Earlier this week we were very lucky to have one of the parents from our class to come in and teach us all about
Chinese New Year. We learned about the
Chinese Lunar Calendar vs. the Solar Calendar, the story of the
Chinese Zodiac Race, why 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit and traditional Chinese New Year
traditions, superstitions and celebrations.
Our guest speaker, Mrs. Chang, also brought us some fun hands-on crafts, lots of authentic artifacts from China and a goodie bag for each student. She showed us a video clip of the
Traditional Chinese Lion Dance for the New Year and explained the symbolism, the martial arts and the dancing involved. It is safe to say everyone learned a lot and enjoyed this unique lesson!
The students were horrified when the next day (the first day of Chinese New Year) I came to school accidentally wearing black which according to Chinese culture, symbolizes bad luck! Luckily, I was able to quickly redeem myself because I had bright red polish (red is considered good luck) on my toes. Whew!
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