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bullet Lunar New Year across Asia -articles on the New Year written for Channel A, a web e-zine 1996-1998
bullet Chinese Lunar Calendar - The Year of the Rat
bullet Tet: Vietnamese New Year:The Chinese New Year and Tet, the Vietnamese New Year have many similarities.
bullet Lunar New Year- Vietnam Style
bullet Chinese Zodiac Page
bullet The Lion and the "Nien" - The New Year Monster

 

 

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bullet Hui Chun - During Chinese New Year people hang small messages or wishes called Hui Chun in and around their homes and offices, hoping for good fortune during the year.
bullet Chinese Horoscope - your fortune for the Year of the Rat
bullet Fu - the Chinese word for luck. Learn how to write this word to use on signs for New Year
bullet Recipes for Chinese New Year
bullet Food for Tet
bullet Dragon mask for parades
bullet Countdown to the New Year - Eight interactive puzzles and games to help you learn about the traditions of the Chinese New Year, from PBS in the USA.
bullet Red Couplets - download these images and use them to make bookmark gifts, small banners for decorations. Use red paper and gold trimmings. 

 

 

 

 
 

Resources for Teaching

 
 
bullet Vietnamese Zodiac - lengthy article from Things Asian

 

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Tet: Let's Get Ready to Celebrate Lesson Plan: New Year in Vietnam
Learn about Lunar New Year in Vietnam and why it is an especially good time to review good manners. In 2008, Tet falls on February 7th of the Western Calendar.

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Lesson Plan - Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

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Lesson Plan - Lions, dragons and Nian - animals of the Chinese New Year

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ProTeacher: Arts and Crafts for the Chinese New Year

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http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year.htm

 

 

 

 
     

Updated March 2007