Lunar New Year

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Which of the following Countries celebrate Lunar New Year?

• China

• Taiwan

• Vietnam

• South Korea

• Singapore

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What is another name of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year?

• Hùng Kings' Festival

• Tết

• Ngày Quốc Khánh

• Ngày Thống nhất

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What is another name of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year?

• 春节

  Chun Jie

• 中秋节

  Zhong Qiu Jie

• 端午节

  Duan Wu Jie

• 清明节

  Qing Ming Jie

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What is another name of the traditional Korean Lunar New Year?

• Gaecheonjeol

  개천절

• Chuseok

  추석

• Seollal

  설날

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Which of the following are differences between the Korean/Chinese zodiac animals and the Vietnamese zodiac animals? 

• Dog switched with Crane

• Ox switched with Water buffalo

• Rabbit switched with Cat

• Pig switched with Cow

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2023 will be the year of ____

• Rabbit

• Dog

• Cat

• Rat

• Pig

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What year was the last year of the rabbit/cat?

• 2030

• 2011

• 2015

• 2009

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If someone was born in 2019, which of the following could be their zodiac sign?

• Rooster

• Dog

• Pig

• Rat

• Ox

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In Korean culture, who are children supposed to worship and respect?

• Younger Siblings

• Grandparents

• Parents

• Aunts and Uncles

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What is the name of the monster in the legend surrounding Chinese New Year?

• Wang

• Long

• Nian

• Shizi

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What things are Monster Nian afraid of?

• Red

• Loud Noises

• Fire

• Lions

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What does Bánh Chưng symbolize during Lunar New Year?

• The Sky

• The Sea

• The Earth

• Long Life

Bánh Chưng has a square shape representing the Earth, while Bánh Tét has a cylindrical shape representing the sky.

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What do Chinese dumplings symbolize during Chinese New Year?

• Wealth

• Gain a year of age

• Family Reunion

• Fresh Start

​Dumplings represent wealth and prosperity because they are often shaped to look like Ancient Chinese boat-shaped silver ingots.

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Which of the following do people believe eating Tteokguk for Seollal will bring them?

• Good luck for the year

• Wealth

• Gain a year of age

• Family Reunion

Since people eat Tteokguk, or rice cake soup, to gain a year of age, there is a custom of asking someone "How many bowls of tteokguk have you eaten?" to ask someone their age.

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During Lunar New Year, which of the following do people traditionally give money in?

• Red Envelope

• Wallets

• Green Envelope

• Lucky bags

While Red Envelopes are a staple of Lunar New Year everywhere, in Korea, there is also a tradition of elders giving children money as a gift in lucky bags called Bokjumeoni.