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** Because Fairfax County decided on February 12 to close the school for Feb 13 and 14 due to the snow, our two-day Chinese New Year Festival event is cancelled. We have rescheduled the event to May 8 and 9 to celebrate the National Asian Heritage Month. Same time, same location. The school is not available before May. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and thank you for your understanding. Happy New Year!** |
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Chinese New Year 2010, Year of Tiger |
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2009 is Year of Ox, 2010 is Year of Tiger and "Chinese Year" 4708. The date for Chinese New Year in 2010 is February 14th.
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Year of Tiger 2010 |
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year's Eve is known as Chúxī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve". |
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The Story of Chinese New Year (年的传说） |
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年 (Nian, Year)
There are many legends that are part of the Chinese culture. Many of them exemplify moral lessons, not so different from Aesop and his fables. One story in particular is the story of Chinese New Years.
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Highlights for 2009 Chinese New Year Festival |
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