Sherry Lin explains Chinese New Year
January 10, 2020
Sherry Lin is an exchange student from Taiwan. We spoke to her about the different ways people in Taiwan celebrate winter holidays, including Chinese new year.
Q What celebrations do you celebrate?
A Chinese New Year. We will, so we meet that night and then like the whole family will eat it together. And then the adults will give a red envelope, put some money in it and give it to the kids who don’t work. e parents will also give you new clothes.
Q What’s the story behind Chinese new year?
A I think is a story but is not true. So in the old times so there’s a dragon and then, like when the Chinese New Year comes, the dragon will show up to every house. The people will put the like you know, red paper and then we’ll put it at the door to scare the dragon and then they won’t show up like that.
Q Are there any celebrations in the US that you like?
A I think it’s Christmas, or I like Halloween. My house parents say they will decorate the Christmas tree. I like Halloween trick or treating, because we don’t have trick or treating.
