Chinese New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 12, 2012
11am – 4pm

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday of the year for Chinese families. Everyone prepares for the day by thoroughly cleaning their homes and putting up New Year decorations. Families gather together, eat special foods, play fun games, and spend time together wishing friends and relatives good luck, wealth, health, and happiness.

The Chinese New Year date is different every year (sometime between mid-January and mid-February) because it is based on the cycles of the moon. It is often called the Lunar New Year and is celebrated in many East Asian countries. This year, Chinese New Year was on January 23, 2012. Every year is represented by one of the twelve zodiac animals. The year 2012 is the Year of the Dragon!

Join us in the special performances and Lunar New Year activities throughout the Museum.

Ongoing Activities 11:00-4:00:

• Fold and decorate a traditional red envelope
• Play tangrams, an ancient Chinese puzzle game
• Make a New Year’s wish to bring good luck in 2012
• Get ready for the Dragon Dance with your own dragon puppet
• And more!

Performances

• 11:00 & 11:35 Chinese Music Concerts with the Youth Music Ensemble from Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
• 12:00 & 2:00 Lion Dance with students from Yang’s Martial Arts of Andover and Boston
• 1:00 Dragon Dance featuring YOU our visitors!
• 3:00-4:00 “Dragons—Fact or Fiction?” with Rainforest Reptile Shows

For more information please contact Asia@BostonChildrensMuseum.org