Chinese New Year Celebration

These flashcards cover key concepts and traditions related to the Chinese New Year based on the lecture notes.

Lunar New Year

Another name for the Chinese New Year, celebrated based on the lunar calendar.

Spring Festival

The most celebrated Chinese festival of the year.

Fifteen days

The duration of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Full moon

The end of the Chinese New Year celebrations occurs when this is the brightest.

Spring cleaning

A tradition performed before the festivities to remove bad luck.

Red envelopes

Money gifts given to children during the Chinese New Year.

Number four

A number that is avoided in monetary gifts as it symbolizes death in China.

Lantern Festival

The public holiday that occurs on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, marking the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Animal signs

Each year in the Chinese calendar is represented by an animal (e.g., rat, ox, tiger).

Characteristics of animals

The belief that individuals born in a specific year may exhibit traits of that year's corresponding animal.