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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 15^th 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 2024 falls on February 10, it is the year of Dragon!

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!

Chinese New Year, often called the Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese Lunar calendar and goes to the 15th day. In 2023, the first day of Chinese New Year will be on Sunday, January 22, which is the Year of the Rabbit.

To celebrate this important yearly event, our DCTA Chinese New Year Program will include a short video of the Spring Festival and a calligraphy workshop. After learning a few basic Chinese characters such as “Spring” and “Good Fortune”, participants will learn basic calligraphy brushstrokes to turn the characters into festive and beautiful New Year decorations on red paper!