Chinese Festivals

Chinese New Year

• typically celebrated anywhere from January 21nd to February 20th depending on the year
• Families get together and celebrate
• Decorate streets and buildings with lucky red items
• Set off firecrackers
• Eat dumplings, fish, spring rolls, and niango

LANTERN FESTIVAL

• Celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month and on the first full moon on the Chinese calender
• Light lanterns & watch lanterns of different shapes and sizes