Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, February 5, and sparks the Year of the Pig.
Lunar New Year is celebrated widely throughout Asia. It begins on the second new moon after the Winter Solstice and is celebrated until the first full moon of the lunar year, 15 days after the celebrations begin.
Sometimes known as the Spring Festival, traditions include: visiting family and gathering for meals, especially the New Year’s Eve Feast; gifting children and young adults with special red envelopes containing money; fireworks or lantern displays, accompanied by a Dragon Dance, especially on the last night of celebration.
Individuals born in the Year of the Pig are known for the following traits:
- Successful, hard-working, responsible, diligent, energetic and enthusiastic
- Friendly, generous, and compassionate
- Realistic, calm, sometimes thrifty, though materialistic, and prefer to handle things properly and carefully.
Sharing Cultures: If you’d like to celebrate Chinese New Year with your host children (or with your Au Pair friends), check out these websites for more information:
- Chinatown
One of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the United States!
951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles
Saturday, February 9, 12noon to 8pm, Free!
- Pacific Asian Museum
46 N. Robles Ave., Pasadena, In various areas of the museum
Sunday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m., Free!
https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/calendar/details/?event-id=1525835
- The Original Farmer’s Market & the Gove LA
click here for flyer
6333 W 3rd St., Los Angeles
Sunday, Feb. 17, 12noon to 5 p.m., Free!
https://www.farmersmarketla.com/