Chinese New Year- Padraic & Kyran
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
Chinese New Year is celebrated on 23rd of January this year, but it changes every year.
It started when a dragon terrorized a village each year killing and terrorizing them.
They warded off the dragon with the colour red,flashing things and dragon dances.
Chinese New Year
This year it’s the festival of the Dragon
Dragon dance was traditionally used to ward off the dragon that
attacked at the end of winter.
Dragon dance
• Each child gets a red envalope with money in it for
good luck
• White envelopes are givin at funerals
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On Chinese new year the people let off lanterns
Lanterns
They eat nine dishes for good luck
Fish, chicken and prawn crackers are three of the dishes. They also
have rice with it
food
Huge Firework display is held on Chinese New year night
• Fireworks started in china in 960
• Paper ,gunpowder and charcoal were originally used in the
making of Fireworks
Fireworks
• He is the president of china
• He was born in December
1942
• He became President
In 2005
Hu Jintao
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Chinese new year
The Chinese created angry birds
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