Quizizz; Chinese New Year

The genre of Chinese New Year is:

• Fictional: it has characters, a plot, and conflict

• Expository: it's written to give you information

Other names for Chinese New Year are: Spring Festival and ____

• Lunar New Year

• Valentine's Day

• Lantern Festival

This is a legal holiday that lasts ____ days

• 10

• 8

• 7

• 6

The Chinese New Year is only celebrated in China. It is never celebrated in other countries.

True or False

• False

• True

There are a lot of activities surrounding the Chinese New Year, to include: parades, red lanterns, adherence to customs, fireworks, banquets, and _______ ______

• walking dogs

• myth telling

• whale fishing

• washing cars

The dates of the Chinese New Year are based on:

• When the people of China want it to happen

• the phases of the moon

• the Chinese Lunar Calendar

The dates of the Chinese New Year can vary, however, it usually occurs from:

• Dec. 25- Jan. 1

• Sept 1- Sept 30

• January 21-Feb. 20

How many days off do the Chinese people get for the Chinese New Year?

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 7 days

• 8 days

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is also associated with:

• myths passed down from their ancestors

• 12 animal signs in the Chinese Zodiac

The word 'deity' means:

• something of divine status... a god , or goddess

• a story passed on down from generation to generation

• the moon