ELI Staff | November 29, 2018
In 2019, the Lunar New Year–also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year–begins on February 5. The Spring Festival lasts seven days and is marked with red lanterns, fireworks, food and parades!
The Year of the Pig will be celebrated here at UD, in the local area and in nearby cities!
Here are some events already scheduled for 2019!
Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 1-8 p.m. | Penn Museum | Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Suns Midnight Lion Dance Performance
Details coming soon.
Lunar New Year at the Independence Seaport Museum
Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Independence Seaport Museum | Philadelphia
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Chinese New Year Family Celebration
Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington, D.C.
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | Washington, D.C.
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 | 2 p.m. | Washington, D.C.
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It is still early, and we will add events as we learn about them!
Here are some events from last year:
ELI Spring Festival Celebration
UD Confucius Institute and Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA): Chinese New Year Gala
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Chinese New Year at Port Discovery Children’s Museum, Baltimore