Lunar New Year – level 1

15-02-2019 07:00

It is Lunar New Year. In China, thousands of people celebrate. People get together with their families. They have dinner parties. People also burn joss sticks. They believe that these sticks can brings them good luck.

In North Korea, people celebrate, too. They put flowers below the statues of their leaders. They bow to the statues.

In Singapore, people also celebrate. They have many fireworks.

Difficult words: celebrate (show how you like something with a party or events), joss sticks (sticks which smell when you burn them), bow (get your head and body down to your knees to show respect).

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