Today's post comes from our Communications colleague Lisa Safier. Thanks, Lisa!
The Jewish and Chinese traditions share a respect for the wisdom of past generations, a fondness for Chinese food, and follow an ancient lunar calendar. Due to the differing cycles of the moon, holidays shift each year to different days and sometimes different weeks. Sound familiar? This year the Chinese community will celebrate its New Year of 4708—The Year of the Tiger—beginning on Sunday, February 14. Celebrations will continue for 15 days and encompass many rituals including eating traditional foods, visits with family and friends, and symbolic parades.
Our friends at the Museum of the Chinese in America on Centre Street in Chinatown have many wonderful events planned, including a walking tour where you can witness how the neighborhood transforms itself in preparation for the New Year, and a family program featuring stories, music, and crafts about the Year of the Tiger. See the complete schedule here.
While you’re in the neighborhood, you might also want to visit The Museum at Eldridge Street, based in the 1887 National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue. It presents the culture, history and traditions of the great wave of Jewish immigrants to the Lower East Side drawing parallels with the diverse cultural communities that have settled in America.
We’ll close this entry with the traditional Chinese New Year’s expression: Gung Hay Fat Choy! Congratulations and Be Prosperous!
The photo above was found on Creative Commons.
Our friends at the Museum of the Chinese in America on Centre Street in Chinatown have many wonderful events planned, including a walking tour where you can witness how the neighborhood transforms itself in preparation for the New Year, and a family program featuring stories, music, and crafts about the Year of the Tiger. See the complete schedule here.
While you’re in the neighborhood, you might also want to visit The Museum at Eldridge Street, based in the 1887 National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue. It presents the culture, history and traditions of the great wave of Jewish immigrants to the Lower East Side drawing parallels with the diverse cultural communities that have settled in America.
We’ll close this entry with the traditional Chinese New Year’s expression: Gung Hay Fat Choy! Congratulations and Be Prosperous!
The photo above was found on Creative Commons.
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