Happy Chinese New Year!
or as the Chinese say, "Gung Hey Fat Choy"
(which means "Wishing you prosperity and wealth")

          It's the Year of the Snake (Year 4699)

January 24th through February 8th make up the
15 day celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Here's how each day is celebrated .
The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival,
which is celebrated at night
with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

This week's Amazing Link takes you to
The Chinese New Year page at Kid's Domain,
where you'll find Chinese New Year cards
(with illustrations like the two shown on this page),
Chinese New Year crafts, stories, superstitions, and
an explanation of the Chinese calendar  .

Remember to say, "Gung Hey Fat Choy"
 

Here are previous week's Amazing links .

This Web page created by Dan Ream and Lucretia McCulley
for Mary Munford School