Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day, and ending with the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the month.On 7th February the Year of the Rat begins.
Learn English while you have a look at the British Council articles, story, word game, trivia and puzzle.
Magazine article: There are many tales to explain the origins of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The legend of the Nian is one of the most colourful!
Word game: Chinese Zodiac reading puzzle. Read the text, put the animals in the correct order and match synonyms.
Story to read and listen to: The Jade Emperor (Emperor of Heaven) called for a contest on his birthday: a race! All the animals of the kingdom were invited to participate, but there would only be 12 winners, and the prize was a permanent place in the Zodiac Years.
Trivia: Numbers: After 1,750 trials, each trial lasting for 120,976 years, he attained Golden Immortality.
Puzzle game and listening: Chinese New Year is celebrated in many countries around the world. Each new year is named after one of twelve animals. 2007 was the year of the pig. 2008 is the year of the rat. People born in the year of the rat are funny, clever and hard-working.
Listen to a girl telling us about why she likes Chinese New Year, and what she does at this time.
Find out if you are a dragon, a dog or one of the other animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
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