Chinese new year

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Across
  1. 2. : Plural of the long mythical creature in parades
  2. 4. : Big celebration; Chinese New Year is a spring ___
  3. 8. : Red envelope filled with money given to children at New Year (pinyin name)
  4. 10. : When family members come back together after being apart
  5. 11. : Public celebration with dancers, costumes and floats
  6. 12. : Color strongly linked with happiness and good fortune in Chinese culture
  7. 13. : Bright hanging decoration often seen outside houses and shops during the festival
  8. 15. : Word for anything related to the moon; this New Year follows the moon’s calendar
  9. 16. : Colorful bursts in the sky at midnight
  10. 18. : Element linked to 2026 (hint: 2026 is a “___ Horse” year)
  11. 20. : Sweet, easy-to-peel orange used at New Year, also a language
  12. 21. : Zodiac animal for 2026
Down
  1. 1. : System of 12 animals used to name each year
  2. 2. : Little dough “pockets” filled with meat or veggies, eaten at New Year
  3. 3. : What people avoid doing on the first day so they don’t “sweep away” luck
  4. 5. : Season the New Year also celebrates – the “___ Festival”
  5. 6. : Short poems written on red paper and put on doorways
  6. 7. : Long string of small, loud explosives used to scare away bad luck
  7. 9. : Long mythical creature that dances in parades
  8. 13. : Big cat costume used in a loud, bouncy New Year dance
  9. 14. : Long strands of wheat-based food eaten for long life
  10. 15. : What people hope to have in the coming year – good ___
  11. 17. : Two-word name for the holiday written as one word here
  12. 18. : Parents, children, grandparents and close relatives together as a group
  13. 19. : Small citrus fruit symbolizing good fortune