It's the Year of the Snake! and we were invited to join our friends in their Chinese New Year celebrations this year. What a wonderful night....oh so yummy food!!! I'm salivating right now at the thought of it all.
The kids loved getting the dragon mask out to wear and parade through the house. It may be a dragon and this year is the snake, but look at those adorable kids snaking through the house.
Then it came time for the firecrackers! Christine rolled out bubble wrap and the littles had a grand time stomping and jumping to pop all the bubbles. We talked with Jen a few days after the lunar new year and she said that the fireworks were spectacular!! the 4th will always pale in comparison. One of the moms who recently moved stateside said that fireworks would sound off constantly day and night.
This activity brought lots of smiles and laughter but what came next was utterly amazing to my kids....
But, first a photo of all the kids there for the celebration!
According to Chinese tradition parents or grandparents hand out a special
red envelope to the children. Inside they would find money and treats. This act, 4 times given by some wonderful ladies to each of the kids in attendance, mystified and awed my two. I had a book I was going to read about this tradition before our night, but lost it (I've found it since!) so this was an unexpected, yet delightful surprise!! Liam's ecstatic and bugs me constantly to take him to Dollar Tree.
What a wonderful night...and a great introduction to our FIAR study of two books set in China. I just love homeschooling...we get to attend parties and call it schoolwork!
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