Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024 Reading Comprehension Passages
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2024. Explore China's rich cultural heritage surrounding its Lunar New Year traditions, including the Chinese Zodiac. Discover how each major Lunar New Year, aka Spring Festival, tradition is drawn from Ancient Chinese Folktales. Learn how Lucky Foods are homophones for desirable qualities, such as prosperity and good fortune.
Perfect ELA/SS Cross Curricular Activity and Primary Source DBQ.
What's Included:
- Eighteen 1/2-page Reading Passages detailing the cultural significance of Lunar New Year traditions (see list below) - PRINT and DIGITAL
- Comprehension Questions for each Passage - PRINT and DIGITAL
- 7 Ancient Chinese Folktales (see list below) - PRINT and DIGITAL
- 20 Lantern Riddles
- Complete Answer Keys
- Video Links
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Explore these Chinese Lunar New Year Traditions:
- Chinese Lunar New Year Overview
- New Year’s Eve
- New Year’s Day
- Lantern Festival
- Chinese Zodiac
- Fireworks
- Red Envelopes
- Lion Dance
- Dragon Dance
- Couplets
- Fu
- Paper Cutting
- Money Tree
- Kitchen God
- God of Wealth
- Door Gods
- Lucky Food (noodles, dumplings, spring rolls, pork, chicken, shrimp, fish, sticky rice balls and cake, orange fruits)
Discover the Origins of Chinese Lunar New Year Traditions in 7 Chinese Folktales: - Perfect Primary Source DBQ
- The Demon Nián
- The Great Race
- The Demon Suì
- The Jade Emperor and the Goose
- The Golden Dragon
- The Kitchen God
- The Peach Tree
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