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Lunar New Year
By Maria L Le
EDHD 5007
It’s a Celebration!
Lunar New Year is
Celebrated by people in
China, Vietnam and
Korea. New year lasts
about four days.
The biggest feature of
the New Year’s
celebration is the
Dragon and Lion
Dances, which
symbolizes good luck
in the new year.
2006 – Year of The Dog
The animal signs are a 12year cycle used for dating
the years.
They represent a cyclical
concept of time, rather than
the Western linear concept
of time.
The Lunar Calendar is
based on the cycles of the
moon, and is constructed
in a different fashion than
the Western solar calendar.
In the Lunar calendar, the
beginning of the year falls
somewhere between late
January and early
February.
The Story behind the Zodiac
Legend
According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one
day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were
asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach
the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the
animals would receive their years according to their finish.
All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped
in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the
ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox's back,
and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That
is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second,
and the pig last.
Traditions
Respect to elders is
very important to
many Asian
cultures. On New
Year’s, adults give
children red money
packets to wish
prosperity and good
fortune in the
coming year.
New Year Dresses
Every new year,
people wear their
new traditional
dresses to
celebrate the new
year.
New Year Fun!
Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean
people often go to parades and
community events during the New
Year. It’s all about the fun!
New Year Feasts
In any kind of
celebration,
family and friends
come together for
big feasts.
Sticky rice cakes
are among the
special foods
eaten at New
Year.
Happy Lunar New Year
The End