Celebrated across many different countries in Asia, Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is the celebration of the arrival of spring, and a new year on the Luni-Solar Calendar.
Chinese New Year fell on Wednesday, Jan 29 this year, welcoming the Year of the Snake. Although it varies by country, celebrations for the holiday typically consist of a New Year’s Eve dinner, receiving and giving money in red envelopes, cleaning the house to get rid of bad luck, and wearing traditional clothing. Senior Angie Lin celebrates the holiday every year.
“We like to burn ghost money, which is basically an offering to our ancestors and then on New Year’s Eve we have this big family reunion and on New Year’s Day we have red envelopes that we give out,” Lin said.
Celebrations for Chinese New Year will continue until Feb 12, marking the end with a lantern festival.
CJ Vantine 
James Mason 
Natalia Kelman