Food
What food do you eat on Chinese New Year Eve?
Dumpling and/or fish?
What color do you wear on Lunar New Year?
Red!
What was the word of the day?
学习进步(xué xí jìn bù)
May your studies progress!!
Why do you refrain from cutting your hair on CNY?
You sever your luck; cut off your fortune
Name one Chinese song
(i'm gonna judge you for this)
What food do you avoid on Lunar New Year?
Plain white tofu
What do we decorate our homes with for Lunar New Year?
Red lanterns, paper cut outs, and spring couplets
What was the topic from this Monday’s Newsletter?
12 Chinese Zodiacs
What colors do you avoid on Lunar New Year? (2 colors)
White and black
What does 年年有余 (Niánnián yǒuyú) mean?
May you have abundance/surplus year after year
What sweets do you eat on Lunar New Year?
汤圆 (tang yuan) and 年糕 (nian gao)
Why is there a tradition to deep clean the house BEFORE Lunar New Year?
To wipe/sweep out the bad and get ready for the new year
What was the first culture corner I did?
Chinese Memes
What chore do you avoid doing on CNY?
Either sweeping or washing clothes
What's your cultural chair's FULL name (middle name included)?
Skylar Pei Chi Chang
What is the Lunar New Year Eve dinner called IN MANDARIN?
年夜饭 (nian ye fan)
What are two phrases you may say to someone to get your red envelope?
(skylar will decide if it passes or not)
What culture corner topics did I do this quarter?
Dramas, TCM, Chinese New Year
What is the custom with giving money on CNY?
Given even numbers of lucky money, avoid anything with 4
How long has CACN been around?
40 years! (JOINNN CACN)
How are you supposed to eat noodles on CNY?
Noodles shouldn’t be bitten or cut, you should slurp them to symbolize a long and healthy life
Why do we set off firecrackers and fireworks at midnight?
To scare away the beast “nian”
What newsletter topics did I do this quarter?
Golden Age of HK, TCM, travel destinations, 12 Chinese Zodiacs
Where should you avoid going on CNY?
Hospitals
Who were the previous two cultural chairs?
Erica Gee & Desmond Thang