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Description
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Coloring
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Description
of Chinese New Year Custom |
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Cleaning
The House - Chinese New Year Coloring Pager
Cleaning the house in preparation for
Chinese New Years is a way go get rid of bad luck, so the New Year is
lucky. For decorations, the color red is used.
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Flowers of the Chinese New
Year - Coloring Page.
Plum blossoms represent courage and hope, since the plum blossoms even
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Kitchen
God - Chinese New Year Coloring Page
The kitchen god watches over the household and gives a report
to the Jade Emperor on the household for Chinese New Year. Often bribed with fruit in
front of him as well as incense.
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Gate Gods
Coloring Page
Drawings of them are put on the gates to guard
the house during Chinese New Year and keep bad things out such as Monsters
and Ghosts that might cause bad luck.
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Tray of Togetherness
Food offered to
guests during Chinese New Year and has eight compartments, each with a
symbolic meaning.
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Lion
Dances - Chinese New Year Coloring Page
Lion Dances during the New Year are done
to bring Good Luck by chasing away evil spirits with loud noises from the
fire crackers and drums and the face of the Lion.
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Dragon
Dance - Chinese New Year Coloring Page
Dragon Dances are done to bring good luck and prosperity for
the coming year! Similar to the lion dance, but done with more
people.
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Family
gathering Chinese New Year Coloring Page
Families during Chinese New Year come together just as
American Families do for Thanksgiving.
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Traditional Feast/Dinner for Chinese New Years
Coloring Page.
Foods served all have a symbolism are vary depending on the area of
China. This is also called a Reunion Dinner.
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Good
Luck Money Chinese New Year Coloring Page
Good Luck Money, the custom of giving
money in red envelopes or packets by those older to those younger.
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Fireworks
- Chinese New Year Coloring Page
Chinese New Year Fireworks with their loud noises are used
to scare away evil spirits and bring in the New Year!
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Chinese
Lantern Festival Coloring Pages
Lantern Festival signals the end of the Chinese New Year
celebrations, held on the 15th day of the 1st month of the Chinese New
Year.
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| Chinese Zodiac animal - Rat
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|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Ox
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 | Chinese Zodiac animal - Tiger |
|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Rabbit |
 | Chinese Zodiac animal - Dragon
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|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Snake |
 | Chinese Zodiac animal - Horse
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|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Ram |
 | Chinese Zodiac animal - Monkey
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|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Rooster |
 | Chinese Zodiac animal - Dog
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|  | Chinese Zodiac animal - Pig
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 | Chinese New Year Greeting - Coloring Page: "Happy New Year!" (Mandarin)
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|  | Chinese New Year Greeting - Coloring Page: "Wishing You a Prosperous New Year!" (Cantonese)
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 | Chinese New Year Greeting - Coloring Page: "Wishing You a Prosperous
New Year!" (Mandarin, used in Taiwan) |
|  | Color your own Chinese New Year scroll "Pay a New Year Visit."
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 | Color your own Chinese New Year scroll "Wishing you Prosperity Every Year." |
|  | Color your own Chinese New Year scroll "Chinese New
Year." |
