-Where is the New Year’s Dinner typically eaten?
At home
-For how long do the celebrations typically continue?
Two weeks
-When is the Chinese New Year this year?
January 26
-Why do Chinese families clean their houses on the new year?
To sweep away bad fortune
-Instead of traditional red envelopes, many relatives now give teens ___
Money through an app
-This year is the year of the ___
Rooster
-The Chinese New Year moves in a ___ year cycle?
12
-This is the year of the ___ rooster?
Fire
-How is the Chinese New Year traditionally ended?
With a lantern festival
-What food is supposed to bring a surplus of money and luck during the Chinese New Year?
Fish
-Why are firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year?
To bring luck and business in the New Year
-Why do some people skip washing their hair during the first three days of the year?
To prevent “washing” away good luck
-Why do many people wear red underwear during the New Year?
Red wards off bad luck and misfortune
-What are many young adults doing when they come home for the New Year?
Renting a boyfriend/girlfriend
-Most important food Northern China during the Chinese New Year
Dumplings
-Legend says that the New Year begins with a fight against a mythical beast called ___
Year/Nian
-The mythical beast (Year/Nian) looks like a cross between which two animals?
Lion and Ox
Amazing article! I learned about the customs during Chinese New Year and how Chinese New Year is now celebrated.
I got some of them right and some of them wrong. I was really surprised about question “-What are many young adults doing when they come home for the New Year?”
It’s cool that the Nian was a lion/ox monster. I didn’t know that before.
This is a great article! I learned a lot about the customs and traditions of Chinese New Year.
Really? I never knew that it was called the year of the Fire Rooster! This article has taught me a lot about the Chinese culture.
This is a very interesting article! I learned a lot about the Chinese New Year. I did not know that Chinese people clean their house on the new year to get rid of bad fortune.
This was a interesting article. It was cool to learn about the different Chinese New Year customs. It’s funny how males have to rent a girlfriend.
This article helped me determine how much I actually know about Chinese New Year. That being said, I should go study….
This article was very interesting and it taught me so much about the customs associated with Chinese New Year. I would have never known that it was common to rent a boyfriend if I didn’t read this article. Great job.
Great article! After taking your test, I learned that people rented boyfriends / girlfriends during Chinese New Years. What an interesting fact!