February 5th is the start of Chinese New Year 2019! We looked at the differences between how we celebrate New Year in Ireland compared to how New Year is celebrated in China.
2019 is the year of the pig!
The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a 12 year cycle, each year has a different animal. These signs are: RAT OX TIGER RABBIT SNAKE HORSE DRAGON SHEEP MONKEY ROOSTER DOG and PIG.
We read a story about how these 12 animals were chosen.
In the 15th day of New Year, there is the Lantern Festival, which includes parades and dragon dances. We made dragons in art!!
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