Four-year-olds at Learning Tree Academy said "zi jian" to the Year of the Rabbit and "ni hao" to the Year of the Dragon Thursday morning.
The pre-kindergartners celebrated the Chinese New Year as part of a lesson on Chinese culture. Some of the students had their celebration Thursday; others will celebrate today.
The Chinese New Year, which is based on a lunar calendar, began Monday. In China, the new year is celebrated for 15 days.
The students enjoyed a feast of Chinese food provided by their parents, which they ate with chopsticks.
Rhonda Harris, counselor at Learning Tree, said the kids made paper lanterns and wore red, a Chinese tradition to bring good luck for the new year. Friday, January 27, 2012
