I didn't realize until preparing for this project that Chinese New Year is really a conglomeration of several related celebrations lasting a total of 15 days! The last day was the inspiration for our work: The Lantern Festival. A found a nice, succinct and--I believe--reputable account of what the Lantern Festival represents and how it is celebrated around the world. The link below leads to an article on the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California website.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Chinese New Year: Lantern Festival Info
Recently in art we've taken a break from our current projects to join the other specials classes in learning about Chinese New Year and the cultural traditions of the world-wide population of peoples who celebrate this holiday. By the time I had a chance to meet with my classes they were already incredibly knowledgeable on this subject from their activities in their other classes and from the extremely valuable testimony of students whose families celebrate Chinese New Year, so we focused on a single piece of the picture.
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