The little cartoon girl with the black hair ... "hong se" - the Mandarin Chinese term for "red." In Nick Jr.'s new children's animated series, "Ni Hao, Kai-lan," the protagonist is Chinese ...

The Chinese New Year has been celebrated in China for over 3500 years. Although its exact history is unknown, some believe the festival originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC).

The Lantern Festival falls on the night of the first full moon of the Chinese New Year. 7. Children are off from school throughout the entire holiday period, which sometimes lasts an entire month.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Vickie Lee, author of the children’s book “Ruby’s Chinese New Year,” describes Chinese New Year as "the most important and the most ...

This Chinese cartoon centres around the daily lives of 6-year-old Dou Dou and his parents ... What we like about it: It shows children how they can be kind to each other — the characters ...

Today many will ring in the Lunar New Year ... each year is associated with one of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, it is said that children born this year ...

Times Square ball drops and midnight kisses reliably usher in the New Year on the same date every year. But for billions of people around the world who celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known ...

The Chinese ... the Lunar New Year is an absolute banger, folks. The aesthetic emphasis is on the color red, which is believed to bring fortune and ward off bad spirits, and children are ...

As families gear up for the Lunar New Year ... Qing dynasty, Chinese parents would place fruits like mandarin oranges, lychees, dates, or persimmons beside the pillows of their children, along ...