Chinese New Year
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Created by:
ekeigwin on January 11, 2012
Subjects:
history, Chinese New Year, Chinese history, social studies
Description:
After viewing the History channel's video on Chinese New Year (http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-new-year/videos#history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chinese New Year has been celebrated since |  2000 BC |
| Celebration came from |  fear of beast |
| Beast would attack |  villages |
| The color of red symbolizes |  happiness and abundance |
| A whole fish |  means abundance |
| Small red envelope |  has a greeting on the outside and lucky money inside |
| A whole chicken |  means good luck |
| On 15th day |  lantern festival which was started in 200 BC |
| A long time ago the New Year was to be feared |  because floods, famine and sickness might occur |
| On the first day |  firecrackers are set off |
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