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Class I for Waiting family in Toledo. Contact. Huihui Liao Liao.huihui@gmail.com 4199441263 Zhou Lijie jojocuteqq@hotmail.com 4193205469. Part II. The Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) Usually happens between Jan. and Feb. Present the beginning of spring.
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Contact • Huihui Liao • Liao.huihui@gmail.com • 4199441263 • Zhou Lijie • jojocuteqq@hotmail.com • 4193205469
Part II The Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) Usually happens between Jan. and Feb. Present the beginning of spring.
What American usually know about the Chinese New Year: • 1. Everyone in Red • 2. Family members get together • 3. Great Food • 4. The lucky money • 5. dumplings
What you may not know about Chinese New Year. • It begins with a struggle to go home. 春运 the commute of spring spring festival transport rush
After the struggle, the celebration begins • 庙会 (Miaohui fair) • 花市(Flower market)
庙会(Miaohui Fair) 庙会(Miaohui Fair)
除夕(the New Year’s Eve) • Food • Family members • CCTV New Year’s Eve Gala
Something about the Gala • It’s free for everyone. • It never stop for commercials. • It involves tens of thousands of people. • It lasts for Four and half hours. • It’s the dream of every artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B2pLOj7IC8&feature=PlayList&p=1D6853C5E80460C6&index=0&playnext=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B2pLOj7IC8&feature=PlayList&p=1D6853C5E80460C6&index=0&playnext=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqZlreJnC-8&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4t_HN7Feg
Problems with the Gala • Old fashion • People in South don’t want to stay at home and wait for four and half hours • It hard to please everyone.
Dragon dance • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTDc6bg0fm8&eurl=http://huihuiliao.pbwiki.com/Lesson-1-Chinese-Year-Year-09--the-year-of-OX
Lion dance • 南狮 (lion of the south) • 北狮 (lion of the north)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG0A5ae3cuQ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBu0AkFX7U&eurl=http://huihuiliao.pbwiki.com/Lesson-1-Chinese-Year-Year-09--the-year-of-OX
The End http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q7dBol-ojg&eurl=http://huihuiliao.pbwiki.com/Lesson-1-Chinese-Year-Year-09--the-year-of-OX