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Happy Lunar New Year! 2022 is the Year of the Tiger! 2021 was -the Year of the Ox; 2020 was the Year of the Rat; and 2019 was the year of the Pig! We often call it Chinese New Year, but the Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries. Its based on the phases of the moon! The first day of the Lunar New Year begins on the New Moon that appears between January 21st and February 20th.

Our friend the Moon is here to explain this beautiful and exciting holiday. We should say holidays, because the Lunar New Year celebration lasts for 15 days! Its the longest national holidays. Many people travel from all over to visit with their families, and kids even get a whole month off from school!

The Lunar New Year is associated with the Chinese Zodiac. There is a small cycle of 12 years, each year denoted by a special animal sign. These are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Then the cycle begins again!

In this video, well learn about the traditional activities that take place on each of the 15 days of the Lunar New Year celebrations, including eating special foods, setting off fireworks, receiving red envelopes with money inside, and lighting special red lanterns.

If youd like to learn more about the animal of the year 2109, the pig, we have a special video all about them!

Pigs for Kids: bit.ly/Pigs4Kids

If youd like to learn about some of the animals native to China, try this video: bit.ly/Chinese_Animals

We also have more videos starring our friend The Moon!

The Moon for Kids bit.ly/Moon4Kids

What is a Lunar Eclipse bit.ly/LunarEclipseForKids

What is a Solar Eclipse bit.ly/Astronomy_Kids

Heres our playlist of Special Days for Kids.

Learn about the history and meanings of holidays from cultures around the world!

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National Geographic Chinese New Year for Kids

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Chinese Red Envelopes for 2021 Year of the Ox

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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

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Do you love nature videos? We have a series of educational videos for kids all about animals:

Bugs bit.ly/BUGS4Kids

Groundhogs bit.ly/Groundhogs4Kids

Horses bit.ly/Horses4Kids

Polar Bears bit.ly/PolarBears4Kids

Reindeer bit.ly/Reindeer4Kids

Turkeys bit.ly/Turkeys4Kids

Pigs bit.ly/Pigs4Kids

10 Jungle Animals bit.ly/AmazonJungleAnimals

10 Arctic Animals bit.ly/ArcticOceanAnimals

8 Halloween Animals bit.ly/Halloween_Animals

Sharks (Great White & Hammerhead) bit.ly/Sharks_4Kids

Octopus bit.ly/OctopusFacts

Big Cats bit.ly/BigCatsforKids

Australian Animals bit.ly/AusAnimals

Chinese Animals bit.ly/Chinese_Animals

Owls bit.ly/OwlsforKids

Pacific Ocean Animals bit.ly/PacOceanAnimals

Animal Group Names bit.ly/GroupsOfAnimals

Bunnies bit.ly/BunniesForKids

Animal Parents bit.ly/Animal_Parents

12 Baby Animals bit.ly/BabyAnimalsSK

Animal Sounds bit.ly/CowSaysMoo

13 Strange Animals bit.ly/13StrangeAnimals

9 Herbivore Dinosaurs bit.ly/VeggieDinos

Spiders bit.ly/SpidersForKids

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Written by Cassi Jerkins and Kimberly Hatch Harrison

Performed by Cassi Jerkins

Animation and additional artwork by Michael Rosenbaum

Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison and Michael Harrison