Halo happy viewers!
Happy Lunar New Year!
The Lunar New Year
in 2011
falls on February 3
of the solar calendar,
which is tomorrow.
Millions of people
will celebrate
in Asian communities
throughout the world.
Kids love
the Lunar New Year,
because it’s a festive time
to spend with family
and friends.
Today,
our young correspondents
from seven locations
are going to introduce
some of their favorite
Lunar New Year
traditional activities
and games,
and share what they wish
for in the coming year!
Our first stop is China,
where four of our
young friends are about
to decorate the house.
By the way, they all
happen to be vegans.
The Lunar New Year
is almost here.
Let’s decorate our house!
Yeah!
Who will arrange
the balloons?
Me, me!
Who will arrange
the little bunnies?
It’ll be
the year of the Rabbit.
Rabbits are vegans.
What’s your wish
for the New Year?
I wish
to have a beautiful outfit.
What’s your wish
for the New Year?
I wish
my family will be happy.
Okay. Thank you.
What’s your wish
for the New Year?
I wish to be
one of the princesses
in the Disney movies.
Thank you.
I wish to get along with
my older brothers
and sisters.
Okay. Thank you.
Tao Tao, how are you?
It’ll be
the Year of the Rabbit.
What do you wish
for the New Year?
I wish our family
becomes happier.
To be happier, right?
Yes.
I wish I will be very sunny.
And I wish to
receive a balloon as gift.
I wish everyone on Earth
will Be Veg,
Go Green
2 Save the Planet!
If we still
let animals shed blood,
we will not have freedom,
peace and harmony
in our world.
May all people love
and protect little animals.
Happy Year of the Rabbit!
Yeah!
Now, let’s go to Singapore.
Our friend is waving
to his neighbor pals.
They’re going to
come over now to
help decorate their home
for the New Year,
and to enjoy
vegan New Year’s goodies
as well.
Let’s find out some more
from our multilingual
Singaporean veg friends.
Hi Xiao Hui
Could you tell us
about decorations
in the Lunar New Year?
Yes, Xiao Zhi
To welcome
the Lunar New Year,
Singaporeans would
spring clean their houses
and decorate their homes
to create
a festive atmosphere.
The favorite festive color
is red.
Red color is believed
to be an auspicious color
and symbolizes happiness,
while gold
symbolizes wealth.
Here is the red lantern
and the decoratives.
We also hang auspicious
Chinese wordings.
We have here auspicious
Chinese word “Fu”
which means “Blessing.”
Oh, Xiao Xian,
why is the word “Fu”
hung upside down?
Oh yes,
the pronunciation of
the word “upside down”
in Mandarin is “Dao,”
which sounds like
“arrival” in Chinese.
So hanging
this “Blessing” word
upside down means
“Arrival of Blessing.”
Thank you, Xiao Xian.
We also have
Spring Couplets hang on
both sides of our door.
Hi Xiao Long,
what a nice couplet
you have put up!
What does it say?
Everything will go smoothly,
and wealth will flow from
all directions, every year.
You’ll have a peaceful
and blissful, long life,
every year.
Thank you Xiao Long,
for sharing with us
this couplet.
Hi Xiao Hui,
what a nice cutie rabbit.
Yes, the coming New Year
is the Year of the Rabbit,
so Rabbit is
the favorite animal
in the coming year.
This is
the favorite auspicious
legendary animal
that looks like a lion.
During Lunar New Years,
lion dances are performed
to bring good luck
and prosperity.
Since Lunar New Year
is coming soon,
let’s have a group greeting
to our viewers.
Wishing all viewers
good health and
a peaceful world. Yay!
In the crowded streets
of Hong Kong, there’s
a holiday spirit in the air,
with bright red and golden
lanterns everywhere
and shops selling
all kinds of items.
But what are
our veg friends
in Hong Kong up to?
You hear loud gongs
and drums,
sending off the old year.
You see
people are cheerful,
each one wearing
a big smile.
What are
the traditional customs
of Lunar New Year?
I know!
