2. By : 6E Group 1 (Leung Pok Man, Wong Ka Lik, Kwok Chun Ming, Lam Pik Chi)

3. I.Introduction ……………………………………………………………..slide 3 II.New Year In China …………………………………………………….slide 4 III.New Year In America ………………………….…………………….slide 8 IV.New Year In Canada …………………………………..…………….slide 9 V.New Year In Russia …………………………………….…………….slide 10 VI.New Year In Japan ………………………………………..………….slide 11 VII.New Year In Spain …………………………………………………….slide 12 VIII.New Year In United Kingdom ……………………………………slide 13 IX.New Year In Hungary..……………………………………………….slide 14 X.New Year In Iran….…………………………………………………….slide 15 XI.New Year In Austria ………………………………………………….slide 16 XII.Conclusion ………….…………………………………………………….slide 17 XIII.Reflection ………………………………………………………………….slide 18 XIV.References…………………………………………………………………slide 21

4. Our group is very interested in the culture of different countries. In order to do this, the best way is probe into their festivals, such as New Year, which is the most important festival in most countries. It is the most useful way to know a country thoroughly. We hope we will have more festival knowledge than before.

5. In China, people … have an annual housecleaning. decorate their home with red paper, ‘Spring Couplets’. People want to sweep out bad luck from the old year and clear the way for good luck. Red paper can frighten off the monster ‘Nian’. People thought it may come on New Years Eve. People write messages of good fortune on the red paper, such as long life, prosperity and good health.

6. buy new clothes and new shoes. People decorate their homes with these flowers because they think they can bring good luck, love and wealth. In China, people also… go to the flower market and buy some good luck flowers, such as gladiolus, tangerine and peach blossom. Old clothes and old shoes are not worn because people want to throw away their bad luck.

7. give lucky money to kids and those who are not yet married. People believe these food can bring good luck and wealth too. In China, people even… celebrate with their families by having dinner together. eat ‘pun choi’, dumplings, rice pudding, candies and melon seeds at Chinese New Year. People usually put money inside a red packet. Again, the red colour symbolises good luck and wealth. On top of it, there are some good luck pictures.

8. In China, people … watch the lion dances and dragon dances. People think these dances can bring good luck.

9. In Ameria, people … Watch the programs shown on The Times Square broadcasted on the television with all their family and friends. decorate the streets with lanterns, flash lights and colored paper. eat black-eyed beans. create fake people which are placed outside the home. They are stuffed with waste papers and fire crackers. They burn it at mid-night. People think black-eyed beans can bring good luck. Burning the fake people can sweep away the bad luck.

10. In Canada, people … watch polar bear swim on the New Year's Day. clap and cheer at the stroke of midnight. give presents to their friends and relatives. People clap and cheer because they want to frighten off the evil spirits. They give presents as they want to express their love and concern to their lovers.

11. In Russia, people … decorate a New Year’s Tree known as ‘Novogodnaya Yolka’. have a sumptuous dinner with a glass of bubbling champagne. listen to the New Year Speech by the President of Russia on New Year's Day. play fortune telling.

12. In Japan, people … have three days of vegetarian dieting. They eat long thine wheat noodles and rice cakes. Eating rice cakes symbolize more prosperity in the coming year. The longer thinner noodles symbolize a longer and healthier life.

13. In Spain, people … celebrate New Year with great pomp and fanfare dress themselves in new clothes and gather at midnight to offer their prayers eat 12 grapes in 12 seconds prepare special cakes for the event. The cake is shaped like a ring and goodies are kept inside the cake. The cake is then divided among people. drink a special soup ‘Garlic Clove Soup’ for New Year. People think this soup will bring good health, happiness and blessing in the whole year. People believe the person who gets the goodies will have good luck all through the year.

14. In United Kingdom, people … cheer, whistle, kiss, drink and sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’. the back door is opened at the first stroke of midnight. The back door is opened in order to release the old spirit of the old year.

15. In Hungary, people … eat birds at New Year. Eating birds will cause good fortunes to fly away in the whole year.

16. In Iran, people … eat a seven course meal. The name of each course has to start with the letter ‘s’. A seven course meal symbolizes the good fortune of the family in the whole coming year.

17. In Austria, people … stop eating prawns at New Year. Prawns crawl backward. If people eat prawns at New Year, it is difficult for them to make any progress in the coming year.

18. After we have finished this project, we know that people do different things to celebrate New Year. Behind all these activities, people have their reasons to do that. On the whole, people usually want to have good luck, health, love and wealth.

19. Lam Pik Chi: I learnt that New Year is an important festival in many countries. It is because the people can have a family reunion dinner with their family. Some people live in another place and they seldom come to back to their family but this festival can give them a chance to visit their relatives. Kwok Chun Ming: It is very interesting that people of some countries have funny habits at New Year. It is good to know more about the culture of various countries.

20. Leung Pok Man: After finishing this project, I have known more about Chinese New Year’s tradition. When we were doing this project, we often had different ideas. We liked to do our own parts. Besides, we did this project in a holiday so we did not go to school. We did not have time to well communicate with each other. Therefore, we had to send e-mails to one another to describe how we progress. It was not an easy job. Our cooperation was very important. Thus, I have learnt how to work well with my friends.

21. Wong Ka Lik: After doing this project, I have learnt more about New Year, like its celebrations and origins. I have discovered a very special thing when I was searching for information. That’s for every Chinese festival, people celebrate it with their family. It is a difference between the West and the Chinese. During the process of doing the project, we faced some difficulties. For example, we had different ideas on what topic we should do. Yet, we discussed and compromised. Finally, we got this topic. Also, I realized the importance of cooperation. Without cooperation, we needed to spend more time in doing it and we cannot finish it in this short period of time!

22.  http://www.123newyear.com/newyear-traditions/ http://www.123newyear.com/newyear-traditions/  http://www.theholidayspot.com/newyear/around_the_world.htm http://www.theholidayspot.com/newyear/around_the_world.htm