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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, celebrated with the moon, is a honored Chinese tradition. This character is pronounced “fu”. It means lucky. Chinese New Year.

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Chinese New Year

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  1. Chinese New Year • Chinese New Year, celebrated with the moon, is a honored Chinese tradition. This character is pronounced “fu”. It means lucky.

  2. Chinese New Year • New clothes are also handed out, as well as money, both for good luck as well as to show that it is a new start. NewClothesTraditional Red Envelopes

  3. Food • People often gather their families together for visits. During New years, we often invite friends and family over to have a fest. Below are things that we might eat during a party and the meaning for the food. Candied melon symbolizes growth and good health. Red melon seed dyed red to symbolize joy, happiness, truth and sincerity. Lychee nut symbolizes strong family relationships. Cumquat symbolizes prosperity. (gold) Coconut symbolizes togetherness. Peanuts symbolizes long life. Longnan symbolizes many good sons. Lotus seed symbolizes many children.

  4. Chinese New Year • Brooms and dust pans are put away so that the luck can't be swept out the door.

  5. Food • Food such as dumplings shaped in the form of money and sweet cakes are eaten, as well as noodles to symbolize long life. NoodlesDumplings

  6. Chinese New Year • Chinese New Year is the longest and one of the most important celebrations that are honored in China. • This is a picture of the Great Wall of China

  7. Chinese New Year • Red is worn as the color of luck.

  8. Chinese New Year • Koi fish are another symbol of Chinese New Year. Koi symbolizes extra or having additional savings so as to have more than enough to live throughout the remaining year. Koi Fish

  9. Chinese New Year • Hair cuts and cleaning the house on New Year's is discouraged, though the house must be cleaned thoroughly before New Year's.

  10. Chinese New Year • During Chinese New Year, people decorate their houses with paper lanterns. Beautiful lanterns!

  11. Fortune Gods • The fortune gods are known as Cai Shen Ye and Che Kung. Cai Shen

  12. Firecrackers • Firecrackers are very Important to Chinese New Year because it is set of to scare away the bad luck. This is a picture of fancily decorated firecrackers with a beautiful design on the cover.

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