Lunar New Year at MFA Boston 5 to 10 p.m. Jan. 30. One event that will take place later this week is a celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts displaying Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean artwork. The museum will have a $5 minimum, pay-what-you-want general admission starting at 5 p.m. Thursday to mark the occasion. There will be dance performances When: Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Phillips Square, 1 Harrison Ave., Boston Visit the Lunar New Year Cultural Village. After the parade ends, head over to Chinatown Main Street for a free Happy Lunar New Year! Spanning from January 29 to February 12, Lunar New Year is a time for celebration, bonding with family, and honoring ancestors for many Asian communities in Boston and beyond. 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake which is predicted to be full of knowledge and grace. With family and friends, learn about the unique histories and customs of the holiday with these celebrations BOSTON — The Mandarin Oriental in Boston is hosting a series of special events and exclusive offers to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, intuition, transformation, and also cunningness and stealth, according to Chinese astrology. Chinatown's streets will come to life on Feb. 9 with thunderous drums and the piercing clang of cymbals as nine lion dance troupes celebrate the Year of the Snake in the Chinese New Year Parade. Boston is helping people slither into the spirit of the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year 2025, which marks the start of the Year of the Snake in the 12-month lunar calendar, falls on Wednesday, Jan In 2025, we usher in the Year of the Snake. Marking the start of the Lunar New Year, which begins Jan. 29, Greater Boston’s celebrations spotlight the cultural arts, traditions, and history of On the day of the parade, warm up inside the Lunar New Year Cultural Village at the China Trade Center, a free event with lion dancing, live music, and other performances. The event runs from 10 a Enjoy $5 minimum, pay-what-you-wish general admission to MFA Boston during our Lunar New Year celebration (available in person day of, starting at 5 pm). Events and Activities Legacies of Chinese Empresses: A New Year Celebration. 5–8:30 pm Shapiro Family Courtyard. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with art by Xiang Li. Credit: City of Boston. Salem’s PEM celebrates Lunar New Year with an all-day festival on February 15. Entry to the Lunar New Year festival is included with museum admission. There will be dance, live music, stories, special Lunar New Year snacks for purchase and more! February 15 from 10 AM until 5 PM at the Peabody Essex Museum. 3. Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the 2025 Boston Lunar New Year Festival Gala on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Boston City Hall!This event marks the second official celebration of the Lunar New Year since its recognition as a legal holiday in Boston in 2023. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with traditional performances, cultural showcases, and community spirit as we ring in the Boston Globe photographers were on assignment at sports events just about every day of the year, from high school sports complexes to Fenway Park. Here are some of their best images. The event is usually accompanied by a whirlwind of traditional activities, known as Cultural Village. The parade usually happens on the Sunday after the beginning of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year Parade runs from 11 am until 4:30 pm, with the procession taking place across Harrison Avenue, Essex Street, and Phillips Square. Mandarin Oriental, Boston, the Five-Star luxury hotel located in Boston’s Back Bay, is celebrating its company’s Asian heritage and the Chinese Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 10th.Members of the media are invited to gather images and b-roll of the lively lion dance from 2:00PM to 2:30PM. The lion dance will be performed by Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy. It has been part of The Big Picture is a photo blog produced by a select group of picture editors of The Boston Globe. The majority of the images come from wire services such as the Associated Press, Reuters, and Getty Images, who license them to The Boston Globe for our use. Other photos come from public domain sources such as NASA, and others from private photographers who share them with the Big Picture for Big Picture Photos of the month: October 2024. Some of the best Boston Globe staff photos from October, including the end of the Red Sox' season, fall activities, and the one-year anniversary of What are some activities for the Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is an opportunity for families to thoroughly cleanse their homes. It is symbolic of sweeping away any ill-fortune and making way for incoming good luck. On Chinese New Year, the themes of happiness , wealth, and longevity are celebrated. On this special day The Greenway Conservancy in Boston announced two new sculptures to celebrate 2024 as the Year of the Dragon. “Prakkamakul’s Year of the Dragon draws on Chinese mythology, in which dragons p.p.s. I’ve updated my list with the Top 15 Wonderful Chinese New Year Picture Books. Best Chinese New Year’s Books for Kids . 10. The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey, illustrated by Anne Wilson. This is the story that explains the animal sequence of the Chinese Zodiac as well as why cats hate rats. Find tickets & information for 2024 Chinese New Year Concert. happening at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA on Tue, 13 Feb, 2024 at 08:00 pm. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information.
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