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Chinese New Year 2010 - Year of the Metal Tiger

The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is the most important of the Chinese Holidays.
2010 is the year of the Metal Tiger.  When it is the year of the tiger, you can expect  hard-working and vigorous year ahead.  Like its animal counterpart, people born in the year of the tiger are passionate, charming and natural leaders.
  • Chinese New Year is based on the Lunar Calendar.
  • Chinese New Year is celebrated at the end of January or start of February.  This year, Chinese New Year's day is on February 14, 2010.   
  • Occurs on the first day with a new moon and ends with the Lantern Festival.  This year's Lantern Festival is on February 28, 2010.
  • Total of 15 days of holiday
The Chinese Calendar also uses a different starting count, just add 104 to the Gregorian Calendar to get the correct year (so 2010 + 104 = 2114 Chinese Year).


Below you will find the US-Canada Calendar of Chinese New Year events, Worksheets, Customs, Crafts and Projects, Coloring Pictures and compilation of Chinatowns in the US and Canada.


Please also look at our selection of books, music and DVDs.


Chinese New Year Calendar Events, Parades, and Festivals Chinese New Year Customs
Chinese New Year Calendar of Events, Parades, and Festivals for 2010 Year of the Tiger
  • Including 26 US states
  • Also selected areas of Canada
Chinese New Year Customs
  • What people do to prepare for this special Chinese holiday
  • How people celebrate
  • Symbols
  • and more!
Chinese New Year Books, Music, and DVDs Chinese New Year Lesson Plan
Chinese New Year Books and Stories.
  • Chinese New Year legends - such as why Rat comes first in the Chinese Zodiac
  • Stories about how Chinese New Year is celebrated
  • Chinese New Year craft projects
  • DVDs about Chinese New Year
  • and more!
Resource for teachers about Chinese New Year
  • Free and printable
  • For levels K-4.
Chinese New Year Crafts & Projects Chinese New Year Worksheets
Your family can make these holiday projects:
  • Papercuts, origami, greeting cards, etc.
  • Free and printable
Chinese New Year Worksheets

Free and printable
  • Word search
  • Jumbled letters
  • Missing words
  • Missing letters
Interesting way to teach about Chinese New Year and the Chinese Zodiac.
Chinese New Year Coloring Pictures Chinese New Year Customs Powerpoint
Chinese New Year Coloring Pictures
  • Chinese New Year customs
  • 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac
  • Character Scrolls for the wall and doors 
  • Greetings to color :  (3 greetings: Mandarin Mainland, Cantonese, Mandarin Taiwan)
Free resource for teachers to discuss Chinese New Year:
  • Chinese New Year beliefs
  • Deities
  • How families prepare and celebrate
  • How communities celebrate
  • etc.
Chinese New Year Links Chinatowns of the US and Canada
Chinese New Year Links
  • Chinatowns of the US
  • Chinatowns in Canada
Great place to find local Chinese New Year events.
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New Year in Ping Wei - A Documentary of China - DVD
New Year in Ping Wei - A Documentary of China - DVD
Our Price: $24.95

How is Chinese New Year celebrated in rural China?

Follow Liu Yen Twin and her family and find out!
  • From preparation of the family reunion dinner
  • Symbolic burning of paper money
  • to firecrackers and fireworks
With sample video

Practical Chinese Coloring/Activity Book, Simplified
Our Price: $12.00

(Simplified Chinese characters)
  • Write and read Chinese words for Fruits, Colors, and Numbers
  • Use with other Learn-Chinese videos
  • Designed especially for young children
Chinese Treasure Chest - Volume 1, Simplified, Pinyin, English 330 pages
Our Price: $34.99

Unprecedented collection of ready-to-use games, songs, craft projects, delightfully illustrated student worksheets and teacher-directed activities to help elementary students learn Chinese as a foreign language.
    Chinese Treasure Chest - Volume 2, Simplified, Pinyin, English 330 pages
    Our Price: $34.99

    This is the second and final part of the two-volume Chinese Treasure Chest
    collection of ready-to-use games, songs, craft projects, delightfully
    illustrated student worksheets and teacher-directed activities designed
    for elementary students of Chinese as a foreign language
      Chinese Treasure Chest - Volume 1, Traditional, English 330 pages
      Our Price: $38.95


      • Lesson Plans included teacher-guided activities
      • Ready-to-use games, songs, craft projects
      • Book is organized by month
        Early Start Mandarin Chinese with Bao Bei the Panda DVD
        Early Start Mandarin Chinese with Bao Bei the Panda #1 DVD
        Our Price: $19.95

        Volume 1:  Colors and Animals

        Give your preschoolers a head start on Chinese words, phrases & tones.
        • Stimulating visuals
        • Repetition encourages learning
        • Uses  common words and phrases for child's conversation
        • Bilingual - English with Chinese words and phrases
        Watch the sample video!  For ages 1-5.  Teaches 30 words and is 30 minutes long.
        Chinese Feasts & Festivals, A Cookbook, English, 144 pages, Hardback
        Chinese Feasts & Festivals, A Cookbook, English, 144 pages, Hardback
        Our Price: $24.95

        Kids learn More About Chinese Culture through Food!

        This Chinese food book has information about
        • Chinese Festivals
        • Favorite food during the festivals
        • Recipes of the favorite food
        • Other traditions during the holiday
        • Activities children can do


        The Great Race, The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey, English,  Softcover
        The Great Race, The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey, English, Softcover
        Our Price: $7.99

        • Race along with Rat, Cat, Ox, Monkey, Dragon and more and discover the fascinating legend of the Chinese Zodiac!
        • A visual treat with illustrations in simple collage designs on acrylic
          and painted backgrounds
        Lucky New Year! With Flaps, Pop-Ups, and More! by Mary Man-Kong, English,  Hardcover
        Lucky New Year! With Flaps, Pop-Ups, and More! by Mary Man-Kong, English, Hardcover
        Our Price: $9.99

        Great book for children who will love to scratch and
        sniff the sweet oranges. Let them turn the wheel to find their Chinese animal
        year!
        Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
        Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
        Our Price: $21.00

        Filled with delectable recipes, hands-on family activities and traditional tales to read aloud, this extraordinary collection will inspire families everywhere to re-create the magic of Chinese holidays in their own homes.
        • Stories
        • Recipes
        • Activities for Chinese New Year, The Lantern Festival, Qing Ming and the Cold Food Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival, and The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. 

           
         
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