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Chinese culture & festivals

Grade 8 · Mandarin Chinese · Free lesson

Hi! I'm Studyfin, your friendly Chinese tutor. Today, we will explore the Spring Festival, which is the biggest holiday in Chinese culture!

The Spring Festival is also called Chinese New Year. It celebrates the end of winter and the start of a fresh new year.

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Red is the lucky color of the festival. People hang red lanterns and write good wishes on red paper to bring good luck and scare away bad energy.

Red Lanterns Bring Good Luck!

Eating together is a huge part of the holiday. Families gather to make dumplings, which look like ancient silver and gold coins to welcome wealth.

Dumplings Shape Our Good Fortune
✏️ Worked example

Imagine you are planning a Spring Festival party for your classmates. You want to decorate the classroom and prepare a traditional snack. How would you choose your decorations and food based on what you learned?

  1. First, analyze the color choices. You choose red instead of blue or white because red represents joy, energy, and luck in Chinese culture.
  2. Second, plan the decorations. You decide to hang red paper lanterns and put up red paper cutouts to create a warm, festive mood.
  3. Third, select the main food. You choose to serve dumplings because their shape looks like ancient money, which wishes your classmates a rich and successful year ahead.
  4. Finally, compare this to other holidays. Unlike standard New Year parties with simple countdowns, this festival uses deep symbolic actions to actively welcome good fortune.
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