Chinese New Year 1
2025 will be the year of what animal ?
snake
Mardi Gras is french for ?
Fat Tuesday
The Chinese new year is often celebrated with ?
Dragon dances, Lion dances, Gift exchanging and Fireworks.
The festivity that takes place right before Lent is called?
Carnival (Mardi Gras)
These little round rice flour balls are often filled with vegetables are called what ?
Dumplings
The spring festival festivities for the Chinese new year take how many days ?
15
Known as “Karneval” and begins on November 11th at 11:11AM each year is celebrated in which country ?
Rhineland Germany
Chinese New Year Date this year is ?
January 29
Float riders are required to wear _____ by law in keeping with the mystery and tradition, and many krewes never reveal who their king or queen is.
masks
Although ____________ was founded in 1763 by French fur traders, it’s Mardi Gras parades have a very recent beginning: 1980.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Chinese New Year is also called ___________in China, which marks the beginning of the Spring season.
Spring Festival
A miniature plastic baby, which symbolizes baby Jesus, is placed inside of these to signify the Epiphany. What are these called ?
King Cake
_______________ marks the final day of these celebrations.
The Chinese Lantern Festival
Carnival celebrations were first mentioned in sources from?
1092CE
The ________ symbolise people letting go of the past year and welcoming the new year with good fortune.
lanterns
A __________ is a symbol of good luck, wealth and healthy life.
Fish
The first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States was on which date ?
March 3, 1699
Lantern owners often write ______, on a paper note and paste them on the lantern.
riddles
This state had its first record Mardi Gras celebration which was held in 1867.
Galveston, Texas
Carnival customs eventually spread north to other?
European Catholic countries
The Chinese distinguish between FIVE types of each animal species in their zodiac according to the elements which are ?
Fire, Earth, Metal, Wood and Water
On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans, and named it what ?
Point du Mardi Gras
The 12 Chinese zodiac animals are ?
rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
In ______, the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated America's very first Mardi Gras.
1703
The Chinese calendar is about one month behind our calendar as it has between __ and __ more days per year.
30,50