What do we do in Chinese new year? by wangjueyan https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq In China, the new year doesn't mean the 1st of January, while it refers to the first day of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. en-us 2021-01-10 11:15:57 UTC 2023-02-17 23:34:04 UTC hello@padlet.com What do we prepare for the new year? wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071152087 1.  Spring Festival couplets 
Every year before the Chinese New Year, students and staff will have a holiday a few days in advance to prepare for the New Year. We will stick Spring Festival couplets at the door of our house, which means that the new year is prosperous. Red is the color of good luck in Chinese New Year.  Spring couplets usually write some blessing words related to wealth, health and happiness.
]]> 2021-01-10 11:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071152087 What do we prepare for the new year? wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071166984 2. Buy new year goods (food, new clothes, etc.)
Beginning on the New Year’s Day, all shopping malls will be closed to celebrate the New Year, so there will be two or three days that the mall will not open. Therefore, we have to prepare New Year Eve's food before the new year.]]> 2021-01-10 11:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071166984 What do we do on New Year's Eve? wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071176401 1.Family dinner
New Year’s Eve is the happiest day of the year for the Chinese. We don’t need to work or study. We just need to gather with our families, play cards, make dumplings, and cook together. 
Jiaozi (Dumplings) are our most important dish in the New Year.]]> 2021-01-10 11:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071176401 What do we do on New Year's Eve? wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071203966 2. Watch the Spring Festival Gala
On New Year’s Eve, the whole family will turn on the TV while eating New Year’s Eve dinner and watch TV programs celebrating the New Year. The gala will invite actors and singers to perform shows. The entire party will start at 8pm and end at 1am the next day. It's the most lively show of the whole year.]]> 2021-01-10 12:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071203966 What do we do on New Year's Eve? wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071213962 3. Red pocket
A red envelope is an envelope with money. It is usually given to children by elders on New Year’s Eve. Children will say a few words of blessing to their elders at night. This is the happiest day of the whole year for children. , Which means that after the New Year Eve, the children will grow up one year old, hope they grow up healthy.]]> 2021-01-10 12:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071213962 Here is a video about Chinese New Year activities. wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071226810 2021-01-10 12:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071226810 After the New Year's Eve wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071231837 1. Guess the riddle
From the first day to the fifteenth day of the new year, it is our true holiday, even though many people have already started working during the fifteen days. The fifteenth day of the new year is called Lantern Festival, which is also a holiday for family reunion. On that day, red lanterns will be hung in the bustling places on the street, and riddles will be tied to those lanterns, and the person who guesses right can win rewards.]]> 2021-01-10 12:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071231837 After the New Year's Eve wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071240078 2. Eat rice dumplings
On Lantern Festival day, we would eat glutinous rice balls together, which is a kind of glutinous rice wrapped with sweet fillings.

]]> 2021-01-10 12:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071240078 Conclusion wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071248535 After the Lantern Festival, the Chinese New Year is truly over. People have started their busy lives in the new year. Children go back to school and adults go back to work, but they still retain their expectations for the next New Year.]]> 2021-01-10 12:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071248535 I can only find some family reunion photos of 2019 new year~ wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071372834 2021-01-10 13:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071372834 Welcome screen leahtompkins https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071899671 Gloria, this is the welcome screen I use around the time of Chinese New Year. I display it instead of my video feed before class starts. The dinosaur, Dino, is our company mascot. Do you like it?]]> 2021-01-10 18:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1071899671 some examples of Spring Festival couplets wangjueyana https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1073697182 2021-01-11 12:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wangjueyana/2dy5jhff6za1tmvq/wish/1073697182