My celebration

WALT understand why different people celebrate the new year.     When do they celebrate new year and how do they celebrate the new year?

Different cultures	When do they celebrate the new year?	What is the celebration called?	How long does the celebration last?	How do they celebrate?
NZ	1st January	New Year	1 day	Camping with my famliy and my nana and papa.me and my papa let off fireworks. And we go places.
Maori	Late May or early June.	Matariki	2 weeks	Learning about the land and how to look after it. Planting trees and winter crops.   Weaving. And telling family stories. Carving.  Fishing.  Flying kites  Being together as a whanau is very important for Matariki. They say Hari Tou Hou.
Indian	October or Early November	Diwali	5 days	Food and love. And a Festival of light. They made barfi. They made rangoli. And tell stories..  They light little candles called DIVA. They let off fireworks. They say “Saal Mubarak.”
Chinese	January or February	Chinese year	15 days	Family and friends. They have a New Year parade they get ready for the New Year it last for fifteen day. They red and gold decorations. They are the lucky colours.  On New Years Day they say-”Gong Xi Fa Cai.” The day after the New Year's day they have a huge parade. Lantern festival is the last day of their New Years celebrations. They hang red and gold lanterns.