Living English Every Day – February 2023

Theme – National Identity

Living English Every Day – February 2023

3 February	Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

7 February	According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.
8 February	It is a tradition for every family to clean their house to sweep away any ill fortune and to make way for incoming good luck.
9 February	Windows and doors are decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets expressing new year wishes.
10 February	A reunion dinner is held on New Year’s Eve of the Chinese New Year.

14 February	Red packets symbolizing good luck are usually given out to the younger generation at social and family gatherings.
15 February	It is a tradition to use firecrackers and drums to ward off evil spirits.
16 February	Confucian teaching rests on three essential values: filial piety, humaneness, and ritual.
17 February	Chinese National Day is celebrated on October 1st to commemorate the founding of People’s Republic of China.

21 February	The National Flag of China is also known as the Five-star Red Flag.
22 February	The National Anthem of China is “March of the Volunteers”.
23 February	The National Emblem of China represents the image and dignity of the country’s political power and people.
24 February	The National Animal of China is the giant panda.

28 February	To learn, understand and inherit the splendid Chinese culture.

English Department