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                                                 We are pleased to announce that the 20th Annual Texas Lunar New Year Celebration will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2016 in-front                                                      of  Houston City Hall at "Hermann Square" in Downtown Houston. We not only celebrate an important part of Asia but also include International performance.

                                                    In the Chinese lunar calendar a different animal or mythological beast represents every year in a twelve year cycle. The year of 2016 is the year of the Monkey.

At the annual Texas Lunar Festival, we celebrate the impressive qualities of every culture while celebrating the Asian Lunar New Year. For the past 19 years, community leaders and volunteers have worked hard to promote the remarkable diversity and impressive leadership of the greater Asian community while fostering friendship among nearly every culture. Thanks to the remarkable success of previous festivals, we have expanded this year’s festival! Our commitment to cultural diversity and the promise of

a stronger tomorrow starts at our festival. The success of previous festivals has proven our dedication and enthusiasm to expand above and beyond our former festivals.

This year, we hope to double to size and interest of our annual event.

Thousands of citizens across the great State of Texas visit our festival every year. From the exciting entertainment to the remarkable cuisine, the Texas Lunar Festival not only celebrates Houston…but every culture across our beautiful planet. 

The 20th Annual Texas Lunar Festival is hosted by Southern News Group, Chinese New Year Festival Inc., International Trade Center, International Management District, USA Printing, and ITV International Television 55.5.

 

About Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival,

the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month

of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Because the Chinese

calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the “Lunar New Year”.

The source of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to

honor deities as well as ancestors.

Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore,Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius,Philippines,and also in Chinatowns elsewhere.

Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours.

Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. Often, the evening preceding

Chinese New Year’s Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.

It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck.

Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune” or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity.”

Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.

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