2024 Lunar New Year
Back to Website 2024 Lunar New Year; Library Festivities, Celebrating the Year of the Dragon On the afternoon of Saturday, February 3, hundreds of people gathered at the Upper Dublin Public Library to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon. Upon entering the library, guests were greeted by festive decorations of dragon signs, red festival lanterns, and balloons and were presented with activities including traditional Chinese calligraphy, paper-cutting, origami, Chinese chess, and drawing. They also enjoyed a variety of authentic Asian snacks in the STEAM lab and music performed by the Upper Dublin Sophisticated Strings, led by Ms. Kristine Yang. Overall shot of the activity tables in the STEM room This year is the Year of the Dragon, a mythological creature that symbolizes bravery, nobility, and wisdom. The Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in many Asian countries and is usually celebrated for two weeks. It is the time of year when family members...