RCD- Chinese New Year- Understanding the World

Lesson: Understanding the World

This week we have been learning all about " Chinese New Year". 

We looked at the animals of the Chinese Zodiac decided who would have which year named after them and heard all about the story and how the rat cheated. Also, we made Chinese New Year cards as part of our writing challenge this week. 

We learnt that a dragon is a symbol of China and is an important part of Chinese culture. The dragon symbolises wisdom, power and wealth and brings good luck. In ancient times when there was no rain for a long time people prayed for rain with a dragon dance and dragon dances after planting were also a way to pray against insect attacks nowadays dragon dancers are performing during festivals occasionally act as a means to chase away evil spirits and welcome the good times.