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There are some examples at the bottom of this page.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPeople celebrate lots of different festivals and events throughout the year in China. Paper cuttings are used throughout most of them as a low-cost decoration that looks great too!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are some common festivals that you can talk about as a group, or use as inspiration for your decorations:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year)\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIt\u0027s normally held between 25 January and 8 February.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIt\u0027s celebrated by putting up decorations, sharing food and gifts with family and friends, and setting off fireworks.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPopular foods include fish dishes, filled dumplings and spring rolls, which are a symbol of wealth or good fortune.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMandarin oranges or tangerines are a symbol of good luck and may be served at the end of a meal or shared as gifts.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Lantern Festival\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIt\u0027s also known as the Yuan Xiao Festival.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt aims to promote reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe holiday marks the first full moon of the \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\u0022ref1289014\u0022\u003E\u003C/span\u003Enew lunar year\u00A0\u003Cspan\u003Eand the end of the \u003C/span\u003EChinese New Year\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDuring the festival, houses are festooned with colourful lanterns, often with riddles written on them. If the riddle is answered correctly, the solver earns a small gift. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFestival celebrations also include lion and dragon dances, parades, and fireworks.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuinming festival\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHeld around 4 April.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAn important day for showing respect to ancestors.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECelebrated by upkeeping graves and tombs, giving offerings of food and drink, and spending time with family.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDragon boat festival\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHeld around 25 June.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBased on legends of using dragon boats to find patriotic pet, Qu Yuan (343-278BC).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECelebrated with dragon boat races and festival food, including Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings in pyramid shapes).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDongzhi festival\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHeld around 22 December.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMarks the longest night of the year.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECelebrated with warming food and drink such as filled dumplings and\u00A0tangyuan. \u003Ca href=\u0022/activities/tangyuan-time/\u0022 title=\u0022Tangyuan time\u0022\u003ETry out our tangyuan recipe\u003C/a\u003E and try making your own.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can find more information about all of these festivals\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/\u0022 title=\u0022Link to chinahighlights.com webpage with information on chinese festivals\u0022\u003Eon the China highlights website\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Lunar New Year and other celebrations in China"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECreate some window flowers\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should decide what they want to cut into their paper. They could do some research into Chinese paper cutting or festivals and celebrations to help them choose, or they could make it up their own design.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can check out the festival information above, the paper cut examples below or find some others online.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u00222\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should prepare their template by drawing half of a symmetrical pattern on a piece of paper or card and cutting it out. Remember, they only need to create one half of their pattern because when they unfold the paper it\u2019ll be mirrored.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u00223\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETake a piece of red paper and fold it in half. They should place the template on the paper so part of the design touches the folded edge and draw around it.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnless part of the design touches the folded edge, the paper cutting will fall apart once it\u0027s unfolded.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u00224\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERemove their template and cut around the drawn outline. Then, they should unfold their paper and check out their masterpiece!\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce everyone has finished their paper cuttings, they should get into small groups. Each group should stay socially distanced and find their own space.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETake it in turns to show off their paper cuttings and tell everyone about the design they chose.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce everyone\u2019s shared their creation, they should come back together and talk about anything and everything they know about Chinese festivals and celebrations. Has anyone heard of or celebrated any of these festivals before? Are there any they would want to try?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo finish, you could use the paper cuttings to decorate your meeting place, or everyone could them home to hang in their windows. They\u2019re a great conversation starter \u2013 you could explain why you made them and what you learned.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EExamples of paper cut characters\u003C/h3\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFu\u00A0(\u798F) means\u00A0good fortune, blessing, and happiness.\u00A0You\u0027ll see that many Chinese people put their \u798F (fu) upside down on doors or windows.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe story is that one New Year\u0027s Day a long time ago, a family attached their \u798F upside down by accident. On the first day of the new year, their first guest saw the upside down \u798F and shouted \u0022\u4F60\u4EEC\u7684\u798F\u5012\u4E86!\u0022 (Your\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003Efu\u003C/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003Eis upside down!). The Chinese word for \u0027upside down\u0027 is \u5012 (dao), and it sounds the same as the word which means \u0027to arrive, \u5230 (dao).