What is a traditional dance seen during the celebration? Answer one correct
Lion dance and the Dragon dance
Why do people clean there houses on Chinese New Year?
To clean off bad luck from the year before
What is an Iconic song for Chinese New Year?
恭喜恭喜 (Congratulations)
Nian is a mythical beast and it was scared of three things. What are those things? Only need to get one correct
Fire, loud noise, and the color red
What is different about the food on Chinese New Year?
They normally eat traditional diner.
Examples. Fish, long noodles, and dumplings, etc..
What are the two animals commonly seen during Chinese New Year?
Rabbits and Dragons
Why do people not wear black on Chinese New Year?
What are some traditional Chinese New Year instruments?
Only need to answer one
Drums, bamboo flutes, chimes, etc.
What is the big race in Chinese Mythology?
The 12 animals of the zodiac.
Why are the dates different from each other of Chinese New Year and New Years?
Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar so it is always different
Why do people wear new cloths on Chinese New Year?
To clean themselves of any bad luck from the year before
What games people do at home to celebrate.
Chess and Cards
What type of music is played on Chinese New Year?
Happy music
What is the 4th and 5th animal in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rabbit and the Dragon
They both have zodiacs but what is different about the different zodiacs?
The Chinese one is animals from the Chinese myth while the U.S. zodiac is based on consolations.
How many people travel during the Chinese New Year festival?
Tens of millions of people
What do elders give their grandchildren?
Red envelopes with money in them
What is the gong traditionally made of?
Bronze
What food represents long life?
Long noodles
Chinese New Year is also known as what festival?
Spring festival
What do people decorate theif houses with and where? Only need to get one correct
Hang lanterns outside their house, paper cuts on windows, and folk paintings on walls.
The ghosts would get punishd
What is different about the clothing for Chinese New Year than New Year?
On Chinese New Year you traditionally wear red while on New Year you can where anything