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Lunar New Year Word Search

Lunar New Year begins on a new moon in January or February and runs about fifteen days, closing with the Lantern Festival. Each year carries the name of one of twelve zodiac animals.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • dance
  • dragon
  • dumpling
  • family
  • feast
  • fireworks
  • lantern
  • luck
  • moon
  • parade
  • rabbit
  • red
  • rice
  • tiger
  • zodiac

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Words in the Lunar New Year word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

dragon
A long mythical creature carried by teams in holiday parades.
lantern
A paper light hung up, especially on the final festival night.
red
The holiday's main color, long linked with good fortune.
parade
A street procession with drums, dancers and costumed animals.
fireworks
Loud bright explosions set off to greet the new year.
family
Relatives travel home from far away for the holiday meal.
feast
A large shared meal with many dishes on the table.
zodiac
The twelve animal cycle that gives each lunar year its name.
rabbit
One of the twelve zodiac animals, fourth in the cycle.
moon
The holiday starts with a new moon in winter.
tiger
A striped zodiac animal, third in the cycle of twelve.
luck
Good fortune that holiday greetings and decorations wish for.
dance
Lion and dragon dances performed to drums in the street.
dumpling
A folded dough pocket eaten at new year in northern China.
rice
A grain served at nearly every holiday meal.
horse
A zodiac animal, seventh of the twelve in order.
snake
The sixth animal of the lunar zodiac cycle.
monkey
The ninth zodiac animal in the order of twelve.
rooster
The tenth zodiac animal, a male chicken.
pig
The last animal in the cycle of twelve.

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