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A Video to define cultures and traditions. The video gives examples of what's included in cultures. It also explains how people have different holidays they celebrate.

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Understanding Traditions and Cultures for Kids

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1.B.1 Understand how culture, values, and beliefs shape people, places, and environments 

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1.B.1 Understand how culture, values, and beliefs shape people, places, and environments 

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This is a nonfiction book that explains what diversity is. The book discusses how there are different cultures around the world. It also talks about how people participate in different kinds of traditions and celebrations.

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This is a photograph of an Inuit family.  The photograph is by George R. King.  The family is trying to keep warm for the winter.

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1 B.1.1 Identify cultural practices and traditions in local communities and places around the world.

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In this text, students learn about a Chinese holiday called the Chinese New Year.  The text explains how the date of the celebration change each year and an animal represents different years.  In the book, it discusses what people do during the holiday.  The text also reads to the students.

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Epic Books 📚 Chinese New Year Kids Read Aloud

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A Taste of Ewe Traditional Music and Dance

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A Taste of Ewe Traditional Music and Dance

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In this video, students get to see how people in Ghana dress. This video has groups performing ritual dances. The dancing is accompanied by traditional music.

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A Taste of Ewe Traditional Music and Dance from Ghana

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Young readers learn about Thanksgiving through simple text that they can understand. Also included are photos, so students can get a visual while reading. The book adds activities families do also.

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In Diwali, early readers will learn about the Hindu holiday of Diwali and the ways people celebrate it. Also included are photos, so students can get a visual while reading.  The book adds activities families do also.

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In Kwanzaa, early readers will learn about the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways people celebrate it.  Also included are photos, so students can get a visual while reading.  The book adds activities families do also.

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The 5th of May is Cinco De Mayo, a day when the Mexican army won a surprising victory over the French!

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PBS LEARNING MEDIA | Cinco De Mayo | PBS KIDS

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In Hanukkah, early readers will learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and the ways people celebrate it. Also included are photos, so students can get a visual while reading.  The book adds activities families do also.

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Ramadan is a very important time in the Islamic calendar, and Muslims all over the world will be preparing to take part.

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In Juneteenth, young readers will learn about this American holiday. The book explains the ways people celebrate it.

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In Christmas, early readers will learn about the Christian holiday of Christmas. The Book explains the ways people celebrate it.

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Eden and Lulu get ready for the Jewish festival of Purim! They choose fancy dress costumes to wear on the day.

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Early readers will learn about this Hindu festival and the ways people celebrate it.  Also included are photos, so students can get a visual while reading.  The book adds activities families do also.

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This article explains how birthdays are celebrated in different places around the world. The article visits five countries.

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Kids everywhere celebrate birthdays. But not everyone celebrates the same way. Here are five traditions × tradition ALI MAJDFAR-GETTY IMAGES a belief or custom handed down from one generation to another (noun) It is a tradition to watch fireworks on Independence Day. .

Piñatas are popular in Mexico.

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A piñata is filled with candy. Kids take turns hitting it with a stick. The piñata breaks and candy falls out. You grab the candy as fast as you can.

In the Netherlands, people celebrate crown years.

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These are ages 5, 10, 15, 20, and 21. Crown years are special. The celebrations are big!

In Ghana, people eat yams.

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Oto is a birthday breakfast. It is eaten for celebrations. The dish is made with mashed yams.

In China, long noodles mean long life.

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On birthdays, people eat a bowl of long noodles. You try to slurp × slurp MIEKE DALLE-GETTY IMAGES to eat or drink something with a loud noise (verb) Will slurped his soup. up noodles in one piece. No bites!

Australians eat fairy bread.

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Fairy bread is a treat. It is made from white bread. The bread is covered in butter. It is topped with colorful sprinkles.

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Kids everywhere celebrate birthdays. But not everyone celebrates the same way. Here are five traditions. Piñatas are popular in Mexico. A piñata is filled with candy. Kids take turns hitting it with a stick. The piñata breaks...

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This article is about different holidays that are celebrated.  It includes Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and the New Year.

