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<\/p> $\"Chinese$ <\/a>\n

Chinese New Year 2017, the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar, is this upcoming weekend on Saturday (January 28th). \u00a0It is the Year of the Rooster. I wanted to know how actual Chinese families celebrate so I asked a couple of my friends (Claudia and Yungling) who are from China. Their answers were very similar, so I will share them with you.<\/p>\n

1. Traditionally, everyone has to wear new clothes<\/strong> in the New Year\u2026especially red ones. (Chinatown has very cute Chinese outfits for kids that cost approximately $20.)<\/p>\n

2. On New Year\u2019s Eve, parents will give their kids red envelopes with money<\/strong> inside. The kids keep the envelopes (like these \u201cHappiness\u201d Classic Chinese Style Written in Chinese Character<\/a> ones) under their pillow on that night.<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/center>3. During the New Year period (the 15-day celebration), families go to visit their relatives<\/strong>. Grandparents, aunts and uncles often give kids red envelopes with money also.\n4. Kids are also given lots of candies<\/strong> during family visits. This Chinese Good Luck Candy<\/a> that comes with red wrappers is a great example.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/center>5. On the fifteenth day of the New Year, families attend a lanterns festival<\/strong>. The kids will either make lanterns or parents will buy them for their kids. Since this year is the \u201cYear of the Rooster\u201d, look for lanterns with rooster drawings on them.\n
Below is a slideshow (pictures and videos) of a past Lanterns Festival. Take a look at it with your kids!<\/p>\n
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