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Chinese New Year2012- Year of the DRAGON
Chinese New Year• Most important of
traditional Chinese holidays
• Celebrated for 15 days
• Red is an important color…Most decorations are red because this symbolizes prosperity and good luck
Importance of Chinese New Year• Celebrations last for 15 days
• Lots of cherry blossom decorations (luck) and sunflower decorations (good new year)
Chinese New Year Festivities
• 12 year Animal cycle
• If born in early January, you are still the previous year’s animal
Chinese New Year Festivities
Chinese New Year Festivities
• One of the biggest parade spectacles is the “Dragon Dance” where a large paper dragon puppet “dances” with the help of lots of adult puppeteers.
Why Dragons?• Dragons are very symbolic in Chinese culture. They symbolize:– Good luck– Power– Dignity– Wisdom– Imperial authority – kindnessBasically, all of the good kinds of things that you would
want in a new year!
Background• One of the earliest symbols of Chinese religion
• Most sacred animal- imperial emblem of Chinese emperors
• Symbol of power and good fortune
Background
• Control over water, rainfall, hurricane & floods
• Symbol of power, strength, and good luck.
• Kind and gracious
• Worshipped & Respected
Appearance• Chinese Dragons look very different from Western dragons
• Head of a camel, horns of a deer, fiery eyes and a long beard
• Ears are sharp like an eagle, neck is serpentine, belly of a frog, scales of a carp
• 4 claws (ordinary dragons have 4 toes, and imperial dragons have 5 toes)
• 71 scales (81 positive yang, and 36 negative yin)
• They can fly, but do not have wings
Appearance
• Celestial Dragons
• Spiritual Dragons
• Earth Dragons• Treasure Dragons
Types of Dragons
• Boat races are an important part of festivities...up to 12 rowers with a carved dragon as the head of the boat
• Dancing occurs during festivities with puppets – life-sized, people manipulate the dragon with poles. Choreographed music with drums and music
Dragonboat Racing/ Dragon Dancing
SF New Year 2012 Dragon Boat Racing
Your Assignment…• Create your own Chinese-style Dragon painting
• Acrylic on canvas• Use elements of the dragons you have seen
• Complementary (opposite) colors
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