Happy Chinese New Year
Gung Hay Fat Choy means "Best wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year."
People around the world are celebrating the lunar new year. For 2012 it is the year of the dragon.
To learn about what Chinese New Year means to the Chinese we have been reading books, signing songs and make some fun crafts. We also watched a brief video of a parade so the kids could process the fact that the dragon and loin are like "costumes" / puppets in which people hide inside.
Below is one of the kids favorite songs .. sung to a tune very similar to the Jeopardy Theme Song :)
Gung Hay Fat Choy, Gung Hay Fat Choy
Sing Happy New Year, Gung Hay Fat Choy
The new moon tells us, exactly when
To celebrate with family and friends
Clean up the house and get out the broom
Sweep out the old year, bring in the new
Bring out the apples, the oranges too
Their colors bring us joy and good luck too
The dragon dances, the lanterns light
The firecrackers light up the night
Learning about the traditions has been a two week process. We also made lanterns, dragons and red envelopes (which the Red Birds cut out themselves). Friday we will enjoy traditional rice pudding for snack and open fortune cookies :)
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| Decorating Lanterns |
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| Cutting Envelopes |
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| All folded up with a surprise inside |
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