Celebrate Chinese New Year

Otto, Carolyn (author.). Yuan, Haiwang, (consultant.).

Summary:

For two joyous weeks red is all around. The color represents luck and happiness. Children receive money wrapped in red paper, and friends and loved ones exchange poems written on red paper. The Chinese New Year is also an opportunity to remember ancestors, and to wish peace and happiness to friends and family. The holiday ends with the Festival of Lanterns, as many large communities stage the famous Dragon Dance. Fireworks, parades, lanterns, presents, and feasts: these are some of the joys experienced by all who observe Chinese New Year.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426323737
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Physical Description: 31 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2015.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	This 2015 reprint edition has a different cover and includes the statement "National Geographic kids." The content on the inside of the book including text, photographs, and resources are exactly the same as the 2009 edition.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Family, fireworks, lanterns -- Hope and promise -- We travel to be with our families -- We decorate with bright colors -- There is plenty to eat -- Sing, play, eat -- We let the old year out -- Good wishes! -- We watch the parade of lights -- We dance with dragons! -- Bang, clang, boom! -- Gung Hay Fat Choy! -- Just the facts -- Make a Chinese lantern -- The Chinese calendar -- Fortune cookies -- Learn more -- Glossary -- The origins of Chinese New Year / by Haiwang Yuan.