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the guest shouted, \u0022Your \u003Cem\u003Efu \u003C/em\u003Eis upside down!\u0022 (\u4F60\u4EEC\u7684\u798F\u5012\u4E86!) it sounded the same as, \u0022Your \u003Cem\u003Efu\u003C/em\u003E has arrived!\u0022 (\u4F60\u4EEC\u7684\u798F\u5230\u4E86!). Everyone liked the alternative meaning so much that they started fixing their\u003Cspan\u003E \u798F \u003C/span\u003Edecoration upside down to bring on blessings.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollow the instructions below to make your own simple \u003Cspan\u003E\u798F \u003C/span\u003Epaper cut:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStart with a square piece of paper, place it on the table to that it\u2019s in a diamond shape.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFold the paper in half by folding the left hand corner over to meet the corner on the right, creating a triangle shape.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFold the paper in half again, this time folding the corner at the bottom to meet the corner at the top.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFold it once more so that the corner at the top meets the corner on the right-hand side.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow, draw decorative patterns along the edge that isn\u2019t folded.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUse scissors to cut out your design, unfold the paper and check out the beautiful pattern!\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlace it on the table and rotate it by 45 degrees so it\u2019s a diamond shape again.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENext, use a pencil to draw the outline of the fu character, \u798F, in the centre.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo finish, colour your character in black. You can attach a string to the top or simply hang it in the window or doorway.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12604/chinese-window-flowers-fortune.png?width=300\u0026amp;height=300\u0026amp;mode=max\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022300\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"\u798F (fortune)"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe character \u56CD is made from two copies of\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u559C\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E(\u003Cspan class=\u0022unicode haudio\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022fn\u0022\u003Exi\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E). The character \u003Cspan\u003E\u559C\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C/span\u003Emeans joy, so the \u56CD is known as double happiness! Typically the character \u56CD is written in\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003EChinese calligraphy, and is often used as a decoration for celebrations like weddings.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollow the instructions below to make an easy \u56CD paper cut:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStart with a square piece of paper.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFold it in half by folding the left edge of the paper to meet the edge on the right.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERepeat step two again, so you end up with a long, thin, folded piece of paper.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWith the fold on the left-hand side, trace out the pattern below. It\u2019s a good idea to mark the areas you need to cut out so that you don\u2019t make any mistakes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECut out your pattern, and then unfold your paper to reveal the double happiness character.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAttach some string to hang your paper cutting, or simply attach it to a window or door as it is.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12603/chinese-window-flowers-double-happiness.png?width=300\u0026amp;height=300\u0026amp;mode=max\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022300\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"\u56CD (double happiness)"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ELunar/Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival. It marks the end of the winter and the beginning of spring.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDecorating with paper-cuts has been a way to welcome spring since ancient times in China. In many areas, people like to paste paper-cuts with the word \u6625 (spring) on the window to express their happiness.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more of a challenge, follow the instructions below to make your own \u003Cspan\u003E\u6625 \u003C/span\u003Epaper cut:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStart with a square piece of paper.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFold it in half so that opposite corners meet and you make a triangle shape. Unfold the paper back into a square and repeat the fold so that the other two corners meet.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENext, turn the paper over and fold it in half again. This time, folding so that the left-hand edge meets the right-hand edge and you make a rectangle shape. Unfold it back into a square and then fold it in half a final time so that the top edge meets the bottom edge.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow you\u2019ve folded your guidelines, cross-fold the rice line and shrink it into a square.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFinally, place your small square on the table with the point at the top. Fold it into a small triangle by folding the left hand corner over to meet the right.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDraw your spring character pattern \u2013 remember you should only trace half of the character onto the triangle so that when you unfold the paper you\u2019ll see the full character.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou could use a clip to hold the paper together while you draw and cut. It\u2019s a good idea to mark the areas you need to cut out so that you don\u2019t make any mistakes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen you\u2019ve finished drawing, use some scissors to cut your paper. Hold the top point of the triangle and unfold your paper.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUse a needle to pass some red thread through the centre of the top of your papercut and glue it in place.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo finish, glue the inside edges of your paper cut to hold it in shape and it\u2019s ready to hang!\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor an easier version of the spring papercut, simply take a sheet of paper and fold it in half. Trace half of the character onto one side, cut it out and unfold the paper. 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