Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asian communities, but each have their own traditions

, “Chinese New Year” might ring a bell. Lunar New Year is celebrated by those who follow the lunisolar calendar, including countries such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Mongolia and Indonesia, as well as diaspora communities all over the world. Similarly, Tibet, Thailand, India and other South and Southeast Asian cultures celebrate new year’s based on local lunisolar calendars.

All these visible celebrations of Lunar New Year cater heavily to Chinese traditions. According to Christina Lee, the manager of operations & special projects of the Hua Foundation, it is necessary to recognize the importance of the holiday to diverse Asian diaspora communities and push back on the “monolithic, Chinese-centric example of what Lunar New Year is about.”

To raise awareness of the diversity in Lunar New Year celebrations, the Hua Foundation is partnering with Vancity for an Instagram takeover on Feb. 1 to post educational content about the topic – despite difficulties to find a single common motif amongst all communities that celebrate the holiday. For Mr. Lee, such efforts make him more optimistic about the future of Lunar New Year celebrations in Canada.

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