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Cultural Holiday Comparisons. New Year’s Day-Michael Chi Independence Day-Allan Chi Children’s Day-Takuya Sonoda. New Year Day. Chinese Americans celebrate their own special New Years Day holiday.
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Cultural Holiday Comparisons New Year’s Day-Michael Chi Independence Day-Allan Chi Children’s Day-Takuya Sonoda
New Year Day • Chinese Americans celebrate their own special New Years Day holiday. • Many still celebrate the New Year holiday established by China’s ancient lunar calendar more than 4000 years ago. • In the USA they have a Chinese New Year which begins with Yuan Tan and concludes with a festival.
Chinese New Year Day • When I lived in China, we wore new clothes, and got lots of money from our parents, and grandmothers and grandfathers. • We visited family people who also gave us presents for a Happy New Year. • People talked with each other a lot and we made dumplings and ate them. • We also saw street shows and ate food then.
Chinese New Year Foods Spring Egg Rolls Dumplings
Dragon Shows • In China we can see street shows like this one.
USA New Year • On this night people say good bye to the past and look ahead to a better future. • People make New Years resolutions to spend less money, give up smoking, lose weight. • On New Years Day people start new programs, one example is for exercise.
Similarities • No one works on this day. Every one has dinner with their family. • Both China and the USA have fireworks. China, has them on New Years Day and the USA has them mostly on New Years Eve.
Differences • China celebrated Chinese New Years by having a 7 day celebration. • The United States celebrated December 31 and New Years Day. • In the USA friends and family exchange kisses with each other. • In the USA New Years Day has parades and sports to watch on TV.
Chinese Independence Day Background • October 1st 1949 is when the People’s Republic of China was born. Independence day is the day that not the original government was defeated and fled to Taiwan. • That is the back ground of the Chinese independence day.
American Independence Day Background • American Independence Day is the most important patriotic holiday celebrating the birth of a nation. In 1776 the 13 American colonies were in the midst of their revolutionary against Great Britain. On July 4th of that year the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, a document which declared the colonies free and independent states. That is the back ground of American independence.
Similarities • The similarities between Chinese Independence Day and the American Independence Day are that they both celebrate the freedom of a new county.
Differences • Chinese Independence Day is October 1st and American Independence Day is July 4th. • For Chinese Independence Day we have one week off from school and for American Independence Day there is no school but the worker gets that day off.
Independence Day Shows • For Chinese Independence Day there are many shows and many people will go out shopping and have parties in their houses and there are many shows on the TV that celebrate Independence Day. • On American Independence Day people will have parties in their house and people will go out to see the fireworks and shop out side for a lot of fun.
Japanese Children’s Day Background • Japanese Children’s Day was made in 1948 by the Japanese government. • This holiday was made to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness. • Japanese Children’s Day was originally called “Tango no sekku”.
Children’s Day Similarities • The similarities between Japanese Children’s Day and American Children’s Day are that they both celebrate children’s growth and happiness.
Children’s Day Differences • The difference between Japanese Children’s Day and American Children’s Day are that Americans do not decorate the outside of their houses like Japanese do. • Japanese Children’s Day is on May 5th. But American Children’s Day is not as popular. Some people say that American Children’s day is not officially made. • But President Clinton declared a National Children’s Day on Oct. 8, 2000.
Children’s Day Shows • Americans usually do not decorate out side. But Japanese do. Japanese decorate with a carp banner that is called “koinobori”. Japanese also decorate inside too. Japanese decorate with “kabuto”. This is a Japanese Samurai’s helmet and head guard. • Japanese decorate their house from April to early May in honor of their sons and in the hope that they will grow up healthy and strong.
Japanese Special Food for Children’s Day Japanese rice cake Chimaki
