Here are four great activity ideas to mark Chinese New Year.
Food – Chinese spring rolls
Celebrate the Lunar New Year by making spring rolls with leftover vegetables. Bake them in the oven as a healthier alternative to deep frying.
Craft – good luck charms
To encourage wealth and luck for the new year, it’s traditional to display the character for luck, Fu, on the front door of your house. Try carefully copying the Chinese character below to make your own charm.
Indoor – red packets
Red is the colour of happiness and good luck in Chinese culture. Instead of giving gifts, children receive red packets with money inside. Try making some red packets and filling them with sweets, poems or stories.
Outdoor – see a rooster
2017 is the year of the rooster in the Chinese zodiac. Roosters are hardworking, resourceful and courageous. Take a trip to a city farm or smallholding and hear the roosters crow!
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