Chinese New Year 新年 Sonia Kak. The story of the Great Race Click on the picture for the story.

Chinese New Year新年

Sonia Kak

The story of the Great Race

Click on the picture for the story

China is a large country in Asia. It is on the other side of the world from North America.

China has its own, special New Year’s Holiday.

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Chinese New Year lasts two weeks. It happens in

January or February.

We are currently in the Year of the Rabbit. The next Chinese New Year

will begin on 23rd January 2012 and will be the Year of the Dragon!

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Families clean their houses before the New Year. They decorate their homes with flowers.

It is a good luck if a flower blooms in your house n a New Year’s Day!

The holiday starts on New Year’s Eve. Families come together for a big dinner.

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, people open their doors and windows. This lets the

old year out and welcomes in the new year.

People also set fire crackers in the night.

Groups of people dress up in long

dragon costumes and dance through

the streets.