Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Performing Arts, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://mfa.org/event/community-celebrations/lunar-new-year?event=3265
Join us online to celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Ox! Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asia and around the world. This year, the holiday, which is based on the cycles of the moon, marks the Year of the Ox, one of the 12 animals of the lunar Zodiac.
The free event, streaming here and on Facebook and YouTube, features:
– Opportunities to learn more about the Year of the Ox
– A Chinese lion dance and demonstration by Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe
– Highlights from the MFA’s 2020 Lunar New Year celebration
– A Spotlight Talk from Feier Ying, research associate, Art of Asia
– A Spotlight Talk from Nancy Berliner, Wu Tung Senior Curator of Chinese Art
Saturday, Dec 21, 2024 11:00a
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre