Ring in the Year of the Rabbit!ĭo you teach a language immersion class? We offer virtual field trips in Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. During this virtual field trip, students will explore works of art other possible activities include participating in an interactive storytelling session, completing a simple art project, or watching video clips of Lunar New Year festivities. What is Lunar New Year, and how is the celebration similar to and different from celebrations marking January 1? Experience the entertainment, foods, symbols, and other customs of Lunar New Year. Virtual Pre-K–12 Field TripsĪvailable December 14, 2022–February 3, 2023 Need a fun interactive activity? Complete our Lunar New Year-inspired puzzle. The Qianlong Emperor as Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.Take an immersive tour of two Chinese artworks through story maps from Google Arts and Culture: Beliefs and Values in Ancient China: Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.Self-cultivation and Enlightenment: Cultural Activities of the Ancient Chinese Literati.Learning Jueju through Chinese Painting: A Branch of Bamboo.Teachers can access the following Mandarin lesson plans: Students in Mandarin language immersion classes may be interested in viewing Teaching China with the Smithsonian‘s thirty-two videos, now with captions in Mandarin.Palace Women and Children Celebrating the New Year.These resources are perfect asynchronous learning assignments for students in grades 5 through 12. Connect to your loved ones near and far with an e-card featuring an artwork from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.įor Educators: Teaching China with the Smithsonianĭiscover videos and objects related to Lunar New Year. We also acknowledge that many Asian American and Pacific Islanders do not follow the Chinese/Lunar zodiac.Įnjoy our Lunar New Year digital library, which represents the richness of traditions and celebrations across cultures. In the Malay zodiac, the mousedeer replaces the rabbit. In the Vietnamese and Gurung (Central Nepal) zodiac, the cat replaces the rabbit. In the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the year of the rabbit. The fifteenth and final day of the holiday is the Lantern Festival, during which people have tangyuan, or sweet glutinous rice balls, and children carry lanterns around the neighborhood at night to mark the end of the celebration. The Lunar New Year’s Eve reunion dinner is the highlight that kicks off the holiday, a feast with a spread of symbolic dishes, such as a whole fish representing abundance, that bring good luck and fortune. Shopping for holiday sundries in open-air markets and cleaning the house are also beloved traditions.
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At home, families decorate windows with red paper cuttings and adorn doors with couplets expressing auspicious wishes for the new year. While the official dates encompassing the holiday vary by culture, those celebrating consider it the time of the year to reunite with immediate and extended family.Ĭommonly known as the Spring Festival in China, Lunar New Year is a fifteen-day celebration marked by many traditions. It is the most important holiday in China, and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population. Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.
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