b) Why is each year in the Chinese calendar named after an animal? c) Find out two personality characteristics for each Chinese sign (e.g. horse: intelligent,.
Activity 1: The Chinese Calendar Questions: a) Is the Chinese calendar solar or lunar? How many months are in the Chinese calendar? b) Why is each year in the Chinese calendar named after an animal? c) Find out two personality characteristics for each Chinese sign (e.g. horse: intelligent, friendly). d) Find the sign to match your year of birth. Does your personality match the description of your Chinese sign? Websites: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-chinese.html Calendars through the ages http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/calendar.htm Chinese New Year calendar http://www.romanization.com/chinesenewyear
Chinese New Year dates http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/zodiac.html#Sign%20Background
Chinese zodiac page
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Activity 2: The Celebration Questions: a) There are 15 days of celebration. How is each day celebrated? b) There are various taboos and superstitions about Chinese New Year. Describe two of them. c) What is the history of the celebration? How did the different customs begin? d) Name two countries other than China which also celebrate Chinese New Year.
Websites: http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/15-day_celebration.html 15 day celebration of Chinese New Year http://www.web-holidays.com/lunar General information on Chinese New Year
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/taboos.html Taboos and superstitions of Chinese New Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Activity 3: Traditional Food Questions: a) What is jai and what do each of its ingredients symbolise? b) Which three items symbolise prosperity? c) Why do people eat fish during the Chinese New Year? d) What is a typical dinner menu for four people?
Websites: http://www.web-holidays.com/lunar/recipes/index.asp Chinese food and menus http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/traditional_foods.html Traditional New Year foods
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Activity 4: Decorations Questions: a) How are living rooms decorated and what do each of the decorations symbolise? b) When were Yanliuqing paintings first introduced? What do they look like? c) According to the Chinese, what do peanuts symbolise? d) What are Spring Couplets? What do people do with them?
Websites: http://www.chinapage.com/newyr.html China the beautiful http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/decorations.html Chinese New Year decorations http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/spring_e/slogans.htm Spring Couplets
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