Chinese+HolidaysKyle+Johnson

=﻿ ~ Chinese Holidays are celebrated a bit different than us ~ =

=~ My Essay ~= ==**﻿ ﻿ Chinese holidays are very interesting to study. They are hard to follow though... //__But__// good thing they have __Lunar Calendars__. The holidays change days every year. If the Spirit Festival was on September 3rd then the next year it would be on August 24th. 21 days difference! There are 16 legal holidays in China. They are lots of fun. **== ==**There is a legend that there was 13 animals in a race to get to the other side of the river. The reason that there is no cat year is the Rat and the Cat were on the Ox. The Cat got shoved off the back of the Ox. The Rat won. The Cat finished last. The cat was way too late to be included in the calender. That is a reason the Rat and the Cat are enemys. (It was very tragic). **== ==**Chinese Holidays are fun to celebrate. They have fireworks, boats, party floats, parades, and lots and lots of people! Some festivals don't serve meat for religious reasons. They have so many things to eat and do there. All of the things they have at parties are in bright colors and lots of detail! They have amazing sights to look at, talk about, and make! The best one is the dragon float. It is very red and and has beautiful gold outline. It is very very glittery too. **== ==**The most important to the Chinese is Chinese New year. They have a big bash with fireworks. The streets are crammed and jam packed with people all over China. They have lots of festsivals and they are one of the most celebrating countries in the world. In China you'll be sure to have lots of party fun! They celebrate in homes, in parades, and even in the streets! **== ==**In China they have crafts and things that you don't see here often! Do you ever see your neighbor hang herbs on thier front door? Or ever watch the moon in thier front yard? I didn't think so. They have crazy traditions and you get fined if you don't follow them. You get fined a lot (maybe even taken to jail) by the police. You wouldn't want to do that would you? They believe that if you don't follow the rules and your a bad peson with bad luck. They don't want people in their town or city with bad luck. In China they are sure strict if you don't do the tradition! **==

=~ Chinese New Year ~ =
 * Years Of China **
 * The Wheel goes Counter-Clockwise **



**In China they have 16 legal holidays and 11 days of festivals. In the US we have over 16 holidays! Chinese New Year is the most important to them. **
 * Chinese New year is very important to them because they beleive that if you celebrate it it is good luck. The Dragon is very popular at that holiday. When they celebrate it the streets are jam packed and it is very popular. There are Yin Year and Yang years. Yin years are negative years and Yang years are postive! **



=**~ Party Foods ~ **=
 * **Soy Bean Soup **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dumplings **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Eggrolls **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stuffed Mushroom **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stuffed Eggplant **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Crab Rangoon **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colslaw **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cold Noodles and Seasame Sauce **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Potato Salad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Honey Noodles **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some Festivals don't serve MEAT! ( For religious reasons.) **

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ Facts ~ =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some holidays we celebrate they sort of do and don't. Like Halloween and Christmas. On Halloween they may put squash or melons out. During Christmas only little have decorations on thier houses. Not many chinese people are Christain. People might have a few friends over. People in China have festivals because of legends and tall tales. There are a lot of holidays in china. In china there are a lot of creative things they make. But some people in China they can be poor too. That is the bad part. Some civilians of China are very very poor. They still celebrate. But the cheaper way. **

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ Dates for 2012 ~ =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">June 23

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dragon Boat Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are 6 things the do fof this festival. (Some may be optional) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 1st thing you do is watch the dragon float in the parade. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 2nd thing you do is hang Moxa(an herb) and a picture of Zhong Kui on your front door. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 3rd thing you do is prepare Zongzi. Zongzi is rice and dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 4th thing you do is drink a wine that the chinese think wards off evil spirits. It is called Xoing Huang. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Adults may put this drink on a child's forehead. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 5th thing you do is wear a herb and a spice filled amulet. They think that it wards of evil spirits. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The 6th thing you do is attend a dragon boat race. Lots of communities have races. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 6

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lantern Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They eat moon cake and party foods and set their **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">lanterns of into the night. There is a legend about that. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 23

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spring Festival,Chinese New Year **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is certianly the most important holiday of the year. They **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Give gifts and red envelopes filled with money. They have **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">parades, feasts, and FIREWORKS! **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">April 4

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Quing Ming (Tomb Sweeping) **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">On Tomb Sweeping days People in China **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">put flowers and decorations by **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">their ancestors tomb. They also do that to people who **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">sacrificed their lives for freedom and pride. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">August 23

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chinese Valentines Day (or Night of Sevens) **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They can celebrate this holiday by giving a loved **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">one flowers or new clothes. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">August 31

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ghost Festival (Spirit Festival) **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They celebrate this festival by **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">offering food and prayers to **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">their deceased relatives. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 23

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Double Ninth Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This festival is one of the most celebrated **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Holidays in China.media type="custom" key="8692408" width="120" height="120" align="right" **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 30

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Moon Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You get together with your friends, **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">eat mooncakes, gaze at the moon **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">and have a good time. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 17

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kitchen God Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You talk and tell about the legend of the kitchen god. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You give thanks to your food too. It is a little bit like **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Thanksgiving. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 25

 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Winter Solstice Festival **===
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This festival is celebrated in some respects like Christmas. **

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ Here are some crafts they have in China ~ = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ 5 Vocabulary words ~ =
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lunar calender: A calender used by the Chinese. **
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lantern: A craft that people in China light up and float into the night. **
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Festival: A type of fair that people around the world have. **
 * 4) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Zodiac: An animal Wheel of years. **
 * 5) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Crab Rangoon: A way of preparing crab in China. **

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ Websites I used ~ = //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ask.com - What's Your Question? // Web. 14 Mar. 2011. [do you celebratedouble ninth festival&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir].

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