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Valentine Day? No, it’s the Lantern festival!

Ninchanese February 14, 2014

Feeling anti-Valentine or don’t have a date for Valentine Day? Well, not to worry! We have a perfect excuse for you today…. 元宵节 (Yuánxiāo jiéà the Lantern festival! It falls today and is a very important festival in China because it marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations! So why not celebrate that instead, if Valentine Day and adorable Valentine cards aren’t your thing?

Chinese culture chinese new year, dumplings, lantern festival, sticky rice, yummy food

Dumpling party for the Chinese New Year

Ninchanese February 9, 2013

The Year of the Tiger is just around the corner. Starting today, with 除夕, which is the Chinese New Year’s eve, 春节( chūnjié) celebrations mark the time to say goodbye to our Ox pal and welcome in the mighty Water Tiger. Here’s to hoping we’ll have a good year! What better way to start off the New Year celebrations than with a making/eating Dumpling party?

Chinese culture Chinese food, chinese new year, culture, dumplings, snake year, 春节, 饺子