CHINESE NEW YEAR

CHINESE NEW YEAR

-The chinese new year in 2021 took place on February 12th

-The Chinese new year follows the lunar calendar, based on the movement of the moon. The chinese new year can be called Spring Festival

-Chinese new year starts a new animal's zodiac year. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 2021 is the year of the Ox and 2022 is the Year of the Tiger.

-The festival ends in the 15th, and this day is called Lantern Festival.

-One sixth of the word's people celebrate it's not celebrated in Mailand China, but also observed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and some other Asian countries as well as Chinatowns

-Is the longest public holiday and the whole country is on the move 7-12 days off the work

-The celebrations decorations are mostly in red. Houses are decorated with red Spring Festival couplets, red lanterns, and red paper cuttings; city streets are lit up by red lanterns; and numerous people are dressed in red.

DECORATION

ZODIAC ANIMALS

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/new-year/facts.htm

APRIL FOOL'S DAY

-April Fool's Day is an annual convention, April 1 of each year, on that day we tell each other lies.

- April Fools' Day has been celebrated for many centuries but its origins are not known for certain.

-In Scotland, April Fools' lasts two days. Victims of pranks are called gowks (cuckoo birds).

-The second day is known as Taily Day, and pranks involving the backside are played. Supposedly, it is the origin of "kick me" signs.

-In England and Canada, pranks are only played in the morning of April 1st.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

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