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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.
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Chinese New Year Calendar Events, Parades, and Festivals
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Chinese New Year Customs
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Chinese New Year Calendar of Events, Parades, and Festivals for 2010 Year of the Tiger
- Including 26 US states
- Also selected areas of Canada
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Chinese New Year Customs
- What people do to prepare for this special Chinese holiday
- How people celebrate
- Symbols
- and more!
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Chinese New Year Books, Music, and DVDs
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Chinese New Year Lesson Plan
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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!
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Resource for teachers about Chinese New Year
- Free and printable
- For levels K-4.
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Chinese New Year Crafts & Projects
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Chinese New Year Worksheets
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Your family can make these holiday projects:
- Papercuts, origami, greeting cards, etc.
- Free and printable
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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.
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Chinese New Year Coloring Pictures
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Chinese New Year Customs Powerpoint
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Chinese New Year Coloring Pictures
- Chinese New Year customs
- 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac
- Character Scrolls for the wall and doors
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Greetings to color : (3 greetings: Mandarin Mainland, Cantonese, Mandarin Taiwan)
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Free resource for teachers to discuss Chinese New Year:
- Chinese New Year beliefs
- Deities
- How families prepare and celebrate
- How communities celebrate
- etc.
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Chinese New Year Links
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Chinatowns of the US and Canada
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Chinese New Year Links
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- Chinatowns of the US
- Chinatowns in Canada
Great place to find local Chinese New Year events.
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