Preparing for the Lunar New Year
In Preparing for the Lunar New Year, a family in Beijing prepares for Chinese New Year in 2016 by cleaning the house, getting haircuts, and preparing scrolls that they will hang outside their house. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Q: How did the family prepare for the new year?
A: The family cleaned the house and got haircuts.
Q: Why was the Year of the Monkey so special to this family?
A: They had many people in their family who were born in the Year of the Monkey.
Q: What similarities do you see in how this family prepares for a holiday compared to how you prepare for a holiday?
A: Student responses will vary.
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