Chinese New Year – What Is It and How Is It Celebrated
What is Chinese New Year and how is it celebrated? Participants at this Lifelong Learning Payap event made the traditional good luck dumplings served during this holiday

A good time was had by all as we learned about Chinese New Year history and the traditions surrounding this interesting holiday during Lifelong Learning Payap’s event: Chinese New Year – What Is It and How Is It Celebrated? What to give as a gift and what not to give. What goes in the red envelope. Which Zodiac animal is associated with the 2024 Lunar New Year. After the lecture, the group got hands-on as they made traditional Chinese dumplings, considered to be one of the seven lucky foods for the New Year. And last but not least, we devoured every last dumpling!

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