These colorful designs were made to celebrate Diwali
(Hindu New Year)! What do you think they’re made out of?
People make them out of colored sand! They’re called Rangoli.
People use different tools to move the sand into shapes.
People also make Rangoli using flower petals or colored rice. They
can be made outside or in people’s homes, often by doorways.
During Thai New Year, water is poured on people as a blessing.
How else can you pour or spray water, other than from buckets?
Some people use squirt guns! It’s very hot out during New Year
(Songkran) in Thailand--another great reason for spraying water!
Check out these giant lanterns! They’re made for a Lantern
Festival during Lunar New Year! How do you think they’re made?
Watch as these people make one. First, they use wire to make a
large shape. Then, they cover the wire with colorful fabric or cloth!
Look at the animal lanterns again--can you see the wires
underneath the colorful cloth?
What do you think these are? Hint: Americans often use these
to celebrate the New Year!
It’s the inside of a firework! Each ball has chemicals that explode.
Look what happens when you put them in different patterns!
Check out this dancing lion, another important part of
Lunar New Year! What do you think makes the lion dance?
There are two people underneath! One person wears the head,
which is like a puppet--pulling a string inside makes the eyes blink!
Lion dances started as a New Year’s tradition. But now there
are competitions where lion dancers balance on tall poles!
Watch these lion dancers practice without their costume on!
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