A primary school assembly framework for KS1, KS2 and P1 - P7 celebrating Lunar New (also known as Chinese New Year). Includes video, suggestions for songs, optional words for reflection and prayer. Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for KS2 Mandarin students aged 7 to 11. Save to My Bitesize close panel Every January or February, when there is a new moon, lots of people all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year. Make a Lunar New Year card Join JoJo & Gran Gran for a special Gran Gran plan as they make their own Lunar New Year card. Find more puzzles and quizzes about Chinese and Lunar New Year . For teachers' notes and more: In this film a yo BBC Bitesize spoke to Dr Zhaokun Xin, a lecturer in Chinese studies, and Hongjun Ma, a senior language tutor in Chinese studies, both from the University of Manchester, to discuss the significance To celebrate the Lunar New Year on 29 January, BBC Bitesize explores significance of The Year of the Snake. In the Chinese zodiac, the snake is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival, is packed full with food, family and festivities. Dr Liang told BBC Bitesize. In ancient China, pure-white rabbits were very rare and as a BBC weather presenter Sabrina Lee explains what Lunar New Year is and why many people around the world will be celebrating it. Each year takes its name from one of 12 Zodiac animals, with the Year Chinese New Year 2. Introduction 1. Tell the assembly that today they will be finding out about Chinese New Year - how it is celebrated and how important it is to the Chinese community. 2. Ask the pupils if they have ever heard of Chinese New Year or ever been to a Chinese New Year celebration? 3. Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for KS2 Mandarin students aged 7 to 11. To find out more, BBC Bitesize spoke to Doctor Lan Lo, a Mandarin language lecturer at the University of Nottingham. Angela, a 12-year-old girl from China, visits her grandmother in Huilai for Learn about the culture of the Chinese Lantern Festival in this fun article and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for KS2 students aged 7 to 11. Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for 2nd level Mandarin students in Scotland, as part of the Curriculum for Excellence. In Chinese tradition, each year is represented by one of 12 different animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for 2nd level Mandarin students in Scotland, as part of the Curriculum for Excellence. The Lunar New Year is an event celebrated by millions of people across the world, it is also known as Chinese New Year. Find out with JoJo and Gran Gran what it is and how it is celebrated. BBC Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for 1st level Mandarin students in Scotland, as part of the Curriculum for Excellence. Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year, as it’s sometimes called) will begin on 25 January 2020. It’s the year of the rat, the first animal in the Chinese zodiac, and with it come fresh starts Uncover and understand what the Chinese Zodiac is. Learn about who invited all the animals in the world to take part in a race in this Bitesize article.
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