新年快乐! Xīnnián kuàilè! Happy New Year! Our new year is kind of boring. You sit around all night, maybe go to a party, maybe sit at home counting down till midnight. Shout happy new year and go to bed. But in China! Their new year celebration lasts for 2 weeks! It's pretty much the same idea of what your used to. It's the beginning of the Chinese calendar year. One big difference is the animals. One of 12 specific animals represents each year, this year being the year of the dragon. Luck plays a big role in the Chinese new year. They eat certain foods for good luck, decorate with the color red for good luck, have huge parades and celebrations with fireworks to scare away the evil spirits and bring good luck.
Eira-lynn and I made some pretty cute paper lanterns to hang up. And of course we ordered chinese food for dinner (homemade fortune cookies too! So easy!) and ate picnic style on the living room floor dressed in red. The day before the lantern festival (feb. 6, the last day of the new year celebration) there is a big Chinese new year celebration here in Knoxville. We're so excited to go to that also.
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