{"id":5824,"date":"2017-01-30T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5824"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:11","slug":"festivals-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/01\/festivals-chinese-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivals: Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most Asian countries, New Year&#8217;s is celebrated twice &#8211; in January and in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below to know more about the Chinese New Year and some cultural traditions that the Chinese practice. Be ready to also talk about this holiday and the important festivals from your country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/culture\/chinese-new-year\/chinese-new-year-celebrations.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/culture\/chinese-new-year\/chinese-new-year-celebrations.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Describe how the Chinese celebrate their New Year.<\/li><li>How do you celebrate NY in your country?<\/li><li>Have you ever seen or witnessed a dragon dance or a Lantern Festival? What do you think of it?<\/li><li>What are some Spanish festivals that are very specific to a region?<\/li><li>In your country, what are the dishes or food that are especially served during New Year? Why are they typical NY food?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate In most Asian countries, New Year&#8217;s is celebrated twice &#8211; in January and in February. Read the article below to know more about the Chinese New Year and some cultural traditions that the Chinese practice. 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