Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Often called the Lunar New Year, it begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and goes to the 15th day. During this time, windows and doors will be decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of happiness, wealth, and longevity. The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on Wednesday January 29, it is the year of the Snake!
To celebrate this important yearly event, our DCTA Chinese New Year Program will include a short video of Spring Festival and a calligraphy workshop. After learning a few basic Chinese characters such as “Spring” and “Good Fortune”, participants will learn calligraphy brushstrokes to turn the characters into festive and beautiful New Year decorations on red paper!
