{"id":305003,"date":"2026-02-20T17:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=m-matsuomto-campus&p=305003"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:09:23","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%8dcelebrations-around-the-world-ss-2-16-2-20","status":"publish","type":"m-matsuomto-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/m-matsuomto-campus\/%f0%9f%8c%8dcelebrations-around-the-world-ss-2-16-2-20\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf0dCelebrations Around the World! SS 2\/16-2\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In our Unit of Inquiry under How We Express Ourselves, students began exploring LOI 2: How people celebrate in different ways around the world. Through this inquiry, they are developing their understanding of perspective and growing as confident communicators while discovering how celebrations bring people together in joyful and meaningful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our journey started with a large world map, where we located Japan and explored other countries around the globe. Students excitedly shared where they would like to travel one day. To make our learning interactive and fun, we created airplane origami and went outside to fly around the school yard. Country flags were posted in different areas, and students flew their airplanes to their dream destinations, saying, \u201cI want to go to China!\u201d \u201cI want to go to Croatia!\u201d and \u201cI want to go to the Philippines!\u201d This hands-on activity helped students understand that the world is full of diverse cultures and traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were honored to welcome Mr. Igor, who introduced us to Christmas traditions in Croatia. Students learned how families celebrate with meaningful decorations, including a special heart ornament with a mirror in the center that symbolizes love and reflection. After listening carefully and asking thoughtful questions, students created their own heart crafts inspired by Croatian Christmas decorations. As they colored and decorated their large heart-shaped papers, they thoughtfully reflected on the loved ones they would give their hearts to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our exploration continued as we traveled to China with our friend\u2019s dad, who shared how families celebrate Chinese New Year. Students watched a lively video of the Lion dance and learned about the exciting Lo Hei ritual, where families gather around a table to toss a colorful salad while saying good wishes for prosperity and happiness. Everyone had fun pretending to mix and toss the salad together, practicing new Chinese words and celebrating as a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also discovered how people in the Philippines celebrate New Year. Students were amazed by the many traditions, such as making loud noises at midnight using firecrackers or even pots and pans to drive away bad luck and bad spirits. They made connections to Setsubun in Japan, where people throw beans to chase away bad luck. Students also found the Filipino \u201cNew Year jump\u201d very funny \u2014 jumping as high as possible at midnight in the hope of growing taller in the coming year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout the week, students compared how Japan and other countries celebrate Christmas and New Year. They noticed that while fireworks are commonly used in some countries to welcome the New Year, in Japan people often hear the ringing of temple bells at midnight, and fireworks are usually seen in the summer instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s going to be a long three-day weekend, and next Tuesday will be our School Open Day! We are excited to continue exploring more celebrations around the world and to share our learning with you. Thank you for reading our blog. Have a wonderful weekend! \ud83c\udf0f\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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