The traditional customs
of Chinese New Year
include the lion dance,
playing Chinese windmills
and receiving
lucky red envelopes.
Also wearing new clothes
and paying New Year visits.
As well as
setting off firecrackers
and preparing
the Chinese New Year
candy box
to greet the guests.
What’s the meaning of
the New Year Lion Dance?
Also, what’s your
New Year wish?
The Chinese people think
that the lion is
an auspicious animal
which can help
avoid disasters
and bring luck to people.
And my New Year wish
is world peace.
What would you like
to do during
the Lunar New Year?
I like helping my mom
put candies into
the New Year candy box.
It is a Chinese custom
to make
New Year candy boxes,
so when my friends and
relatives visit my family,
they can have some sweets.
On the Chinese New Year
Candy Box,
we’d put a red pocket
and golden tangerine
which represents
great luck and prosperity.
What would you like to do
during Lunar New Year?
During Lunar New Year,
I love helping my mom
to wrap gifts.
We exchange gifts
when we pay visits to
our friends and relatives
to enhance
our good relations
with each other.
What is
your New Year wish?
I wish that there will be
more people giving
vegan presents to others,
so that more people
will become vegan
and help our planet.
I wish everyone
a Happy New Year,
good health,
and good fortune!
Thank you!
I like helping my mom
prepare red envelopes
during Lunar New Year.
Kids would receive
lucky money
from the adults.
Why do people
play Chinese windmills
during Lunar New Year?
It’s because playing
Chinese windmills
would bring good fortune.
What is your wish
for the New Year?
My wish is all meat eaters
in the world
will become vegans
to help the Earth.
You hear loud gongs
and drums
sending off the old year.
You see
people are cheerful,
each one wearing
a big smile.
The sounds
of cheer and music
reverberate up to Heaven.
We all wish you
a joyful New Year.
It’s now time to visit
the auspicious land
of Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
Wow!
Look at how they’re
flying on a swing!
During Lunar New Year
in Âu Lạc, kids have fun
playing games.
Let’s find out more
by going to
our correspondents there.
By the way,
everyone here is vegan!
This is an indispensable
folk game on the occasion
of New Year.
The swing game brings us
an animated joyful air,
creates inspirations and
makes us come together.
Clay firecracker throwing
is a folk game of
the northern plains area.
It is played very much
by children on the occasion
of the New Year.
What game are you playing?
We are playing
clay firecracker throwing.
How is this game played?
Can you tell me
how to play it?
You use clay
to mold a shape like this.
After that, powerfully
throw it to the ground.
The person
whose firecracker sounds
the most loudly will win.
What is your wish
for the future?
I wish all the children
in the world
can go to school.
I wish there will be
no wars any more.
What is your wish
for this New Year?
I wish everyone will be
vegan to save the planet.
Now, our veg friends
in Formosa (Taiwan)
show us some of the ways
they prepare
for this favorite holiday.
Wow, look,
this is very beautiful.
What is this?
This is a swan.
What’s the use of this one?
This can be used
to decorate the home
very beautifully.
Interesting!
The arrow on the top
is a carrot.
This one on the top
is a rabbit.
Can you please show us
any special paper cut-outs?
Yes. Right here.
What’s this?
This is a beautiful flower.
Whom do you want
to give it to?
My mom.
What are you doing?
Cutting paper.
Whom do you want
to give this to?
To my older brother.
Where do you want
to attach these
Spring Couplets?
On the door.
Do you know
what character this is?
Spring.
You’re incredible.
What wish do you have
for yourself this year?
To have better meditation.
Great. She hopes
to meditate better.
I wish to have a bird.
What new hope
do you have for yourself
in the New Year?
To get perfect scores
on my exams.
To get perfect scores
on the exam – she hopes
to be a very good student.
I hope that I can
play the piano better.
What new hope
do you have for yourself
in the New Year?
I hope
I will become smarter.
What hope
do you have for yourself
in the New Year?
I hope
I can plant many trees.
May her wish come true.
I wish for a new bicycle.
If you want a new bicycle,
you need to save money.
