A well-loved New Years sight is the dragon dance

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A well-loved New Years sight is the dragon dance. These are often seen at the temple fayres. Temples and parks across the city will have lots of food, games, rides, and shows available for families to enjoy. The dragon dance is normally the highlight of the shows. Students may also take part in their own dragon dances at school, or even create their own dragon dance by making their own dragon puppet.

Since New Years means “out with the old in with the new”, it involves cleaning the house, wearing new clothes and decorating the house. I’m sure most children would be happy about shopping for new clothes and decorations but not so much about the cleaning! Chinese New Years decorations are not as extravagant as Christmas decorations. They normally tend to involve paper lanterns or paper cutouts that children can make themselves.

Remember the most important thing about Chinese New Years is spending time with family, the most important day of Chinese New Years is spent watching the CNY gala and eating a feast made up of beautifully-cooked Chinese food such as dumplings, a favorite CNY dish.



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