https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw 爱心创作 en-us 2020-01-07 12:30:46 UTC 2020-01-08 07:14:02 UTC hello@padlet.com k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428336839 Chinese New Year is a Chinese festival. It is also known for "Spring Festival" and "Lunar New Year". It is celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month, which is usually at the end of January or the beginning of February. ]]> 2020-01-07 12:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428336839 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428337874 The exact beginning of Chinese New Yearis not recorded. Some people believe that Chinese New Year originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC), when people held sacrificial ceremonies in honor of gods and ancestors at the beginning or the end of each year.]]> 2020-01-07 12:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428337874 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428338050 There are many amazing activties to celebrate this festival. In the week before Chinese New Year, we can visit flower markets. There are two big flower markets namely Victoria Park in Causewa Bay and Fa Hui Park in Mongkok. The one in Victoria Park is the biggest. We can buy flowers fruit trees and items to decorate the house. The flower markets are very crowded, but I enjoy going there with my family ]]> 2020-01-07 12:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428338050 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428338995 People can also watch Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade organised by Cathay Pacific. The parade is on the first day of Chinese New Year, at 8:00pm on the street of Tsim Sha Tsui. There will be traditional lion dancers along with the colourful dragons. There are as well a number of international guest performers from different countries. It is amazing! I love lion dances very much, wow! It is gorgeous to watch the amazing parade.]]> 2020-01-07 12:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428338995 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428374294 People can also watch fireworks display. Fire crackers are believed to scare away the evil spirits, helping bring in all the good luck for the coming year. The firework display starts at 8:00pm on the second day of Chinese New Year. It lasts a about 20 minutes. Around 340,000 peoples watch the firework display. We can watch it along Victoria harbour and the Avenue of the Stars near Star Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is such an incredible experience in your lifetime. Fireworks display is beautiful, I like it very much.]]> 2020-01-07 13:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428374294 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428782985 2020-01-08 06:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428782985 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428784785 2020-01-08 06:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428784785 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428789659 2020-01-08 07:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428789659 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428790121 2020-01-08 07:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428790121 k14017 https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428790329 h]]> 2020-01-08 07:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/k14017/3mffc8wctciw/wish/428790329