It is the time to carry lanterns and enjoy the last day of the Lunar New Year festivities. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the fifteen days of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. You might also want to read about theChinese Lantern Festival Riddle Gameand try it out wit...
Make your own lantern for the Lantern Festival! Lantern Festival Around the World The significance of each of the following festivals is unique. The lights or the lanterns are the highlights of these cultural festivals. From the Chinese Lantern Festival, your child can connect with a world of a...
Chinese New Year, also known asLunar New Yearor theSpring Festival, is the main Chinese festival of the year. As the Chinese use thelunar calendarfor their festivals the date of Chinese New Year changes from year to year. The date corresponds to thenew moon(black moon) in either late Jan...
Chinese story: Moon landingStories can be a great way of teaching about other cultures. Paula Hammond tells a tale based on an old legend.Paula Hammond
The Chinese Moon Festival is also a joyous time for family, friends, and couples to reunite under a full moon during harvest (September or October). All take a little time to appreciate the beautiful full moon on what is hopefully the clearest night of the year. The round shape and comple...
Moon cake is special food for Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a kind of cookie with various fillings and different artistic patterns on the surface depicting legends of the festival.
Chinese New Year is often called the Lunar New Year due to the fact that it begins with a new moon. However, it also referred to as the Lunar New Year to be inclusive of the other Asian cultures that celebrate this holiday.In Vietnam, for example, the Lunar New Year is one of the...
Lantern Festival is the first full moon day of the year. It symbolizes reunion and harmony. 又是一年元宵节,又是一次赏花灯。谁家见月能闲坐,何处闻灯不看来。孩子们带来了许多花灯,与小伙伴们一起观赏。有传统经典的兔子灯、牛头...
(Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival: the moon is round outside the window, and the family gets together to eat dumplings. On the 15th day of the first month, Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival...
The Mid Autumn Festival is always a day with a big full moon in the sky. In Western culture, some call this day the Moon Festival. For the Chinese, it is the Mid Autumn Festival, Zhōng Qiū Jié中秋節(节). It always falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the...