What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
by Deepa Bharath
Feb 09, 2024
3 minutes
On 10 February, Asian American communities around the United States will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities.
In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated.
In the Chinese zodiac, 2024 is the Year of the Dragon.
Different countries across Asia celebrate the new year in many ways and may follow
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