Chinese New Year Explanation

This week's writing task was to create an explanation for the Chinese New Year, I worked with Aung Naing. We could write about one of three things, how the Chinese New Year came to be, what people do to celebrate it or how the zodiac animals came to be. Aung Naing and I decided to do one paragraph on each topic instead of just three on one, for the explanation we used T.I.I.C (Title, Introduction, Information and Conclusion).

Kung hei fat choi! (Happy Chinese New Year), this year symbolizes the year of the dog. The Chinese New Year
is well known today but, how did it start off?

In the beginning it is said that Chinese New Year wasn’t celebrated, the reason being because of a monster
named Nian who terrorised Chinese people on the first moon of every year. The monster did that for a long time
until a wise old man told the people about Nian’s three fears; Fire, the colour red and loud noises. The next time
that the Chinese New Year came they were prepared, and so as soon as Nian arrived the people were covered
in red coloured clothes, lit fireworks, made loud noises from hitting their drums. Nian then ran away and to
celebrate, every year people wear red clothes, light fireworks and make loud noises by hitting drums.

One day the Jade Emperor decided to make animals take part in a race, the race was to decide what twelve
animals would be on the Chinese New Year zodiac. The animal that came first was the Rat, followed by an Ox
and a Tiger. After them came a Rabbit, a Dragon, a Snake, A Horse, a Goat, a Monkey, a Rooster, a Dog and
a Pig.

People also celebrate CNY by giving Hong Bao to unmarried adults and children, inside of the Hong Bao there
is supposed to be money. They also eat food like egg rolls, noodles and shrimp. The foods represent (in order)
wealth, healthiness and happiness.

This is what has happened or is happening to create the Chinese New Year that we know today.