Lunar New Year Celebration at Westfield Montgomery (RSVP)

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Free event, but RSVP here

Join Westfield Montgomery and the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC) for a spectacular Lunar New Year Celebration on two different days (Saturday, January 25th and February 8th.)

Please bring clothes to donate to Interfaith Works - those who donate will receive a special red envelope (hongboa or lucky money) to redeem in the mall. 

Schedule of events for 

 February 8th – Lantern and Riddle Festival

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  • 10:40AM – 11AM – Dragon parade inside Westfield Montgomery
  • 11AM – 3PM – Cultural Performances, Crafts and Riddles
    • Various live performances include lion & dragon dances to symbolize luck, happiness, braveness, and power. Musicals, singing, folk dancing, opera, kung-fu & martial arts, Taichi, folk sports, Guzheng, harmonica and more!
    • Exhibits and hands-on crafts include traditional Chinese painting & calligraphy, flour doll making, paper cutting crafts, origami, henna tattoo, fashion and more!
    • The Lantern Festival is a fun Lunar New Year tradition that symbolizes letting go of the past year and welcoming the new year with good fortune by viewing colorful lanterns often with riddles written on them to solve while enjoying festivities; it marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Those who can solve the riddles will receive a special red envelope, known as “hongboa”, or "lucky money"! Only from 11AM – 3PM on February 8th, while supplies last.

Who

all ages

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