Linde, Barbara M.,
Celebrating the Chinese New Year Barbara M. Linde. - New York Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020 - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm Hardback book. - History of our holidays .
Includes index.
A cheerful holiday -- Different dates -- How the holiday started -- Celebrating around the world -- Goodbye, bad luck -- Family time -- Lion and dragon dances - The lantern festival.
"Many cultures had their own way of counting the year before the western calendar became accepted around the world. The Chinese New Year, one of the biggest holidays in modern China, is based on an ancient lunar calendar. Readers explore the long history of this celebration as well as find out about the animals associated with particular years, the food, and ways people still celebrate it today. Amazing full-color photographs show off the fun of the Chinese New Year in history and today to correlate with the text for beginning readers"--
9781538238622 1538238624 9781538238646 1538238640 9781538238639 1538238632
2018044081
Chinese New Year
Chinese holiday
GT4905 / .L5 2020
j394.261 Lin 23
Celebrating the Chinese New Year Barbara M. Linde. - New York Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020 - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm Hardback book. - History of our holidays .
Includes index.
A cheerful holiday -- Different dates -- How the holiday started -- Celebrating around the world -- Goodbye, bad luck -- Family time -- Lion and dragon dances - The lantern festival.
"Many cultures had their own way of counting the year before the western calendar became accepted around the world. The Chinese New Year, one of the biggest holidays in modern China, is based on an ancient lunar calendar. Readers explore the long history of this celebration as well as find out about the animals associated with particular years, the food, and ways people still celebrate it today. Amazing full-color photographs show off the fun of the Chinese New Year in history and today to correlate with the text for beginning readers"--
9781538238622 1538238624 9781538238646 1538238640 9781538238639 1538238632
2018044081
Chinese New Year
Chinese holiday
GT4905 / .L5 2020
j394.261 Lin 23