Celebrating the Chinese New Year
by Linde, Barbara M.,
Series: History of our holidays Published by : Gareth Stevens Publishing (New York) Physical details: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm ISBN:9781538238622; 1538238624; 9781538238646; 1538238640; 9781538238639; 1538238632. Year: 2020Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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j 300 - 399 | j394.261 Lin (Browse shelf) | Available | 107610 |
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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"--
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