Chinese

Chinese New Year = =

[[image:webkit-fake-url://43172121-3AEA-476F-8812-F295CB78A22F/application.pdf]][[image:20100121163819505.jpg align="left"]]


=
Chinese calender is a combination of lunar and solar calendar, but Chinese new year is based on lunar calendar. Chinese new year is a thanksgiving day and a family reunion day. Chinese new year is also a important day in religious meaning.=====

中国新年有很长的历史. 新年有一个传说. 在年末有一个怪物吃人. 人们放鞭炮，挂灯笼穿红衣服，赶走了怪物. 新年前一天人们打扫因为中国人相信家里干净，恶魔不会来.
Chinese new year has a long history and it has a legend. Once upon a time, there was a monster who ate human for appetizer, main dish and for desert. People decided to chase the monster away. So they used red lantern to scare that poor thing, red paper to prevent that monster from coming into their house and finally firecrackers to murder that poor thing. The day before Chinese new year people also clean houses because they thought if the house is dirty, there will be a evil spirits coming to their house.

中国有十二生肖，鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪. 2010年是 虎年. 所以有很多老虎玩具. 属虎的人们穿红色的衣服和红色的袜子. 中国人给认识的人打电话，说新年快乐. 春节的时候有很多庆祝活动，有庙会、晚会等. 今年的中国新年是2月14日. 新年 快乐. 中国大陆、韩国、泰国、香港、澳门、日本、台湾、马来西亚、菲律宾、新加坡 都 庆祝中国新年.
Chinese new year has 12 zodiacs. It is mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit，dragon, snake, horse, sheep,monkey, rooster,dog and pig. 2010 is the year of tiger. So Chinese people buy tiger accessories to prevent evil spirits. They call their friends to say "happy New Year" to each other. During Chinese new year there are many celebrations such as Temple Fairs, parties. Chinese New Year is also celebrated in Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Korea, Philippine, Malaysia, Singapore etc.

=
**Jiaozi** was widely popular in China as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in North America. Jiaozi are eaten all year round and can be eaten at any time of the day – breakfast, lunch or dinner. Jiaozi were so named because they are horn-shaped. =====

红包是统过已婚夫妇和下级. 他们通常地放钱和巧克力在包.

Gift exchange is certain to children. They received candy and fruit.
 礼物交换是一定的到儿童. 他们收到糖果和水果.

[[image:dim_sum.jpg width="176" height="176"]]1) dimsum （點心）
When Chinese make **D imsu m**, they put coin in one of them. Someone who eats a dimsum which has a coin, he/she will be happy. They can prevent bad things to eat dimsum.

做點心的时候，中国人存入铜板, 然后吃铜板的人有财富福. 中国人觉得包 點心，预防都不好事儿.

2) jiaozi （餃子）

when chinese leave the house for a long time, they usually eat **Jiaozi**. when they come back to hose, they usually eat noodle. Chinese eat jiaozi the fifth day of chunjie.

离开家的时候中国人吃餃子，回家的时候中国人吃拉面. 中国人正月初五的时候吃 餃子.

3) mijiu （米酒)

**Mijiu** doesn't have any special meanig. It is traditional drink in China.

没有特别的理由，米酒是中国传统的酒.

4) niangao (年糕)

Why do Chinese eat **Niangao** ? Because it has the meaning '年年高升', it means rise high every year. Early time, niangao is used to offer a sacrifice to the god and consecrates the ancestor

为什么吃年糕？因为年糕的拼音和‘年年高升‘相似. 有‘年年高升’的意思，象徵收入、職位或小孩子都一年比一年高. 年糕早期是 用來祭神及供奉祖先，其後漸漸成為一種春節食品.

5) tangyuan  (湯圓)

Why do Chinese eat **Tangyuan** ? When they eat tangyuan, they think it has the meaning about every members of the family are here.

为什么吃湯圓？中国人觉得吃湯圓代表’.

6) yu and shengyu (鱼和生鱼)

Why do Chinese eat **Yu or Shengyu** ? When they eat yu or shengyu, they think they have the meaning about enough to eat every year.

为什么吃鱼？中国人觉得吃鱼代表 ‘年年有余’. 中国南方的人正月初七的时候吃生鱼.