When Does Lunar New Year End?

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Think of the Lunar New Year as a two week Olympic Games. Then, the Lantern Festival would be the closing ceremony that sends everyone home. This year Lantern Festival lands on February 26th.

Unlike the Lunar New Year, which broadly speaking is not a religious holiday, the Lantern Festival is a holiday related to a prominent Chinese deity, God of Heaven’s birthday.

Any culture as old as the Chinese is strongly rooted in oral tradition. That means there are always more than one origin story.

How does Taiwan celebrates this special day? Due to covid restrictions, all festivals have been called off. However, parks have strings of lanterns hung up and guessing riddles on lanterns is a favorite word game. To read more click here.

Looking for a Lantern Festival held in the US? The Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles has held a Lantern Festival since 2001. This 20 year tradition has brought crowds typically of 10,000-15,000 people. Here’s one more chance to see a live lion dance.

To register for the virtual event on March 6th, click here.


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yvonne.liu.wolf

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.