1. Chinese New Year  The Chinese New Year originates from china.  The Chinese New Year is celebrated once every year.  New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are celebrated as a family, a time for reunion and thanksgiving ‘ Chinese New Year last for 15 Days’ ~~~Starts with the new moon on the 1 st day of the New Year and Ends on the full moon 15 days later~~~

2. Interesting Facts  The 1 st day is “the Welcoming od the Gods…  2 nd day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors …  3 rd & 4 th day is for the Son-in-laws to pat respect to their parents-in-laws…  5 th day, people stay at home to welcome the god of Wealth…  6 th to the 10 th day, people visit their friend and relatives freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune…  7 th day is for the farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion…  8 th day, they have another family reunion dinner and at midnight they pray to the god of heaven.  9 th day is to make offering to the Jade Emperor…  10 th through to 12 th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for Dinner…  13 th day – after so much rich food this day is for simple rice an mustard greens to clean the system…  14 th day is to prepare the lantern for the 15 th Day…  15 th day – Celebrate the Lantern Festival….

3. Why this festival is Different to the Celebrations in New Zealand? This celebration is different to New Zealand because The Chinese New Year starts with a new moon and for The Chinese New Year they eat different food durring their celebartion.