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Chinese New Year
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Chinese New Year 
 This site provides information on how the Chinese New Year's Day is determined, the Chinese solar/lunar calendar, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, significance of Chinese dragons, calligraphy, and Chinese graphics. http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html Topics: Astronomy, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Jan 3, 2007 Chinese New Year
"Celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday with great kids' activities and crafts." Crafts include making red envelopes, a Chinese orange tray, and paper plum blossoms. Also includes Chinese-style recipes and a short list of Chinese New Year books for children. From Kaboose. http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/chinese_new_year.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Jan 22, 2008 Chinese New Year
Details about the celebration of Chinese New Year in Australia. Briefly describes and provides links to material on the Sydney festivities, which "stretch to three weeks and include a Grand Parade, Dragon Boat and Sedan Chair Races and night markets." Also includes material about Chinese in Australia (who first came in large numbers during the Gold Rush of the 1850s and 1860s), and the Chinese calendar. From the Government of Australia. http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/chinese/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Chinese New Year Festival & Parade
This official site for the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, held in February, also features events outside the area such as street and flower market fairs and the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant. Includes a brief history of the parade, which "is the largest celebration of its kind in the world," facts about Chinese New Year traditions and associated horoscope characters, a parade map, details for participants, crafts for children, and more. http://www.chineseparade.com Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Jan 25, 2006 Chinese Paper Gods
The images in this collection were assembled in 1931 by a Christian missionary in Beijing (Peking). "The images are divided initially by usage: Those which were purchased to be burned immediately ... and those which were purchased to be displayed for a year" in areas such as the front door and kitchen. Also includes essays on New Year's prints, reading the images, and conservation. From the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/eastasian/paper_gods/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Philosophy Last updated Jan 22, 2008 |
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