Spring Festival
How is the date for Spring Festival determined?
What is the Lunar Calendar?
Nian has the head of a lion and the body of a ___?
What is a bull?
What's the name of the classical literature masterpiece where the Monkey King is a main character?
Journey to the West
This popular food may not be eaten during New Year, because its white color symbolizes death and misfortune.
What is tofu?
How many days make up Spring Festival?
What is 15 days?
Where is believed Nian lives?
What is under the sea or on top on the mountains?
The Monkey King born of this earthly element, but with magical powers of course?
Ash, Stone, Water, or Fire?
What is a magical stone/rock?
This number is consider unlucky as is sounds like the Chinese word for death.
What is the number four (4).
What day does Lantern Festival fall on?
What is the last day of Spring Festival?
Nian is afraid of three things:
Hint: a color, something that glows, bang!
What is: the color red, fire and fireworks (loud noise)
What is his two (2) super powers ?
Hint: Superman has these too.
What is strength and speed?
The giving of this object should be avoided because it a subtle reminder that relationships and life have an end.
What is a clock/watch?
Known as Chunyun, 春運 The period before Chinese New Year, and lasts for around 40 days, is the largest human what in the world?
What is Migration?
During the winter when food was sparse, to the villagers horror, Nian would reported eat these?
What is their children?
How did the Monkey acquire his super powers?
What is through Taoist practices?
To ward off bad luck, evil and darkness, a family house should never face this direction.
What is the north?
Chinese New Year isn’t only celebrated in China. In Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is called this.
What is Tet?
Gamer's may recognize a Nian-inspired character in this popular children's video game and cartoon.
What is Pokemon?
What's the Monkey King's Chinese name?
What is Sun Wukong?
This yellow flower is commonly used at funerals and is associated with death, it should not be given to loved ones. What is this flower?
What is Chrysanthemums?