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r a e Y w e N e s e n i h C Year of the Horse ? e s r o h a u o y e r A 27 January 1990 | 14 February 1991 r a e Y w e N e s e n h i C Myth of origin Food Activities Greetings


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C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r

Year of the Horse

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A r e y

  • u

a ‘ h

  • r

s e ’ ?

27 January 1990 | 14 February 1991

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C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r

  • Myth of origin
  • Food
  • Activities
  • Greetings
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C h i n e s e N e w Y e a r

a.k.a.

Lunar New Year

  • r the

Spring Festival

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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”

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C e l e b r a t i

  • n

15 days

from

Chinese New Year’s Eve

to

Lantern Festival

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F

  • d

Lots of them

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O n t h e 8 t h d a y

  • f

l a s t l u n a r m

  • n

t h

‘Laba’ congee

  • mixed grains
  • dried fruit
  • raisins
  • beans
  • nuts
  • etc.
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N Y E R e u n i

  • n

D i n n e r

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N Y E R e u n i

  • n

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

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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

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R e d e n v e l

  • p

e

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D r a g

  • n

d a n c e & L i

  • n

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

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R e c e n t y e a r s …

Boyfriend rentals

  • To stop

nagging

  • $80-1,300

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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O n a H

  • r

s e

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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!

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I n V a n c

  • u

v e r

  • Feb. 2, 2014

Chinatown

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Ge, Rui Liu, Yidan Mu, Zongxu Wu, Ming-An Mike January 31, 2014 甲午馬年正月初一

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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