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🐍Ring in the Year of the Snake at this free, family-friendly event! 🐍Join us for the City of El Paso’s 6th annual Lunar New Year celebration! In partnership with Pho Tre Bien, Ai-Hwa Chinese Language School, and other community partners, the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department will celebrate with food, performances, hands-on activities, and more.
All day:
-Food trucks outside the El Paso Museum of History
-Pop-up exhibits
-Opportunities to connect with community partners
-Cultural décor at EPMH, Cleveland Square Park, and throughout the Downtown Arts District corridor
11am-2:45pm: Free programming at the El Paso Museum of History including activities from the El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Archaeology, and upcoming Mexican American Cultural Center
3:00-4:00: Procession through the Downtown Arts District
4:00-5:00: Performances including traditional and modern styles highlighting the cultures that celebrate Lunar New Year
What is Lunar New Year? It is a cultural celebration that is observed by different East and Southeast Asian cultures and typically takes place across multiple days as opposed to the one-day celebrations that occur on the Gregorian calendar. Signaling the beginning of a new year based on lunisolar calendar, it is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals included in the cycle of 12 stations or “signs” along the apparent path of the sun through the cosmos. While the traditions vary from culture to culture, most Lunar New Year celebrations include paying your respects to ancestors, casting out evil spirits, spending time with family, and welcoming in luck and prosperity for the new year and is with specific foods, customs and décor.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St, El Paso, TX 79901-1145, United States,El Paso, Texas
