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Loading... Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year: With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns (edition 2015)by Carolyn Otto (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 394.2 This is a non-fiction book about the Chinese New Year, Within this book there are facts about how the Chinese culture. During the Chinese New Year, the Chinese celebrate this holiday by having a lot of lights and a parade with a dragon! Families celebrate together with food and give money as a sign of good luck and good fortune. This book is not only filled with fun facts about this holiday but also filled with fun photographs and bright colors that come through this holiday! This is a great book for children to read and look through to see how diverse the world is! Especially for children to see how similar some celebrations are! no reviews | add a review
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For two joyous weeks red is all around. The color represents luck and happiness. Children receive money wrapped in red paper, and friends and loved ones exchange poems written on red paper. The Chinese New Year is also an opportunity to remember ancestors, and to wish peace and happiness to friends and family. The holiday ends with the Festival of Lanterns, as many large communities stage the famous Dragon Dance. Fireworks, parades, lanterns, presents, and feasts: these are some of the joys experienced by all who observe Chinese New Year. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)394.261Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore General Customs Special Occasions Holidays Holidays of December, January, FebruaryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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