23 Jan 7

How To Make A Chinese Dragon Puppet

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Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, I would like to wish all my Chinese readers and visitors a very Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Ca! 新年快乐，万事如意， 龙马精神，身体健康, 恭喜发财！

During the 15 days of Chinese New Year celebration, the most common traditional event you will get to see is Lion and Dragon Dance. I can’t make those big real size dragon costumes but I found a kid craft tutorial of making a Chinese Dragon Puppet at Family Fun, hope you like it.

This year, Chinese New Year comes a little early than usual, normally it falls between end of Jan to mid of Feb. According to Chinese / Lunar Calendar, the year change to Dragon on 4th of February, the official day of Spring [立春]. Baby born after the day of spring [立春] is called dragon baby, whilst who born before 4th Feb 2012 is still a Rabbit baby.

[The Chinese dragon (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng) is the highest-ranking animal in the Chinese animal hierarchy, strongly associated at one time with the emperor and hence power and majesty (the mythical bird fenghuang was the symbol of the Chinese empress), still recognized and revered. Its origins are vague, but its "ancestors can be found on Neolithic pottery as well as Bronze Age ritual vessels."[17] Tradition has it composed of nine different animals, with nine sons, each with its own imagery and affiliations. It is the only mythological animal of the 12 animals that represent the Chinese calendar. 2012 is the Chinese year of the Water Dragon.
Source: Wikipedia]

I will be back with more crafts after this short break to celebrate Chinese New Year with friends and family. Watch out for an upcoming giveaway after I come back in a few days time.

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  1. Faith Epp via Facebook says:January 24, 2012 at 7:07 am

    I grew up in Chinatown, Honolulu and I remember Chinese New Year’s very well. I used to be so afraid of the dragon. Even tho I could see the men underneath, I was still scared.

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  2. Ideas4cards via Facebook says:January 24, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Very nice and cozy! If you can say this about a dragon :)

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  3. Joanne law says:January 24, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    HAPPY NEW YEAR

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  4. Maureen says:January 25, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Jenn,

    I love your posts! Hope your New Year was great.

    Maureen

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  6. Dan Navarro says:June 10, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Nossa adorei todo o site. Amo descobrir como representar outras culturas. Os dragões nos remetem a tradição e sabedoria e amei a forma descontraída de construir que você mostrou aqui! Parabéns!

    Translation (by Google):
    We loved the entire site. I love figuring out how to represent other cultures. Dragons take us back to tradition and wisdom and loved the relaxed way of building that you showed here! Congratulations!

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