Today Kindergarteners created delicious giant fortune cookies as part of our social studies unit on Chinese New Year! There are many stories regarding where fortune cookies “truly” originated, but one version claims that David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles and founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company, invented the cookie in 1918. Concerned about the poor he saw wandering near his shop, he created the cookie and passed them out free on the street. Each of kindergartens’ fortune cookies has a secret fortune hiding inside, to welcome good luck to you in the new year. It is a tradition in China to share food and gifts with relatives and friends during the two week celebrations- a positive way to start the new year with generosity! Enjoy!
DANCING DRAGONS!
In the Chinese culture, dragons are a symbol of good luck! They chase away evil spirits and often have red as an important color of luck as well (with the belief that monsters are frightened off by the color red!).