Happy Year of the Horse! We are celebrating in room 23 with paper lanterns, golden fish kites, art and lots of treats. Thank you to Russell Shen (Tim's dad) for bringing in dumplings for us to try. Yum!! He also taught us how to write Spring Festival in Chinese characters. Thank you also to Miranda Yu (Mark's mom) who sent in gorgeous red and gold decorations and lots and lots of yummy treats; oranges, cookies, chocolate coins and red envelopes with lucky money! Today we had a visit from our Cultural Liason Officer, Ming Wang. She told us about the holiday and showed us a slide show of its history. We got to taste spring rolls! Still to come are pomelo tasting, tea tasting and chicken dumplings.
Of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, the children in this class are born either in the year of the rat or of the ox.
•Positive Character Traits: Charming and ambitious •Negative Character Traits: Short-tempered and sometimes sneaky •Most Compatible With: Dragon, Monkey, Ox
•Positive Character Traits: Dependable, trustworthy, patient •Negative Character Traits: Stubborn, hot-tempered •Most Compatible With: Snake, Rooster, Rat.
Here are some dragons. The dragon symbolizes the coming spring.
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Here is a sample of a Chinese New Year card that people would send to each other. You can see the lanterns, the fireworks and the lucky red colour everywhere. The children are wearing the new clothes they receive as part of the celebrations. They might also have had a haircut!
These are dumplings which would be part of the big family dinner that everyone would eat together. They come in many shapes. These look a little like purses full of money. One of the wishes for the new year is prosperity. We had some fried dumplings to sample the other day at school and will try steamed dumplings soon.
Here is a dragon for the Dragon Dance. On New Year's Day there will be many dragon dances for people to see. We are having a little one here, with lots of noise- makers to scare away any bad luck.
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