Zodiac Animals 1
Zodiac Animals 2
Decorations and Gifts
Food
Activities
100

What animal was last year?

the rat

100

People like to ride this New Year animal in races.

the Horse

100

Children love these gifts because they have money.

Red Packet / Red Envelope

100

What New Year food item is this?

New Year Candy box

100

We need to do this before Chinese New Year or we carry dirtiness into the New Year.

Clean our home

200

This New Year animal has no legs

the snake

200

This New Year animal likes to jump.

the Rabbit

200

These decorations go off with a "BANG!"

Firecrackers

200

This New Year food looks like hair, but is actually algae.

Fat Choy (Also English name)


200

What New Year activity is this?

Visiting our family.

300

This New Year animal wakes people up in the morning

The Rooster

300

Many people call this New Year animal a "cow", but it really is an...

Ox

300

These are given as fruits or trees. They look a lot like oranges.

Kumquat or tangerine 

300

We can eat this all year round, but families love to give and eat this special cake at Chinese New Year.


Turnip Cake


300

This activity is very noisy with a lot of jumping around and dancing. Performers dress up as a big animal.

Lion Dance

400

You may have one of these New Year animals as a pet.

the Dog

400

This fierce New Year animal can only be seen in the zoo or the jungle.

the Tiger

400

People hang these to get rid of bad luck. 

Red Lanterns

400

This is a giant pot with many foods, especially seafood!

Pun Choi

400

What New Year activity is this?

Buying New Year flowers. / Going to flower market.

500

This New Year animal, according to tradition, tricked the cat and made the cat miss the New Year feast. This is why the cat is not a New Year animal.

the Rat

500

This very amazing New Year animal is also the only NOT REAL animal in the whole Zodiac.

the Dragon

500

These lucky sayings are called "Spring Couplets" in English.

Fai Chun

500

This very expensive seafood item is given as a gift for use in many dishes.

Abalone

500

People wake up VERY EARLY on the First Day of the Chinese New Year to go to this place.

Wong Tai Sin Temple

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