Characters explain traditions with stories. from @sesamestreet

Name: Characters explain traditions with stories. from @sesamestreet
Uploaded: 2025-10-13T14:00:42.000Z
Channel: sesamestreet
Description: Actor Zahn McClarnon defines traditions for Big Bird and Nani Bird, leading to a conversation where each character shares a personal family or cultural tradition, such as making dried elk meat, birdseed birthday cupcakes, and receiving a Lakota name. The group then creates a new tradition of hugging goodbye and learns the Lakota phrase for 'I will see you soon.'

Actor Zahn McClarnon defines traditions for Big Bird and Nani Bird, leading to a conversation where each character shares a personal family or cultural tradition, such as making dried elk meat, birdseed birthday cupcakes, and receiving a Lakota name. The group then creates a new tradition of hugging goodbye and learns the Lakota phrase for 'I will see you soon.'

Creator: @sesamestreet on Instagram

Transcript

Traditions are special things we do that are passed down from person to person in our family. Like you teaching me the friendship hula, tier mommy bad? Is that a tradition? Oh, exactly, my mano nui. Do you have any family traditions, Don? Yes. I'm a member of the Lakota tribe, and a special tradition in my family is my grandparents make dried elk meat. Mhmm. And they call it papa, and they send it to us every year at Christmas. Wow. That sounds like a great tradition. Oh, you no, Mononui, we hav

Topics: Education, Friendship

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