Chinese Zodiac
What year is it this year in the Chinese calendar?
the year of the horse (ma nian)
Which country does the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) come from?
中国
what is dumpling in Mandarin
Jiao zi
How many animals are there in the Chinese Zodiac?
12
What color clothes do Chinese people like to wear during the New Year?
hong se
what's the first animal in the Chinese zodiac?
shu (mouse)
What kind of calendar is used for the Spring Festival?
Chinese Lunisolar Calendar (Nong Li)
What fillings do tang yuan (sweet rice dumplings) usually have?
red bean, peanut, sesame
How many days is the Spring Festival celebrated in Chinese culture?
15
What can you get if you wish your elders a Happy New Year?
hong bao (red envelope)
Who named Chinese Zodiac?
Yu Di (the jade emperor)
What do people paste on the door for the Spring Festival?(2 things)
Fu, spring couplets
What do people usually eat for the New Year’s Eve dinner? (name 3)
jiao zi, mian tiao, yu, nian gao...
What three things does Nian fear the most?
loud noises, red, fire
Which Chinese character means all good things?
fu, 福
wo shu....
What is the last day of the Spring Festival called?
lantern festival (yuan xiao jie)
What do we eat on the Lantern Festival?
tang yuan
How many dancers do we need for lion dance?
2
What are the traditional activities for celebrating the Spring Festival? （name 3)
dragon dance, lion dance, lantern fair, reunion dinner, firecrackers, etc.,
what's the seventh animal in the Chinese zodiac?
horse (ma)
What activities are there to celebrate the Lantern Festival?
lantern riddles, lantern fair, eat tang yuan
What fruit represents good luck during Chinese New Year?
Ju zi (tangerine)
The traditional Chinese calendar is not purely lunar. it is a lunisolar calendar that combines the cycles of moon, the sun, and the ______ solar terms(jie qi)
24
What do you call this? (pic)
zhong guo jie (Chinese knot)