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我喜欢包饺子我喜欢包饺子bāobāo jiǎo zi jiǎo zi

我喜欢吃饺子我喜欢吃饺子chīchī jiǎo zi jiǎo zi

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Like Dislike有意思yǒu yì sī

没有意思meí yǒu yì sī

有挑战性yǒu tiǎo zhàn xìng

无聊wú liáo

很容易Hěn róng yì

很难Hěn nán

包饺子…bāo jiǎo zi

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包饺子…bāo jiǎo zi

很好玩儿Hěn hǎo wán er

不好玩儿bù hǎo wán er

Celebration for Celebration for 春节春节 • Traditionally,Traditionally, 春节（春节（ chūn jiéchūn jié）） was celebrated for 15 days. was celebrated for 15 days. There were different ritual and There were different ritual and event for each day. However, event for each day. However, nowadays people in China nowadays people in China usually celebrate “just” the first usually celebrate “just” the first five days and the last day five days and the last day (15th).(15th).

New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

• What’s on reunion dinner What’s on reunion dinner table are slightly different table are slightly different through out the country in through out the country in each household. But almost each household. But almost every family will have fish every family will have fish on its dinner table. Why?on its dinner table. Why?

New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

Fish are considered lucky Fish are considered lucky creatures. This is because creatures. This is because the word “fish”(the word “fish”( 鱼鱼 ) in ) in Chinese also sounds like the Chinese also sounds like the wordword

meaning “surplus” or meaning “surplus” or “something left over.”“something left over.”

New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

When eating reunion dinner at When eating reunion dinner at friend’s place, don’t touch the friend’s place, don’t touch the fish if the owner doesn’t do so. fish if the owner doesn’t do so. Some family prefer not to eat the Some family prefer not to eat the fish at all while some other fish at all while some other family would just eat one side of family would just eat one side of the fish.the fish.

New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

年年有余年年有余New Year Eve: Reunion DinnerNew Year Eve: Reunion Dinner

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Wish you have surplus every year

After Dinner…After Dinner…

After Dinner…After Dinner…

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New Year DayNew Year Day

• The first day is for the The first day is for the welcoming of the deities of welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth, the heavens and earth, officially beginning at officially beginning at midnight. midnight.

New Year DayNew Year Day

Second DaySecond Day

Second DaySecond Day

• On the second day, the On the second day, the married daughter will married daughter will bring her husband and bring her husband and children to visit her children to visit her parents. parents.

Third DayThird Day

Third DayThird Day

• According to the tradition, According to the tradition, people should go to bed people should go to bed early on the third day. early on the third day. Legend has it that rats Legend has it that rats have a wedding on the have a wedding on the third day night.third day night.

Fourth DayFourth Day

• Another day to rest at home Another day to rest at home or some people choose to go or some people choose to go out with friends on this day.out with friends on this day.

Fifth DayFifth Day

• Most of the store and Most of the store and company re-open on the fifth company re-open on the fifth day followed by a ceremony day followed by a ceremony with lion dance. with lion dance.

Last Day: 15Last Day: 15thth Day Day

• Lantern Festival Lantern Festival

On the 15On the 15thth day, children go out day, children go out at night to temples carrying at night to temples carrying lantern and solve riddle on the lantern and solve riddle on the lanterns. It officially ends the lanterns. It officially ends the Chinese New Year celebration.Chinese New Year celebration.

Last Day: 15Last Day: 15thth Day Day

Special Program on Special Program on New Year EVENew Year EVE

• In China, more than one billion In China, more than one billion people watch special program people watch special program produced by China Central produced by China Central Television. It’s a Television. It’s a

• 4-hour show including drama, 4-hour show including drama, dance, music, and comedy.dance, music, and comedy.

Let’s eat the dumpling…Let’s eat the dumpling…

• While watching the 2012 CCTV While watching the 2012 CCTV special program.special program.

Differences?Differences?

• Write down the Write down the differences between differences between Chinese New Year and Chinese New Year and Western New Year Western New Year celebration.celebration.