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December is a festive time of year. The month is full of holidays. Each has its own traditions × tradition BFC/ASCENT XMEDIA-GETTY IMAGES a way of doing something that has been used by a family, group, or country for a long time (noun) In Spain, it is a tradition to eat 12 white grapes on New Year's Day. . Do you celebrate any of these December holidays?

Some people celebrate Hanukkah.

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This holiday is known as the Festival × festival KALI9-GETTY IMAGES an event at which people gather together to celebrate something (noun) My town holds a harvest festival every autumn. of Lights. It lasts eight nights. On each night, a new candle is lit. On the eighth night, all eight candles are lit.

Some celebrate Christmas.

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Trees are decorated with ornaments × ornament MANOP BOONPENG/EYEEM-GETTY IMAGES a decoration (noun) We added ornaments to the Christmas tree. and lights. The tradition of decorating Christmas trees is more than 400 years old.

Some people celebrate Kwanzaa.

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This holiday started in the United States. It honors Black traditions. It celebrates family. There are seven nights of Kwanzaa. A new candle is lit each night.

People celebrate the New Year!

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People all over the world welcome the New Year. It is celebrated with fireworks and cheers.

Did you know?

December 21 is the shortest day of the year. It is called the winter solstice. People around the world have festivals to celebrate it.

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December is a festive time of year. The month is full of holidays. Each has its own traditions. Do you celebrate any of these December holidays? Some people celebrate Hanukkah. This holiday is known as the Festival of Lights. It...

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The Lion dancing is the celebration of the beginning of the New Year in China. This article discusses how this tradition has changed over time.

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Have you seen lions roaming the streets? It happens at this time of year. The lions dance to the beat of a drum. They are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes.

The lions are part of a tradition that is centuries × century MINT IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES 100 years (noun) This house has been owned by my family for more than a century. old. It started in China. It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year. In many Asian countries, the new year is celebrated with the new moon in January or February. In 2022, the holiday begins on February 1.

Usually, a lion is made up of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail.

"I think of it as a sport," says Anthony Huang, age 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion's head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony. "This tradition really represents me," he says.

Changing Times

In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it is more inclusive × inclusive HUNTSTOCK/GETTY IMAGES open to everyone (adjective) In order to be an inclusive business, the bakery installed a wheelchair ramp. today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group. It is in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. They dance together.

Ananda Tang-Lee is 17. She says anyone can take up lion dancing. "You have to have confidence that you can do it," she says.

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Lion dancing will likely continue to evolve × evolve KALI9-GETTY IMAGES to slowly change or develop (verb) Josiah's lemonade stand started as a hobby, but it evolved into a real business. . But a team's sense of community will never change. "We call it a family," Ananda says. "It's really great, because we always have each other's backs."

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There are different types of lion dances. One of them is called jong. In this one, lion dancers do tricks on poles more than eight feet tall. The dancers use their acrobatic skills. They also use martial-arts skills.

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Have you seen lions roaming the streets? It happens at this time of year. The lions dance to the beat of a drum. They are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes. The lions are part of...

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This article explains how people in different countries make different types of bread.  The article visits five countries.

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Bread is a food made from flour and water. People have been eating bread for thousands of years. Different cultures make their own types of bread. Take a bread tour of the world. Pumpernickel is from Germany. This bread is…

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This photograph is a Jewish family celebrating Hanukkah.  They are lighting the menorah.

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Nigerian men in their traditional clothes. These tops are called dashikis.

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Lantern Festival is aimed to promote reconciliation, peace and forgiveness. It is celebrated in some countries in Asia.

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This photograph shows the traditional clothes Hispanics wear. Men using dress in suits with a big hat and females often wear colorful dresses.

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In Trinidad and Tobago pan yards are in constant production, turning old oil drums into percussion instruments. The video shows how the instruments are used.

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Steel Pan Music is the Soul of the Caribbean | In collaboration with Royal Caribbean

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Flamenco Dance Show is a tradition in Spain. This video shows the costumes, the dignified poise, the stomping footwork of the group.