Millions mark Year of the Tiger – answers
true/false/no evidence
- Chinese New Year celebrations were very noisy. T: ‘seeing the Chinese New Year in with a bang’
- People are praying before celebrating. F: after celebrating
- Chinese and American relations have been getting worse. NE: the man wants them to improve but we aren’t told where they are now or if they were better previously
- Celebrations across South East Asia are very lively. T
- Public manifestations of Chinese New Year have been a feature in Indonesia for many years. F: since 2000, before this they were banned
- Most Chinese in India live in Calcutta. T
- According to Chinese belief, the years are named after the first 12 animals to arrive to the Buddha. F: according to the monk some arrived too early
- The tiger was the first to arrive. NE: we are not told th order of arrival
- The Chinese do not celebrate Valentine’s Day. F: although seen as a western celebration, young Chinese do celebrate it
- These couples in Australia are celebrating both Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year. T