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Why do the Chinese celebrate Chinese new year? 

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Why do the Chinese celebrate Chinese new year? 

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Chinese New Year is a family reunion time to celebrate the new year.  It is also a time to remember  the myth Nian the monster they sent away back to sea or to the mountains. He had the body of a bull and head of a lion. In the myth every year at the beginning of Chinese New Year, Nian comes out of hiding.  it comes out to eat.   During winter there was very little food so he would go to the village. He would eat the crops and the villagers. Nian was afraid of loud noises loud noises, fire, and the colour red.The Chinese thought he was mean and furosious.  The Chinese have mini parties that friend's and family are invited to.

Chinese New Year also celebrates when the rice farmers  planted  their rice. The time they waited for the crops to grow developed into
Chinese  New Year. Lots of ancient customs are still celebrated today.

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The New Year 's Eve dinner is like a family reunion time.The fireworks are set for loud noises.
Red packets are filled with money and exchanged.  They are given to unmarried adults and children.  People must say “good wishes” to receive the packages.  The red packets mean wealth, fortune and happiness for the new year.

The Chinese decorate their houses for Chinese New Year.  They hang banners with good luck wishes written on them.  They also hang lanterns.

They cook and clean before the New Year because they think it is bad luck to cook and clean during the first 5 days of the New Year.   Cleaning gets rid of the bad luck from the previous year and makes room for the good luck in the next year.

Some people take baths on New Year's Eve with mint leaves.  They thought it would make them extra clean.

The Chinese wear red clothes on New Year's Day because the colour red shows happiness. They also get their hair cut.  They think by doing this they change the way they look and the evil spirits and bad luck will not recognize them.

Before the New Year, people settle arguments and pay back money they owe.

Each new year is ruled with a different animals. A legend says that each animal was chosen by the Buddah. People taken on the traits of the animal that is ruled by their year. I was born in 2009 the year of the ox. My traits are patient, strong and a leader.

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What do the Chinese eat at the New Year?

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What do the Chinese eat at the New Year?

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They eat long noodles they believe cutting noodles means cutting life.The fish they eat is caught by the fisherman of the group. Dumplings are the main food people eat. The person that gets a coin in their dumpling is wealthy for the New Year. Pork is another food of Chinese New Year. It is a kind of meat and a favourite food of children. Niango a family favourite cake is super sweat and super big. Rice can be boiled or fried and it is served with pork. Egg rolls are also eaten. Lots of different foods are put inside the egg roll. Cabbage it can be boiled and put inside dumplings or egg rolls too. The Chinese eat round food in the shape of the moon because they follow the lunar calendar. It follows the cycles of the moon. Chinese New Year begins on the first new moon of the year. The moon is not seen in the sky at night. It ends 15 days later during the first full moon of the year.

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