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Author : Catherine Gower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000058478028
Long-Long helps his grandfather sell his cabbages to buy what they need for Spring Festival.
Author : Jen Sookfong Lee
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459811287
From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, and weaves family stories into the history, traditions and evolution of Chinese New Year. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs throughout.
Author : Grace Jones
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781489677983
Chinese New Year is a spring festival that happens in January or February. Chinese people come together with their families and friends to celebrate the start of the new year. Learn more about the history and traditions of this fascinating celebration in the Festivals around the World series.
Author : Li Song
Publisher : Paths International Ltd
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781844644339
The Spring Festival is the most important day for Chinese people and it truly creates a carnival for unification of family members and for celebration at the end of a year. This book introduces the origin, development, and traditions of the Spring Festival in detail and offers readers a panoramic view of this festival. Many people know the Spring Festival but don't have the first hand resources regarding to its history and features. This book tells the stories behind its name and lets readers get insight into it The author covers nearly every aspect of the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival in ethnic minorities of China and overseas Chinese diasporas is also included, which is often absent in other books on this subject.CONTENTSThe Origin of the Spring FestivalLegends of the Spring FestivalThrough the Spring FestivalThe Customs of the Spring FestivalExotic Customs of the MinoritiesThe Spring Festival in Modern ChinaThe Spring Festival AbroadThe book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.
Author : Ming Tsow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Chinese New Year
ISBN : 0241120853
Author : Shiyu Liu
Publisher : New Phoenix International Llc
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 7802200989
A good book introduces China's Spring Festival.
Author : Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000057618567
Orange trees and plum blossoms. Strings of firecrackers and clusters of gold coins. Dinners with family and offerings to ancestors. No event in the Chinese calender holds a greater importance, or is as richly celebrated, as the Lunar New Year. This complete introduction to the holiday explores its many symbols and rituals, tracing their history and meanings, and describing the differences in its celebration from Hong Kong to Taiwan, Singapore to mainland China. Beginning with notable days in the month preceding the holiday and extendingto the Lantern Festival fifteen days into the New Year, the author guides the reader through the etiquette of gift-giving and the selection of special foods, holiday greetings, and popular decorations. Many Chinese traditions have been lost forever, but in communities throughout the world the anticipation, preparation, and celebration of the Lunar New Year endures.
Author : Catherine Gower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 184507078X
It is the day before New Year and Long-Long's family is preparing for the celebrations. Long-Long is leaving his village for the first time in order to help his grandfather with the cartload of cabbages they must sell in order to buy food and decorations for the festivities. The characters and scenarios they encounter along the way provide a snapshot of life in contemporary China, seen through the eyes of a young child.
Author : Judith Jango-Cohen
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575056534
Presents an overview of Chinese New Year, how people get ready for it and the celebration itself, which includes fireworks, parades, family gatherings, and the Festival of Lanterns.
Author : Fay Robinson,Joanna Ponto
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766083264
Chinese New Year has been celebrated for thousands of years in China. Now it is celebrated all around the world. It does not always come on the same date each year, but it is always in January or February. Readers of this volume will learn the meaning behind the holiday as well as the costumes, decorations, food, and other customs, such as the dragon parade, associated with it. This simple yet engaging book also provides instructions on how to make ya sui qian, or the red envelopes the Chinese use for gifts of money, as well as a recipe for fried rice.
Author : Fay Robinson
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766044609
Readers learn about the Chinese New Year, its customs, traditions, and celebrations.
Author : Juliet Bredon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1927077362
For Chinese, in China and in communities around the world, the lunar new year is the most important and most festive holiday of the year. Following centuries of tradition, family members from near and far still travel to be with loved ones in time to usher out the old year and welcome in the new. Today, all over China, during what is now commonly referred to as the Spring Festival, passenger trains, buses, and river boats are packed with holiday travelers; shops do a flurry of business selling gifts, new clothes, and festive foods; kitchens are bustling with preparations for elaborate feasts; and streets are filled with the sounds of firecrackers and seasonal greetings. Learn about the history and stories behind the various traditions still celebrated during the Chinese New Year Festival. Written by an expert on Chinese culture, this introduction to the culture and traditions of the Chinese New Year. With its beginnings in the Chinese agricultural Calendar, Chinese New Year Festivals will help both Chinese and non-Chinese understand the traditions celebrated for hundreds of years.
Author : Catherine Chambers
Publisher : Evans Brothers
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Chinese
ISBN : 0237528592
Describes the traditions, ceremonies, and foods associated with the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Author : Yan Liao
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781422294482
Have you ever seen the boisterous lion dances or heard the multitude of firecrackers in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year? Did you ever wonder what kind of festivals and holidays the Chinese people celebrate? This book takes a look at the fascinating world of Chinese food and festivals. It introduces the most popular traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people all over the globe, including the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and two "festivals of the dead." It also examines intriguing ethnic festivals celebrated by some of China's 55 officially recognized minority peoples. Discover the customs, legends, and traditional food and treats of these festivals. Share the excitement of the celebration with one-fifth of the world's population, and enjoy the liveliest component of a 4,000-year-old civilization!
Author : Jean Kuo Lee
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9798384910510
Each year, communities all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year. They welcome the New Year with parades, dragon dances, family dinners, and other activities. Many of these traditions grew out of Chinese folk religion and early New Year celebrations. This title explores how these ancient customs developed over time and became part of the modern holiday people celebrate today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