With the sound
of firecrackers, an old year
has come to an end,
and a new year is
going to start right away.
Let’s play with
our young friends.
What’s this?
This is a sparkler.
What is the best thing
you have for the new year?
Red envelope.
What else?
Set of firecrackers.
What’s your
favorite celebration
of all the New Year’s
celebration programs?
Go sightseeing
with Mom and Dad,
because we can gather
together as a family.
Happy New Year
to everyone!
THE END
Now, our young
veg correspondent
in South Korea
takes us into a home
where one family
is spending a memorable
Lunar New Year holiday
together.
Halo, viewers!
Happy Lunar New Year!
Today I’m going to
introduce the new year
tradition in South Korea.
In South Korea,
children bow to the elderly
on New Year’s Day.
We bow to our
grandparents and parents.
Grandpa, Grandma,
Happy New Year!
May you be grateful
this year even about
every small thing.
Yes, sir.
In 2011, I wish you all
to be healthy and diligent
in doing the things you like.
Yes, ma’am.
After we bow,
we get to listen to
the new year’s words
of blessing
and also receive money
for our new year’s bow.
Where will you spend
the new year’s money
you just received?
I will buy books with it.
I will deposit it
in the savings bank.
Where will you
spend the money
you put in the bank?
I will use it on good works
when I grow up.
What is your
new year’s wish?
I wish that my family
will live happily and that
all the other people
will live happily as well.
To get along with
my friends well.
I want to share my
new year’s money with
less fortunate neighbors.
And my new year’s wish
is the happiness of
all the animals and people.
And then we sit together
and play “Yut.”
Yut is a Korean
traditional game
which everyone
can play together.
It’s really fun.
If you try it,
you will really enjoy it.
Happy New Year everyone!
Our final visit is to
multicultural Malaysia,
where our Association
members and friends
are gathering for
a warmhearted
Lunar New Year party.
But first, where is
our vegan reporter?
Halo!
We are from Malaysia.
Happy Lunar New Year to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
and viewers
of Supreme Master
Television.
Lunar New Year is fun.
There are food like
oranges, cookies, candies
and many more.
We will wear new clothes
and greet our parents.
They will give us
red packets! Look!
Dad, Happy New Year
and good health!
Okay, I wish you
progress in your study!
This is your red envelope.
Mom, I wish you
a Happy New Year
and good health!
Good boy!
Here’s your red envelop!
You are a big boy now,
be good, okay?
Many friends come to visit.
We have Malay, Chinese
and Indian friends.
We celebrate together.
Congratulations
and be prosperous!
Congratulations
and be prosperous!
Hi Mr. Chan,
Happy Lunar New Year.
Welcome, welcome.
Happy New Year.
Hey, thank you.
Welcome, welcome.
Oh, thank you, welcome.
Thank you!
I would like to ask,
what is your New Year wish
for our world?
I wish more people
will become vegetarian.
I wish for world peace.
What is this?
This is vegan Yee Sang.
You see?
There are a lot of
shredded vegetables.
It is very delicious
and healthy.
We are going to toss it
high as a symbol of
abundance, prosperity,
vigour and success.
This is a popular
Chinese New Year
tradition in Malaysia.
What’s your
(new year) wish?
You will toss it high
and say your wish, ok?
Okay.
Okay, are you ready?
Progress!
Good health!
Prosperity!
Good health to everyone,
yeah. World peace.
Happy Vegan
Lunar New Year! Yeah!
We thank our veg friends
from across Asia
for introducing us
to some of the cherished
and exciting traditions
of the Lunar New Year.
I wish Master good health.
I wish that
the whole population
on Earth becomes vegan
to save the planet,
and make the Earth
be a peaceful
and caring world.
Loving viewers,
at this cheerful and
lucky time, we wish you
happiness, health, peace,
and Heaven’s blessings
throughout
the Lunar New Year
of the Rabbit.
Coming up next is
Words of Wisdom, right
after Noteworthy News.
May you
and your loved ones
be blessed abundantly!
What wish do you have
for the world
for the New Year?
We wish for a vegan planet!