Fifth Grade
Worksheets
The Eve of Good Fortune
Chinese New Year celebrates change. It celebrates getting rid of the old and welcoming the new. It is usually celebrated in January or February. Everything during Chinese New Year celebrations centers on good fortune for the new year. Celebrating usually begins the day before. Homes are prepared. The house is cleaned to get rid of things from the old year. Brooms and brushes are put away. Debts are paid. Differences with family and friends are worked out. Close family members gather in a home to have a reunion dinner. The dinner is planned carefully. Each food selection represents long life, good fortune, and .....
