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Chinese New Year Holidays Julie Murray Holidays Chinese New Year A Buddy Book by Julie Murray Visit us at Published by ABDO Publishing Company, 4940 Viking Drive, Edina, Minnesota 55435. Copyright © 2005 by Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. International copyrights reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Buddy Books™ is a trademark and logo of ABDO Publishing Company. Printed in the United States. Edited by: Sarah Tieck Contributing Editor: Michael P. Goecke Graphic Design: Denise Esner Image Research: Deborah Coldiron, Maria Hosley Photographs: BrandX, Corbis, Corel, Image Ideas, Photodisc Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murray, Julie, 1969- Chinese New Year / Julie Murray. p. cm. — (Holidays) Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: A Chinese holiday — The Chinese calendar — How it began — Preparing for the New Year — Symbols of the New Year — New Year’s Eve celebrations — New Year’s Day — Lion dancers — The end of the celebration. ISBN 1-59197-585-9 1. Chinese New Year—Juvenile literature. 2. United States—Social life and customs—Juvenile literature. [1. Chinese New Year. 2. Holidays.] I. Title. GT4905.M87 2005 394.261—dc22 2003058322 Table of Contents What Is Chinese New Year? 4 An Ancient Holiday 7 Preparing For The New Year 8 Symbols Of The New Year 10 New Year’s Eve 12 New Year’s Day 14 Lion Dances 16 The Chinese Zodiac 18 The End Of The Celebrations 20 Important Wo