Chinese New Year Traditions
By: Leah Stegmaier
Food
- The dinner includes fish, noodles, and dumplings
Decorations
- Plants and flowers represent rebirth and new growth
- Oranges and tangerines represent a secure relationship
- A candy tray represents good fortune
Lantern Festival
- Is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month
- Works of art are painted on these lanterns
- People hang their lanterns in temples and them in parade held under the full moon
Chinese Horoscopes
- Year of the snake (2001)- have good instincts
- Year of the dragon (2000)- are mythical
- Year of the sheep (2015)- can recognize facts