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Celebrating Chinese New Year at school is more than just a fun activity’s an opportunity to inspire curiosity, foster respect for other cultures, and create lasting memories for your students. Whether you’re crafting hats, parading through hallways, or sharing fun facts about the zodiac, Chinese New Year activities leave a lasting impact on Planning a Chinese New Year celebration is a great way for your class to get to find out all of the fun elements of Chinese New Year, from traditional food to parades and fireworks. Hold a Chinese New Year assembly – introduce the rest of the school to what your pupils have learnt – this is a great opportunity for your pupils to share their For students in elementary school, celebrate the Lunar New Year by making cultural chapter books available and reading a passage out loud. Chinese New Year: Celebrating Chinese New Year: History, Traditions, and Activities – A Holiday Book for Kids by Eugenia Chu is excellent for students to learn about decorations, legends, foods, and Why Should We Celebrate The Chinese New Year In School? Celebrating the Chinese New Year in the classroom is a beautiful way for students to gain cultural awareness and appreciation. This festive holiday isn’tisn’t just any ordinary celebration; it is an incredibly important one that marks a new year filled with good fortune and prosperity. Chinese New Year holds deep cultural importance and is rich with symbolism. This celebration marks new beginnings and is steeped in ancient traditions that continue to shape modern observances. Cultural Importance and Traditions. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. The Race for the Chinese Zodiac by Gabrielle Wang (Grades K–4), Celebrate the World: Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot (Grades K–3), and PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year by (Grades 1–4) are also books that introduce elementary-aged students to Lunar New Year or various Asian cultures. Sharing and celebrating Chinese New Year with your school community can be a great opportunity to show off one’s cultural heritage and foster global understanding. Here are three ways you can honor and celebrate Chinese New Year with students and colleagues in the weeks to come. Celebrate with a school-wide “Wear Red” day For this activity, students must understand a tradition for each holiday and be able to draw a symbol related to it. Once they have drawn the symbol, they create a free verse shape poem to tell or explain about that symbol and tradition for the Chinese New Year! This is a fun Chinese New Year craft and makes a great bulletin board, too! Chinese New Year is one of the biggest (and most colourful) events on Earth! Countries from around the world come together for celebrations that can last for up to 15 days. Not sure how to celebrate the event in your classroom? That’s okay - not everyone knows where to start. Below you’ll find Chinese New Year ideas for schools. Chinese New Year is one of the biggest (and most colourful) events on Earth! Countries from around the world come together for celebrations that can last for up to 15 days. Not sure how to celebrate the event in your classroom? That’s okay - not everyone knows where to start. Below you’ll find Chinese New Year ideas for schools. So Chinese New Year is an opportunity to gain insight into a community that is part of UK culture. As every teacher in the UK knows, understanding diversity is an important part of the curriculum. In my school in Wakefield, in the north of England, we have been using the British Council’s Chinese New Year pack for the last three years. Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. The Basics. Much like the celebration of the New Year in the Western world, Chinese New Year is all about the hopeful spirit of renewal. The holiday’s traditions, symbols and rituals are all meant to wipe the slate clean and prepare for prosperity, good luck and happiness in the new year. Chinese New Year in Singapore || Lucky Food for the New Year. In the culinary capital of the world, Singaporeans know how to eat on Chinese New Year. Here are some festive Singaporean foods to add to your Chinese New Year table: The Prosperity Toss, or “lou hei,” means “tossing prosperity. A raw fish salad popular in Singapore is tossed On Wednesday, people all over the world will be ringing in the Lunar New Year to celebrate the Year of the Snake. In the Chinese zodiac calendar, snakes are viewed with both fear and reverence Put up red decorations. Red is the color or symbol of good luck in Chinese culture and is often used for new year decorations. The number "8" also symbolizes good luck and wealth, since the Chinese character for eight rhymes with fortune or wealth. Read on to learn about Chinese New Year and how to celebrate Chinese New Year with your family. Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year can be called Lunar New Year, Spring Festival, or just New Year, depending on your location. While it is mainly observed in East Asian countries, many festivities occur in places around the globe. A Chinese New Year celebration is not complete without recognizing the iconic character that we all associate with the Chinese New Year – the dragon. As an activity, assist residents with decorating chipboard dragons that can be donated as a fun gift to a local elementary school class. For the activity, first have residents assemble the A great post! Note: The many Asian cultures that celebrate the lunar new year at the same time (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Tibetan) have a “cleansing” aspect–cleaning the house, new clothes, etc. to represent a fresh start. Grade 4 student Naomi Nguyen, was excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year at school and at home. The nine-year-old said her family celebrates by calling extended family members in Vietnam and Canada. They also visit families in her complex before having a big feast and then going to three temples to pray. Kim Yeung, a Grade 5 student at the
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