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Connecting Communities: Celebrating cultural diversity at Kapiti Rd
The Chinese New Year, which is also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of people around the world. China is not the only country that celebrates the start of a new lunar year around this time. Several other countries in Asia, including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Philippines, hold their own new year celebrations. Sometimes, the date celebrated may differ by one day or even one moon cycle due to time zones or other factors.
This year with the support and guidance of a parent at our Centre we celebrated the Chinese New Year. Recognising Chinese New Year for me is about building young children’s understanding of traditions, the activities that happen, any foods that are associated, and the history about the festival. Therefore, allowing children to celebrate a festival and its associated rituals with an understanding of their significance.
It is about supporting children in beginning to understand the commonalities of human values that are shared by all cultures and religions. So, when we bring in a depth of understanding to the rituals that most festivals are marked by, hopefully we will be creating lifelong memories.
Our Centre is so excited about how cultural diversity and this is increasing reflected within our curriculum. These cultural celebrates are a wonderful experience for all our children and teachers.