Chinese Lantern Festival Riddles – World Culture for Kids

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Chinese Lantern Festival is the day that wraps up the 15 days of the Lunar New Year celebration. The finale of the Lunar New Year comes with marvelous lantern displays and a fun riddle game that can be traced to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – CE 25).   Why Riddles?  The traditional Lantern Festival Riddles are to challenge people who play the game and to see their knowledge of classical Chinese literature. Also, these riddles are like

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Chinese Winter Festival Dong Zhi Winter Solstice – World Culture for Kids

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Chinese Winter Festival Dong Zhi   Winter Solstice is the most important day among the 24 Chinese solar terms.  There are six Chinese solar terms in each season.  And, you already know the most important festival in every season. There is the Spring Festival for the spring.  Spring Festival is the Lunar New Year.  When the Spring Festival arrives that means the spring is coming.  During the Spring Festival, Chinese people celebrate with the family, enjoy the

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Happy Hanukkah – World Culture for Kids

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Happy Hanukkah in two languages, English and Chinese. A Jewish celebration The Hanukkah holiday is more than one day. Hanukkah is known as the wintertime “festival of lights.” What is Hanukkah? Hanukkah is in honor of a victorious battle for religious freedom which happened 2,000 years ago.  The Hanukkah holiday lasts eight days.     Tradition of Hanukkah Families will place a menorah by the window.  Menorah holds candles.  It holds eight candles plus one for lighting

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Thanksgiving Coloring Activities For Kids Mandarin Chinese Learners

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Thanksgiving coloring pages for young learners!   Children see  leaves change colors.  Then they visit pumpkin patch and pick apples.  They bake at home.  Many prepare and celebrate family togetherness at this time of the year.  Holidays and cultural festivals are always the best time to work on topic-focused projects that lead to learning and expanding vocabulary.   Young learners will enjoy this set of Chinese fall coloring pages.  Kids can use crayons, markers, colored pencils and

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The Mid Autumn Festival The Folktale, A Story About the Moon and An Interview

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The Mid Autumn Festival The Mid Autumn Festival is always a day with a big full moon in the sky.  In Western culture, some call this day the Moon Festival.  For the Chinese, it is the Mid Autumn Festival, Zhōng Qiū Jié 中秋節(节).  It always falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar. In 2023, it falls on September 29. It will be on September 17 in 2024 and on October 6

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Hungry Ghost Festival • Chinese Ghost Festival • Ghost Month

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What is The Ghost Month? The first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of Ghost Month in Chinese culture.  It usually falls between August and September on the Gregorian Calendar. Here are the dates for the Ghost Month and the Ghost Festival starting this year. 2023 – August 16 to September 14. The Ghost Festival is on August 30. 2024 – August 4 to September 9. The Ghost Festival falls on

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Guide Your Child To Speak More Chinese

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Guide kids to speak Chinese – One Thing You Must Do To Guide Your Child to Speak More Chinese Parents often mention that their children are reluctant to speak Mandarin. To speak more Mandarin, to be exact. “Why is that?” they ask. They often continued with, “They go to Chinese classes online / in person…” “My kids use apps…” “They have textbooks…” “We have storybooks…”   ONE QUESTION My first question to parents is always this one

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Halloween in Chinese and Halloween Resources in Chinese

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Halloween in Chinese and Halloween Resources in Chinese for Kids Halloween is coming!  There might be many interesting decorations showing up in your neighborhood.  It is a fun time to go out and have some fun in Mandarin! But, at the same time, we need to understand and respect families and children who are not participating this time. Some children are uncomfortable with some of the Halloween decorations, stories, and sound effects out there. It is okay.

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Chinese Valentine’s Day Qi Xi Chinese Culture for Kids

Qi Xi the Chinese Valentine's Day | Miss Panda Chinese | Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett

Chinese Valentine’s Day Qi Xi Festival – Chinese culture for kids series.  Exploring world culture with festivals is a great way to blend target language learning with culture.   Chinese Valentine’s Day is Qi Xi 七夕. The legend is that you scab ee a bridge formed by “magpies” xǐ què 喜鵲 (traditional Chinese) | 喜鹊 (simplified Chinese) in the night sky on the day of 七夕 Qi Xi.  Qi Xi is the evening of the 7th day

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Chinese Toolbox: Tips to Help You Practice the Tones in Chinese with Audio

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Learning Chinese tones with ease!  Many parents and adult learners with no Chinese language background ask about how to pronounce Chinese words correctly with different tones when learning Mandarin Chinese with their kids.  There are three steps to follow when you are learning Chinese tones. First, relax and smile Trust me, relaxation is the key for adults when we learn to speak a new language.  Relax!  Deep breath.  A smile works like magic and it makes you

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