Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also referred to as Lunar new Year, is the Chinese festival which celebrates the New Year on the traditional Chinese calendar. This year it falls on Friday the 12th of February. Every year in the Chinese calendar is represented by an animal, 2021 is the year of the Ox.
Below are some activities to help you celebrate at home. Don’t worry if you do not have all the exact items you need, you can replace them with whatever bits and pieces you have at home.
Hope you have fun and Happy Chinese New Year!
This is a story from about how the twelve zodiac years were named by the Jade Emperor.
Cbeebies also have some fun things to make to help you celebrate.
This video shows you how to make a Chinese lantern that you can decorate and hang up.