QUIZ: Lunar New Year Trivia & Celebration

By FPL_AmyG

Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Dragon (or Naga in Thailand) is just around the corner. Lunar New Year is a fifteen-day celebration welcoming the arrival of Spring and is widely celebrated across Asian countries including China, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Rather than following the Gregorian calendar, the Lunar New Year starts on the first day of the first lunar month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar and this year it begins on February 10th.

It's a time for family, food, and festivity! Frisco is celebrating Lunar New Year with a Night Market Festival. The Library will be there along with other community groups. We hope to see you there as well!

2024 Lunar New Year Night Market Festival, opens a new window

Day: Friday, February 9, 2024
Time: 5:00–9:00pm
Location: Frisco Ranch (99 Ranch Market), 9292 Warren Parkway, Frisco, TX 75035

Embrace the spirit of the New Year with mesmerizing lion dances, musical performances, local food vendors, and the timeless tradition of red envelopes.

Proudly presented in collaboration with the Frisco Inclusion Committee, this event promises an ageless celebration filled with Good Luck for 2024.

Don't miss out on the festivities, which also feature a fashion show, skilled calligraphy artist, and much more.

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Test your knowledge of Lunar New Year traditions, customs, and celebrations with this Lunar New Year Quiz!  

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1. Instead of an annual zodiac, which country has animals associated with days of the week?*
2. What is one type of dance customarily performed during Lunar New Year celebrations?*
3. What does the gifting of red envelopes filled with money, known as hóngbāo, symbolize?*
4. According to Chinese myth, the animals selected to be part of the Zodiac were decided by a race. Which animal was excluded from the Zodiac due to the tricky nature of the rat?*
5. Traditionally, the act of eating this Korean dish turns you one year older if eaten during Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year):*
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Lunar New Year Celebration, opens a new window

When is Chinese New Year 2024?, opens a new window

What is Lunar New Year?, opens a new window

A Race to the Finish, opens a new window

Korean Lunar New Year: Everything you need to know about Seollal, opens a new window