EFC - Reading Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is on the same date every year.

• True

• False

For Lunar New Year, children in China and Vietnam get money in blue packets.

• True

• False

The years in the lunar calendar have the same names as animals.

• True

• False

In China, people usually eat fish at Lunar New Year.

• True

• False

In Vietnam, the first person to come into your house at New Year is important.

• True

• False

In Korea, people put money in their soup.

• True

• False

The first year in the Chinese calendar is the Year of the .....

• Rat

• Rabbit

• Dragon

• Ox

The Jade Emperor asked the animals to have a .....

• fight

• race

• party

• sleep

What do the round rice cake pieces in Korean Lunar New Year soup symbolize?

• It represents peace

• It symbolizes wealth

• It is their favorite food

• It brings good fortune

In China, dancers often dress up as .....

• a lion or a dragon

• a tiger or a snake

• a horse or a rabbit

• a lion or a snake