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C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r
Year of the Horse
SLIDE 2 A r e y
a ‘ h
s e ’ ?
27 January 1990 | 14 February 1991
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SLIDE 4 C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r
- Myth of origin
- Food
- Activities
- Greetings
SLIDE 5 C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r
a.k.a.
Lunar New Year
Spring Festival
SLIDE 6 D a t e
- Lunisolar Chinese calendar
○ In Gregorian: January 21 – February 20 ○ Also used in many other eastern Asian countries
- Second new moon after winter solstice
○ Third new moon if “leap month”
SLIDE 7 C e l e b r a t i
15 days
from
Chinese New Year’s Eve
to
Lantern Festival
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SLIDE 10 O n t h e 8 t h d a y
l a s t l u n a r m
t h
‘Laba’ congee
- mixed grains
- dried fruit
- raisins
- beans
- nuts
- etc.
SLIDE 11 N Y E R e u n i
D i n n e r
SLIDE 12 N Y E R e u n i
D i n n e r : D u m p l i n g s
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M a k i n g d u m p l i n g s
SLIDE 14 W h y d u m p l i n g s ?
Sycee
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C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r ’ s C a k e
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L a n t e r n F e s t i v a l : ‘ T a n g y u a n ’
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F i r e c r a c k e r s
SLIDE 18 R e d e n v e l
e
SLIDE 19 D r a g
d a n c e & L i
d a n c e
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C C T V N e w Y e a r ' s G a l a
SLIDE 21 R e c e n t y e a r s …
Boyfriend rentals
nagging
per day
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C N Y i n N u m b e r s 3.6 billion trips by the Chinese people 225 million Chinese travel overseas ¥200 ($33) expected in each red envelope
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G r e e t i n g s
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G r e e t i n g s
新年快樂 Happy New Year! 恭喜發財 May you have a prosperous New Year!
SLIDE 26 I n V a n c
v e r
Chinatown
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SLIDE 28 Ge, Rui Liu, Yidan Mu, Zongxu Wu, Ming-An Mike January 31, 2014 甲午馬年正月初一
SLIDE 29 R e f e r e n c e s
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laba_Congee
- http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/27/travel/11-things-lny/
- http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/travel/lunar-new-year-interactive/
- http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-new-year/videos#bet-you-didnt-
know-chinese-new-year
- http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-chinese-lucky-money.htm