . T his is a time of abundance , lots of food signify prosperity for the coming year ! Many dinners are held with family And there will be lots of visiting relatives and friends lingvakids.ru

16. Traditional dishes So what needs to be prepared ? Here are some p opular dishes that are traditionally present at the Chinese New Year.   lingvakids.ru

17. Dumplings Dumplings   represent prosperity . lingvakids.ru

18. Noodles Noodles   represent long life . lingvakids.ru

19. Oranges and tangerines Oranges and tangerines   symbolize luck and their bright color looks like gold . lingvakids.ru

20. Candy tray eight kinds of dried sweet fruits c andy   in shiny red and gold wrappers c hocolate coins individually wrapped gummy candies in flavors like lychee or mango lingvakids.ru

21. L ive plants and vases of fresh flowers . Chinese New Year is a celebration marking the end of the winter season and the beginning of spring . P lants are more than decoration , they are a symbol of good fortune , wealth and prosperity . A flower that blooms on New Year's day is particularly " lucky ". lingvakids.ru

22. Decorating with Plants and Flowers for Chinese New Year These are some of the most popular and their special meanings :  Mandarin and Orange trees Kumquat , Bamboo Branches of Cherry or Plum Blossoms lingvakids.ru

23. Family Gatherings Families come together during Chinese New Y ear It is the time of year to gather with your family , and welcome the New Year . lingvakids.ru

24. Traditional Feast – Reunion Dinner lingvakids.ru

25. The   Chinese New Year Red Envelope   is one of the favorite Chinese traditions for children since on New Year's Day , they are given the shiny things with money inside ! lingvakids.ru

26. New Year's Eve Firecrackers are set off on New Year's Eve to send out the old year and welcome in the new . firecrackers made out of bright shiny paper hanging alongside door entrances , adorning walls They are lit in front of houses and stores so that the evil spirits are scared away from the loud cracking noises . lingvakids.ru

27. The   Lantern Festival   marks the end of the Chinese New Year Festivities There will be a variety of clowns , stilt walkers , acrobats , floats and parades , music and drums and of course the   Lion Dance   and   Dragon dance   and firecrackers . Children carry their lanterns around the village and families come together to eat sweet rice balls for good fortune and family unity . lingvakids.ru

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29. acrobats lingvakids.ru

30. floats lingvakids.ru

31. music and drums lingvakids.ru

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33. L ion dance bring s good luck and scare away the evil spirits . T he Lion performance is acted out by only two dancers . lingvakids.ru

34. Dragon dance Every   Chinese New Year Parade   ends with a   Dragon Dance scares away the evil spirits and all the bad luck with them the Dragon Dance is performed by a team of a dozen or so dancers who hold the dragon   up on poles . They raise and lower the Dragon making him " dance "   lingvakids.ru

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36. F ireworks T he loud noises of the Chinese New Year fireworks are believed to scare away evil spirits lingvakids.ru

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