• HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Friends of MIP
    • Friends of MIP Executive Board
    • MIP Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • PROGRAM INFO
    • News and Announcements
    • Mandarin Immersion
    • MIP Campuses
    • Enrollment
    • Proficiency Testing
    • FAQ
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Executive Board Elections
    • Volunteer
  • EVENTS
    • Annual Gala
    • Annual Community Events >
      • Chinese Poetry Recital
      • Past Events
    • MIP in the Media
  • RESOURCES
    • Parent Resources
    • Adult Mandarin Classes
    • LIPAC
    • MIPAC Meetings
Friends of MIP 
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Friends of MIP
    • Friends of MIP Executive Board
    • MIP Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • PROGRAM INFO
    • News and Announcements
    • Mandarin Immersion
    • MIP Campuses
    • Enrollment
    • Proficiency Testing
    • FAQ
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Executive Board Elections
    • Volunteer
  • EVENTS
    • Annual Gala
    • Annual Community Events >
      • Chinese Poetry Recital
      • Past Events
    • MIP in the Media
  • RESOURCES
    • Parent Resources
    • Adult Mandarin Classes
    • LIPAC
    • MIPAC Meetings

Chinese New Year 2021-Year of the Ox

2/5/2021

0 Comments

 
Traditions/History for Chinese New Year: 
​

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional festivals and has a long history of traditions and stories dating back over 3500 years.  Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, and it marks the beginning of the spring.  

One of the most popular is about the mythical beast Nian (/nyen/), who ate livestock, crops, and even people on the eve of a new year. To prevent Nian from attacking people and causing destruction, people put food at their doors for Nian.
It's said that a wise old man figured out that Nian was scared of loud noises (firecrackers) and the color red. So, then people put red lanterns and red scrolls on their windows and doors to stop Nian from coming inside. Crackling bamboo (later replaced by firecrackers) was lit to scare Nian away.
​
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    November 2020
    September 2020

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Contact Us

Marian Bergeson Elementary
Attn: Friends of MIP 
25302 Rancho Niguel Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Friends of MIP is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
EIN: 46-4371590
Parent FaceBook Pages:
MIP at Bergeson
MIP at Newhart

​
Official FaceBook Page:
Friends of MIP

Disclaimer:  This website is not approved by the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). This site is owned and designed by the Friends of Mandarin Immersion Program (MIP). The group makes every effort to provide accurate and up-date information on its website, however, parents should contact CUSD for answers to questions critical to their children's education. 

​This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.  

  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Friends of MIP
    • Friends of MIP Executive Board
    • MIP Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • PROGRAM INFO
    • News and Announcements
    • Mandarin Immersion
    • MIP Campuses
    • Enrollment
    • Proficiency Testing
    • FAQ
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Executive Board Elections
    • Volunteer
  • EVENTS
    • Annual Gala
    • Annual Community Events >
      • Chinese Poetry Recital
      • Past Events
    • MIP in the Media
  • RESOURCES
    • Parent Resources
    • Adult Mandarin Classes
    • LIPAC
    • MIPAC Meetings