“In a book that is itself a celebration, Demi explains the rituals and ideas behind the Chinese New Year festival.

The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing (‘Wash your hair and get a new haircut. Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!’). On the eve of the new moon, a special feast is prepared. . . . The first 15 days of the new year are spent celebrating with lion dances, firecrackers, and other activities. Demi’s characteristic tiny, lively figures illustrate each page, with several spreads devoted to small, labeled pictures identifying things associated with the holiday.

Infused with joy and filled with information.”

 

黛咪在本書詳細解釋中國新年節慶其背後的涵義及各種儀式。

一年當中最後的十五天，大家開始大掃除及準備過新年（洗頭淨身剪新髮型、債務關係一結兩清）。除夕夜，家家戶戶吃著團圓飯……新年的頭十五天，各種慶典活動如火如荼地開始，舞龍舞獅、放煙火等等。黛咪筆下充滿特色及生氣的小角色點綴每一頁，書中數頁另有小張新年節慶物品的圖片，附說明文字。

充滿歡樂及知識的一本書。