Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated by more than ... scare away a beast called “Nian” (which means “year” in Mandarin Chinese) that stalked cities and villages each spring, attacking ...

a lecturer in Mandarin at the University of Glasgow’s School of Modern Languages and Culture. The Lunar New Year is the first day of the Chinese calendar and signals the start of spring.

Unless you’re prepared to risk an unlucky 12 months ahead, you can’t celebrate the Lunar New Year without mandarin oranges. But what if you have loads left once the festivities are over?

Thus, Chinese people eat fish during the Lunar New Year in hopes of having a plentiful year. But they will not finish the whole fish, as the leftovers symbolise the desire to have so much that ...

As the old lunar year draws to a close ... From Bitesize KS2 Mandarin. Chinese New Year: What it’s like when you’re far from home Chinese New Year is celebrated all around the world, sometimes ...

which Chinese people are reflecting on as they celebrate the Lunar New Year. NPR's John Ruwitch reports from the city of Kunming. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Speaking Mandarin). JOHN RUWITCH ...

Wallace, who said she’s been studying Mandarin for years ... to a lion during a performance at the Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Avenidas Chinese Community Center at Cubberley Community ...

From citrusy flavours to spirit-forward libations, the Lunar New Year ... are mandarin orange juice, pineapple, chrysanthemum and glutinous rice balls, which are all synonymous with Chinese ...