Thankfully, at least when it comes to our sleep, the end of Chinese New Year is in sight! On Sunday, February 28, the Lantern Festival will be celebrated, which will mark the end of the celebrations. The Lantern Festival is always celebrated 15 days after the start of the New Year. There are several different reasons for this, all relating to different religions. Many parks will be lit with beautiful lanterns, children will try to solve riddles that are on the lanterns, and families will gather to eat glutinous rice balls (sounds yummy, right?!). There will also be another full round of fireworks going off for much of the night!
I found these two articles a bit entertaining (and a little sad at the same time) about Chinese New Year...
These are two of our neighbors houses that are all decked out for the New Year Celebration.
I love looking at all the red hanging in all the windows. The red helps to keep out the Nian (the monster) and most of the characters shown on the banners signify fortune, happiness, or luck! May the year of the tiger bring you much love and happiness!!
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