Welcome to My ClasswLantern FestivalwMid-Autumn FestivalwQingming FestivalwDragon Boat FestivalwSpring FestivalWestern festivalsWestern festivalswChristmas wEaster (耶稣)复活节wHalloween万圣节前夕wValentines Day情人节wThanksgiving Day感恩节wSpring FestivalThe Origin of Chinese New YearNian, a monster beast Before New Year EveBefore Chinese New Year - every family is busy giving its house a thorough cleaning, hoping to sweep away all the ill-fortune and make way for the wishful in-coming good luck.Decorate the doors and windows with “Spring couplets CelebrationSpeak complimentary and fortune wordsDisplay the Tzun-Lien (Spring Couplets)FirecrackersRed bags Dine togetherJanuary 1stwIt is also called “Four Starts” - start of Year, Month, Day and Hour.wWorship your ancestors/gods (sky and earth)wSet off the firecrackers to welcome the springwGreeting/visiting to receive red bags (Walking in the Spring, Bai-Nien)January 2nd/3rdwDaughter-Coming-Home-DaywDog day - dogs get best treatment from human-beings. It is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogswMice-wedding-day: the entire family go to bed earlier, not to disturb the wedding and have salt, rice and cake to show the harvest and shared with miceJanuary 4th/5th/6thw4th: Greeting gods - this is the day all the gods back to work, since they go back to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor”w5th: people stay home to welcome the “God of Wealth”, shops are open on this dayw6th : now you can broom and clean your house.January 7th/8thw7th - “Human Day” - according to old Chinese sayings, the human being was born after Heaven, Earth, chicken, dog, hog, goat, cow and horse. You should eat a soup with seven vegetables to keep all the illness away.w8th - Smooth Stars Day: After the dark, stars coming out in the sky, every family will provide the star-shape cakes with 49 lamps or 108 lantern on the table. Everyone will wish their dream come true from the stars of their ownJanuary 9 - 14w9th - Birthday of Jade Emperorw10th- Open-light ceremony for the new born babies for their bright futurew11th - Invite your son-in-law for dinnerw12th - nothing special (maybe Nintendo Day)w13th- Try to light the lanternw14th- ok, how about game-boyJanuary Lantern FestivalwLantern Display, contestwLantern Riddle ContestSpring Festival WordsGreeting Season: 春节春节 农历农历 正月正月; 除夕除夕; 初一初一 元宵节元宵节The Spring FestivalLunar calendar Lunar JanuaryEve of lunar New YearThe beginning of New YearThe Lantern Festival Customs: 过年过年对联对联春联春联剪纸剪纸 年画年画买年货买年货Guo-nian; have the Spring Festivalpoetic couplet; Spring Festival coupletspaper-cuts New Year paintingsspecial purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping敬酒敬酒 灯笼灯笼 烟花烟花爆竹爆竹 红包红包灯谜灯谜灯会灯会守岁守岁拜年拜年压岁钱压岁钱propose a toast LanternfireworksFirecrackersred packetsriddles written on lanternsexhibit of lanternsstaying-uppay New Years callgift moneyBlessings: 金玉满堂金玉满堂生意兴隆生意兴隆岁岁平安岁岁平安恭喜发财恭喜发财和气生财和气生财心想事成心想事成吉祥如意吉祥如意国泰民安国泰民安Treasures fill the homeTreasures fill the homeBusiness flourishesBusiness flourishesPeace all year roundPeace all year roundWishing you prosperityWishing you prosperityHarmony brings wealthHarmony brings wealthMay all your wishes come trueMay all your wishes come trueEverything goes wellEverything goes wellThe country flourishes and The country flourishes and people live in peacepeople live in peace招财进宝招财进宝 一帆风顺一帆风顺步步高升步步高升出入平安出入平安祝你新的一年祝你新的一年快乐幸福快乐幸福: :! ! 事业成功，事业成功，家庭美满家庭美满: : Money and treasures will be Money and treasures will be plentiful plentiful Wishing you every successWishing you every successPromoting to a higher Promoting to a higher positionpositionSafe trip wherever you goSafe trip wherever you goWish you happiness and Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming yearprosperity in the coming yearWish you success in your Wish you success in your career and happiness of your career and happiness of your family! family!