January 29th marks the beginning of Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival — a time of community and celebration around the globe, including China, Korea, Vietnam, and the U.S. Rooted in lunisolar calendars across East and Central Asia–most often the Chinese Lunar calendar and related variants–Lunar New Year starts with the second new moon after the winter solstice. On New Year's eve, Thai Chinese will hold ancestral rites, offer fruits, taro, sweets, and other dishes on the altar, and burn incense. After ancestral worship, families will enjoy a reunion meal together. On New Year's Day, Thai Chinese will pay pilgrimage to temples and pray for favorable climatic weather and good wellbeing in the new year. McKinley Park Library Drop-In Lunar New Year Craft. 10-11 a.m. Feb. 10. McKinley Park Library, 1915 W. 35th St. McKinley Park Library welcomes families with children ages 3 and up to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a craft session in partnership with the Chinese American Service League. The Year of the Snake will be celebrated with dancing and crafts at the Poway Library on Sunday, Feb. 9. One of the highlights of the free Lunar New Year event will be a 3 p.m. performance by the The Chinese New Year is a celebration that honors the start of a new year based on the traditional lunisolar Chinese Calendar. J. Willard Marriott Library. 295 S Wong adds that many Chinese traditions around the new year, like cleaning or eating sweets, are all about setting the mood for the year ahead. "A lot of it feels about intent. Join us at the Soundview Library as we celebrate Lunar New Year! The Chinese Zodiac of the new year is the Snake! Join as we paint our own mini snakes and chat about the history of Lunar New Year and what the Chinese Zodiacs mean and represent! There is a 15 minute grace period. Be sure to check out a Lunar New Year program at a library near you. Lunar New Year Celebration at Independence Library Monday, February 12, 2024 at 4 p.m. Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the year of the dragon! Celebrate the holiday with activities for kids of all ages, including storytime, playtime, and fun crafts. Everyone takes home a goodie bag! Feasts of Good Fortune : 75 Recipes for a Year of Chinese American Celebrations, from Lunar New Year to Mid-Autumn Festival and Beyond by Hsiao-Ching Chou . 75 recipes for a full year of celebrations with family and friends the Chinese American way in this deeply personal intergenerational cookbook, co-written by mother and daughter. The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year The Indiana Association of Chinese Americans (IACA) and Indianapolis Chinese Performing Arts, Inc (ICPAI) will host a Lunar New Year Festival at Central Library in the Clowes Auditorium. Come join us in celebrating the year of the dragon! Add to Calendar 2025-01-28 17:30:00 2025-01-28 19:00:00 America/New_York Paint a Chinese New Year Magnet Come to the Labs on the A Level of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library to paint a magnet to celebrate Chinese New Year. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library - The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, will start on Jan. 29, beginning multi-day celebrations across Chinese and other Asian communities. According to the Congressional Research Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. Celebrate with a Chinese Yo-Yo Show. All ages welcome . Saturday, January 25 - 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM Lunar New Year Celebration | Celebración del Nuevo Año Lunar Chinese New Year. Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon. A young girl takes action when a dragon threatens her village in this retelling of the Nian legend, which explains why the Chinese New Year is celebrated for fifteen days. Videos: Chinese New Year. To usher in the new year, the Chinese wear new clothes and sometimes sport fresh hairdos. 5 As cutting one’s hair is seen as cutting off one’s luck, people choose to get a haircut before Chinese New Year. Thus many local salons usually charge a premium for services during this period. 6 Chinese New Year’s eve Lunar New Year, Chinese Chunjie, Vietnamese Tet, Korean Solnal, Tibetan Losar, also called Spring Festival, festival typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. The lunar calendar is based on the cycles of Join us on Saturday, Jan. 25th at 1 pm for a Chinese New Year craft as we celebrate the Year of the Snake! Free fun for the whole family! Library News "Business Celebrate the lunar new year and welcome the Year of the Rabbit during The Huntington’s Chinese New Year Festival on Saturday and Sunday, February 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Families can enjoy lion dancers, a mask-changing artist, martial arts demonstrations, music, art and craft demonstrations, and more.
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