How Oriental Kids Enjoy New Year

By John Chan

Kids have a special place in the New Year celebrations in China. lets see how the kids have fun during New Year.

New Year is a time when people of both sexes and ages have a joyous time and enjoy themselves to the fullest and follow a number of traditions but the youngest kids are the ones who have the best time in this season.

Younger children has the maximum fun as they are not old enough to take the responsibility of supervising and managing the things that needs to be done for the New Year celebrations. Therefore they are given the freedom of simply celebrating the Chinese New Year except sometimes helping the elders in the household activities.

New Year is one time in China when the whole nation is busy enjoying themselves to the maximum. The New Year in China is celebrated with the revival of the old customs. The children while sharing the fun and festivities of the occasion also learn about the history andsource of each event.

The New year celebrations become a history lesson as far as the kids are concerned but it is a history lesson they learn through fun and games and not sitting in the class room so they neither forget it nor become bored. In fact the learning becomes so interesting that these things stay in their mind forever.

The richness of Chinese tradition is apparent during the New Year when it manifests through various activities. The China in its true colors is presented to the children in such a manner that the kids easily understand them. The fun begins with the permission of staying awake till late at night and taking part in all sorts of activities.

The elders in China take pains to teach their kids Chinese history and traditions by arranging traditional games so that kids learn from them while enjoy playing them. One of the main games that kids get to play is dominoes which they learn that it started in China and Chinese are playing it for at least thousand years.

Another game which parents encourage the children to play is an 8th century game of cards. Here the parents create drawings on the cards and kids are required to write a story from the visual. Jianzi game is also played with lot of enthusiasm which is one of the ancient games of China resembling the game of hacky sack played by the kids in modern times.

The customary practice of Hong Bao which is the red envelope accepted by children from their elders. The red envelope contains cash which is meant to bring them good luck. Of course the kids love this ancient Chinese tradition which finances their holiday treats.

The kids also get to enjoy the general parades like the lantern festival as well as the dragon dance that takes place a few days into the New Year. On the whole the festive season is a time of immense fun and learning for children. - 30443

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