CNY Event

What day is Chinese New Year

• Today

• The first day of the year lunar calendar

• First Saturday in February each year

• 1st Feb Gregorian calendar

Answer explanation

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year.

What is the origin of CNY?

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According to legend, Chinese New Year started with a mythical beast called the Nian during the annual Spring Festival.

What is the Chinese New Year 2023 Symbol?

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Answer explanation

The Chinese Zodiac, a system that has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years, dictates which animal represents a given year. The cycle repeats every 12 years, and 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.

What gift will children and teenagers receive by CNY?

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Answer explanation

Children receive red envelopes with money inside.

Traditionally, red envelopes or red packets are passed out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples or the elderly to unmarried juniors or children. During this period, red packets are also known as "yasuiqian"  yāsuìqián, literally, "the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirit".

Which one is NOT traditional food for CNY in China?

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A reunion dinner (nián yè fàn) is held on New Year's Eve during which family members gather for a celebration. In most areas, fish is included, but not eaten completely, as the Chinese phrase "may there be surpluses every year" (年年有余; 年年有餘; niánnián yǒu yú) sounds the same as "let there be fish every year.

Which one is traditional food for CNY in Singapore？

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What does the ancient script mean?

• Tree

• Mountain

• Hat

• Fire

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What does the ancient script mean?

• Door

• Cloud

• Rain

• Wind

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What does the ancient script mean?

• Fish

• Flag

• Turtle

• Cup

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What does the ancient script mean?

• Field

• Lantern

• Pregnant

• Turtle

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