Happy Chinese New year2019春节快乐

1、chinese new year and lantern festival by ping（kevin）wang chinese new year 中国新年中国新年【zhng gu xn nin 】 spring festival春节春节【chnji】 chinese lunar calendar which day is the chinese new year in 2019？ the first day of a year in lunar calendar，usually between late january（一月）and mid february（二月） february 5th

2、 2019 the origin of the lunar new year festival can be traced back thousands of years, involving a series of colorful legends and traditions. one of the most famous legends is nian, an extremely cruel beast that the ancients believed would devour people on new years eve. to keep nian away, red-paper

3、 couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit, and firecrackers are set off throughout the night, because nian is said to fear the color red, the light of fire, and loud noises. before the chinese new year people need to do a lot of preparation. sweeping the dust, clean the house “dust” is homophon

4、ic with “chen（）”in chinese, which means old and past. “sweeping the dust” before the spring festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. this custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life. 买买mi年货年货nin hu new years shopping markets

5、or village fairs are set up as the new year is approaching. these usually open-air markets feature new year related products such as： flowers, toys, clothing ,beef, pork, fruits , vegetables , even fireworks and firecrackers. it is convenient for people to buy gifts for their new year visits as well

6、 as their home decorations. what are the chinese new years goods? 窗花窗花 【 chung hu 】 paper cutting for window decoration 窗花窗花 【 chung hu 】 paper cutting for window decoration 贴贴“福福”字字 pasting chinese character “fu”pasting chinese character “fu” 福f： blessing; happiness; good luck; 倒do：turn upside down

7、 到do：to come 贴贴“福福”字字 pasting chinese pasting chinese character“fucharacter“fu” some people even invert the character “fu（福）（福）” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for “arrive” in chinese. “福”到了！ the good fortune has arrived！ 对联 du lin： spring festival couplet with

8、black or golden characters written on red paper, spring festival couplets are composed of a pair of poetry lines vertically pasted on both sides of the front door and a four-character horizontal scroll affixed above the doorframe. pasting couplets expresses peoples delight in the festival and wishes

9、 for a better life in the coming year. 贴贴对联对联 pasting pasting spring festival couplet the tradition of staying up late on new years eve originated from an interesting folktale. in ancient china, there lived a monster named year. on new years eve, it always went out from its burrow to devour people.

10、food in the spring festival 团圆团圆饭饭【 tun yun fn 】/年夜饭年夜饭【 nin y fn】 because of the monster year, every household would have dinner together. after dinner, no one dared go to sleep, and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening each other. therefore, “celebrating the spring f

11、estival” is also called “passing the year”, and the dinner is called “reunion dinner” now. food in the spring festival 年夜饭年夜饭【 nin y fn】 food in the spring festival 年夜饭年夜饭【 nin y fn】 the shape of dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient china. so people eat dumplings in the spring festival is wish f

12、or money and treasure in new year. y “fish（鱼）” is homophonic with “abundance（余）” in chinese. it symbolizes a wish for abundance in every year. bi nin on the first day of the chinese new year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them

13、all the luck in the coming year. happy new year xn nin ha 新 年 好 happy new year xn nin kui l 新 年 快乐 juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【fng binpo】 setting off firecrackers

14、 the firecracker is a unique product in china. in ancient china, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. with the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮鞭炮binpo” (“炮炮” in chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. t

15、he first thing every chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【fng binpo】 setting off firecrackers 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【fng binpo】 setting off firecrackers 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【fng binpo】 setting off firecrackers 逛庙会 【 gung m

16、iohu】 visit the temple fair temple fair, usually held outside temples, is a kind of folk custom in china. during the spring festival, temple fair is one of the most important activities, in which there are such performances as acrobatics and wushu, numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of th

17、ings for everyday life. in recent years, the temple fair has become a place for people to appreciate the traditional art and experience the traditional life. 舞龙舞龙【 w lng 】 dragon dance 舞狮舞狮【 w sh 】 lion dance 踩高踩高跷跷【 ci goqio 】 stilt-walking 十二生肖十二生肖【 shr shngxi】 chinese zodiac chinese zodiac person

18、ality traits lantern festival which day is the lantern festival in 2019？ the lantern festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. february 19th 2019 the 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the chinese lantern festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month(满月满月) the 15th day is

19、the first night to see a full moon. so the day is also called yuan xiao festival （元宵节）（元宵节）in china. according to the chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to app

20、reciate. at this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. tangyuan汤圆【tngyun】 yuanxiao元宵【yunxio】 tangyuan in chinese has a similar pronunciation with “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. so people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family. this days important activity is watching lanterns. lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. children will ho