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At midnight tonight, more than one billion fireworks will explode above China. The Year of the Dragon will begin.

The LunarTo do with the Moon. New Year is the world's biggest festival. It lasts fifteen days. Over two billion people celebrate it, around a quarter of the entire world.

It is a time for community. Families will gather to eat spring rolls, dumplings and rice cakes. Prayers will be offered to ancestorsThe people related to us who lived a long time ago. . People will give their friends and relatives red envelopes stuffed with money.

The New Year even sparks the world's biggest migrationThe movement of people or animals over a long distance. . In China alone, roughly 200 million people will travel long distances to meet their families.

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Years on the Chinese calendar are named after the twelve zodiacThe term derives from a Greek word for a sculpture of an animal. animals. The dragon is the greatest of these creatures. People born during dragon years are thought to be successful leaders.

Chinese dragons are god-like beings. Some are said to protect China's great rivers and lakes. Others are symbols of power.

Of course, dragons do not really exist. But many think they are powerful anyway. It is not a literal power - it is a symbolicA sign or representation of something else. one.

Yes! Dragons appear in stories told all around the world. They can teach us about power and courageBravery. Strength in the face of difficult situations. . We all learn from the dragon.

No! Dragons do not really exist - so of course they cannot teach us anything. And if we could learn lessons from stories, we would have learnt them by now.

Lunar - To do with the Moon.

Ancestors - The people related to us who lived a long time ago.

Migration - The movement of people or animals over a long distance.

Zodiac - The term derives from a Greek word for a sculpture of an animal.

Symbolic - A sign or representation of something else.

Courage - Bravery. Strength in the face of difficult situations.