All unfinished business is settled so there is a fresh start for the new year. Debts are paid, _________ are resolved, and any work is brought up to date.
arguments
The Chinese New Year is celebrated by more than _________ people in Australia every year!
one million
In Malaysia and Singapore, there is a new year tradition where single women write their names and phone numbers on __________ then throw them into a river or lake.
mandarins
Each family member starts the day with brand new clothes from head to toe. Red is a very popular colour for clothing as it is considered lucky. Red also represents _____________.
joy and happiness
The Chinese New Year has been __________ in China for thousands of years.
celebrated
The Jade Emperor is the supreme god in the Chinese Taoist _______. He is the lord of Earth, Heaven and the Underworld.
religion
The Chinese New Year is celebrated across Asia. Many countries have different ________ and celebrate the event in their own unique way.
traditions
Families gather together and share a _______ of fish and chicken.
feast
The Fourth Day is also the day of __________. Businesses host special dinners or social events for their employees.
Spring dinners
The traditional Chinese calendar has 12 months. The calendar follows the lunar (moon) cycle and each month starts with the _________ and ends with the full moon.
new moon
Different regions of China celebrate with their own __________.
unique cuisine
Homes are decorated with paper scrolls and lanterns with good luck phrases such as ‘happiness’ and ‘______’ written on them.
wealth
In Hong Kong, real __________ are banned. Instead, people decorate their houses with colourful plastic ones.
firecrackers
Chinese people clean their house and garden to sweep away any of last year’s ________.
bad luck
The origin story of the Chinese New Year tells of how a wise old man saved a group of ________ from a lion-like monster called Nian.
villagers
The Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also called the __________.
Spring Festival
Chinese people pray to their _________ as well as the gods.
ancestors
Most Chinese families gather together for a New Year’s _________ in the evening. Each family prepares their own special dish for the occasion.
banquet
People stay up until midnight, setting off fireworks to scare away ________.
evil spirits
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