Chinese New Year

Introduction

• Spring Festival -most important holiday in China.

-celebrated in late January to early February (depending on the year).

-Food plays a major role in Chinese New Year celebrations.

• Red can be seen and felt

everywhere in China ? -Red expels evil,

-driving bad things away

Symbols

• made of red paper with black Chinese calligraphy written on them

• The red couplets serve as beautiful decorations and protective talismans.

• Red small Envelopes • “ lucky money”• Married adults give children red envelopes filled with “lucky money”.

Couplet

Paper-cut art

Lai-See

Traditional Chinese hand water-color painting scroll

<Four Beauties of ancient China>

screen

Porcelain Vase

Dragon dance

Traditionally, on Chinese New Year, two people wear a huge dragon costume and dance.

Dragon dance-Crafts

• Colored paper

• Scissors

• Crayons or markers

• Glue, tape

• 2 wooden barbeque skewers (or 2 straws or disposable chopsticks)

• Optional glitter, feathers

Activity-Jianzi

• originated from 5th century BC in China.

Sharing the meal (turntable table)

conception :

•strengthen the traditional table manners with the amusing visual effects

• communication pleasure on the table

Top 7 auspicious food

learn which certain foods or dishes symbolize good fortune and why they are considered to be lucky

1. Hot Pot2. Fish3. Shrimp

4.Dumplings5. Green vegetables6. Sticky rice cake

7. Noodles

Menu idea

• 3 different menu according to the Top 7 auspicious food.

• Serve Chinese tea, but feel free to serve alcohol as well.

• Background Music and tea.(wiki)