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               Gung Hay Fat Choy

May You Prosper!

Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions.

1.       According to the Chinese calendar, what Chinese year begins on

February 9, 2005? 

2.      Chinese tradition associates every year with a particular animal.  Which animal will represent 2005?    

3.     Which animal represents the year in which you were born?

4.     Why do Chinese people clean their houses before the celebration of their

New Year? (Hint:  Click on “The History”)

 

5.     What do people usually give to children and unmarried adults?  (Hint:  click

on “The History”)

6.     What is served for dinner on New Year’s Eve? (Hint:  Click on “The

History”)  

7.       What happens at midnight on a Chinese New Year?  (Hint:  Click on “The

History”)

8.     What do the Chinese wish for friends and family members for the New Year? ? (Hint:  Click on “The History”)

9.  Feeling lucky this year?  Get an on-line fortune cookie!  What did your fortune say?  (Hint:  Click on “Virtual Fortune Cookie”)

 

 

Time for some Chinese New Year Fun!

Color a Dragon Picture or Dragon Dancers

Chinese Animal Word Search

Learn to Write in Chinese