I had to watch a videos read about it and created own dragon or lion.
I found reading about chinese new year difficult.
I enjoyed creating our own dragons or lions.
When - between january 21 february 20 new moon
Who\where - china - anyone who is chinese. All around the world.
How - light + sound.firecrackers. Traditional lion dance.
- Families- dinner - clean their house to sweep away bad luck an new year's day.
- Red envelopes - lucky money “ - family gives it to children.
Why - welcame the new year to bring good luck, good fortune,wealth prosperity + happiness
Dragon dance
- The dragon dance is performed by a skilled team whose job is to bring the motionless body to life.
- The correct combination and proper timing of the different parts of the dragon are very important to make a successful dance.
- Any mistakes made by even some of the performers would spoil the whole performance.
- To be very successful in the dance, the head of the Dragon must be able to coordinate with the body movement to match the timing of the drum.
- For larger ceremonial and parade style dragons, the head can weigh as much as 12 katie (14.4 kg, almost 32 lb).
Hi Jayden,
ReplyDeleteIts Ian from Yaldhurst Model School.
You did a good blog post. I liked the dragon drawing you did.
Maybe next time you could add why you posted this.
Did you enjoy doing this.