3. Summary
• The Chinese New Year is the largest and
longest Chinese celebration of the year. It is to
celebrate the start of the new year. The
Celebration is 15 days long with parties, food ,
costumes, and fireworks.
5. Decorations
• During the Chinese New Year there are many
decorations. During the celebration you will
see a lot of flowers showing the blooming of
the new year and shows a year of prosperity.
Also you will oranges and tangerines is a
common gift to family and friends and shows
the friendship and happiness. Of course candy
is a big part put into a circle or octagon
shaped bowl and the different candies
symbolize different parts for good for fortune.
9. Food
• Food is big in any kind of party, but for the
Chinese New Year they have many different
foods that mean different things in the
culture. Fish, Garlic Chives, Turnips, Fish Balls,
Meat Balls, Rice Powder Pudding, and
Dumplings. These are main foods eaten during
the festivals they mean many things like
everlasting life, good omens, advance toward
higher positions and prosperity step by step,
reunion.
11. Traditions
• The Chinese New Year has many traditions, one if the
dinner it is the most important dinner of the year.
Also…..
• Fireworks
• Shou Sui
• Red Packets
• Small Year
• Cleaning
• Decorations
13. Past & Present Differences
• Over the years the Chinese New Year has
changed but has stayed the same too. The
traditions of the New Year have stayed over
many years, but there has been advances in
technology so the costumes and fireworks,
and parade animal have become more
sophisticated, making it more exciting every
year.
15. All Over the World
• The Chinese New Year is celebrated in almost
all countries across the world. Outside of Asia
Sydney Australia claims to have the largest
Chinese celebration. London, New York,
Boston, and Las Angeles all have great
parades through there cities in honor of the
Chinese New Year.
16. Chinese New Year Video
• This video is the highlights of the 2009
Chinese new Year in Sydney.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKzNPxu_QBU