Lunar New Year Slideshow
Red lanterns, dragon dances, dumplings, and red envelopes: five slides introducing Lunar New Year traditions celebrated by millions.
- Best time
- January, February
- Format
- Walk through a series of captioned images together
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Lunar New Year Slideshow
Red lanterns, dragon dances, dumplings, and red envelopes: five slides introducing Lunar New Year traditions celebrated by millions.
What's inside this slideshow
- 1
Red lanterns: red is the color of luck and joy.
- 2
The dragon dance: a whole team moves as one to bring the dragon to life.
- 3
Dumplings: some families tuck a lucky coin inside one.
- 4
Red envelopes: gifts of "lucky money" from elders to children.
- 5
Fireworks: the louder the celebration, the luckier the year — so the saying goes.
5 captioned slides. You control the pace — or turn on autoplay.
Teacher tips
Lunar New Year lands on a different date each year (late January to mid-February) — a nice calendar-math moment.
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