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Lunar New Year: A Tapestry of Asian American Traditions
21 Feb
Summary
- Lunar New Year, celebrated by over a billion people, spans several weeks.
- Asian Americans observe traditions like elaborate meals and ancestor honor.
- Reporters visited five diverse US communities for celebrations.
The Lunar New Year, a deeply significant holiday for more than a billion individuals, is currently being observed by Asian American communities across the United States. This celebration, which can extend from several days to weeks, traditionally culminates with the full moon, expected this year on March 3rd. It marks the arrival of the transformative Year of the Fire Horse, symbolizing a release from the past and an embrace of spring's renewal.
To highlight the diverse ways this holiday is honored, reporters visited five distinct communities. These included Korean American adoptees in Minneapolis, a pan-Asian Mardi Gras krewe in New Orleans, a musical Mongolian American family in Los Angeles, a multigenerational home in Honolulu, and a Tibetan American artist in Queens. These celebrations, while varied in tradition, share common threads of preparing elaborate meals and performing rituals for good fortune and ancestral remembrance.
