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Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is on 7th February this year. It is the main Chinese festival of the year and it is not a religious event. Let us explore some of the traditions and stories linked to this world-wide celebration. As the Chinese use the Lunar calendar for their festivals the date of Chinese New Year changes from year to year. The date corresponds to the new moon (black moon) in either late January or February. Traditionally celebrations last for fifteen days, ending on the date of the full moon. In China the public holiday lasts for three days and this is the biggest celebration of the year. The Chinese calendar is different to ours. It is made up of a cycle of twelve years, each of them being named after an animal. This is very like our signs of the zodiac. Some people believe that people born in a particular year such as the year of the Rat will have some of the characteristics of that animal. February 7th this year marks the start of the twelve year animal cycle with the Year of the Rat. On the Chinese calendar, this new year is 4706!! We are very lucky at Peterbrook to be twinned with a Chinese school in far away Beijing. AnZhen No.2 Primary School in Beijing has been our linked school since 2002 and we have a long and exciting shared history of events between our children and teachers. Please click below to enjoy our exciting international developments.
Click here to explore Peterbrook's international activities : an overview so far Click here to view images of our original visit to Beijing in February 2002 Click here to enjoy the first ever visit to Solihull of Chinese teachers in June 2002 Click here to enjoy lots more images of our successful twinning together since February 2002 Click below to learn more about Chinese New Year |
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