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]]> Island Chen https://microfeed-cdn.flyisland.pro/microfeed-flyisland-pro/production/images/channel-1753e499833f5ee93a05aee715ada068.png https://microfeed-flyisland-pro.pages.dev ©2025 0r3DattEDKe Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:24:03 GMT false 00:00:01.839: chinese new year
00:00:07.909: chinese new year is a very important
00:00:07.919: festivity for chinese people everywhere
00:00:11.519: it is also called the spring festival or
00:00:14.799: the lunar new year
00:00:17.840: the exact date of the chinese new year
00:00:20.640: changes from year to year
00:00:23.039: but it is always between the 21st of
00:00:25.680: january and the 19th of february
00:00:30.320: in ancient china people used the moon to
00:00:33.760: calculate time
00:00:35.920: and in the chinese lunar calendar
00:00:38.719: every month begins with the new moon
00:00:42.879: every year of the chinese calendar has
00:00:45.600: an animal's name
00:00:47.760: these animals are the rat
00:00:50.239: ox
00:00:51.440: tiger
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00:00:54.000: dragon
00:00:55.199: snake
00:00:56.480: horse
00:00:57.520: sheep
00:00:58.960: monkey
00:01:00.079: cockerel
00:01:01.440: dog and pig
00:01:04.479: the chinese believe that a person born
00:01:06.880: in a particular year
00:01:08.799: has some of the characteristics of that
00:01:10.960: animal
00:01:13.200: celebrating the chinese new year
00:01:16.640: chinese families celebrate the new year
00:01:19.200: for two weeks
00:01:21.119: they decorate their houses towns and
00:01:23.680: villages with colored lanterns flowers
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00:01:30.240: they carefully clean the house and throw
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00:01:40.880: it is very important for the chinese to
00:01:43.040: be with their families on new year's eve
00:01:46.799: on this occasion the family eats a big
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00:01:52.640: fish is always part of the dinner along
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00:02:00.240: each food has a special meaning and the
00:02:02.880: chinese believe these foods bring good
00:02:05.360: luck
00:02:07.119: on new year's day the chinese wear new
00:02:10.160: clothes to symbolize the new year
00:02:13.599: red is a popular color because the
00:02:15.920: chinese believe that it is lucky
00:02:19.599: parents and family members give children
00:02:21.840: the traditional new year's gift
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00:02:37.270: there are a lot of big chinese
00:02:37.280: communities outside china
00:02:40.319: in many big cities such as london
00:02:42.879: new york and san francisco there are
00:02:45.599: areas called chinatown
00:02:48.560: in these areas there are many chinese
00:02:50.879: shops and restaurants a very important
00:02:53.680: celebration is the parade on new year's
00:02:56.400: day
00:02:57.519: the dragon is an important part of the
00:02:59.599: parade
00:03:00.720: because people believe it is noble and
00:03:03.120: lucky
00:03:04.879: in the parade a dragon can sometimes be
00:03:08.000: 25 meters long
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00:03:14.000: body and tail
00:03:16.640: people often throw money at the dragon
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00:03:21.360: big mouth
00:03:23.760: lion dancing is an ancient chinese
00:03:26.159: tradition and lion dancers are always
00:03:29.599: part of the parade
00:03:32.159: two men usually move under each lion
00:03:36.239: musicians play the drums and symbols
00:03:38.720: during the lion dance
00:03:41.200: there are also noisy fireworks
00:03:44.239: the chinese believe that the noise
00:03:46.400: frightens evil spirits
00:03:48.630: [Music]
00:03:50.159: during the parade
00:03:51.680: children represent the 12 animals of the
00:03:54.080: chinese calendar
00:03:56.319: chinese children like wearing the
00:03:58.480: costume of their favorite animal during
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