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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 2017
Page
4
The Chinese celebrate New Year on a lunar calendar with the new year beginning on the first new moon after the winter solstice. This year it started on January 28 and the festival lasts one or two weeks with homes cleaned and decorated in red, poetry verses posted on doors, and families preparing for the season.
The text describes pre festival gift buying and foods symbolizing long life fish and sweet futures. It details New Year Eve family feasts bright clothing doors opened at midnight and firecrackers. New Year Day parades costumes lion dances and visits to relatives across China.
Word search style puzzle hides SOLSTICE TRAVEL YEAR with some words backward or diagonal and some letters used twice to challenge solvers. Locate the three thematic terms within the grid.
On the last day of the Chinese New Year the Lantern Festival lights the sky with a full moon. Dragons swirl through streets carried by dancers, while lanterns of birds animals butterflies and dragons glow. Fireworks boom as people greet each other with Gong Xi Fa Cai meaning Happy New Year.
A list of online and library materials on Chinese New Year. Titles include Celebrate Chinese New Year by Carolyn Otto and Chinese New Year by David E Marx, plus a bit.ly link and a YouTube video.
A light joke about a mermaid labeled average in school. The punchline hinges on a homophone sea meaning sea student, framing a playful pun for readers.
The message warns litter harms animals. Sharp cans injure tongues. six-pack rings trap birds and fish. Dispose properly, pick up trash, cut rings, and discourage cigarette butts. From The Earthworks Group.
Community notices invite residents to attend Chinese New Year celebrations featuring parades, cultural performances, and family activities. Organizers advise checking local calendars for dates, times, and venues.
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