{"id":234,"date":"2019-02-01T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/laa\/?p=234"},"modified":"2019-01-31T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:38:29","slug":"happy-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/laa\/2019\/02\/01\/happy-lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Lunar New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/laa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2019\/01\/year-of-the-pig-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/laa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2019\/01\/year-of-the-pig-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/laa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2019\/01\/year-of-the-pig.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, February 5, and sparks the Year of the Pig.<\/p>\n<p>Lunar New Year is celebrated widely throughout Asia.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes known as the Spring Festival, traditions include:\u00a0 visiting family and gathering for meals, especially the New Year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals born in the Year of the Pig are known for the following traits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful, hard-working, responsible, diligent, energetic and enthusiastic<\/li>\n<li>Friendly, generous, and compassionate<\/li>\n<li>Realistic, calm, sometimes thrifty, though materialistic, and prefer to handle things properly and carefully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sharing Cultures: <\/span><\/strong>If you&#8217;d like\u00a0 to celebrate Chinese New Year with your host children (or with your Au Pair friends), check out these websites for more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chinatown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the United States!<\/p>\n<p>951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, February 9, 12noon to 8pm, Free!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lagoldendragonparade.com\/\">lagoldendragonparade.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pacific Asian Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>46 N. Robles Ave., Pasadena, In various areas of the museum<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m., Free!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu\/calendar\/details\/?event-id=1525835\">https:\/\/pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu\/calendar\/details\/?event-id=1525835<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Original Farmer\u2019s Market\u00a0&amp; the Gove LA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersmarketla.com\/media\/files\/60cab0d1670a9d7b95316ff45d7ecdf2.pdf\">here<\/a> for flyer<\/p>\n<p>6333 W 3rd St., Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Feb. 17, 12noon to 5 p.m., Free!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersmarketla.com\/\">https:\/\/www.farmersmarketla.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, February 5, and sparks the Year of the Pig. 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