The Lunar New Year, an ancient tradition rooted in China that marks the first new moon of the year, is Wednesday. Celebrations of the Year of the Snake are set for Long Island and across the The event marks the beginning of a month-long LIC Lunar New Year celebration honoring the area’s rapidly growing Asian population and saluting the Year of the Snake. More than 70 local restaurants, bars, arts and culture institutions, health and fitness businesses and hotels will take part in the month-long celebration, which runs from Jan Stop by the Children’s Room and create a super cool Lunar New Year snake! Chinese New Year Craft Friday, Jan. 31, 3:30 pm The Hampton Library, 2478 Main St., Bridgehampton Ages 5 – 8 Free Advanced registration required. It’s the Year of the Snake! Learn about the Chinese New Year and make your own snake craft. Lunar New Year Celebration Lunar New Year at Long Island Children’s Museum When: Saturday, January 28 and and Sunday, January 29, Noon to 4 p.m. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Top 10 Best Chinese New Year in Long Island, NY - January 2025 - Yelp - The Orient Restaurant, Jia Dim Sum, Jade Spoon Asian Cuisine, Fortune Wheel, Lily's Chinese Food, Kwong Ming Restaurant, Y&Z Dumpling House, Juqi, Aberdeen, Sweet Wonton House The LIC Lunar New Year Celebration returns this upcoming February! The campaign celebrates Long Island City’s vast Asian/Asian-American community, provides a festive and enjoyable experience for residents and visitors of all ages, and is a great way to “keep dollars local.” The 2024 program includ Many, many, many Long Island City restaurants, cafes, and bars are participating in the Long Island City Partnership’s Lunar New Year event. The participants will offer either food/drink Feb. 1, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) launched its annual Lunar New Year business festival Wednesday at the newly-opened Red Sorghum restaurant on Jackson Avenue. The event marks the beginning of a month-long LIC Lunar New Year celebration honoring the area’s rapidly growing Asian population and saluting the Top 10 Best Celebrate Chinese New Year in Long Island City, Queens, NY - January 2025 - Yelp - Red Sorghum 夜宴, Peking Duck House, Jing Li, Noodlecraft, Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings - Koreatown, Hupo, Spicy Moon East Village, Tang By Mr Sun, Lunar, Vanessa's Dumpling House Reviews on Chinese New Years Eve Dinner in Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101 - Chairman Sun 国色天湘, Tri Dim Shanghai, Congee Village, Hui Restaurant & Bar, CHILI, SHI, Blue Willow 夜来湘, Dun Huang - Grand Central, Pig Heaven, Han Dynasty From Feb. 5 to 11, Chinese Tuxedo is offering a special Lunar New Year banquet menu ($98 per person) for both lunch and dinner featuring dishes like long life duck noodles, braised black pepper oxtail buns, shrimp and scallop dumplings, and steamed branzino with XO sauce, to name a few. On Feb. 10 and 11, specifically, the restaurant will also New Year’s Eve comes but once a year and if you want to leap into the new year in a good mood, you’re going to need to celebrate the eve in epic style. From bar crawls to masquerade balls to sophisticated seated dinners, there’s a way to wave goodbye to 2024 no matter what entertains you. Chinese New Year food can be of great significance. Lucky food is served during the 16 day festival but especially on Chinese New Year dinner on New Year's Eve which is believed to bring about good fortune and luck for the coming year. Here are some lucky foods and some of their symbolism: 1. Long Island diners hardly need an excuse to gather around a table for a multicourse Chinese feast but Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 25, provides a good one. Most Americans consider January 1 the start of the new year, but many Asians and Asian-Americans don’t. Instead, they follow Lunar New Year, also referred to as Chinese New Year in the U.S., which begins on January 29, 2025. (That’s the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac, BTW.) Visitors can make a dragon craft for the Lunar New Year at the Long Island Children’s Museum in Uniondale on Feb. 10. There will be a 15-course Chinese dinner and a traditional Lion Dance at New Year’s Eve Package for Two: Includes dinner at Claude’s Restaurant, a prosecco toast in the library at midnight, New Year’s Day brunch, and a one-night stay. Cost: $400 per couple (plus tax and fees). Additional nights can be added for $100 each. Details: Dinner served from 6:00 PM–10:00 PM; Reservations Required. The Chinese New Year festival at Long Feng, Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, began with resounding success on 20th January, offering an unforgettable evening of cultural splendour and culinary mastery. Partnering with the Embassy of China in Sri Lanka, the event welcomed Zhu Yanwei, Deputy Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Charge d’Affaires, as the Chief Guest, adding [] New Year's Eve DInner at Volpe Restaurant at the Fox Hollow - Ring in the New Year at Fox Hollow's fine dining restaurant, Volpe. 5pm seating: $120pp. 8pm seating: $179pp. Guests enjoy Unlimited Discover and book from 844 New Year's Eve restaurant experiences in Long Island / Hamptons. Browse photos, reviews and more.
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