A Year of Blessings
‘A Year of Blessings’ celebrates and examines Chinese cultural traditions through an audio play series for young audiences. Each episode teaches us about a Chinese holiday and its cultural practices. The five holidays are: Chinese New Year, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice Festival.
A Year of Blessings
繽紛新年 Bun Fun New Year (Cantonese)
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We kick off this Lunar New Year with tales from our bunny friends at the Bao household. In the midst of preparing for the lunar new year family feast, twinned bunnies Bunnifer and Bunnithy learn the true meaning of new year festivities and a couple of…interesting… recipes along the way.
‘A Year of Blessings’ Episode 1: ‘Bun Fun New Year’
'‘Bun Fun New Year’ is devised and co-written by Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai, and Amanda Sum
With performances by
Bunnifer - Athena Chan
Bunnithy - Howie Kwan
Mama Bao - Lynne Lee
Baba Bao - Angus Yam
Gong Gong Bao - Robin Leung
Tiger Mom - Carlie Cheukyiu Yeung
Terry - Jonathan Pang
Bao Bey Babies - Rose Pichler
Lobster Bisque - Penelope Choi
Dim Sum Auntie Cat - Nancy Tam
Ox - Kevin Lam
Po Po Dragon - Jenny Zhou
Snake - Harmony Yen
Rat Uncle - Derek Chan
Dog - Kenny Poon
Translation by Olivia Poon
Bun Fun New Year Theme Song, Disowned, A-BUN-DANCE composed, and performed by Amanda Sum
Sound Design and additional composition by Nancy Tam
Mixed and mastered by Ira Jordison
Illustrations by Cherry Lu
Recorded at Monarch Studios, Vancouver, BC
‘A Year of Blessings’ is devised and co-written by Five Blessings, Amanda Sum and Kristin Fung
Five Blessings
Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai
Charlie Cooper - Associate Producer