Chinese New Year Quiz

The Chinese New Year's celebration, which this year began on January 26th, is one of the major holidays in Chinese culture. How much do you know about this special day? Try your hand at the questions below.
庆祝春节是中国的传统。今年春节是在一月二十六日开始的，是最重要的节日之一。你对此重要日子有何了解？试答以下问题。

Xin Nian Kuai Le! (Happy New Year!)新年快乐！


Questions
问题

1. What Zodiac year is it?

　今年是什么年？

2. How many animal signs are there?

　一共有多少属相？

3. What are the names of the animals in the Chinese zodiac?

　中国属相的名字是什么？

4. What animals dance a traditional part of the New Year's celebration?

　什么属相舞是春节的传统舞？

5. What is the Chinese New Year typically called?

　中国新年叫什么？

6. How many days does the New Year's celebration last?

　春节一般持续多久？

7. How did this holiday originate?

　春节是如何开始的？

8. What color is associated with good luck?

　什么艳色是喜色？

9. What do Chinese children do when they first get up on New Year’s Day?

　中国儿童新年早上起来先做什么？

10. What do the children receive in return?

　他们收到什么礼物？

11. What kind of clothing do they wear?

　他们穿什么衣服？

12. What do you hear throughout New Year's Day?

　春节那天能听到什么？

13. How do people greet each other when they meet?

　人们如何问好？

14. What do people eat to bring good luck?

　吃什么食物能带来好运？

15. How many animals comprise the Chinese dragon?

　中国龙是有多少动物组成的？

16. Name the animals that comprise the dragon’s body.

　这些动物的名字是什么？

Answers
答案

1. The Year of the Ox.

　牛年。

2. 12.

　１２。

3. Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep/goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.

鼠，牛，虎，兔，蛇，龙，马，羊，猴，鸡，狗和猪。

4. Lion and dragon.

　狮和龙。

5. "The Spring Festival."

　春节。

6. 30.
　
　３０。

7. Legend has it that long time ago, there was a monster called “Nian,” who would go to villages and eat the children. Pretty soon, parents started putting food outside their houses for the monster so that he would not eat their children. Nian was happy and left the children alone, but he still lurked around the villages, worrying the people. The village people decided to use firecrackers to scare the monster away. This worked, Nian left, and he has never returned. The firecrackers that people set off this as part of this year's New Year's celebration followed a tradition that has existed for thousands of years.

传说很久以前，有个怪物叫年。它去村子里吃小孩子。很快，父母们开始把食物放在门外给怪物吃，　这样它就不会吃小骇子。年很高兴就不吃小孩子了，但是还是不离开村子，让人胆心。村上的人就决定用炮仗来吓走怪物。这真有效，怪物一去不返。从那以后，春节放炮仗就成了中国几千年的传统。

8. Red.

　红色。

9. Children first “bainian” to the oldest member of the family in their household (typically grandparents), then they “bainian” to their parents. “Bainian” means show respect towards a person(s) by bowing toward them.

　骇子们先给年岁最大的拜年，一般是祖父祖母。完了再给父母拜年。

10. Money in red envelopes.

　红包。

11. New clothing.

　新衣服。

12. Firecrackers.

　炮仗。

13. Xin Nian Kuai Le, Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Happy New Year and make a fortune!)

　新年快乐，恭喜发财。

14. Nian Gao (sticky rice cakes, dumplings, fish, and many other foods).

　年糕，饺子，鱼和很多其它的食物。

15. 9.

　９。

16. The Chinese dragon is made up of:
　- the head of a camel,骆驼的头
　　- the eyes of a devil,怪物的眼睛
- the ears of a cow,　牛的耳朵
- the horns of a stag,鹿的角
- the neck of a snake,蛇的脖子
- the belly of a clam, and　哈蜊的肚子和
- the 117 scales of a carp.　117 片鱼鳞。
　
With this post, we send you our very best wishes for good luck and prosperity throughout all of the new year. Xin Nian Kuai Le! (Happy New Year!)

我们用此期刊向大家拜年，祝大家新年快乐，恭喜发财。