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What is the Chinese New Year?

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Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūnjié), since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar termin a Chinese calendar year. It marks the end of the winter season, analogous to the Western carnival.

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What day is it in our calendar this year?

This year, its on Monday, January 23.

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What are some traditions?

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What is the myth that started this?

Long ago, there was a great race in China where the animals competed for a spot on the Chinese calandar. In 1st place was the Rat, in last was the pig, and the cat never made it to the finish.

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What animal is it this year?

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The animal this year is a dragon

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What are some popular symbols?

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its about money and fourtune

it is celebrated in china

it is a start of a new year

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Where is it celebrated?

On Chinese New Year

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envelopes with money in them.

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What are red envelopes?

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In Chinese and other Asian societies, a red envelope or red packet (known as hóngbāo in Mandarin, Ang Pao in Min Nan, Lai See in Cantonese, Sae Bae Don (세뱃돈/歲拜돈) in Korean, and Lì Xì in Vietnamese) is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions.

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Who celebrates this holiday?

people all over the world celebrates this holiday

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9th day?

The ninth day of the New Year is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven (天公, Tiāngōng) in the Daoist Pantheon. The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor. This day is especially important to Hokkiens. Come midnight of the eighth day of the new year, Hokkiens will offer thanks giving prayers to the Emperor of Heaven. Offerings will include sugarcane as it was the sugarcane that had protected the Hokkiens from certain extermination generations ago. Incense, tea, fruit, vegetarian food or roast pig, and gold paper is served as a customary protocol for paying respect to an honored person. served as a customary protocol for paying respect to an honored person. served as a customary protocol for paying respect to an honored person.

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What fun things typically happen for teens?

Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors.

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Which countries ban fireworks everywhere?

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival,"

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Fireworks are band in taiwan vietnam and Hong knog

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What animal is for next year?

Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors.

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