Chinese New Year story and custom. Please download to view the slides, since there are many "fly in" photos.

1. 中国新年
Joanne Chen
2015
Zhōngguó xīn nián
Chinese New Year

2. Chinese New Year
新年
Xīn nián
春节
Chūn jié
New Year Spring
Holiday,
Festival

3. Lunar Calendar –January 1
February 8， 2016
Year of the Monkey
Lantern Festival

4. Red couplet
Chūn lián
春联
Firecracker
Biānpào
鞭炮
lantern
Dēnglóng
灯笼

5. Story of Nian
https://youtu.be/guwPTBmuiN8

6. 春联 Chūn lián

7. Biānpào dēnglóng
鞭炮 燈籠

9. 碎碎(歲歲)平安
suì suì píng ān
Taboos
If you break something, say
Don’t get angry!

10. Twelve Zodiac
Shǔ
Niú Hǔ Tù
Lóng Shé
Mǎ Yáng
Hóu
Jī Gǒu
Zhū

11. 年糕
niángāo
高 gāo
promotion
Rice Cake

12. 饺子/水饺
jiǎozi /shuǐjiǎo
元宝
yuánbǎo
Dumpling

13. 鱼 yú
年年有鱼
nián nián yǒu yú
Fish
Every year we have surplus.

14. Wǔ lóng wǔ shī
舞龙舞狮
Breaking evil spirits
Dragon and Lion dance

15. 年夜饭
nían yè fàn
New Year’s Eve Dinner

16. Gōng xǐ fā cái
恭喜发财
hóng bāo ná lái
红包拿来
Hóng bāo

17. Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ 恭喜恭喜
Congratulation
Xīn nián kuài lè 新年快樂
Happy New Year