Chineese New Year

Today is the day China celebrates its new year. I had the privalige to learn some of the physical activities the people participate in to celebrate a new year. My professor is from china so she had some experience in the activties. She showed us the dragon dance, were children would line up and wave scarves back and forth over thier heads in rythem with the music. She also show us tia chi, a form of slow motion martial art. It can be a type of meditation, but is mainly a way to relax the body. It looked to me like a mixture of martial arts and dance. It made me realize the importance of having an open mind to the diversity in you will encounter amoung your students, and it is good to have some knowlege of the culture.