Ana Cruz, Costa Rica Christine Connally's Cluster, Maryland I celebrated the Chinese new year with all my friends at the Chinese new year parade in WashingtonDC. It was really fun because we saw dragon dance, Chinese music, bands and different activity from Chinese culture, and of course we can't leave without eating the most popular [...]
For telling us about her celebration of Chinese New Year. Many thanks, Penny, for sharing your festivities with Global Awareness! Chinese New Year Essay by Penny Yong, Malaysia. Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the big celebrations in Malaysia aside from Ramadan and Deepavali. Each year we kick-start CNY with a reunion dinner on [...]
Chinese New Year is the longest (15 days) and most important Chinese holiday. It is also called the Festival of Spring. Each year has its own corresponding animal from the Chinese Zodiac. 2013 was the Year of the Snake, and 2014 is the Year of the Horse. Some say that as the year 2013 ended, the [...]