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The Spring
Festival
（春 节）
Spring:春 chūn
festival:节 jié
The Spring Festival is
Chinese New Year
(新年xīn nián)
HOLIDAYS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
Chinese people generally have seven
days off for the Chinese New
Year(from the last day of the “old
year”to 6th day of the “new year”)
How many days off school do you think
pupils enjoy?
One week before New Year’s Eve and 2
weeks after that.
From this year, pupils in junior middle school
and primary school enjoy 4-week holiday.
A legend about “nian年 ”
“nian年 ” was a fierce monster in ancient times.
It looked like a strong bull with a head like that of a
lion. Usually the monster stayed deep in the
mountains and caught and ate other beasts.
But during the winter, it could not find enough
food. So it entered villages to eat whatever
it could catch.
Villagers became very frightened and moved
away to escape the monster.
But later the people found that Nian was
afraid of three things: the red color, bright
flame, and loud noise.
After learning this, they figured out how to
prevent Nian from entering their villages.
Every household painted their door red and
burned a fire in front of their door-ways.
Besides, the people did not go to bed. Instead,
they stayed up all night beating on things to
make a loud noise. Ever since, Nian has never
again come to the villages. Thus, a tradition was
established and the customs have been kept
through the years.
What do people usually do before
Chinese New Year’s Eve?
shopping
decoration
What do people usually do before
Chinese New Year’s Eve?
New Year’s shopping
What do people usually do before
Chinese New Year’s Eve? Decoration
s
Paper cutting
Pasting up-sided Fu.
FU DAO LE
What do people usually do before
Chinese New Year’s Eve? Decorations
Nian hua
spring couplets
(dui lian)
Quiz
Why do Chinese
decorate houses
with red couplets
and red lanterns?
Because Nian is scared by red colour.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
On Chinese New Year’s Eve
Family getting together and having a feast.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
On Spring Festival Eve
The CCTV New Year’s Gala
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
On Spring Festival Eve
Setting off fireworks or firecrackers
Quiz
People set off firecrackers for
the Spring Festival. Why?
Later, the people found that bamboo could make a
crackling sound when burned. Thus, the burning
bamboo was used to take the place of beating on
things. In time, the noise of crackling bamboo was
replaced with bang of firecrackers.
This is how the Chinese people began to
set off firecrackers for the Spring Festival.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
On Spring Festival Eve
Making phone
calls or sending
text messages to
say “Happy New
Year”.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
The first day
拜年
bài nián
Families visit the senior members of their
extended Family to say ‘Happy New Year’.
Gift money
Parents give children and unmarried members
of the family red envelopes containing money,
often decorated with pictures and good-luck
messages. It will bring them good luck.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
2nd or 3rd Day
 The
Chinese pray to their ancestors and
sweep the tombs.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
3rd & 4th Day

It is for married daughters to visit their birth
parents; for the sons-in-law to pay respect to
their parents-in-law.
How do people celebrate Spring Festival?
During the spring festival
Dragon dance or lion dance watching
To spread happiness and good luck.
The 15th day
The 15th day is called the Lantern Festival,
which is celebrated at night with lantern
displays and children carrying lanterns in a
parade.
The traditional food at
New Year’s Eve
dumplings/ jiǎo zi
（ 饺子）
The traditional food for
the Lantern Festival
tāng yuán/ yuan xiao /rice dumplings
（汤圆）
Lucky food:
Chicken 鸡/吉(jī)
means fortunate
Fish 鱼 /余(yú) means
plenty to spare.
“Happy New Year”
过年好!( guò nián hǎo)
恭喜发财!(gōng xǐ fā cái)
See if you know…
The lucky colour: Red (good luck)
Why do children like the Spring Festival?
1. Having holidays.
2. New clothes
3. Delicious food
4. Gift money
5. Gifts
6. Crackers
7. Lion dancing and dragon dancing
8. Growing up
See if you know…
The most commonly used character:
1. Fu 2. Gong xi fa cai
3. xin nian hao
The most welcomed food:
1. Jiao zi
2. Yu 3. Ji
4. Tang yuan (Yuan xiao)