Learning Chinese Language and Culture in the Year of Mouse

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Learning Chinese Language and Culture in the Year
of Mouse

• Father Ryan High School
• Ming Tang

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Chinese New Year-Spring Festival

• Celebrating festivalsLearning culture
• The Spring Festival is the most important of all
  festivals.

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Chinese Zodiac

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Spring Festival (??)

• Clean houses--See off the old and welcome in the
  new
• Spring Festival CoupletsComposed of auspicious
  words

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Spring Festival

• Door GodWard off any evil spirit
• New Year Paintings
• Paper cuts

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Eve of the Spring Festival

• Family ReunionFestival Feast at night, people
  usually eat dumplings
• Firecrackers Scare evil spirits

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Spring Festival

• Elaborate rituals in honor of their ancestorsOld
  tradition.
• Gala PartiesDragon Dance Lion Dance in streets.

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Spring Festival

• Fortune MoneyFor Children, is put into a small
  red bag.

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Yuanxiao(??) Festival-Lantern Festival

• On the 15th day of the lunar new year.
• Special food Yuanxiao
• Lantern Parties

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2008 The Year of ?

• ?Mouse/Rat
• The Chinese character for mouse/rat

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Stories about ?

• Why Mouse/Rat is the first animal among the
  twelve animals?
• The wedding of Mouse/Rat.

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Carton Movie-The Wedding of Mouse/Rat

• ????

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From the Movie-Wedding in China

• Traditionally, the bride wear in red.
• The groom family will pay everything for the
  wedding, honeymoon, and purchase an apartment for
  the new couple.

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From the Movie-New Words Red Eyes

• ??Someones eyes are red. /Feel jealous
• ???Disease of red eyes
• envy jealousy

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Mouse Loves Rice

• ?????

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I Love Chinese

• ???????,
• ???????!
• ???????,
• ???????!

• Chinese, Chinese, I love you,
• Just like a mouse loves his rice
• Chinese, Chinese, I miss you,
• Every night I dream of you.

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Idioms about Mouse/Rat

• ?? A person of no importance or influence.
• ?? Scamper off like a rat.
• ???? Rats belly and Chickens intestines.
  Narrow minded Be intolerant and care for trivial
  matters rather than the overall situation.
• ???? The eyes of a rat (see only) an inch of
  light.

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Other Activities

• Party
• Chinese food
• Design small red bags

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Small Red Bags Designed by Students
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Small Red Bags Designed by Students
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Small Red Bags Designed by Students
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Small Red Bags Designed by Students