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Living Traditions: Lunar New Year

Date and Time
Thursday, February 1, 2024 7:00 PM (PT)
Description

What does Lunar New Year mean to you? How does the Bay Area celebrate it? Dive into the heart of local traditions with culinary delights and hands-on crafts. Learn about the customs that sustain our diverse cultures while exploring variations among communities and how younger generations are reshaping and evolving these cherished practices. Join us to mark a meaningful start to the new year!

Program highlights include:  

  • Hou Yu Mei: sculptor and renowned master of the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting.
  • Hands-on paper cutting demo
  • Local culinary delights
  • Monolingual Mandarin / English conversation

Thanks to our community partner:

Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco