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Chinese New Year 2019: Year of the Pig - Traditions, Zodiac, and Foods

Celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 5th, 2019, the Year of the Pig! Learn about the Chinese Zodiac animals and their traits. Discover why the New Year isn't on January 1st and the traditions of this Spring Festival. Get ready for the festivities by cleaning your house, buying new clothes, and decorating. Enjoy special foods like dumplings, noodles, and fish. Find out the significance of red envelopes, couplets, and fireworks. Embrace the rich culture of Chinese New Year!

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Chinese New Year 2019: Year of the Pig - Traditions, Zodiac, and Foods

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  1. Chinese New Year February 5th, 2019

  2. What is Chinese New Year? • Why isn’t Chinese New Year on January 1st? • Chinese people follow the Chinese Agricultural calendar, so the start of the new year is the beginning of spring. This is why the Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival. • Celebrations last for 15 days, with special events and activities in cities and countries with large populations of Chinese people. • Chinese New Year is an important time to spend time with family! 春节 chūn jié

  3. 2019: Year of the Pig • According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2019 is the Year of the Pig • What is the zodiac animal for next year?

  4. Chinese Zodiac • There are 12 animals in the zodiac • Each animal represents one year, with different character traits for each • Your zodiac animal depends on the year of your birth

  5. Getting Ready for the New Year • Clean the whole house • Buy new clothes or shoes • Get hair cuts • Decorate the house

  6. Traditions • Eat a New Year’s feast together • Give children red envelopes with money in them • Red couplets • Fu signs • Fireworks & fire crackers 红包 hóng bāo

  7. New Year’s Foods • Oranges • Symbolic for gold or wealth • Dumplings • Wealth and good transition to the new year • Noodles • “Long life” • Fish • “Surplus” • Duck • “Family unity”

  8. 饺子 jiǎo zi Jiaozi are a kind of Chinese dumpling, commonly eaten in China and other parts of East Asia. They are one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year and year-round in the northern provinces. Jiaozi typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together. Finished jiaozi can be boiled (shuǐ jiǎo), steamed (zhēng jiǎo) or pan-fried (jiān jiǎo) and are traditionally served with a black vinegar and sesame oil dip.

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