Lunar New Year
Holidays & Events
High Int
Grades 6–12
It's the year of the horse! Lunar New Year (also called "Chinese New Year" and "Spring Festival") is the biggest and most important holiday of the year for Chinese people around the world. People in other Asian countries such as Vietnam and Korea celebrate the new year at this time as well. Students study the Chinese zodiac and learn "red" idioms.
Focus
topic-based
4-skills
interpretive
Vocabulary
fixed
lunar
prosperous
symbolize
sweep
fortune
debt
argument
wealth
ancestors
feast
ensure